TimePlast - Amazing Filaments

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I just came across this website. It is insane, I have never seen things like this before. They must have some mad scientists working for them. They have all kinds of unique 3D printer filament like:

soap
glow in the dark soap
Cinnamon soap and other scents
combustible
plant food
Glow in the dark plant food
mushroom food
fish food
fish bait
Coral food
lights up through refraction when light is shined on it emits a small electrical charge when exposed to light
Evaporates in the microwave
Changes shape on the microwave
Carbon nanotube that is dissolvable in water:

  • nanotubes make it strong and conductive
  • can be used for electronics or as EMI shielding
  • temporary strong but dissolvable prototypes or supports
    Wear - printable fabric
    Fiber - that gets softer the longer you leave it in water and if left long enough will resemble soft fabric
    Light Lithophane
    Retroreflective holographic, reflective on light, blue glow in dark
    Glow in the dark that sticks in surfaces
    Bug Attractor that can be used as insect trap
    Bug killer
    Rubber like filament that can bounce like rubber balls
    Releases trace amounts of glucose and sucrose, can be used for insect traps or bacterial growth experiments.
    Cinnamon scented and other scents
    Blue toilet bowl disinfectant
    Vinegar disinfectant
    glows purple in UV light
    One you dip in water and cover with powder of choice and the powder sets in the surface
    One that turn gel-like after putting on water after printing
    Passive cooling through water evaporation
    can be used as a patch after made wet
    changes color in response to heat or moisture
    Water Desalination
    Water Purifier
    Water Retainer
    Air water Well
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That site has some ‘interesting’ name choices for the filaments.

It also has some ‘innovative’ use cases, I doubt you would need a whole Kg for this use case.

It is worth reading the whole description.

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I am going to have to try some at some point. Not sure which ones I will try.

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Paper spools, yuk. I’m out. Pricey too.

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I read about some people having problems getting good prints from their filament, which is not surprising because they are so strange

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It’s kind of a shame that the AMS has made us anti-paper spool. I am the same way, unless it is something I can’t use in the AMS anyway.

Plastic spools are such a waste.

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I guess that makes plastic filament a waste too. :thinking: I reuse my plastic spools when and where I can.

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Fortunately, there is a place I can send my scrap filament to for recycling, so I don’t have filament waste. They actually take my old plastic spools as well, so in my case, neither is a big deal.

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Pretty cool stuff. I still remember back in 2023 when I pitched the idea to them about making 3D printing filament. Now look at them, big timers! Haha. Kind of cool to see an idea unfold into something big like that. I’m happy to see their success.

I did pitch the idea of ditching the cardboard spools and using their own material to make the spools. They’ll be plastic like we want but will eventually dissolve away if they’re discarded. I think they will move this direction, and possibly even try to partner with other filament manufacturers to make spools for them, in the future. Seems like a huge opportunity to reduce plastic waste and give us reliable spools.

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That would be good if they made their spools like that. Maybe it’s too expensive.

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It’s funny, I found their soap filament, but didn’t peruse their other materials. I really should have! That’s some interesting stuff they have there. Weirdly enough I’m most interested in their fish bait filament. It’d get a kick out of making various phishing lures with it.