Exploring the Spongy Properties of Foaming PLA @CNC_Kitchen
In this episode of CNC Kitchen, Stefan does some experimenting with Colorfabb Light-Weight PLA filament.
LW-PLA is a type of PLA filament that creates microscopic bubbles in the material during the printing process. This can lower the density of your prints by almost 60%. Stefan tests for printability and strength of the LW-PLA at different degrees of foaming to determine which applications this material might be useful for.
Eink, E-paper, Think Ink – Collin shares six segments pondering the unusual low-power display technology that somehow still seems a bit sci-fi – http://adafruit.com/thinkink
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