Thank you all for the suggestions.by PrintedSolid - General
Hi All, I'm looking for some community input. As you can tell from my signature, I run printedsolid.com. We are in the process of preparing an open to the public showroom / store section of our warehouse in Newark, Delaware. We'll have a little section dedicated to RepRap with info on history and how to get started. I'd also like to have a selection of parts that might be useful for RepRapby PrintedSolid - General
I was doing some shop cleaning today and found a bunch of E3D V5 parts. Not much use to me since I'm only selling the V6, but I bet there are people on here who might be interested in V5 spare parts. I've got them listed on my page here: Free USPS first class shipping for everything on that page (US shipping only, sorry) If someone wants to just take all of them, I'll give you even more ofby PrintedSolid - Vitamin Kit for Sale
Our Cyber Weekend sale is in effect 11/28-12/1 at printedsolid.com. Lots of great deals and different specials everyday. If you've been thinking about trying some new material, this is a great opportunity. Here’s what we have to offer running from Friday 11/28/14-Monday 12/1/14 : Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday: Free USA Shipping on EVERYTHING in the shop. Our normal $195 free shby PrintedSolid - For Sale
Quick update. We now have all of the new colorfabb materials in 1.75mm and 2.85mm in stock: XT featuring Eastman Amphora Polymer. This is a very strong and tough PET with exceptional layer bonding available in a range of colors. bronzefill, glowfill, bamboofill also in stock with copperfill coming soon.by PrintedSolid - For Sale
Aargh, I wish you had told me a day ago. There goes $16 down the drain. Actually, I'm going to try it a little different. Stainless steel shot in water, but only for 2 hours and with distilled water and dish soap. There is a tutorial video on it on the riogrande site. I was also playing around with soaking in vinegar and salt and then scrubbing with the salt. Saw some decent results there,by PrintedSolid - General
I have. It is promising, but possibly not necessary. I polished with EA, which made it smooth and then tried a bunch of different things in a rock tumbler. If your part has the right geometry, EA polishing for this to not be too tedious and then burnishing brings out a really nice brushed metallic appearance. It does oxidize quickly after that though so some sealing or oiling is necessary.by PrintedSolid - General
I've also tried the carb cleaner to rubberize parts. It definitely works. You lose some color though. And definitely be careful.by PrintedSolid - General
It doesn't really soften significantly in the vapor, but does if you soak it. It softens the and makes it rubbery. Unfortunately, it also swells and delaminates it and the change isn't permanent PET gets nice and rubbery after an acetone vapor polish without any significant swelling, however that also goes away.by PrintedSolid - General
Hello, We've got a lot going on at printedsolid.com. Sales available for shipping in the US or local pickup in Newark, DE. International orders accepted, but shipping must be quoted for each order. Stop by and check us out. We are the US distributor of colorFabb filaments and carry their full line of PLA/PHA, woodfill, and XT materials. All of their materials maintain a very consistent diaby PrintedSolid - For Sale
I set it to 200 on the dial until the vapor hits the top of the part, then I turn off the heat and remove the part. It takes less than 30 seconds. Acetone vapor is lighter than the EA vapor, so this process doesn't work as well for taller parts as acetone does with ABS.by PrintedSolid - General
Quotecozmicray MEK is NOT ethyl acetate. Which one should be used to smooth PLA? The 'MEK Substitute' shown in the post is Ethyl Acetate. It is sold in the hardware store in the paint section near the acetone. That is what I used for the smoothing.by PrintedSolid - General
@captainobvious, thanks for clearing that up. I've heard that same response from a few others. Yes, MEK is dangerous, but MEK wasn't used in this experiment. Although there may be MEK in the acrylic cement that inspired my experiment. I'm not sure what the mechanism is that is causing the smoothing. It is different than ABS where the ABS is going into solution. I do think that vapor is neby PrintedSolid - General
Hello, I stumbled across a solvent that works reasonably well for vapor polishing PLA based materials and quite well for vapor polishing PET based materials. Ethyl Acetate (Sold as MEK Substitute in hardware stores). Here is a blog post on my results with PLA, colorFabb PLA/PHA, colorFabb woodfill, madesolid PET+, and colorFabb XT. http://www.printedsolid.com/smoothpla/ Note that this was my sby PrintedSolid - General
That colorFabb woodfill is actually quite different than laywood. It doesn't do the color changing thing and has better mechanical properties. So, depending on what your goal is with the material, it may be better or worse. It also bridges amazingly well. Here is my initial review on it from a few months back. Since that time, I've gotten a better handle on printing it without nozzle clogby PrintedSolid - Ormerod
That's right. The XT isn't PLA and the heading of the Ultimaker forum is incorrect. It's a PET copolymer I believe. Similar to t-glase and other PETs but with different copolymers (i.e. colorFabb's secret sauce). XT whitens in the dishwasher. It is definitely a cool effect, but purely cosmetic. It might also warp the part a bit depending on how hot your dishwasher gets. It can be vapor polby PrintedSolid - Printing
Black Friday promotion on printedsolid.com. This is a great chance to try out some new materials without spending much. Sale prices will kick in at midnight eastern time. As I've posted here previously, I resell colorFabb filament in the US. colorFabb makes a few different materials, all of which can be printed on blue tape, hairspray, gluestick, or whatever you normally use with no heatedby PrintedSolid - For Sale
I got some samples of the chopped carbon fiber filled PLA and high temp PLA from the ProtoPlant Kickstarter as well as some 1.75mm XT and woodfilled PLA from colorFabb to test out this past weekend. All of these materials had some cool properties that might be useful in the right applications. The Carbon Fiber is incredible stiff, but has the tradeoff of being more brittle than standard PLA.by PrintedSolid - General
Hello, We are Printed Solid, located in Newark, DE. We offer technical design services and 3D printing service (FFF up to 50 micron). Recently, we've started to focus on '3D printing metal' using the lost PLA process and are pretty excited about it. Simply, we 3D print your part, prepare the surface, and investment cast it. You can see more details of the process here. . Yes, we usedby PrintedSolid - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Update 9/15/13. Our webstore is now functional, so no need to send me a PM to place an order. Check it out at http://www.printedsolid.com/ We still have at least 1 spool of most colors left from the pilot order, so any orders placed qualify you for our free shipping on your first 3 regular orders special. Production order should be placed soon and we will have stock in the full line ofby PrintedSolid - For Sale
Random Vase V2 (chopmeister) / CC BY-SA 3.0 Last week I ordered a trial sample of colorFabb PLA/PHA filament from the Netherlands. I was pretty impressed and did a blog write up on my results. You can read my testing blog post and FAQ on the ColorFabb page for more information on why this is unique, but in quick summary: It prints about like PLA, maybe a little smoother, but is significantlyby PrintedSolid - For Sale
Hi! I'm in Newark. Pike Creek. I run three printers. Ultimaker, Replicator, and Robo3D, so I guess not officially reprap, but still born from the same movement. Will be helping a friend build his own self designed reprap soon. I'd be up for a local get together sometime to compare notes if any of you are. On top of the printing, I've been doing some pretty neat stuff with the lost pla pby PrintedSolid - RepRap User Group - Delaware