Datum

18 colours · 11 materials

The range

Eighteen colours. Eleven materials. Not every colour in every material.

Pigment does not behave the same way in every polymer, and some combinations we will not sell. What follows is the whole catalogue, including the gaps.

A 1 kg spool of Datum PLA in Sodium, lit hard from the left so every strand pass on the wound face catches its own highlight.

Line 1 · PLA · Sodium

1 kg on a reusable reel. 335 metres of it.

Spools are charcoal ABS with six lightening holes, 200 mm across and 68 mm wide, on a 52 mm bore. They fit every dry box we have tested. Send twenty back and we will credit you £18.

Everything is dried below 0.02% moisture, vacuum sealed with 50 g of desiccant and a humidity card stamped with the day it was packed. The batch number is on the flange and on the sachet.

Diameter
1.75 mm ±0.02 · 2.85 mm ±0.03
Ovality
0.015 mm maximum
Spool
200 × 68 mm, 52 mm bore
Net weight
1 kg · 2.3 kg · 5 kg refill

On the shelf

Three of the eighteen, in the light they are made under.

  • A 1 kg spool of Datum PLA in Sodium, lit hard from the left so every strand pass on the wound face catches its own highlight.

    Sodium

    PLA · #F0A32B · RAL 1028

    £21.50 / kg

  • The same spool in Signal Red, shot under identical raking light so the two can be compared honestly.

    Signal Red

    PLA · #D8322A · RAL 3001

    £21.50 / kg

  • The same spool in Brunswick, a dark green that only shows its winding where the raking light catches it.

    Brunswick

    PLA · #0F4D3A · RAL 6005

    £21.50 / kg

Colour

Named for what they are, not for how they sell.

Colour
Ordnance
Reference
#101214 · RAL 9005
Runs in 11 materials
PLA
From
£19.50 / kg

The broad-arrow black on surplus kit

Reference

Eighteen colours, and where each one runs.

Hex values are the pigment target. Real polymer shifts a little between materials; silk and translucent grades shift most.
ColourHexReference Name fromMaterials
Ordnance #101214 RAL 9005 The broad-arrow black on surplus kit 11
Chalk #EFEBE2 RAL 9010 Drawing-office paper 8
Sodium #F0A32B RAL 1028 The lamp over the mill yard 5
Signal Red #D8322A RAL 3001 BR signal red 8
Ironbridge #B4522A RAL 8004 Oxide on the canal footbridge 2
Brunswick #0F4D3A RAL 6005 Off the lock gates 4
Kestrel #6E6A63 RAL 7006 The bird over Norland Moor 7
Bath Cyan #2FB6C9 RAL 5018 The cooling bath at the die 4
Ultramarine #2A3FA0 RAL 5002 Pigment blue 5
Heather #6C4A78 RAL 4005 Norland Moor in August 3
Gorse #F2D33A RAL 1018 The whin on the valley side 5
Millpond #1E5C55 RAL 6033 The lodge behind Bay 4 3
Oxblood #6E1F24 RAL 3005 Mill-door paint 3
Pewter #A8ADB4 SILK 01 Silk. Not a metal fill. 1
Copperworks #B5713A SILK 02 Halifax copper works 1
Natural #D9D6CC UNPIG Unpigmented. Translucent in PETG. 5
Marker #C9F227 RAL 6038 Hi-vis. Survey marker green. 2
Slate #3A4048 RAL 7015 Wet Yorkshire stone flag 9

Availability

The gaps are the useful part of this table.

A dot means we run it. A stop means we do not, and will not make it as a special. Silk pigments only behave in PLA. Hi-vis Marker green burns above 260 °C. Natural is only worth having where you can see through it.

18 colours across 11 materials. 86 of a possible 198 combinations are made.
Colour PLA PLA-M PLA-S rPETG PETG ABS ASA PC PLA-CF PA6-CF TPU-95
Ordnance Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Available in ASA Available in Polycarbonate Available in PLA Carbon Available in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Chalk Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Available in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Sodium Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Signal Red Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Available in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Ironbridge Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Not made in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Brunswick Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Available in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Kestrel Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Available in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Available in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Bath Cyan Available in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Ultramarine Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Heather Available in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Gorse Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Millpond Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Oxblood Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Pewter Not made in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Not made in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Copperworks Not made in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Available in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Not made in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Natural Not made in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Available in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Available in Nylon Carbon Available in TPU 95A
Marker Available in PLA Not made in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Not made in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Not made in ABS Not made in ASA Not made in Polycarbonate Not made in PLA Carbon Not made in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A
Slate Available in PLA Available in PLA Matte Not made in PLA Silk Available in Recycled PETG Available in PETG Available in ABS Available in ASA Available in Polycarbonate Available in PLA Carbon Available in Nylon Carbon Not made in TPU 95A

Temperatures, drying schedules and speeds for every one of these are on the print profiles page.