Panchroma™ Glow PLA
Panchroma™ Glow displays a natural color in day light but reveal its beautiful glowing effect in the dark!
Formerly called PolyLite™ Glow PLA.
Print Settings
Printing Temperature: 190˚C - 230˚C
Bed Temperature: 25˚C - 60˚C
Printing Speed: up to 200mm/s
Fan: ON
Direct Drive:
Retraction Distance: 1mm
Retraction Speed: 20mm/s
Indirect Drive:
Retraction Distance: 3mm
Retraction Speed: 40mm/s
Drying Settings: 55˚C for 6h (Only if the material has absorbed moisture)
Printing Tips
These glow in the dark materials have an additive that makes them very abrasive. This means you should not print them unless you have a hardened nozzle.
Due to the abrasiveness, we do not recommend printing these in an AMS with plastic gears and tubes.
Other than being abrasive, these materials are standard PLA options and can print with standard PLA settings.
Leave the cooling fan on at full blast for best surface quality.
FAQ
Is there a difference between Panchroma™ Glow PLA and PolyLite™ Glow PLA?
No! This is the same great material - just under a new product family name.
What is the difference between Panchroma™ Glow PLA and Panchroma™ Luminous PLA?
These materials both have the same glow effect, the difference is what color they are before being placed in darkness.
Panchroma™ Glow PLA will be a natural color when not in darkness while Panchroma™ Luminous PLA will be the same color while in light as in the dark.
Is this material abrasive?
Yes - you will need to use a hardened nozzle to print with glow in the dark material. You will also need to be careful with using any AMS style setup as well.
Do I need a larger nozzle?
No! This material will print fine with a 0.4mm nozzle.
Is this material food safe?
Unfortunately we do not have any data whether this material is food safe. As of now, no 3D printing material on the market is FDA food safe compliant. This is because in order to be certified as food safe, the actual object needs to be certified and not the base material. The shape, bed used, environment the object was made, and much more goes into getting a food safety certificate. As of now there is no real certification that the FDA offers for 3D printing.
Is this material AMS compatible?
While the spool will spin great in the AMS, the material is abrasive and may lead to the gears and PTFE tube wearing out too quickly. Therefore we do not suggest using it with the AMS.
Do you sell refills?
We are sorry but we do not sell refills at this time
Is this material recyclable?
Unfortunately there is no great answer for recycling PLA at this time. Our cardboard spools are biodegradable but there is no great way to recycle PLA at this time.
What is Panchroma™?
Panchroma™ is a new family of engineered polymer compounds containing PLA. The formulations are fine tuned for each color/surface finish to offer the best aesthetic quality and printability. They can be reliably printed on any FFF/FDM 3D printer under typical PLA settings. All Panchroma™ products are PLA except for those listed under "experimental".
Can I mix and match effects into a single HueForge print?
This material will mix and match great with all other Panchroma™ effects, except those listed under "experimental".
Printing Requirements
Hardened Nozzle
And that is it! This will print great on any stock 3D printer that has a hardened nozzle.
You will just want to print slower on stock, older style printers.
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