Does somebody has experience with 3dprinting your own diffuser (for 5050 ws2812).

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Does somebody has experience with 3dprinting your own diffuser (for 5050 ws2812). What kind of filament is diffusing the best ?
I have clear filament and translucent green (ugly!!) at my disposal but
unfortunately my ultimaker 3d printer is currently out of order.

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Ive tested clear and white and forsure white works better.

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I have seen examples of white ninjaflex on adafruit, but it’s pretty expensive.

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I use natural ABS (gives the light a warmer tint) and clear PLA. Clear PLA doesn’t diffuse as much as refract, so I will sand it or otherwise scuff it to make it more diffuse.

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Tnx for the advices.
I don’t have (yet) a heated bed => Abs not really an option.
Will try to fix the printer this weekend (bowden tube issue) and try the sanded clear pla option. (Is there much difference between clear PLA & Natural PLA?)

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I use Natural PLA for diffusing my LED, and i love that as my go to Material. I should get some more to keep in stock. I am working on getting my printrbot simple to accept NinjaFlex, that should work better. But stick to light /white color