Wonder Blue Rainbow Glitter HTPLA

Metallic Blue PLA Filament

$5.00 USD

HTGL170-WON

Designed by Protopasta Filament-making Workshop attendee Ben Nickles and voted "favorite " by the attendees, I introduce to you Blue Wonder Rainbow Glitter HTPLA . On July 21st, our workshop attendees got first access to our new gold and multi-color glitter flake concentrate during our first ever filament-making workshop! Ben seized the day in designing this one-of-a-kind metallic blue PLA filament and everyone loved it so much that we agreed to release it, commemorating the experience. Other than being an original creation, you might wonder how this blue is different than others? Well, it's translucent and has big multi-color flecks!

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Safety Data Sheets

Safety data sheets available for download here.

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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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08/07/2021
Jon S.
United States United States

Like Staring at the Sky an Hour After Sunset

I purchased a 50g sample and wasn't sure what to do with it. When a filament is this beautiful, it seems like a waste to simply run some simple calibration parts. After seeing a reminder about nexnox's wave stand for a 3DBenchy, I knew I'd found my test print. It came out at 43g when sliced, making it perfect for a 50g coil. I keep having to retrieve it from my kids so I can stare at it some more.

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12/31/2020
Ashley
United States United States

I'll be back for more

Glorious filament! I bought a coil in almost every glitter color to try out and I'm completely in love with the outcomes and ease of printing with all the Protopasta filament I've tried so far. But Wonder Blue will be one I'll come back to again and again for spools. Perfect for a Tardis pen cup (designed by Clockspring, find on MyMiniFactory if you'd like to print your own), and my husband immediately asked for one for his desk as well. So nice!

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12/24/2020
Sandra P.
United States United States

IT IS A GIFT DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL DO

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12/02/2020
Margaret H.
United States United States

My Go-To Filament

I bought 4 different color filament colors, and I just live them all!! They are perfect and exactly what I needed, and I doubt I'll buy filament from anywhere else now! I've been ruined for all types!!

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06/11/2019
Nick M.
United States United States

Awesome as usual

Prints great, looks great, and actually blings.

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