Prints Like Plastic, Polishes Like Metal!

AlexDick · 2014-12-19T19:56:46.000Z

Marvin looks great no matter what material he is printed in, but he is particularly stylish in Stainless Steel. Part PLA, part Steel, Proto-pasta Stainless Steel (SSPLA) turns your affordable PLA-compatible printer into a jewelry, costume, prop, figurine, robot-making factory. Workable with familiar metal-working techniques, Proto-pasta Stainless Steel PLA can left as-printed for a cast aestetic and brushed or polished for a bright metalic look. Compliment the ageless elegance of SSPLA with Magnetic Iron (FEPLA) for a previously unacheiveable rusty patina. Creatives unite!

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Nikki · 2014-12-19T20:05:21.000Z

@AlexDick this is super cool! Can’t believe the comparrison between the pre and post polish finish. Where can we buy SSPLA?

AlexDick · 2014-12-19T21:01:45.000Z

Its currently available for pre-order at www.proto-pasta.com/preorder with delivery early next year!

Andreas_CH · 2014-12-20T23:16:03.000Z

Looking forward to try them out next year. I’m just a little worried that the metal particles would wear out the nozzle quite a bit more than normal plastics. All my printers have brass nozzles. Would be nice to try and get the manufacturers make them in stainless steel or apply some harder coatings…

3Dscaleworks · 2014-12-22T09:45:12.000Z

This looks awesome, but i am als curious which nozzle te use .35 or .5 mm and the wear of the nozzle.

But still cool to print with

3Dscaleworks · 2014-12-22T21:29:12.000Z

They just replyed me and adviced to better print with a .5 mm nozzle and that some wear is expected after intensive use

Still an extra dimension for the regulair 3D printer!

Daewootech · 2014-12-23T17:32:08.000Z

boo no 3mm yet

AlexDick · 2014-12-23T18:15:02.000Z

@3Dscaleworks We have had good experience with 0.4mm so far and 0.25mm is a no-go. We have not tried 0.35mm, but 0.5mm should work well.

AlexDick · 2014-12-23T18:45:02.000Z

@Andreas_CH Higher quality hardware components would help out to reduce down-time and wear component consumption. I look forward to a future of improved hardware in more capable printers rather than cheaper hardware in the race to flood the market with the lowest cost printers possible!

AlexDick · 2014-12-23T18:50:30.000Z

@Daewootech We hear your “boos” and haven’t forgotten about our 2.85mm users. We have prototyped some 3mm, just a bit more testing before we make it available. Stay tuned…

Daewootech · 2014-12-23T18:52:38.000Z

cool i signed up for updates, down to sample one of everything if you can do a sample pack