Filaflex filament and link roundup - tests and properties of various filament types

There are more filaments from various materials available for 3d printing then just simple PLA and ABS. Here are some links on news related to filaments ...

Excellent roundup post by NothingLabs on various filaments, how to print with them and their properties:

http://nothinglabs.blogspot.com/2013/09/filament-roundup-3d-printing-in-all.html

Here is his detailed presentation from google docs: http://tinyurl.com/kq3sbjd

Color changing and magnetic metal infused 3d printing filaments 

http://printm3d.com/filaments/

New flexible material - Filaflex

http://recreus.com/

Hackaday video from Maker Faire 2013:

Extensive test of soft PLA (FlexPLA):

http://algorithmicart.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/3d-printing-with-flexible-materials-flexpla-tests/