New Robox Materials/colours

Hi Guys,

I'm afraid we do not have any of this material set aside for samples or road tests right now. If we do this with future materials I will let you know!

Andy, Nylon is a much tougher material than both ABS and PLA, it also generates less friction, so it is perfectly suited for things like gears or moving assemblies. If printed at a high infill some nylons are machinable post printing but I cannot comment on whether this will be possible with our nylon yet!

I have printed with the woody beech but i'm afraid I don't have any pictures to hand. I'll try and get some for you today or monday!!

IP, the crystal clear ABS is actually mABS, it has an acrylic added to the ABS to make it clear (abs is naturally creamy white). Solid parts are not entirely clear, but you can see the infill inside them. Parts printed with 0% fill and one perimeter come through as near clear, but not entirely see though. Apparently using a filler such as XTC-3D epoxy (XTC-3D High Performance 3D Print Coating | Bentley Advanced MaterialsBentley Advanced Materials) will bring single perimeter 0% fill parts to near enough clear.

The thermochrome materials are most exciting me with wearables, such as watch straps or jewelry that change color depending on environment!

Cheers,

Simon

Too bad. It would have made for a fun exercise.

Maybe in the future, there would be some available for us minions to experiment with. My Robox uses a green filament and the results were pretty awesome. I tried some third party clear filament but t like you said a layer or two come out transparent and then starts to become milky after that thickness. I guess its more of an art about what materials and how thick.

I am making a double helix with RGB leds and will print it in clear ABS to get some good effects. Will post pictures when I do.

Cheers,

IP

Too bad. It would have made for a fun exercise.

Maybe in the future, there would be some available for us minions to experiment with. My Robox uses a green filament and the results were pretty awesome. I tried some third party clear filament but t like you said a layer or two come out transparent and then starts to become milky after that thickness. I guess its more of an art about what materials and how thick.

I am making a double helix with RGB leds and will print it in clear ABS to get some good effects. Will post pictures when I do.

Cheers,

IP

I'd like to play with some translucent materials, Faberdashery do some that you can buy in 10m lengths. First to print myself a reel http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:547553/ (unless Robox can sell me one)

Unfortunalty when using an FFF printer to 3D print with clear materials, its quite difficult to get them completely clear, this is due to the way light passes through each layer. Using the larger (0.8mm) nozzle on draft mode on the Robox will improve this, as the more cylindrical the bead of filament, the less refractions occur as the light passes through the material.

I have seen a few clear parts printed with intended LED use, and even though the part is milky, the LED light passes through with quite a nice 'warm' glow dispersed through the part.

Andy, Unfortunatly Farnell don't stock them, but it is possible to buy an empty smart reel from the CEL store (Empty Filament Reel with blank EEPROM - RBX01-RL - Filament). You can then create your own material profile and write it to the reel so its ready to go every time, as soon as it is installed. You can re write this reel multiple times.

Cheers,

Simon

Thanks both useful things to know