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Extrusion issues
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:37 pm
by tom10122
Got new filament from rainbot3d, had good luck with them so far but New color and new issues, I got a transparent blue and It extrudes very little, even after cleaning the nozzle and replacing the ptfe tube
Re: Extrusion issues
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:13 pm
by foshon
tom10122 wrote:Got new filament from rainbot3d, had good luck with them so far but New color and new issues, I got a transparent blue and It extrudes very little, even after cleaning the nozzle and replacing the ptfe tube
Different plastics will extrude well at different temps. I have had 2 spools of PLA from the same manufacturer require different temps. I assume the different colors were different batches.
Re: Extrusion issues
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:02 am
by Flateric
I love that transparent blue in the sunlight however. It's almost like it colorchanges and glows in the sun. Nice stuff.
Re: Extrusion issues
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:47 am
by Polygonhell
I've had PLA that requires anything from 165 to 230 degrees to extrude, with massive temperature variation even from the same supplier. Colors makes a difference, as does the type of plastic, 4043D isn't 4042D etc.
Re: Extrusion issues
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:05 pm
by tom10122
got it working, this blue is awesome, flateric I got the royal blue, transparent ish and it glows in the dark. Very cool