SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Multicoloured filment

Re: Multicoloured filment

2016-03-19T19:14:00Z

I've been trying to dial in new colors consistently using only the most common and readily available colors. Here's a stab at olive drab.

I mixed 4% yellow, 1-2% green, and there are a couple black pellets in there.

This was from a second spool I made which was more consistent with the jungle (OD#5?) olive I was shooting for during printing. Though the previous and latter spools pretty much looked identical.

Some carriages printed with the aforementioned previous undocumented spool.

Now that I finished making a Pelletizer, I'm pretty confident I can make new colors with some consistency. I plan on making more black/red next week and I will share it here.
Sorry if I'm highjacking

Re: Multicoloured filment

2016-03-19T18:32:27Z

Would it help to load a shot glass worth of pellets into the hopper neck so the pellets/masterbatch are layered? By just using the neck of the hopper you may be able to get better control over the color transitions although that red/black combo looks really cool. Do you have any photos of what the actual filament looks like?

With march madness going on I bet some fans would love their teams colors mixed together.

Re: Multicoloured filment

2016-03-19T17:23:45Z

It's random. The pellets roll as they fall toward the auger, and even then, the masterbatch pellet can find a resting spot and remain there for several hours of operation. The best bet is to add your desired ration, then add a bit more virgin ABS. I've been playing with 2-3 toned batches for awhile and every now and then I get something awesome

Re: Multicoloured filment

2016-03-18T21:48:44Z

Thanks, how do you control the amount of colour ?

Re: Multicoloured filment

2016-03-18T04:59:49Z

That's a print that would make Tim Burton blush. Well done!

Alternating colors and tones are a lot of fun. My favorite is red/black with a 6%/1% color ratio. The ability to make vibrant layer patterns are too much fun.

Multicoloured filment

2016-03-18T04:08:03Z

This is a feature of filament making I really like ,just try and complement the colours .