3D Printing Materials: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:17, 17 November 2024

3D Printing happens with so called "Filament". You can choose from any of the Filaments available at the CoMakingSpace once you are qualified to carry out filament changes on the different 3D Printers! Excess plastic is collected close to the printers and seperated by material.

Besides the pages about plastics we have already written in this wiki, the Prusa 3D printing handbook is a great resource for looking up properties and possible difficulties.

Spool Weight

If you don't know whether a spool has enough material left for your print, weigh it on a sensitive scale and subtract the weight of the spool itself to learn the amount of filament left.

A spool from Innofil 3D weighs 250 g, a spool from UniCoFil weighs 220 g and a spool from "DAS FILAMENT" weights 218g.

Experiences

Here we will sum up our overall opinions about the various suppliers we have tested. You can also read this german article if you want to get a general idea of the pros and cons of different materials.

UniCoFil
- great quality, local supplier!
- relatively strong - usually positive, but keep this in mind when planning to tap holes with screws!
- offers multicolor and lignin filaments

DAS FILAMENT
- made in Germany
- nice quality and price but charges 6+ € for shipping on each order
- also offers PETG (not tested yet)

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-This is a list of our 3D printing filaments. You can choose from any of these once you are qualified to carry out filament changes on the different [[3D Printer Farm|machines]]! Each spool is labeled with a consecutive number so you can easily consult this page with any questions. Excess plastic is collected in bags labeled with the same numbers for [[Filament Extruder|recycling]].
+D Printing happens with so called "Filament". You can choose from any of the Filaments available at the CoMakingSpace once you are qualified to carry out filament changes on the different [[3D Printers]]! Excess plastic is collected close to the printers and seperated by material.
-We try to keep things easy and recommend a donation of '''5 ct per gram''' for all our materials - all proceeds go into new materials and printer repairs or upgrades. If you would to see a certain color or material added, please suggest it to a [[Management|manager]] or leave a note at the [[3D Printing Materials#Wanted|bottom of this page]].
+Besides the pages about [[plastics]] we have already written in this wiki, the [https://www.prusa3d.com/downloads/manual/prusa3d_manual_mk2s_en.pdf Prusa 3D printing handbook] is a great resource for looking up properties and possible difficulties.
-== Stock Overview ==
-Have a look our current selection of materials and colors below. If no photo of the color is available yet, hover over the "N/A" image with the mouse to see the name of the color!
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|-
-! scope="col"| Spool #
-! scope="col"| Color
-! scope="col"| Material
-! scope="col"| Diameter
-! scope="col"| Temperature (Nozzle/Bed)
-! scope="col"| Supplier
-! scope="col"| More
-|-
-! scope="row"| 001
-| [[File:Filament N-A.jpg|65 px|center|<color>]]
-| <e.g. PLA>
-| <e.g. 1.75 mm>
-| <hot/less hot>
-| <e.g. UniCoFil>
-| <any comments?>
-|}
 == Spool Weight ==
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 == Experiences ==
-Here we will sum up our overall opinions about the various suppliers we have tested.
+Here we will sum up our overall opinions about the various suppliers we have tested. You can also read this german [https://www.techstage.de/ratgeber/3D-Drucker-Welches-Filament-fuer-welchen-Einsatzzweck-4158362.html?wt_mc=intern.newsticker.anrissliste.techstage article] if you want to get a general idea of the pros and cons of different materials.
 * [http://www.unicofil.de/ UniCoFil]
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 ** nice quality and price but charges 6+ € for shipping on each order
 ** also offers PETG (not tested yet)
-* SmartPrint (Amazon)
-** pretty cheap, on eco-friendly cardboard spools
-** quality not consistent across all colors
-** limited selection
-== Wanted ==
-* <your request here!>
 [[Category:3D Printing]]
 [[Category:Plastics]]
 [[Category:Sourcing]]