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david coots  
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 More options Apr 30 2012, 8:20 am
From: david coots <david.co...@student.neosho.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:20:51 -0500
Local: Mon, Apr 30 2012 8:20 am
Subject: Re: [thingiverse] Re: What do you want in a filament material?
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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>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> 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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