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PolyLite™ LW-PLA is a special foamed PLA designed to print with similar settings as regular PLA but with half the weight.

What is the difference between active foaming and passive foaming?

PolyLite™ 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.

What are the pros and cons between active and passive foaming?

Active foaming:
You need to heavily modify your printing settings depending on the temperature and setup to compensate the foaming expansion of the material when printing.
You 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.
At very high temperature, active foaming can achieve lighter print than passive foaming however the print may suffer of serious stringing defects.

Passive foaming:
You 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).
The lower the temperature the higher quality the print.

Printing and Drying Settings?

Printing Temperature: 190˚C - 210˚C
Bed Temperature: 30˚C - 50˚C
Printing Speed: 25mm/s - 60mm/s
Fan: ON

Direct Drive:
Retraction Distance: 3mm
Retraction Speed: 40mm/s
Indirect Drive:
Retraction Distance: 6mm
Retraction Speed: 60mm/s

Drying Settings: 55˚C for 6h
(Only if the material has absorbed moisture)

Is PolyLite™ LW-PLA good for RC Plane?

Yes, 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.

Polymaker

PolyLite™ Light Weight LW-PLA

SKU PA08001

Regular price: $32.99

PolyLite™ LW-PLA is a special foamed PLA designed to print with similar settings as regular PLA but with half the weight.

What is the difference between active foaming and passive foaming?

PolyLite™ 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.

What are the pros and cons between active and passive foaming?

Printing and Drying Settings?

Is PolyLite™ LW-PLA good for RC Plane?

Yes, 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.

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LW-PLA is a special foamed PLA designed to print with similar settings as regular PLA but with half the weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-accordion-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab\"\u003e\n\u003clabel for=\"so-tab-1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between active foaming and passive foaming?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab-content\"\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the pros and cons between active and passive foaming?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActive foaming:\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edefects\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePassive foaming:\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003clabel for=\"so-tab-2\"\u003ePrinting and Drying Settings?\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab-content\"\u003e\n\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\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirect Drive:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Distance: 3mm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRetraction Speed: 40mm\/s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndirect Drive:\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab\"\u003e\n\u003clabel for=\"so-tab-3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs PolyLite™ LW-PLA good for RC Plane?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"so-tab-content\"\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

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PolyLite™ LW-PLA is a special foamed PLA designed to print with similar settings as regular PLA but with half the weight.

What is the difference between active foaming and passive foaming?

PolyLite™ 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.

What are the pros and cons between active and passive foaming?

Printing and Drying Settings?

Is PolyLite™ LW-PLA good for RC Plane?

Yes, 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.

PolyLite™ Light Weight LW-PLA

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