On Friday 17 July 2020 18:26:24 [email protected] wrote:
> On 2020-07-17 23:03, Gene Heskett wrote: > What I've found on the web seems to say that black > > > PLA needs more heat for normal stuff and even more for starter > > adhesion. > > I use a fair amount of black PLA+, and run my Anet A8 at 225 nozzle, > 60 bed. I have found some variation in temperature for different > colours, but nothing that would cause problems here (black, white, > red, blue). Note this is PLA+ rather than straight PLA, but other > users I talk to seem to have success with PLA and pretty much the same > temperatures. I gave up on rafts: too much cleaning up after the print > has finished. I use a glass bed (attached with crocodile clips) and > lay down a coat of strong PVA glue, mixed 3 parts glue to 1 part > water. Then I use a brim, one layer high. Works a treat. In fact it > takes a bit of knocking to get it off the glass (run it under hot > water, and swipe the brim layer with a large kitchen knife. The same > glue works just fine with the aluminium plate bed. > > The Anet is basically the same as the Ender, but cheaper (and probably > not as refined). > My nozzle is 0.1mm (4 thou) off the bed at Home. > I may be a little higher than that on this run. And as soon as it started the nozzle fan, it froze half up and started stretchng strings across the open center as it tried to lay down the spockets lower flange. More heat and more PLA feed. Reslice for an even slower nozzle fan, and up the E-steps/per 100 mm another +10, and reset the nozzle temps up another 5C to start and 10C` to run. But find some of that belt and see if I'm making it the right size, It was small for XL stuff when I made a 32 tooth for another project, had to adjust the scales of both x and y up a ways, well over 2%. > Large prints can take a long time, but I notice that a low infill > percentage still provides decent strength for most jobs, and speeds > things up. I usually print at 0.2mm layer height, unless I need fine > detail. That keeps run times a little shorter. > > Other users report that the best prints seem to occur when the ambient > temperature in the room is high. I print in a cold room (big garage), > but PLA doesn't seem to mind. I think ABS would. > I'm in AC, about 78F, haven't tried ABS. But I'm also looking for a box to cover it with. Thanks Marcus Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
