Filament Color Mixer

Filament Color Mixer

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0.4 mm nozzle - sample size (10 g)
0.4 mm nozzle - sample size (10 g)
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51 min
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0.4 mm nozzle - sized for the A1 mini (31 g)
0.4 mm nozzle - sized for the A1 mini (31 g)
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0.4 mm nozzle (65 g)
0.4 mm nozzle (65 g)
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Description

Here’s a model that allows you to create your own custom filament colors. This process involves printing a model that itself functions as 3D printer filament. You choose the colors to use and they are blended during the printing process to form a single, uniform new color filament. Once printed, this filament can be used just like standard filament to add custom colors to your 3D printing projects!

 

Note: This color mixer is designed to produce unique, uniform color filaments, rather than creating filaments with the changing colors and multicolor patterns typical of dual or dichromatic filaments.

 

How It Works:

 

To create your new color, choose from two to four colors to fill the designated slots. Depending on your choice and combination, you can achieve various color effects:

  • Two-Color Blend: Achieve a balanced mix by using two colors in a 1:1 ratio, or create a dominant/subtle effect with a 3:1 ratio. For best results, alternate the colors in the four slots.
  • Three-Colors: Mix three colors using a 1:1:2 ratio for dynamic and surprising outcomes. Avoid placing the same color in adjacent slots to maximize the mixing effect.
  • Four-Colors: Experiment with four different colors. This is ideal for specific needs, though it may result in a darker, more muted tone.

Color Mixing Tips:

  • Use only one slot for darker shades like Navy Blue or Black to prevent overpowering other colors.
  • Light colors, such as light pink or white, are best mixed in a 3:1 ratio with darker filaments to enhance visibility.
  • For equally dominant colors, alternate them in the slots for a more harmonious blend.

Printing Guidelines:

  • The resulting filament will appear as if the colors are still separate, but true blending occurs when the filament is re-fed into the printer.
  • To avoid adhesion issues, especially with materials like PLA and PETG, consider using a Bambu Textured PEI Plate. Dedicate one side of the plate to each type of plastic.
  • Regularly clean your printer bed to ensure flawless adhesion and pristine print quality.

Explore Our Creations: See the magic for yourself with LARRY the Tiny Dino, our featured model demonstrating the vibrant possibilities of our custom-mixed filaments using standard Bambu Lab Matte PLA colors.

Happy Printing!

 

Check out these other custom filaments you can make:   Tricolor   Quad-Color   Stratified

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I’ve been trying to make a good medium gray. Here I’m mixing white, marine blue, brown, and yellow. The gray came out good although under a bright light, it has a blue tint. But that may be what you’re after.
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Where did you get these dragons?
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Replying to @InfiniteLayer3D :
It’s a dinosaur. You can get it at https://makerworld.com/models/136663
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0.4 mm nozzle - sized for the A1 mini (31 g)
super cool made it in black and gold currently. boosted
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I found a decent formula for caucasian flesh color. It's two parts white, one part pink and one part yellow.
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Absolutely amazing! I've printed 3x 65g spools of 'Vanilla' so far, managed to splice all 3 together with good joints then put onto a spool. Gonna do the same with a few more oddball colors and save them for those occasional prints that call for uncommon colors. :D Thank you!
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That's great. I've attempted a few splices and so far I don't have the technique down yet.
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It's cool! :) I'd try it. I printed filament once before but it turned out just striping th object (matte blue and matte red. 50/50). Now I was and I am confused since I've watched lots of content saying that "due to the plastic viscosity, the flow inside the nozzle always stays linear and never becomes turbulent, so NEVER mixing actually the colors" And this is why (other than my single experience) I thought it shouldn't blend. Fact is that I only obtained a striped object, there defeating even the assumption that the extrusion is always bicolor like toothpaste and should color the object depending on the orientation of the side you watch. I'll test it again bc, as said, I was expecting an arlequin-paint like aspect, but I just got striped layers, and the blending you claim "they" claimed it was cool but out of the possible outcomes. Now I GOT TO try again! :)
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It depends a lot on the model for the filament. The flow does stay mostly linear but I'm putting down very thin layers of alternating colors so the transparency of the colors lets them mix together. But I do still see some striping in extremely different colors being mixed together like black with white.
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Replying to @jetpad :
Thanks! Yeah I'll chose some low TD stuff then. I've seen here a guy made a beautiful benchy in black/gold blend and it surprised me: let alone the brittleness, it turned out perfect with such different opaque materials! Maybe 0.1 lines or so is the key
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0.4 mm nozzle - sample size (10 g)
Awesome idea
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0.4 mm nozzle - sample size (10 g)
WOrks as said
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worked perfectly
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Works great
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absolutely amazing. a gamechanger for sure
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