On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Mark Ungrin <Mark.Ung
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...a brilliant idea is a stupid one that turns out not to be...
> having said that, my guess would be heterogeneity - the corners would
> melt faster than the faces, might absorb water differently, and would
> probably be more prone to accumulate nicks and dents that would cause jams
> On 30/04/2012 8:20 AM, david coots wrote:
> > Okay this may be the stupidest question ever: why does it have to be
> > round? why can't a printer take square or octagonal material? flat edges
> > are easier to consistently produce in other materials so I'm going to
> > assume that is the case with abs.
> > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Adam Levine <adamlevinemob...@gmail.com
> > <mailto:adamlevinemob...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Thanks to everyone for the feedback, and if you have any more please
> > keep it coming! Are the 1lb or 1kg spools a good amount to have on
> > a roll? More or less? I've gotten some traction with "a more
> > affordable, high quality multi-colored PLA filament in both 1.75mm
> > and 3mm", but my long term interest is looking at all the new
> > biopolymers out there, and see what kinds of things we can print
> > with the desirable ones. The fact that ABS and PLA are the only
> > options is partly suitability, but mostly availability.
> > Lots of options out there that haven't even been considered, I love
> > new markets.
> > Adam B. Levine
> > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Marcus Wolschon
> > <marcus.wolsc...@googlemail.com
> > <mailto:marcus.wolsc...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
> > What I want is consistent quality.
> > No enclosed air at all, same melting point along all the length,
> > perfect round shape of the ordered diameter and with a constant
> > diameter along all it's length.
> > There are enough other problems. I don't want to worry
> > about inconsistencies in my filament.
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