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joefiorini
(@joefiorini)
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Colored prints with PLA + Sharpie marker

When I was researching 3D printers I came across this article: http://www.desiquintans.com that describes a process for coloring filament with Sharpie markers. I've finally put this Sharpie hack to the test with my Original i3 Kit. I'm working on a model of a character from My Little Pony to give my daughter. Though it's not entirely complete yet, I'm too excited to not share the results:

[UPDATE] Credit where credit is due, the beautifully designed model is from: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:630749

There is an issue I've noticed where the initial few layers end up darker than the rest. I think that's from the filament that's manually pushed through the ink having a thicker coating than the filament that's pulled through by the extruder.

Otherwise, I'm very happy with how this has been working. Has anyone else tried this method?

Posted : 09/03/2016 11:33 pm
Gerg
 Gerg
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Re: Colored prints with PLA + Sharpie marker

Thanks for sharing that. It looks really nice. I did not even know such a thing was possible.

Posted : 10/03/2016 8:03 am
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