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I see "impact resistance" listed under filament materials often. But I want to know how a case printed of that filament would protect it's contents from impact. Is there a name for this ...
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I am searching for some material, that can be turned (even with post-processing) into a "glass" like texture. Additionally, it should withstand some pressure (0.5 MPa in approximately 30 mm ...
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In addition to the question Does rPLA stand for Recycled PLA, or is it a different type of material?. Does PLA lose mechanical properties when it is being recycled into rPLA? If so, how often can it ...
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I am looking for a resin to use with my Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K. I am trying to print useable plastic connector shells for an industrial use-case. My requirements are: Layer heights of approx. 50 µm or ...
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How much weaker does a PETG part become when it absorbs as much moisture as it can hold?
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What is the effect of UV on PETG parts? Can I minimize that effect by placing some kind of UV light blocking film/coating? Also, is there a limit in how much weaker a part can become because of ...
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Are 3D prints safe to touch right after printing? If not should I do some kind of curing (like in resin printing) when my prints are done or wash them with alcohol or something.
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I've read a couple articles recently about brass nozzles and found out they contain some lead. I've been 3d printing stuff for about a year and haven't really been mindful of this and so haven't ...
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I want to make an anime-style figurine in Blender with long strands of wavy hair coming down from pigtails, similar to sailor moon, but more so. They are going to be extremely challenging to print in ...
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I re-assembled an i3 that used to be on a production line. It works OK when the layer height is set to 0.15 mm, but it over extrudes “A LOT” when used with a layer height like 0.06 mm. At first I ...
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I'm testing a HHO generator (oxyhydrogen - browns gas generator) and I use 1% NaOH solution (sodium hydroxide -lye). I made some M8 threaded adapters for it using PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate ...
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I am considering making modifications to my Ender 3 so I can print metal-infused PLA, but I'm somewhat unclear on how it works and how the PLA is supposed to be separated from the metal content in ...
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I am thinking of using it for a project or two but am still somewhat new to this. So, I was wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of Eryone's 15% metal PLA and X% metal PLA in general?
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I have used PLA and PLA+ so far and I know that it can use ABS and PETG but I'm curious what other materials could I in theory use with my Ender 3? It is a stock configuration, for the time being at ...
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I am trying to develop a process to print fixtures/jigs that can withstand a convection oven temperature of 165 °C. The tricky thing is that these parts have to be considered ESD safe (surface ...
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