9+Printing+Material

Most RepRap printers use one of two different and widely available plastics and in one of two sizes, (1.75 and 3 millimeters in diameter)

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)(Becky) ABS is a general purpose, strong, and very resistant type of plastic.

PLA (Polylactic Acid)(Becky) Polylactic acid is a cheap, biodegradable polymer, that is produced from Lactic acid, which can be obtained from the maceration of starch and sugars in biotanks. PLA is printed at a lower temperature than ABS, typically xxx degrees to xx degrees F or xxx degrees to xx degrees C

Sources of Plastic(Antonia)
1.75mm ABS & 3mm fromMakerbot [] 1.75mm ABS from Buy3Dink [] 1.75mm & 3mm ABS/PLA from MakerGear [] 1.75 & 3mm ABS/PLA from ProtoParadigm [] 1.75mm & 3mm ABS/PLA from UltiMachine [] 1.75mm & 3mm ABS/PLA from Mendel-Parts [] 1.75mm & 3mm ABS/PLA from A2APrinter [] 1.75mm & 3mm ABS/PLA from 3DPrinterstuff []



Colors of plastics
-yellow -black -green -blue -red -silver -white -orange -gold -purple -transparent