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EX2, Experiments, PLA - May 05, 2021

Casting Part I : Printing with Wax

Working within the umbrella of additive manufacturing offers the unique opportunity to utilize the technology you have created as a...

Wood Fill PLA Pellets Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report

Here is one for all you additive addicts out there! Wood and plastic are often placed conceptually as antithetical materials...

Printing with Coffee Part II

After diving into the research on compounding PLA with spent coffee grounds accomplished at Washington State and assisted by our...

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3-D Printing, PLA - December 07, 2020

Looking to the Future : Polymer Composites for Specialized Applications

3D prints capable of shielding radiation? It's not science fiction, it's just science- compound polymers created with ABS extruded with...

NEW PRODUCT: PLA LX175 EX6 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report

We care about the materials we sell and the success of using our machines. This report was done with very...

NEW PRODUCT: PLA LX175 EX2 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report

We care about the materials we sell and the success of using our machines. This report was done with very...

PLA 3D870 EX2 Tolerances Compared: Material Extrusion Report

Virgin 3D870 Polylactic Acid (PLA 3D870) was extruded in the EX2 to compare the tolerances of the polymer with different Filabot Accessories. From testing, we saw that the tolerances of the material improved when using the Melt Filter Nozzles. The best outcome we had when conducting the tests were seen when we used the Standard Melt Filter.

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ABS, EDF, EX2, Filabot, Filament, Pellets, PLA - March 24, 2020