<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/9651/does-anyone-have-recipes-of-special-colors-to-share/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:01:41 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/99803/#p99803 It would seem to me that a powdered colorant would be messy, and more difficult to change from one color to another since, the Filastruder would have to be completely cleaned between color batches.

I think the real answer would be to find a way to pre-dye the plastic before extruding.

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:01:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/99803/#p99803 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/99795/#p99795 Just a quick question from a newbie - is it possible to mix in powdered pigment instead of masterbatch pellets? Has anyone done this and what sort of ratios worked?

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:29:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/99795/#p99795 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97912/#p97912 Hi,

I have used the following method to get a quick evaluation of how a colorant mixture  and resin
will look when made into filament. Weigh out accurately as you can a small quantity of masterbatch
mixture and virgin resin in the desired ratio. You can even chop up masterbatch pellets into very small
bits to keep the quantities down and not waste a lot of resin and masterbatch in your experiments.
Cover a hotplate with aluminum foil and put the mixture on the foil covered hotplate. As the mixture
melts stir with a toothpick until homogeneous. Cool and evaluate the colored resin.
Using this method you can quickly get a very accurate determination of what your colored
filament will look like and not waste a lot of masterbatch, resin and time.
Weighing accuracy of course is very important to this method. Small very accurate electronic scales
can be bought on eBay for a relatively cheap cost.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:48:35 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97912/#p97912 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97896/#p97896 I've also dissolved ABS into acetone and put some acrylic art green with it. The mixture solidifies on the surface as you put  the acrylic on. I quickly put the setting mash between foil and squeezed it into as long a flat as possible. I will cut and compare with the ink infused one.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 04:03:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97896/#p97896 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97893/#p97893 Masterbatch pellets are made from powdered colorant mixed at a high load ratio.  As soon as I perfect the process, we will start selling powdered colorant.

-os3dp

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 03:32:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97893/#p97893 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97886/#p97886 I'm going to try to combine the ink from an old CYMK tank (it did't work as a printer reserve, the ink 'exploded' over me and a wall)
I have shringes ready to combine these ratios. Does anyone know how the ABS masterbatch is made? Ink or dissolved powder in ABS and acetone?

Here's the link so you can zoom in to read the numbers. http://image.spreadshirtmedia.com/Publi … color2.jpg

http://soliforum.com/i/?buWJYcR.jpg

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:25:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97886/#p97886 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82928/#p82928 I'm not asking for a specific color though. I'm asking people to share colors they've made so others can replicate them if they choose.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:45:42 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82928/#p82928 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82908/#p82908 Everyone has his/her vision of how a special color is, so if you say turqoise it's impossible to know exactly what you are after.
Typically turqoise is blue, green and white in different measures. Perhaps 30% blue 20% green and 50% white (just a guess).

Less white for a darker variant and more for a lighter, tinting more or less green or blue,  so you see it's impossible to say.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 20:06:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82908/#p82908 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82904/#p82904 Well turquoise is one, but other than that nothing in particular. Just any and all colors that people have been able to create.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 19:47:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82904/#p82904 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82891/#p82891 what color are you looking for?

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:16:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82891/#p82891 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82886/#p82886 DePartedPrinter wrote:

Yes!

Read Here http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2123/col … sterbatch/

I moved and stickied the topic over in DIY Filament Materials.

That's the thread I was talking about, but it's mostly off topic and only a few colors are posted there.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:03:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82886/#p82886 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82876/#p82876 sue121507 wrote:

I know I've seen a few in another thread, but it'd be cool to see what colors people have been able to create for filament. Something like 1 cup pellets, 1/2tsp red, 1/4tsp = purple as an example. Anyone want to share? Different shades of colors are welcome too!

Yes!

Read Here http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2123/col … sterbatch/

I moved and stickied the topic over in DIY Filament Materials.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:38:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82876/#p82876 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82855/#p82855 If you have some known mixtures that is especially slow, please post the, in the DIY filament section. Could be very useful.


Ggalisky wrote:

Lots of info about colorants can be found in the DIY filamet reviews, and from my experiance mixing colorants *can* lead to extremely slow extrusion. Dont be discurged by that though.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:17:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82855/#p82855 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82853/#p82853 I don't see how mixing multiple colorants can make extruding slower than just one color if they're all the same size/brand, but anyways this is about seeing what colors people have come up with, not different colorants or reviews.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:05:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82853/#p82853 <![CDATA[Re: Does anyone have "recipes" of special colors to share?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82837/#p82837 I am seeking military colors like Olive green, Army olive (bit darker), desert tan, navy blue and battleship gray... and skin colors

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:37:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82837/#p82837