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	We sell plastic filaments for RepRap, RapMan and Makerbot extruders. Our standard filament is made from PLA, a plastic made from biomass rather than from oil. It is biodegradable, recyclable and non-toxic. We supply it in loose, bagged coils of approximately 100 metres in length (325 feet) and weighing roughly 0.9kg (2lb). The nominal diameter is 2.9mm, and it is designed to pass down a 3.0 - 3.2 mm extruder barrel. Each roll is approximately 380mm in diameter and 40mm thick. We have naturally clear PLA, white, black, red, green, blue and yellow. Special colours and effects can be catered for in batches of 5 rolls or more; for example, luminous (glow-in-the-dark) PLA. Our prices in New Zealand dollars, exclusive of shipping, packaging and GST: 1-4 rolls $30 each 5-19 rolls 28.50 each 20-50 rolls $26 each over 50 rolls, POA We ship world-wide from New Zealand. For non-Kiwis, this usually means using slowboat mail (up to 30 working days) to keep the costs down. Please ask us to price your order on an individual basis. When using it in your extruder, note that PLA softens at a relatively low temperature, below the boiling point of water. We generally extrude it at between 180^oC (320^oF) and 190^oC (340^oF). Clear PLA is suitable as the core for investment castings, as the plastic vapourises leaving no char. It will not biodegrade unless properly composted. PLA has a relatively low viscosity, requiring less extrusion force than, say ABS. Please ensure that your extruder sections are clamped together tightly to avoid leakage and expansion issues. For more details on PLA see Wikipedia. We can provide ABS on request, but suggest PLA be considered first as it is much kinder to the environment.
	^Contact ^or ^{for further details.} ^{Phone: 09 817 7138} ^{72 Warner Park Ave., Laingholm, Waitakere 0604}	News Clippings Service

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We sell plastic filaments for RepRap, RapMan and Makerbot extruders. Our standard filament is made from PLA, a plastic made from biomass rather than from oil. It is biodegradable, recyclable and non-toxic.

We supply it in loose, bagged coils of approximately 100 metres in length (325 feet) and weighing roughly 0.9kg (2lb). The nominal diameter is 2.9mm, and it is designed to pass down a 3.0 - 3.2 mm extruder barrel. Each roll is approximately 380mm in diameter and 40mm thick.

We have naturally clear PLA, white, black, red, green, blue and yellow. Special colours and effects can be catered for in batches of 5 rolls or more; for example, luminous (glow-in-the-dark) PLA.

Our prices in New Zealand dollars, exclusive of shipping, packaging and GST:

1-4 rolls $30 each

5-19 rolls 28.50 each

20-50 rolls $26 each

over 50 rolls, POA

We ship world-wide from New Zealand. For non-Kiwis, this usually means using slowboat mail (up to 30 working days) to keep the costs down. Please ask us to price your order on an individual basis.

When using it in your extruder, note that PLA softens at a relatively low temperature, below the boiling point of water. We generally extrude it at between 180^oC (320^oF) and 190^oC (340^oF). Clear PLA is suitable as the core for investment castings, as the plastic vapourises leaving no char. It will not biodegrade unless properly composted.

PLA has a relatively low viscosity, requiring less extrusion force than, say ABS. Please ensure that your extruder sections are clamped together tightly to avoid leakage and expansion issues.

For more details on PLA see Wikipedia. We can provide ABS on request, but suggest PLA be considered first as it is much kinder to the environment.

^Contact ^or ^{for
further details.}

^{Phone:
09 817 7138}

^{72
Warner Park Ave.,
Laingholm,
Waitakere 0604}

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