varioShore contest

Update: The winners! (April 17th 2020)

First place

It's done! I needed a solution to properly store my calipers, so why not print it? Toolbox inlays are a perfect use case for the smooth feel of #varioShore. Printed at 250°C with 65% flow saves material and results in softer parts for extra protection. pic.twitter.com/XBJNDZMrJy

— Marius Breuer (@MaBreuer) March 31, 2020

Second place

https://twitter.com/r0ybent/status/1239635063085678593

Third place

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cH3IwnRuv/

The winners have been contacted already.

Original post

Last year we launched our new flagship filament: varioShore TPU. This week we release the black varioShore TPU in addition to the natural color already available. But we’re not done yet. Hot on the heels of our very succesfull #MadeWithcolorFabb contest we have yet another contest.

This time it is a more specific contest and, you may have guessed it, we are looking for prints made with varioShore TPU. The unique properties enable a large group of makers to create amazing functional prints. We have seen cosplay, insoles and drones being printed and are looking for the next big thing! Inspire us and your fellow makers with your creativity.

What is varioShore TPU?

varioShore TPU allows users to vary the density of the material by adjusting temperature and material throughput (speed & layerheight). At temperatures between 200 and 250C the materials will start to expand to roughly 1.4-1.6 times its original volume. This means the material can be printed at low flow rates (60-70%), to compensate the active foaming, which in return gives very soft printed parts. Between 190-200C the material can be printed without foaming, resulting in different haptics and harder prints compared to foamed samples.

The base TPU is a 92A material, which will work with most standard extruder set-ups for both Bowden and direct drive systems. Learn more about varioShore in our lengthy blog post.

To enable you to print with our innovative filament we also lowered the price of varioShore TPU with 10% during the contest. Click here to head to our webshop!