<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/14335/multicoloured-filment/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:14:00 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119560/#p119560 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.

http://i.imgur.com/GaqdYjz.jpg

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.

http://i.imgur.com/7fdGgVb.jpg

Some carriages printed with the aforementioned previous undocumented spool.

http://i.imgur.com/Bs5KBVF.jpg

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 wink

]]> Sat, 19 Mar 2016 19:14:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119560/#p119560 <![CDATA[Re: Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119558/#p119558 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.

]]> Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:32:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119558/#p119558 <![CDATA[Re: Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119556/#p119556 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
http://i.imgur.com/1d9CV1M.jpg

]]> Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:23:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119556/#p119556 <![CDATA[Re: Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119533/#p119533 Thanks, how do you control the amount of colour ?

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:48:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119533/#p119533 <![CDATA[Re: Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119494/#p119494 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.

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 04:59:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119494/#p119494 <![CDATA[Multicoloured filment]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/119493/#p119493 This is a feature of filament making I really like ,just try and complement the colours  .

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 04:08:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/119493/#p119493