What’s the best way to handle and store rigid.ink?ģD printer filaments in general are sensitive to water absorption, especially PLA.
Contact us to see what we can do for you, also check out the storage instructions below and our article - How to keep your 3D printer filament dry & what to do if it's not This is caused by the filament absorbing too much moisture. There is no difference when printing our 2.85mm filament through a 3.0mm printer – we just wanted to cater for those with 2.85mm printers also.
I’m looking for 3.0mm filament, will your 2.85mm diameter fit?Ībsolutely we phased out the 3.0mm size in favour of the new 2.85mm filament. If this is causing problems with your pen, simply heat up the filament a little to straighten it out enough to feed it freely into your pen. Also if you’re using your rigid.ink and it was near the end of a spool, it might be slightly more tightly coiled.
You will likely want to use PLA instead of ABS when using a pen. Yes, but please take note to buy the right size for your 3D Pen. I want to use rigid.ink in my 3D Pen – will it work? Need an adaptor to fit your spool holder? You can find the file, designed by one of our lovely customer’s here: The exact dimensions are: 20cm total diameter, 7.5cm wide and 5.5cm inner hole diameter. Most likely, as our 1KG spools are fairly normally sized. You will find rigid.ink outperforms your printer manufacture’s “recommended” filament (we promise, or your money back) and costs a fraction of the price. You’ll know if your printer uses sneaky E-PROM chips because it magically knows how much filament you have left and if you’ve changed the cartridge. Short answer: Absolutely! As long as your printer does not have an E-PROM chip, rigid.ink will work with any 1.75, 2.85 and 3.0mm FDM and FFF 3D printer. My 3D printer manufacture recommends only using their filament – can I use rigid.ink? If this doesn’t work, try blue painters tape, Kapton tape or hairspray. If printing direct to glass, your best bet would be to use a good quality glue stick and a apply a thin even layer to your bed before printing. You’ll find your rigid.ink sticks well to most build surfaces. All other materials (including Flex PLA) require a heated bed to avoid warping during those first few layers. I don’t have a heated bed, is this a problem? Different printers print rigid.ink best at different settings, so don’t be afraid to experiment. Please allow for the fact that some 3d printers currently on the market don’t actually have very accurate thermostat readings and so some degree of adjustment is nearly always needed to get the best results when trying a new brand of filament. Our ABS works well from between 230-250☌, with a heated bed of 90C-95☌ ( no higher!). Heated bed is not necessary for our PLA, but you can use one at below 45☌. For example, our PLA extrudes best at around 180-185☌ depending on what printer you’re using. Generally, due to the pure nature and high grade of our raw materials your extruder setting wants to be a little lower than normal. This varies between materials, so please check the recommendations on the specific product page. What temperature should I print my rigid.ink? If however you need something a little harder wearing, and your printer has a heated bed – you might want to go for the ABS. Our PLA is significantly stronger than other brands, very easy to print with (heated bed not required) and long lasting. Short answer: Usually if you’re not sure, you’ll probably just want to go with PLA. I’m a little confused, should I buy your PLA or ABS? If you really need something guaranteed next-day delivery inside the UK you can opt for this at checkout. For orders to Europe around 3-5 working days, and orders to USA/rest of world around 4-10 working days. UK orders only take 1-3 days in most cases. This means a lot of orders do arrive the next working day. We dispatch all orders same working day if ordered before 2:30pm (UK).
We use a variety of fast couriers depending on what you’ve ordered.
Our standard (and free shipping, over £65) is pretty quick. Please just email us before you send it back though for instructions. You could say our returns are about as hassle-free as a nice massage. If after you’ve adjusted your printer settings (as advised) you’re not happy with the filament for whatever reason, you can send it back. We’re so confident you’ll love your rigid.ink we have a relaxed 60-day returns policy. What does your 60-day guarantee actually mean? If you still can’t see what you’re looking for, please don’t hesitate to ask us. If you have any questions please send us an email at a question about rigid.ink? We’ve compiled the most common questions we get, and answered them here.