Wonder Black Rainbow Glitter HTPLA

Metallic Blue PLA Filament

$5.00 USD
HTGL170-WOB

Featured in December 2022's Endless PLA, Wonder Black (WOB), like Wonder Blue (WON), is showered with rainbow glitter. Like many sparkly filaments, it’s difficult to express in photos just how magnificent these look in person. Wonder Black is also similar to Empire Strikes Black (ESB) in style, but with a totally different vibe. It’s like the difference between strands of white and multicolor lights. Both are quite wonderful and festive, but which do you like best?

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We provide a number of domestic shipping options within the United States via UPS, including free shipping on orders of $50 or more. We also provide international shipping via DHL Express.

Returns

At ProtoPlant's discretion, returns and replacements will be accepted within 90 days of purchase.  Please check the material label before opening your product.  Only sealed product can be returned. Shipping of items for exchange or refund is paid by the customer. More information about returns and replacements can be found in our terms and conditions



Wonder what happens in a filament-making workshop? This!

Print with the ease of standard PLA with standard hardware and temperatures, but make fun, mesmerizing prints that stand out. Celebrate good times by printing toys, treasures, and keepsakes.  If you want to make a print more fun, just add some metallic pop!  Our metallic finish contains no actual metal and has little risk of clogging or wearing your nozzle, and it won't make a glitter mess, but beware the printing is sure to be addictive!  Metallic particles are relatively small but have some orientation effects, giving top/bottom surfaces more shine than sidewall, so have some fun playing with orientation to see how the result changes!  We recommend 0.2 mm layers for the best result.

Like our other HTPLAs, Metallic HTPLA can be "Heat Treated"  to increase crystallinity for "Higher Temperature" resistance compared to amorphous PLA, ABS, and co-polyesters like PETG!  Glittler Flake HTPLA prints translucence, but turns opaque when heat treated (or crystallized).  With a more crystalline structure, heat treated HTPLA parts can hold form to near melting, though temperatures where the material is practically useful vary greatly depending on geometry and load conditions!

For this improved the performance, your prints should be baked in an oven until you see a change from translucent to opaque with reduced gloss.  This visual change indicating the improved performance! We've  seen the change take place in 5-10 minutes on thin walled parts but can take an hour or more.  We've had good luck in a quality, at home convection oven at 110C (225F).  Parts will get very "floppy" before becoming more firm, so please leave supports on your parts or support them and bake them on a flat, non-radiating surface (like glass, ceramic, or composite).

  • Available in 1.75 & 2.85 (3) mm diameter on a 500g diameter recyclable cardboard spool
  • Usable on most PLA-compatible printers, such as Lulzbot, Makerbot, FlashForge, Dremel, Ultimaker, Printrbot, and more!

No abrasive fillers so expect normal wear with standard nozzles.

In our experience, good results were achieved using standard PLA parameters ranging from 195-225C nozzle with standard build surface preparation (blue tape, glue stick, or BuildTak). No heated bed required but up to 60C is okay.  Beware, if the bed temperature is too high, your part base could actually heat treat while printing, increasing warping and decreasing adhesion.  Some shrinkage will occur in the heat treating process, so dimension critical parts may need to be scaled appropriately (as much as 2.5% in our experience).



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BC
12/18/2023
Brandon C.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Prints as good as it looks

No issues at all with this filament. The rainbow glitter is a very nice subtle addition to prints.

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JP
11/01/2023
Jessica P.
United States United States
I recommend this product

nice Filament

I have not used this particular product yet, but ordering and shipping was easy, and all the products I’ve used from you before have been Excellent quality

12/28/2023

Protopasta, Filament by Protoplant

This is a fun color! Enjoy the pasta!!!

TC
06/20/2023
Theodore C.
United States United States

Sparkles. Yes.

I love this material! The subtle rainbow sparkles are so much fun. They make my emo heart sing.

08/22/2023

Protopasta, Filament by Protoplant

Yes!!!

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