• Lightweight material
• Ideal for RC planes
• Matte finish

colorFabb LW-PLA

Advantages
Reduces the weight of printed parts by up to 65% compared to regular PLA.

You can control the amount of extruded material by regulating the print temperature. Around 230 °C, LW-PLA begins to foam and can increase its volume by almost 3 times.

With one spool of LW-PLA, you can print as much as with 3 regular PLA spools, thanks to the 3 times lower material factor/flow.

Easy to cut, trim, sand, and takes paint very well.

LW-PLA (Natural, Black, Gray Silver & Red) hides layer lines very well.

Disadvantages
The material can "ooze" during non-printing movements – this is normal and cannot be entirely avoided.

The color becomes lighter when the material is in its maximum foamed state, compared to the non-foamed state, which gives a deeper and more saturated color.

This is what our customers say about the material:

• "...A must-have material for RC planes! Light, easy to print, can be cut and trimmed too"
• "...LW-PLA is perhaps the most ingenious 3D printer filament on the market."
• "...So far I've used it for cosplay, and the weight reduction is amazing"
• "...This filament creates strong, lightweight parts with a nice surface finish, and it sands very well (better than regular PLA)"
• "...I have used this filament for various decorative prints that need to be worn, and the weight reduction is a huge advantage!"
• "...Ideal for drone spare parts"

Material:
colorFabb LW-PLA

Diameter Tolerance:
± 0.1 mm

Density:
1.210–1.430 g/cm³ (non-activated density)
0.403–0.476 g/cm³ (maximum activated density)

Glass Transition Temperature:
55 °C

At colorFabb, they have a well-equipped 3D printing studio with many popular 3D printers. They know their materials will give you excellent results, and to help you achieve them, here are some tips and tricks for using colorFabb 3D printing filament.

Recommended 3D Print Temperature:
195–260 °C

Recommended Print Speed:
40–100 mm/s

Recommended Heated Print Bed Temperature
(if you have one, not strictly necessary):
50–60 °C

Cooling Fan:

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