Fabjects and Rit Dye Update
by Jon on Jun.03, 2010, under MakerBot
Cutting the test blocks in half with a bandsaw revealed that the dye took only to the outer surfaces. There appears to be some bleeding into the centers, but a closer inspection shows that the dye leaked in through tiny holes in the part. The most noticeable was the part that was soaked for 45 minutes. The dye leeching into the part slowly over time explains why that one stopped floating and sank.
Perhaps with some additional SkeinForge tweaking I can get my prints to be completely watertight.
