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13 Feb 2024 07:55 #31
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if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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13 Feb 2024 09:07 #32
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Do it now, you may never get another chance
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I have dozens, I always save them, they're in the oven at 90C as we speak!
Do it now, you may never get another chance
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13 Feb 2024 14:55 #33
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I am now on my second roll of eSun LW-PLA and I have never had a moisture issues despite the UK winter weather. All my PLA rolls are stored in the bedroom along with the printer. The humidity rarely exceeds 54% and the temperature keeps between 15 C (night) and 22 C. (day)
As my extruder is limited to 230 C I print slow (45 mm/sec) and with a low flow rate of 45%. Probably due to the low(ish) nozzle temperature there is no discolouration of the LW-PLA.
I suppose I really should get round to installing the high temperature extruder but it does mean a major disassembly job. What I have works well for what I want to do so I am reluctant until I have to pull the A8 apart for some other reason!
As my extruder is limited to 230 C I print slow (45 mm/sec) and with a low flow rate of 45%. Probably due to the low(ish) nozzle temperature there is no discolouration of the LW-PLA.
I suppose I really should get round to installing the high temperature extruder but it does mean a major disassembly job. What I have works well for what I want to do so I am reluctant until I have to pull the A8 apart for some other reason!
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13 Feb 2024 17:10 #34
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Do it now, you may never get another chance
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Up to now, the E-Sun product has always worked for me, in fact I'm doing a test print with it right now.
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14 Feb 2024 09:11 #35
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The print went well, excellent sticktion, but at 56.5% flow came out at 2.735gm, the recommended weight is 4gm.
Upped the flow to 80% and the next try came out at 3.935gm, = result! I printed with a brim, the part was very difficult to remove, to the extent that I thought I might break it!
Upped the flow to 80% and the next try came out at 3.935gm, = result! I printed with a brim, the part was very difficult to remove, to the extent that I thought I might break it!
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14 Feb 2024 09:12 #36
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14 Feb 2024 11:20 #37
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That went well, I tried one of the locally produced filaments using the same setting and gcode, a perfect print but came out at 4.27gm. Obviously doesn't foam quite as much as the E-sun, but after being baked in the oven for 8hrs it's now usable.
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