Filamet - New Line of Metal Composite PLA and ABS

[Bassna]

Est. Deliver is in August though I like the idea, hope it goes well for them. Can never have enough filament type's

[Wolfie]

- Now that's a filament I would like to get my hands on. A "solderable" metallic filament that has a conductive material as a binder.

Yes, that would open up a wide range of opportunities for printable electronics. The currently available conductive filaments have a high enough resistance to make them less desirable for anything but simple power runs and even then distance with it is iffy. And with resistance, comes heat. Put enough current through it and it will heat. Good if you are printing a pair of heated shoes. Not so good if your intent was for something else.

I was also thinking, if it were conductive, battery holders. There are many battery holder STLs out there. Simply modding them to accept this filament as a conductor removes the need for springs and clips. 100% printable at that point.

I am also wondering if this stuff is opaque to RF making it ideal for RF shielding of electronics cases. If so, even a thin layer would be sufficient to shield RF so the rest of the case could be printed with standard ABS/PLA. And it could be sandwiched inside layers of ABS/PLA, completely hidden.

Est. Deliver is in August though I like the idea, hope it goes well for them. Can never have enough filament type's

Amen to that brother!

I am just starting out in this hobby and I already feel the pull to collect more types