On Friday 17 July 2020 19:14:13 Gene Heskett wrote: > 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
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