Filament PORO-LAY - LAYFOMM 60, 3.00 mm, 0.25 kg

PORO-LAY - LAYFOMM 60LAY-FOMM 60 is an exciting and new innovation from the creator of LAYBRICK and LAYWOO-D3. We are proud to offer the newest experimental filament from inventor Kai Parthy. LAY-FOMM 60 is best characterized as foamy and very porous. This material is made from a rubber-elastomeric polymer and a PVA-component. That means that part of this filament is water soluble. Once you rinse this material in water, the PVA component disappears and the rubber polymer remains as your micro-porous object. LAY-FOMM 60 is ideal for soft rubber-like applications, such as bendable suits and sponge-like objects, ink-reservoirs, bio-cells, micro-foam and elastics. LAY-FOMM 60 comes in a .25kg package.After finishing your print you will notice that the material is strong and rigid. However, rinse the print with water then your object becomes micro-porous & elastic. This is ideal for printing soft and flexible rubber like objects. This material is very soft and has a shore hardness of A60. To get full flexibility from your print you should leave the printed object sitting in tap water for 1-4 days.So what's the difference between LAY-FOMM 60 and LAY-FOMM 40? Good question - LAY-FOMM 60 has a shore hardness of A60 and is slightly firmer than LAY-FOMM 40 which has a shore hardness of A40. Both materials are very flexible and only have a difference in shore hardness. These materials are identical with the exception of shore hardness.We recommend printing LAY-FOMM 60 between 220°-230°C. However, remember that each printer is slightly different so you may need to increase or decrease the temperature by 5°C until your print looks perfect!LAY-FOMM 60 is part of the new PORO-LAY series which also includes LAY-FOMM 40 and GEL-LAY. The PORO-LAY series is made by taking two different materials such as an Elastomer (rubberlike substance) and then blending that substance with a soluble component such as PVA. So after rinsing your print in water the PVA component dissolves and the print is then flexible and porous.FAST FACTS ABOUT LAY-FOMM 60After printing rinse with water to create an object that is micro-porous & elasticOptimal for printing soft rubber objectsShore hardness of A60 (slightly harder than LAY-FOMM 40)Print between 220°-230°CFilament comes in a .25kg packageNUGGETS OF INFO ABOUT THE PORO-LAY SERIESPOROLAY filaments are dedicated for experimental use. This is bleeding edge filament so start with an open mind!All filaments after printing are stiff and unbreakable and printable with standard home-printers (repraps)All objects are hot-sealable after dryingMicro-porous means micrometer-dimensions! Pores are not visible to naked eyes.All POROLAY-objects can be filled not only with water, try to use emulsions of oil, glycerine, inks, salty solutions, or ionic liquids to make it conductive!you may print without heated bedthe objects have near zero warp (deformation while printing)Design rules: print less walls/shells and less filling % to shorten rinsing time