colorFabb LW-PLA Natural
Unique foaming Light-Weight PLA in natural colour
- Foam technology
- Reduced weight
- Matte surface
- £41.85 (£5.58 / 100 g)
- from 2 only £39.76 / pc -5%
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- Foam technology
- Reduced weight
- Matte surface
Product information & technical details
Item no.: | CF-8719033556799 |
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Manufacturer No.: | 8719033556799 |
Manufacturers: | colorFabb |
Content: | 750 g |
Diameter: | 1,75 mm, 2,85 mm |
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Product types: | PLA Filaments |
Filament colour: | Natural |
Net weight: | 750 g |
Recommended processing temperature: | 195-260 ° C |
Recommended heating temperature: | 50 - 60 ° C |
Description
3D printing of light-weight PLA parts
LW-PLA is the first filament of its kind to use active foam technology to create low weight and low-density PLA parts. At about 230 ° C, the material begins to foam and increases its volume almost three times.
Users can reduce material flow by 65% to achieve lighter weight parts, or use the expansion characteristics to effectively reduce printing time by using large layer heights or single extra-thick perimeters.
Active foam technology, how does it work?
The most important input variables for controlling the expansion are speed, temperature and flow. This allows users to vary the density of the material for different parts of the model.
ColorFabb uses the following 4-step process to determine the maximum extent at a given speed, temperature and flow.
- Print the cubes at a specified speed at temperatures between 200 ° C and 280 ° C
- Measure the circumference thickness of each cube and note the highest expansion temperature.
- Print a cube in increments of decreasing flow at the temperature specified in step 2.
- Choose the print where the circumferential thickness matches the nozzle size.
Up to 65% weight reduction.
Because of the expanding nature of the material, users can reduce flow while still printing dimensionally accurate models. Users can achieve a weight reduction of 65% compared to conventional PLA.
3D-Print more!
Decreasing flow means less filament. As a result, two to three times as many parts can be printed with LW-PLA as with a normal PLA spool.
Excellent surface quality.
LW-PLA prints in a fantastically matte surface and is very easy to rework.
More information
How the material is set correctly and printed can be found here !
Questions & Answers about colorFabb LW-PLA Natural
Customer Reviews
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22 reviews
2 customer reviews in English
13 customer reviews in all languages
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Colorfab LW-PLA
Rated with 1 out of 5 stars.
I recently purchased a reel of Colorfab LW- PLA from you and 3D printed the latest 3D Labprint RC aircraft designed for this filament. I was very pleased with the way the filament printed. The finished
model look great and I was very please with it, until, I left it sitting in my garden for a short time in moderate sunshine ( that's all you get in Scotland) and was surprised to find that the wing had distorted quite a bit with the heat. Can you recommend any method to correct this distortion. The model was painted a dark green which didn't help but if this is they way the filament behaves in moderate sunshine then its no good for model aircraft.Was this review helpful? (14) (9)
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My favourite filament
Rated with 5 out of 5 stars.
I have ordered several filaments from this website now and this one amazes me with every print. It is incredibly versatile with it's variable density and is actually "easy to print". You can print with layer heights of 32mm and achieve very smooth results, not to mention the texture is very nice. Thin parts can be incredibly robust and light, making it excellent for quick prototyping. This is aided by it's easy sand-ability.
Delivery was also very quick, and the price matches that of Colorfabb's own website.
Very happy with filament and I will continue to order this filament from 3Djake.Was this review helpful? (0) (0)
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