Transparent filament recommendation please

[Paul_in_Ricky]

Can anyone recommend a translucent red filament available in the UK please ?
I've tried the Amazon basic one and it's closer to orange than red. I need a deep primary red colour, the sort of colour for a signal glass or stop light lens.

[philipy]

I can't help directly, the only transparent/translucent filament I've ever played with, quite a few years ago, was 'clear' which was OK for the glass in station lamps but didn't hide the layer lines.
I've just done a quick look around out of curiosity and came across this one:
https://www.mscdirect.co.uk/rigidink-17 ... 3dp-10198j

Interestingly, I used to use "RigidInk" filaments until they went out of business some years ago and had excellent results, but I don't know if this is actually the same product on not. However it is available in 10m lengths at £2-87 so you wouldn't have much to lose if it's no good!

[Paul_in_Ricky]

Thanks, that looked a great option until I discovered it could only be couriered at almost twice it's cost. I can buy 1kg from Amazon for two quid more.

Let's not mention the infected web site and pain of trying to register.

[philipy]

Ahh, sorry about that, I didn't dig down.

[Lonsdaler]

Not a link for filament, but wouldn't it be possible to use lighting gel sheets? Plenty of colour options, and you could design your lamp to hold the gel in place?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Selens-Color-F ... YXRm&psc=1

[Paul_in_Ricky]

Not a link for filament, but wouldn't it be possible to use lighting gel sheets?

Thanks for the thought, but it's an object I need to print not just a pane of colour.
I'd just hoped someone here might have been through that search before.

[Lonsdaler]

Not a link for filament, but wouldn't it be possible to use lighting gel sheets?

Thanks for the thought, but it's an object I need to print not just a pane of colour.
I'd just hoped someone here might have been through that search before.

Ah, sorry. I took your comment referencing signal lenses too literally. I hope you find a solution that works.

[SimonWood]

Not a recommendation, and only the smallest help in narrowing it down, but I tried some Flashforge translucent filament and it was easily the worst filament I've used, so I'd cross that off your list. (Their opaque filament has generally been fine).

[Paul_in_Ricky]

Thanks, knowing what doesn't work is useful info.

[Paul_in_Ricky]

For anyone interested, I've just used Tinmorry PETG transparent red and it's a convincing red. Pretty cheap too from Amazon.