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Dyeing White ABS Parts

May 31, 2010

Jonathan Barclay has done some very cool exploratory experiments with ABS plastic and RIT diy. Cool!

via Dyeing white abs rapid prototyped parts – jonathanbarclay.com.

by Bre Pettis | Categories: Things We Like |

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  1. Cool toys and Gadgets » Blog Archive » Dyeing fabjects with Rit
    June 1st, 2010 at 10:02 am #

    [...] into the dye instead of floating, and that may have contributed to the more saturated color. [Via The MakerBot Blog] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in 3D printing | Digg this! No tags for this [...]

  2. Dyeing fabjects with Rit | Daring Minds.Com
    June 2nd, 2010 at 6:12 am #

    [...] Jon’s first experiment revealed that the heat factor seemed very important to getting the dye to stick — the 45-second test block, above, actually sank into the dye instead of floating, and that may have contributed to the more saturated color. [Via The MakerBot Blog] [...]

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