Light brown/Beige PLA source?
Hi Folks,
Am looking to print some chess pieces, but NOT use wood pla filament (am struggling to work out how I could polish/sand the rough end product to a fine enough finish to be a chess piece - suggestions welcome though!).
As an alternative, am happy to print in similar colours as you often get with plastic chess sets - the 'black' is obviously easy, but I'm struggling to find a pure PLA that matches the beige/light brown maple pieces you get, ie:
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Can anyone point me to a pla supplier that does this sort of colour???
Thanks in advance!
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
An ivory color might be what you want. Paramount has a wide range of "natural" colors.
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MT7YSTX
of course lighting has an effect on what you see on a photo...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7R2CZL or may it was this, lol; color blind here.
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
If you still prefer a light brown, Inland has a light brown PLA that I have used:
https://www.amazon.com/Inland-1-75mm-Light-Printer-Filament/dp/B01IPKWDVU/
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of anything I've made with it handy, since I'm traveling this week, but in my opinion for chess pieces, the ivory Tim and Bob reference is closer to what you would see (much like keys on the piano)
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
If you still prefer a light brown, Inland has a light brown PLA that I have used:
I printed this guy using Inland light brown PLA:
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
You may want to check out GreyBeard's website: https://greybeard3d.com/
He is building a catalog of filament colors and how they actually print out. Here is what his about page says (direct cut and paste):
About the filament color project…
Save your money now! Buying a particular color of filament is a mine field. Ordering a color based on its ‘marketing color’ is often misleading. Before you waste money on another misleading color, check here first.
I have over 400 colors of filament on this site with over 80 brands. This site has led to thousands of dollars in sales of filaments, printing supplies, and printer parts. Also all brands on my site are displayed and discussed at Maker Fairs, Community Events, and RepRap Festivals. You can see the colors in person, find my next event on Twitter. Stop by, say hi, and let me share information about some awesome filaments.
Color is tricky. When considering this project I looked at color matching everything. However there are many complicated aspects to that and the result is often decided by web compression and your computer monitor. Instead I have decided to use the same settings and lighting for all the photos. I also use the X-Rite color checker photo passport to calibrate the colors. Additionally some of the trickier colors to display are going to be photographed with matching known colors. Hopefully this levels the playing field, and gives an unbiased look at these filaments.
Full disclosure, up to this point I’ve bought the majority of all these filaments myself. Some links may be referral links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
John aka GreyBeard
See my (limited) designs on:
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Thingiverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/Sembazuru/designs
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
Great tips folks - think ivory is the way to go, have ordered.
Also great link, filament colours could really do with being standardised somehow, but this is heading in the right direction, I'll use this in future!
RE: Light brown/Beige PLA source?
[...] Also great link, filament colours could really do with being standardised somehow, but this is heading in the right direction, I'll use this in future!
Some filament manufacturers (ColorFabb for one) are specifying Pantone or RAL color codes. If you pick up a set of reference samples at a paint store, you can use those to (hopefully) match colors. ColorFabb will produce colors on demand as well if you're after something very specific.