Material of Ultimaker² transparent side walls

[xxxprod 2]

Hi,

I'm searching for a project a semi transparent material that diffuses light very well. I've tried "milky" acrylic glass but that works not as good as I hoped it does.

Now that I've got the Ultimaker² I saw that the transparent side walls would suit perfectly to my project but I have no clue what material it is and where to get it.

Can anyone tell me of what it is? Any hint would be great!

Thanks in advance,

Thomas

[stu_le_brew 42]

can't answer what the materiel is for the sides but I have been getting some great clarity with HD Glass from formfutura.com. They claim 90% plus clarity, it is less clear with higher temperatures, also its even FDA food and drink contact approved if thats important for your needs

[xeno 108]

You could try transparent XT, that turns whitish semi transparent, when you use infill.

Not my pic:

Edited September 22, 2015 by Guest

[yellowshark 153]

This may be what you want (not my pic, nicked from the Taulman site)

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The bottom half is Taulman t-glase - which I use. The top half is the same filament but covered with XTC-3D - which I also use.

[Dim3nsioneer 557]

@xxxprod: As you may (or may not) know, Ultimaker printers are open source. That means that they published drawings for every part of their printers, including the Ultimaker2.

So the only thing one has to do is to check the drawing of e.g. the left panel:

https://github.com/Ultimaker/Ultimaker2/blob/master/1232_Left_Panel_%28x1%29/B1232-B2P-D.PDF

And here is your answer: Perpex frost. Good luck with your project!

[xxxprod 2]

Thanks for all the hints and specially to @Dim3nsioneer for the concrete answer!

Edited September 23, 2015 by Guest