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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 42
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 42

by Jason Babler
November 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
116 pages
6h 2m
English
Make: Community
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Rainbow Extrusion and 10 Great Short Prints

RAINBOW EXTRUSION

Use Sharpies to snazz up your prints cheaply and easily

WRITTEN BY JOSH AJIMA

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Anna Kaziunas France

Time Required: Approximately 1 Hour Cost: $5-$8

Materials

» Transparent or white filament

» Sharpie Permanent Markers, assorted colors

» 3D printer

A QUICK AND CLASSROOM-SAFE WAY TO ADD COLOR TO YOUR PRINTS is using Sharpie markers to color transparent or white filament. While there are 3D-printable adapters that color filament as it enters the extruder, it’s easy to color the filament by hand.

1. ESTIMATE FILAMENT LENGTH

To determine the length of the filament needed, slice your model ...

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