New Zealand
KiwiFil Silk PLA at a glance
KiwiFil Silk PLA is PLA filament by KiwiFil, a brand from New Zealand. Print it with the nozzle at 190-230 °C and the bed at 50-70 °C. It comes in 11 colours, on 1 kg spools.
- Material
- PLA
- Nozzle
- 190-230 °C
- Bed
- 50-70 °C
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm
- Spool sizes
- 1 kg
- Colours
- 11
KiwiFil Silk PLA colours
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- Clear
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- Dark Forest Green
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- Fluorescent Yellow
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- Light Marble
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- Machinery Grey
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- Orange
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- Race Car Red
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- Royal Blue
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- Silver Grey
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- Translucent Blue
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- White
Where to buy KiwiFil Silk PLA
We don't know a shop that sells it yet. Amazon may have it.
Search Amazon for the KiwiFil Silk PLA. The link opens your own country's Amazon where there is one.
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Printers for KiwiFil Silk PLA
PLA is a basic material practically every 3D printer prints: 757 of the 757 printers in our catalog print it well. Below are the ones SimplyPrint users print with most.
KiwiFil Silk PLA in an AMS, CFS or ACE Pro, and its NFC tag
In a multi-material unit
PLA is the kind of filament multi-material units are made for.
The Open Filament Database doesn't record the spool's size or whether it is cardboard yet: check that it fits your unit.
NFC and RFID tags
KiwiFil puts no tag on its spools that we know of. SimplyPrint writes one for the system you use, so the spool works like the system maker's own:
Creality CFS: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Creality printers read it like their own.
Anycubic ACE: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Anycubic printers read it like their own.
OpenPrintTag: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so Prusa printers read it like their own.
ELEGOO Canvas: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so ELEGOO printers read it like their own.
OpenSpool: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenSpool tag, which any OpenSpool reader can read.
QidiTech: SimplyPrint writes a tag for this spool, so QIDI printers read it like their own.
OpenTag: SimplyPrint writes an open OpenTag tag, which any OpenTag reader can read.
TigerTag: SimplyPrint writes an open TigerTag tag, which any TigerTag reader can read.
Bambu Lab and Snapmaker U1 tags are signed by the printer maker, so we can't write them, but we can write the others. On those printers, SimplyPrint keeps track of the spool instead.
KiwiFil Silk PLA slicer profiles
No slicer has a profile of its own for it that we know of. Start from your slicer's generic PLA profile and set the temperatures above.
KiwiFil Silk PLA specifications
Temperatures, material and spools, as KiwiFil gives them in the Open Filament Database.
Printing
| Nozzle temperature | 190-230 °C |
|---|---|
| Bed temperature | 50-70 °C |
| Hardened nozzle | Not listed as abrasive |
Material
| Material | PLA |
|---|---|
| Properties | Silk; some colours: Translucent, UV reactive |
| Density | 1.24 g/cm³ |
| Brand from | New Zealand |
Spools
| Diameter | 1.75 mm |
|---|---|
| Spool sizes | 1 kg |
| Colours | 11 |
| Refills without a spool | Unknown |
Is this data wrong? Edit it in the Open Filament Database: the fix reaches this page with the next import. The filament's file on GitHub
Compare KiwiFil Silk PLA with similar filaments
The same kind of filament from other brands, with a similar finish and temperatures, that you can buy.
Frequently asked questions
What temperature do I print KiwiFil Silk PLA at?
KiwiFil gives a nozzle temperature of 190-230 °C and a bed temperature of 50-70 °C. Start in the middle of the range and adjust for your printer.
Which 3D printers can print KiwiFil Silk PLA?
Practically any: PLA is a basic material nearly every 3D printer prints, and 757 of the 757 printers in our catalog print it well.
Does KiwiFil Silk PLA have an NFC or RFID tag?
Not from KiwiFil, as far as we know. SimplyPrint can write a tag for it for the Creality CFS, Anycubic ACE, OpenPrintTag, ELEGOO Canvas, OpenSpool, QidiTech, OpenTag and TigerTag, so the spool works like the system maker's own.
Is there a slicer profile for KiwiFil Silk PLA?
Not one of its own that we know of. Use your slicer's generic PLA profile with the temperatures above.
Filament data: the Open Filament Database, an open, community-kept catalog that SimplyPrint helps run. Usage figures, printer ratings and NFC support are SimplyPrint's own.