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Topic: Filament question.

Now i know that you can mix different media into pla to get the cool filaments like wood.  im wondering if you can mix a conductive material like copper or gold (ignoring cost for sake of discussion) to be able to print circuits.  I've seen the experiemnt when you can make a simple led circuit with a pencil lead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwKQ9Idq9FM) , I'm just curious if it could be done this way also?   would be great for hobbyists.

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Re: Filament question.

For quick proto work, I've used a Circuit Scribe (http://123d.circuits.io/circuitscribe/) loaded in a Silhouette Cameo (Older model) (http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/shop/machines/cameo) with a 3D Printed pen holder. Used eagle to create the board then exported a SVG then loaded that into the supplied Silhouette app.

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Re: Filament question.

well this was an oddly timed article.  i guess it is possible

http://makezine.com/2014/11/10/new-kick … -filament/

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