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One of my most recent 3D printer project is an ink bottle. It is designed with a nib-shaped well in the bottom. I am still testing to see how it performs. Two of my major concerns are how ink and PLA plastic react, and whether a 3D printed bottle proves too porous.

 

So far so good.

 

 

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One of my most recent 3D printer project is an ink bottle. It is designed with a nib-shaped well in the bottom. I am still testing to see how it performs. Two of my major concerns are how ink and PLA plastic react, and whether a 3D printed bottle proves too porous.

 

So far so good.

 

 

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Very well made, if that came in a transparent glass then it would be terrific.

 

The point regarding the PLA and ink is valid, that would be such an interesting thing once the result comes out.

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Very well made, if that came in a transparent glass then it would be terrific.

 

The point regarding the PLA and ink is valid, that would be such an interesting thing once the result comes out.

 

Thanks. Yes, I wish I could turn that into glass!

Ordinary dye inks seem to be OK. I still need to test with iron gall inks. I would also be concerned with something like Noodlers Bulletproof Black, as the PLA is based on corn starch - will the ink react with the PLA? I'm not sure.

It would probably be better to use PETG or ABS.

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Why not create small canisters first for those aggressive inks?

Agree on using iron gall inks as your medium, better test with the worst behaved ink as the basis of the test

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The PLA I play with can become brittle/crumbly after being in contact with water for long periods... but then again every filament maker has their own secret plastic formula.

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As PLA is biodegradable to some account I would not use it for something like ink. As we learned here in the forum ink itself can sometimes begin to house a variety of lodgers. Better use another filament suitable for ink storage.

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I think I would try PETG. PLA can get very brittle as it absorbs moisture from the air over time. You did a great job in making your bottle water tight. PETG is more stable but not quite as easy to print with, but with the right layer sizes and by using coatings people have gotten PETG/T-Glass to be really transparent using thick layers and larger nozzle sizes.

 

I have mostly been using PLA in my printer, but I had some nice prints with PETG before. I should order more of it.

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