wet filaments are more prone to be stringy during the printing, and that will likely clog or even damage the nozzle. Additionally, the melting point of the filament will become higher when it is wetted. Thus, the filament will not be melt so well at the original temperature, which...
Most 3D printer filament soaks up water from the air, and when it does, the water passing through the extruder nozzle can expand, bubble, and pop, causing all kinds of mayhem and unwanted effects in the print. This is why reels come vacuum sealed. Some people 3D print so much that they...
Will damage nozzle unless it's hardened steel Show our expert take Filament FAQ What filament should I start with? If you're buying a printer for the first time, the best filament is PLA. It is the easiest to print with, the safest in terms of fumes and the most readily available. Th...
the PetBot only heats up the tape to slightly above its glass transition temperature, which allows the driven spool to slowly pull it through the nozzle without breaking. A fan cools the filament just before it goes onto the spool. The same stepper motor is used for both stages of the pro...
Check out the3D printing Essentials: Bed Levelingfor best practices when leveling your bed. If part of the bed is too far from the nozzle and the other part of the bed is too close, filament can drag around and create compounding problems. ...
before changing tool, filament is 'rammed' out of the nozzle fast. This prepares the filament head for retraction first retract happens right after ramming and is short enough to leave the tip opf the filament in the hot ends cold zone ...
Before you start printing on any new bed surface, always remember to level your bed and calibrate your nozzle height to adjust for the print bed's height difference. With LayerLock Build Surface, it is essential to achieve the correct layer height because extruding too low may cause your prin...
more accurate placement of material with proper cooling (it does not shrink as much) and also thinner build heights because of less resistance from the plastic coming out the nozzle, where ABS even at high temps (252℃) is still sticky and has high viscosity. PLA has a obvious feature that...
Recommended Nozzle: Any Abrasion Resistant Nozzle Make sure your nozzle is 100% purged of other filaments before printing Density: 7800kg/m³ Filament Diameter: 1.75mm / 2.85mm Spool Size: 3kg Print Speed: 15 - 40mm/s Part Cooling: None...
Here’s the major thing you need to know about ABS before you try it out – it’s incredibly prone to warping. Not only does the high temperature of ABS mean that it goes through rapid cooling as soon as it exits the nozzle, but ABS also tends to generate a lot of thermal stress ...