I have not found a good red silk PLA. Most of them print a little pinkish and this filament is no exception. Still glorious none the less!
Polyalchemy was one of the first specialty filaments I purchased. I had to order it direct from China to obtain this new silk like appearance. Polyalchemy Elixir has a gorgeous shine which truly must be appreciated in person. Elixir can have a different appearance and shine depending on how hot and fast you print with it. Polyalchemy Elixir does tend to show seams a bit more than other filaments. You may want to spend a little extra time perfecting your print when using this filament. Polyalchemy comes on a plastic spool in 750g sizes. It used to come on 1KG spools for the same price
https://www.polyalchemy.com/products/copy-of-elixir-pla-crimson-red-1-kg
Recommended Print Settings
Temperatures
- Hot End - 210 Celsius
- Bed - 60 Celsius
Speeds
- Print Speed - 50mm/s
- First Layer Speed - 30mm/s
- Perimeter Speed - 30mm/s
- Infill Speed - 60mm/s
- Cooling Fan Speed - 100%
Structure
- Perimeters - 2 or 0.8mm - 1mm
- Top and Bottom Layers - 4 to 5 or 1mm
- Infill - 15%
Retraction
- Distance - 0.8mm*
- Speed - 35mm*
- Z-Lift - 0.6mm
Bridging
- Bridge Flow - 85%
- Bridge Speed - 30mm/s
- Bridge Cooling - 100%
Physical
- Bed Adhesion - Glue Stick
- Nozzle Type - Brass (Standard)
- Enclosure - None