AzteCypher
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- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- Mk7 Golf R
That's pretty cool. I might try printing that in ABS as I don't have an ASA.
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3D Printer & C.A.D. Thread
- Thread starter GolNat
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yakboyslim
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It might just be this Inland PETG+. For me it is so sticky that it will always string, but the bigger issue is that I have to run really low accelerations (or turn off pressure advance) or I get extruder skipping on every acceleration and unretract. Only filament that gives me that problem. It will be bad enough that layers with lots of retracts can end up underextruded.
I've messed with temps, speeds, accels, pressure advance, retract/unretract distance/speeds... I eventually decided this was good enough for a part that goes on the bottom of my car, hit print, and plan to never use it again.
I printed my diveplane/foglight flare pieces in ASA with no issue and much better surface finish - and faster. So at least for me, no reason to use PETG now that I used up what I had.
yakboyslim
Go Kart Champion
Foglight flares / diveplanes. Printed in ASA and then vapor smoothed. Really happy with the finish. It's not perfect, with some visible layer lines on overhangs, but im happy with it considering zero sanding.
AzteCypher
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- Mk7 Golf R
You can't really see the layer lines unless you know what you're looking for. Bang up job on this one.