Polyalchemy Night Sky Elixir PLA - 750g 3mm

SKU: CE05939 Brand: Polyalchemy

Retired Product

This product has been replaced by: 3d filament
This product is no longer available. This page is only for reference.

PolyAlchemy Elixir is a 3D printing plastic made up of PLA and other polymers. The resulting effect is a stunning pearlescent shine, unmatched by normal PLA. It's great for for printing busts, vases or any model that needs to stand out from the rest. PolyAlchemy has worked hard to bring you what they believe is one of the best PLA’s on the market today for FDM 3D printing, plus, it makes almost any model you print look twice as good.

Printing with PolyAlchemy Elixir

Printing with PolyAlchemy can be a little different from normal filaments. First, you'll notice differences when simply loading the filament. It's likely that if you extrude the filament above your bed, you'll see it bulge up rather than extrude like a piece of string. This is no cause for concern, but simply how this filament reacts to being extruded.

If you're a LulzBot 3D Printer user, I recommend simply utilising the PolyLite PLA Standard/High Quality Print Profiles on any of the Printers to have success with Elixir. You might find some stringing is happening, in which case tune up the retraction speed/distance settings as required. Apart from that, this profile will work great. If you have any questions, get in touch with us.

If you're a hobbyist printer user and you need extra information on the print settings for Elixir, there's a great guide written by PolyAlchemy that gives you some fantastic starting points. Here's a link. As always, if you have questions/discussion on that let us know in the comments below and we can help out.

Storing and Using your Elixir

It's also important to store your PolyAlchemy in a safe and dry environment when you aren't printing with it as it can react poorly with moisture in the air. We recommend taking care when unpackaging the spool to not damage the bag beyond use, that way you can store it back in there. Humidity in the air can cause some excessive stringing (the really wispy kind, not the problematic kind). We'd recommend either printing in a drier environment, OR, simply removing the wisps post-print.

Filament Specifications

Diameter: 2.85mm
Tolerance:0.05 +/-
Printing temperature: 200-220C
Printing plate: 0-60 degrees
Weight: NW 750G, GW 1.150KG
Spool diameter 200mm
Spool Hole Size 55mm

Polyalchemy Elixir MSDS

This product is listed in:

Retired

Product Comments

Start the conversation

Exact shipping can be calculated on the view cart page (no login required).

Products that weigh more than 0.5 KG may cost more than what's shown (for example, test equipment, machines, >500mL liquids, etc).

We deliver Australia-wide with these options (depends on the final destination - you can get a quote on the view cart page):

$3+ for Stamped Mail (typically 10+ business days, not tracked, only available on selected small items)
$6+ for Standard Post (typically 6+ business days, tracked)
$10+ for Express Post (typically 2+ business days, tracked)
Pickup - Free! Only available to customers who live in the Newcastle region (must order online and only pickup after we email to notify you the order is ready). Orders placed after 2PM may not be ready until the following business day.

Non-metro addresses in WA, NT, SA & TAS can take 2+ days in addition to the above information.

Some batteries (such as LiPo) can't be shipped by Air. During checkout, Express Post and International Methods will not be an option if you have that type of battery in your shopping cart.

International Orders - the following rates are for New Zealand and will vary for other countries:

$11+ for Pack and Track (3+ days, tracked)
$16+ for Express International (2-5 days, tracked)

If you order lots of gear, the postage amount will increase based on the weight of your order.

Our physical address (here's a PDF which includes other key business details):

Unit 18, 132 Garden Grove Parade
Adamstown
NSW, 2289
Australia

Take a look at our customer service page if you have other questions such as "do we do purchase orders" (yes!) or "are prices GST inclusive" (yes they are!). We're here to help - get in touch with us to talk shop.

Have a product question? We're here to help!

Write Your Own Review