Holy Crap! I now see why you guys like ABS! Corners are actually sharp

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Holy Crap! I now see why you guys like ABS! Corners are actually sharp! I guess I’ll see about plumbing in a heated bed. #firstworldproblems

I’ve been quiet as I’m printing the Carriage for the igENTus, and noticed that the ABS failures are quite a bit lighter than the PLA carriage. Light is good.

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Wait till it starts to warp! :frowning:

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Since abs is less dense than PLA, when you buy by weight, you get more.

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Wait a sec… if you’re getting better looking prints with ABS then PLA you are most likely printing PLA the wrong way. PLA needs to be printed a lot cooler, and needs to be cooled down pretty quickly after that (usually with an on-head fan)

(I’ve seen about 1000 better looking PLA printed Ultimaker robots then the one I see on this photo. Yes, we printed shitloads of these)

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I’ll take a good close up of it this evening, then take tips on tuning. :slight_smile:

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Then print again in pla, using my pla settings. (190-200 instead of 240)

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I’m with David here - I find PLA a lot easier to print than ABS, and on small objects like the Robot, you absolutely, positively have to have active cooling.