Printing with flexible filament is sometimes difficult, especially if the filament is too flexible. However, Hatchbox is now making a TPU filament (flexible) which is much stiffer and works especially well. Also, TPU filament lays flat and does not curl after printing much better than it’s brethren, TPC. Although Hatchbox TPU is easily printed, […]
Printing With Experimental Filament
Today’s discussion I cover some of the specialty filaments available on the market and the success and hurdles printing with some of them in the Imaginator 3D (I3D) machine. As such, I have used several nylons, flexibles, specialty colors, and photo chromatics. Some work well and some have their hurdles. Taulman’s 618 and 645 nylons are two […]
Imaginator News Highlights for 20 Mar 2015
Happy Friday! I hope you have missed me?…Well, anyway…I’m back this week to bring you a few really cool articles that I have stumbled across within the last two weeks. In today’s topics, I will bring you an article that reminisces of Gumby, a great article that you will definitely want to tuck away for […]