Wondering about annealing PLA, using the bed heater in an enclosure.
If we kept the chamber warm during the print, and warm for a time after, would we get less warping/shrinkage and stronger parts?
The graph (below) of annealing time is interesting. From:
http://justinmklam.com/posts/2017/06/sous-vide-pla/
Which I got from +ThantiK’s post:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AnthonyMorris/posts/RriCu3ggKr2
Also inspired by +Thomas Sanladerer’s post:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ThomasSanladerer/posts/gAvaR4mAYGB
Clearly the plastic has to become cool enough to hold shape, when first printed.
If kept warm longer, and cooled more slowly, can we get stronger, and dimensionally accurate parts? Has anyone tried this experiment?
(Cannot do any experiments at the moment. First printer is not back from RMA. Second printer ordered, but not arrived.)
