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Supplier for PLA in US

jeffpark_

Supplier for PLA in US
October 29, 2009 11:21AM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 106

I've seen New Image Plastics mentioned, but they don't carry PLA. Does anyone have a good distributor/supplier for PLA?

Thanks in advance.

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ziplock

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
October 29, 2009 12:55PM

Registered: 15 years ago
Posts: 30

I was looking for the same thing. It seems that no one supplies PLA in the US. Hopefully this is untrue!

-Adam

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Lethosos

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
October 29, 2009 01:45PM

Registered: 15 years ago
Posts: 4

McMaster-Carr most certainly doesn't carry that--it took me a while to figure out what plastic you were asking about.

Which is odd, but I can understand the economic implications of producting it despite its green nature. It's the same argument about bio-fuels, where you're taking an agrian food source and turning it into a different product than orignally intended.

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jeffpark_

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
October 29, 2009 03:32PM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 106

Ok, so no luck with a supplier.

I hear that you can make this stuff, but how involved is the process, and do you have to ferment your own LA or can you buy the stuff off the shelf?

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Sven

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
January 09, 2010 04:11AM

In stock at Makerbot smiling smiley

$60 for 5lb coil
Just a shame it's nearly the same cost to ship to the UK sad smiley

[store.makerbot.com]

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Grogyan

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
January 09, 2010 03:39PM

Registered: 15 years ago
Posts: 458

Ask Adrian Bowyer for PLA if your in the UK.

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Re: Supplier for PLA in US
January 11, 2010 01:37AM

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sellingbin

Re: Supplier for PLA in US
January 12, 2010 02:18PM

Registered: 15 years ago
Posts: 20

Hi Everyone.
I have a family member that owns a plastic processing company that has been extruding the 3mm plastic for me.
I currently have another 300lbs on the way and I only really need about 50lbs of it.
If anyone wants any, please email me gil@sellingbin.com.
this is ABS in natural color.