ABS or PETG for Parts

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CCRN
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ABS or PETG for Parts

Post by CCRN » Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:49 pm

I am considering printing a backup for the filament drives and want to know what I filament I should consider using.

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Jules
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Re: ABS or PETG for Parts

Post by Jules » Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:52 pm

I like to use PETG. (Less brittle than ABS.) Use a fairly high infill (> 40%) and it will last a good long time.
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Re: ABS or PETG for Parts

Post by jimc » Tue Nov 01, 2016 3:35 am

always have backups of every part on the m2. i have printed all the drive parts in about every plastic available. only one thats a definite no go is pla. stock parts are abs. as jules said petg is very good. abs is fine too. i always print at 80-90% infill. i personally like esun's epc polycarbonate for drive components the best. its extremely hard, rigid and high temp. the best thing is that its a flame resistant plastic so god forbid something happens and your hotend were to ever run away and go into meltdown mode then the plastic drive components wont ignite and you may have a chance that you wont burn your house down.
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