tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post6628437141959326222..comments2024-02-28T07:32:59.864+00:00Comments on HydraRaptor: Black and bluenopheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801535866788103677noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-66211478032044462362009-10-26T18:31:57.441+00:002009-10-26T18:31:57.441+00:00No I bought it from Vik in NZ. Shipping was expens...No I bought it from Vik in NZ. Shipping was expensive of course, but no worse than buying ABS from the US.nopheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801535866788103677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-75885310573275357022009-10-26T17:45:44.494+00:002009-10-26T17:45:44.494+00:00Hi Nophead
Have you found a supplier of PLA in th...Hi Nophead<br /><br />Have you found a supplier of PLA in the UK?Ian Eaglandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023792393848921106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-12133527801528348592009-08-15T20:14:25.322+01:002009-08-15T20:14:25.322+01:00What a diffrence between ABS and PLA a very nice d...What a diffrence between ABS and PLA a very nice demonstration of the advantage of using PLA. Great insperational work again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790019375326311849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-90444352080794993542009-08-10T23:17:08.683+01:002009-08-10T23:17:08.683+01:00I think so; Johhnyr is working on getting some 404...I think so; Johhnyr is working on getting some 4042D PLA extruded into filament in the US, and I think Vik is sending me some samples as well.Wade Bortzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975115541719442270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-7391096459444809632009-08-10T22:40:20.840+01:002009-08-10T22:40:20.840+01:00Hi Wade,
Did you find a supplier near you?
Yes ...Hi Wade,<br /> Did you find a supplier near you?<br /><br />Yes it has very little smell when extruding. If anything it smells sweet.<br /><br />I don't think we need to get it anywhere near the point it starts to decompose. It gets too fluid to extrude much above 200C.nopheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801535866788103677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-21781547098178125512009-08-10T22:35:16.150+01:002009-08-10T22:35:16.150+01:00Wow. That box is astounding, and so is that...obj...Wow. That box is astounding, and so is that...object. Nice work indeed!Robert Carpenterhttp://robertcarpenter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339813531032979196.post-33509306738139549352009-08-10T22:14:25.973+01:002009-08-10T22:14:25.973+01:00Nice work! I'm looking forward to trying out ...Nice work! I'm looking forward to trying out some PLA in the near future myself!<br /><br />One of the big benefits in my mind, apart from the reduction of warping, is the fact that PLA is a biopolymer, and is somewhat biodegradable. I'm also hoping that will be a little less smelly to extrude than ABS, although I read that PLA can degrade into a type of lacrymator (tear gas) if you get it too hot. Details here:<br />http://gaussling.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/polylactic-acid-pla-a-polydisperse-trail-of-tears/<br /><br />Recyclability may be a bit better too, since we're not loosing so many volatile organic compounds during the extrusion process.Wade Bortzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975115541719442270noreply@blogger.com