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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Best filament for a costume helmet?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hi all!&nbsp; Long time lurker . . . thanks for all of the help in this awesome hobby!</p><p>I&#039;m working on a set of Mandalorian armor for my son and I for Halloween.&nbsp; The body armor and gauntlets are pretty simple (just download from Thingiverse and print) but the helmet is a bit more of a challenge.</p><p>I found a design <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:338328)">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:338328)</a> and the initial printing at 1/8 size came out looking great.&nbsp; I printed it in PLA because of the lack of warpage and the clean look but I&#039;m afraid that a bucket made of PLA will break the first time that my son drops it.&nbsp; My printer is a modded Davinci with an E3D hotend so I can print ABS but I *KNOW* it will warp to the point of useless ness since the full size item has to be printed in about 30 separate pieces and glued together.</p><p>Also - my 3D printer lives in a rather humid environment (underground basement in Virginia) so moisture sensitivity is an issue.&nbsp; I keep all of my filament in a cooler with dessicant but I swear that the end of a 14 hour print looks WAY worse than the beginning due to moisture absorption.&nbsp; Not much I can do about that right now.</p><p>So - I need a filament type that has the following characteristics - </p><p>1 - printable with a printer that can do PLA or ABS - I don&#039;t think I have the skill for polycarb yet :-)<br />2 - Relatively strong - ABS strong would be fine.&nbsp; PLA is too brittle.&nbsp; I&#039;m not looking for bulletproof (or kid proof!) but something that&#039;s tough<br />3 - Glueable - the helmet is literally 30 pieces or so.&nbsp; Gotta put the puzzle together . . . <br />4 - non-warping<br />5 - As non-hydroscopic as possible<br />6 - Paintable - gotta make it look awesome</p><p>Does such a thing exist?</p><p>Thanks all!</p><p>Disconnector</p>]]></content>
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