Taulman releases 6 new materials (Page 1 of 2)

UMmm am I seeing this right? this company is right in my neighborhood and I never knew? anyone else see what suburb of St Louis, MO they are from? why cant I get to test their stuf on my SD2? and how can all these materials be  non-toxic or no fumes as specs say? Nylon??

also this statement on their home site though likely for satisfying their legal dept. is a bit disturbing;

"Terms and Conditions of taulman3D.com
By using the taulman3D.com website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions:
Contents of taulman3D.com is for your general information and use only and is subject to change without notice.  Materials sold on this website should only be used by experienced individuals or under the supervision of experts.  Use of the products sold on taulman3D.com is entirely at your own risk.  To the fullest extent permissible by law, we hereby disclaim all responsibility, risk, liability, warranty invalidation, and damages arising out of any harm, loss, injury, or death resulting from the use or misuse of our materials or products.  Materials, and information provided on or through taulman3D.com are provided "as is" without any warranties of any kind.  It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any materials or information made available through taulman3D.com meet your specific requirements and purpose.  We expressly exclude liability for any inaccuracies or errors in the product descriptions presented on this website.  Material spooled weight may vary slightly from advertised weight and material diameter sizes are nominal due to the extrusion process.  We reserve the right to limit the order quantity and refuse service to any customer.  You are responsible for paying any import duties and taxes on your order.  You are responsible for contacting us to initiate any claim for damaged or lost shipments.  You are responsible for any return or repeat shipping charges for packages returned to us due to an invalid or insufficient address.  All use of taulman3D.com and its products shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the statutes and laws of the State of Missouri.  Any action seeking legal or equitable relief arising out of or relating to the use of taulman3D.com will be subject to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of St Louis, Missouri.  taulman3D.com reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue any product or aspect on taulman3D.com at any time without notice."

you have to click ok to even ask a question. this is standard for LLC company's as they take no responsibility for products/services guaranty. have seen others with similar disclaimers, even a popular low cost fire arms company.

just concerns me as a potential purchaser how it sounds like they have little confidence in their own products when stating this upfront. our world has become so lawsuit happy its scaring off good businesses. yet outside countries import with no worry's of such reproductions.

dont get me wrong I love the idea of this manufacturer being so close to me and the expanding materials for us to use. just a shame they have to distance themselves just due to so many looking to blame others for their own misstakes or carelessness

+1
Ever noticed how your coffee says "Warning" on it?

Backed via $40...feel like a champion

Yup, $20/roll is about half retail price going by their T-glase.
I've been put off so far by the cost, but have been looking for some more fun materials to play with.
I'm in for 6, let's see what happens...

Taulman really needs to give some application specific examples of what each filament could be used for. The current descriptions are very broad and meaningless to your average consumer imo.

If anyone wants to split 6 or 12 rolls, preferably someone in the Denver area. PM me.

I imagine you can probably dye the Nylon.  Anyone want to take an educated guess at the others?

Dying nylon,
http://richrap.blogspot.com/2013/04/3d- … nt-in.html

Richrap guy did it a while ago; it's nice.

Taulman didn't overestimate, he had to hit minimum order quantities. Usually folks buy this stuff by the train car - he wants to buy 2 tons of each. It's hard to even get a quote from a polymer manufacturer for an order that small.

This is how Kickstarter is supposed to work, with reasonable goals to get the job done - not $50k and then "aw crap we don't have enough money to pull this off".

Well, that comes down to MOQs with the extrusion houses. They don't much care for orders of a few hundred pounds of this or a ton of that. Even 12 tons - they could crank through that in a week or two on a single extruder.

I guess you're right though, 3 materials with 10-15% higher cost per spool might have been better.

true. I'm sure they dont want to make 4 types of Nylon but which ever type customers want to use. also the flexible materials are gaining interest