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Glow Filament Quickshot (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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I'm finally getting around to messing with this stuff. Now I can balisong in the dark.

Step 2 is determining how badly all the particles of gumf in this filament negatively impact the mechanical strength.

Edit: I probably should have said this in the first place, but this is Overture green glow PLA.

The model is my Rockhopper balisong utility knife. Go check it out -- it's fully printable, even the hardware.

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[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Is it the classical ZnS based stuff that fades within minutes or the modem strontiumaluminate (like luminova) that lasts for hours?

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

For strength there are some decent GID PETG options. Glow for all these is pretty good with regards to intensity but poor for duration. Be ready to replace your brass nozzle a little sooner than you thought. Using a oxbidian nozzle and it seems to take the beating well.

[-] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Oh man that looks wicked. How bright is it in person? And is that stock, or did you charge it up a bit with a UV light?

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

For a short time in total darkness it actually is pretty bright. Obviously my phone's camera automatically wound the exposure up quite I bit when I took that picture in the dark, though. That was without any special charge-up, just an hour or so of exposure to the largely LED based lighting in my office with it lying face up on my desk.

This is the Overture brand glow PLA.

I whacked it with my little Lumintop single AA flashlight last night and left it sitting on my bedstand, and found that it was still quite visibly (albeit dimly) glowing by dawn the next morning.

[-] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Very cool. I'll put some in my cart. My kids will get a kick out of it.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

Oh it's a butterfly knife. Why the hell is it called "balisong" and who came up with such a stupid sounding name for it?

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Ask the Filipinos, who are the ones who both invented and named it. "Butterfly knife" is a western neologism for it.

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