Hello,
I want to try to print with ULTEM filament, as I understand it is high preformance.
do you know where I can buy it?
what temp I need to print it? I have e3d v6 on my printer.
thanks.
ULTEM filament printing
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Re: ULTEM filament printing
From the Internet:
Injection molders use a nozzle temp of 330-350C, which gives you a starting point for experimentation. So you're going to need an all-metal hot end with a thermocouple. The MSDS suggests it decomposes above 300C and that the fumes may be pretty toxic, so an enclosed machine and filtered exhaust are recommended. Also, you probably need to heat the chamber to close to the glass transition point which is 186C. The stratasys machines that print this stuff have been described as having an oven for a print chamber.
Also, I have no idea where to get it in filament form, and it costs a fortune even in sheet or rod form.
In other words, Ultem filament would be extremely difficult to print with unless you have a Stratasys machine.
This is the link: http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,423528,423528
Injection molders use a nozzle temp of 330-350C, which gives you a starting point for experimentation. So you're going to need an all-metal hot end with a thermocouple. The MSDS suggests it decomposes above 300C and that the fumes may be pretty toxic, so an enclosed machine and filtered exhaust are recommended. Also, you probably need to heat the chamber to close to the glass transition point which is 186C. The stratasys machines that print this stuff have been described as having an oven for a print chamber.
Also, I have no idea where to get it in filament form, and it costs a fortune even in sheet or rod form.
In other words, Ultem filament would be extremely difficult to print with unless you have a Stratasys machine.
This is the link: http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,423528,423528