Some of the most interesting and affordable 3D printers come from MakerBot. The company also has a cool 3D desktop scanner that can take just about anything that fits on it and make a digital copy of it that you can use to print your own 3D version. MakerBot has announced that it is shipping some new filaments that will bring new colors and artistic possibilities to the owners of the 3D printers.
MakerBot has announced three new filaments that will be available online and in the Makerbot Store in New York. One of the filaments consists of a special phosphor dye and is called MakerBot Glow-In-The-Dark PLA filament. How intensely the new filament glows depends on the intensity of the light with which it is charged.
MakerBot says the brighter the light, the brighter the glow the filament creates. Any light source can be used to load the filament. Charging takes 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the intensity of the light source. Items printed with the new glow-in-the-dark filament can be recharged repeatedly by placing them in front of a light source for a few minutes.
MakerBot is also launching new Warm Gray and Cool Gray PLA filaments. These colors are aimed at professionals using the Replicator 2 Desktop 3D printer. The glow-in-the-dark filament costs $ 130 for a 1kg spool. Both gray colors are available in 1kg spools for $ 48 each.
SOURCE: MakerBot
