We have a Pantone and RAL nearly exact match. So if we stick with one of those standards, we'll be okay.
"Platinum" PLA for Macs and Apple ][s
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Can they provide a small sample spool first (250g?) so we can do a couple test prints for matching? Do they certify that their Pantone match is to the final printed item?Joe they are asking about possible community interest? Do you think you would sell them on your store? i am giving a rough estimate that they can sell 50 spools relatively quickly if we can spin up the right youtube videos
I will ask in the next follow up email about a sample spool. I will probably ask you for your address in the near future so they can ship it to you- since you have the other good pla sample.
I'm in for one.Joe they are asking about possible community interest? Do you think you would sell them on your store? i am giving a rough estimate that they can sell 50 spools relatively quickly if we can spin up the right youtube videos
Awesome, I am still in contact with PolyMaker to try and get some samples to us We will see if they can produce a matching color and hopefully add this color to their lineup.
I will keep you all posted!
We will see if they can produce a matching color and hopefully add this color to their lineup.I will keep you all posted!
I'll need a 3D Printer first, but i'll buy some, just for the hell of it. Or to resell here from my tindie store.
Would that include the CD bezel of the C650/Q650 per chance ? (also IIvi/IIvx/...)
Drawings are available in the Developer Note, but I couldn't find an existing model (and that's too complex a shape for my skills).
Did you try the filament yet, is the color good ? (ColorFabb is a reliable, if expensive, supplier in my experience so could be good source for Europe).
I just bought https://www.extrudr.com/en/products/catalogue/pla-nx2-grau_1968/ per the update by OP on the OP. Came to €29 with shipping to Finland. I'll print a Mystic back-plate for the CC and show it off here when it arrives.
Yeah, unfortunately, it looks like shipping to the US doubles the cost. Anyone find a US source for that filament?
Also curious to see the results. My black Mystic back plate is less than ideal!
We don't have a US source yet. I've searched several times for RAL 7044 colored filament, and there are only two places I can find that carry that color, both in Europe.Yeah, unfortunately, it looks like shipping to the US doubles the cost. Anyone find a US source for that filament?
Also curious to see the results. My black Mystic back plate is less than ideal!
@MacintoshLibrarian has a contact with a US supplier (PolyMaker) and has asked if they can make us custom colored filament. We're waiting to hear back from them.
Huh... never seen those drawings before. Guess I know what I'm doing tonight.
Right now I've got working designs on Centris faceplates (blank only; tray-loading CDROM is still a far-off WIP), the rounded rear vent cover for a Q950, and reset/interrupt buttons for a Q800. I've also got a handful of things that I didn't design that I would just like to have color-matching-ish versions of. Q800 and Q950 bezels, as well as power buttons for PowerMac G3s, namely.
Finally I got the PLA this morning. It had been sitting at a local distribution center for a week. Anyway, as promised, here is the Mystic back-plate.
It is very close in my opinion. I don't have a perfect, untarnished plastic to compare to. The inside of the CC is closest to original I can find. There is a very clean but yellowed LC475 cover as well.
I think it's a winner. At least for back-plates, external cases for RaSCSI, etc. It prints pretty well with my regular PLA settings. I still need to dial it in further. I printed at 205C, which is more than I usually print PLA with. I had to raise it up to avoid extruder skipping.
It is very close in my opinion. I don't have a perfect, untarnished plastic to compare to. The inside of the CC is closest to original I can find. There is a very clean but yellowed LC475 cover as well.
I think it's a winner. At least for back-plates, external cases for RaSCSI, etc. It prints pretty well with my regular PLA settings. I still need to dial it in further. I printed at 205C, which is more than I usually print PLA with. I had to raise it up to avoid extruder skipping.
