{"product_id":"polylite-lw-pla","title":"PolyLite™ LW-PLA","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePolyLite™ LW-PLA\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolyLite™ LW-PLA is a special foamed PLA designed to print with similar settings as regular PLA but with half the weight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between active foaming and passive foaming?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolyLite™ LW-PLA is not an active foaming filament, which means it will not foam when extruded from the nozzle depending on the temperature. PolyLite™ LW-PLA is already pre-foamed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are the pros and cons between active and passive foaming?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive foaming:\u003cbr\u003eYou need to heavily modify your printing settings depending on the temperature and setup to compensate the foaming expansion of the material when printing.\u003cbr\u003eYou need to print at very high temperature to achieve light weight results (~250˚), these high temperatures will create a lot of defects on the print such as stringing and blobs.\u003cbr\u003eAt very high temperature, active foaming can achieve lighter print than passive foaming however the print may suffer of serious stringing defects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassive foaming:\u003cbr\u003eYou do not need to change any settings from your regular PLA settings (slight increase retraction) as PolyLite™ LW-PLA will offer light weight results even when printing at very low temperature (~190˚C).\u003cbr\u003eThe lower the temperature the higher quality the print.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e Printing and Drying Settings?\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting Temperature: 190˚C - 210˚C\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBed Temperature: 30˚C - 50˚C\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinting Speed: 25mm\/s - 60mm\/s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFan: ON\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirect Drive:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Distance: 3mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Speed: 40mm\/s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndirect Drive:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Distance: 6mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Speed: 60mm\/s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrying Settings: 55˚C for 6h\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Only if the material has absorbed moisture)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003eIs PolyLite™ LW-PLA good for RC Plane?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes, PolyLite™ LW-PLA is designed for ease of print and strong rigidity. For more information check out the review below about PolyLite™ LW-PLA for RC Plane application.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSpool Dimensions?\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.5kg cardboard spool:\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 55±1mm\u003cbr\u003eSpool Diameter: 200±1mm\u003cbr\u003eSpool Width: 65.6±2mm\u003cbr\u003eSpool Weight: 190±7g\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.75kg cardboard spool:\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 55±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Diameter: 200±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Width: 50.6±2mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Weight: 125±7g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1kg cardboard spool:\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 55±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Diameter: 200±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Width: 65.6±2mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Weight: 140±7g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2kg cardboard spool:\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 55±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Diameter: 250±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Width: 117.2±2mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Weight: 370±18.5g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3kg cardboard spool:\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 55±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Diameter: 250±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Width: 117.2±2mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Weight: 425±21.3g\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5kg plastic spool: 32mm\/300mm\/160mm\/819g\u003cbr\u003eSpool Inner Hole Diameter: 32±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Diameter: 300±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Width: 160±1mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpool Weight: 819±30g\u003cbr\u003eSpool Material: PP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Polymaker","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200149568,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-BLA-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200182336,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-WHI-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200215104,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-GRE-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Wood \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200247872,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-WOO-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bright Orange \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200280640,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-BRI-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bright Green \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200313408,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-BRI-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bright Yellow \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200346176,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-BRI-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bright Red \/ 1.75 mm \/ 1 kg","offer_id":41247200378944,"sku":"PM-PLLTPLA-BRI-175-1KG","price":7.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/9347\/9488\/files\/PolyLite_LW-PLA_800g_BrightGreen_f990ebd0-0e73-4f5f-9fcd-f7d7db22cecd.png?v=1780923614","url":"https:\/\/mawqe3d.com\/products\/polylite-lw-pla","provider":"Mawqe3D","version":"1.0","type":"link"}