Comment on Update on Menippus planter
Rutty@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
ABS is nice, PETG good, ASA hard to print, PLA holds up, but don’t recommend.
Dem overhangs, tho. Did you print this upside down, with the open end on the print bed? It looks quite good.
I think PETG is probably a good choice for this application. PLA, especially if it’s thin walled as I suspect it is here, will disintegrate pretty quickly with continued exposure to temperature variations, moisture, and sunlight.
ABS is infamously pretty vulnerable to UV, also. You could protect it (or any of the others, really) with a coat of paint.
Printed right side up. Everything was achieved via support setting optimization, and heated support removal where necessary (nose and lip in particular).
PLA holds up alright, but it’s gets brittle. There are just better choices.
Interesting point about the ABS, it appears to be holding up very good, but I’ll monitor it overtime.
IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You’re saying ABS is printing easier for you than ASA? That’s interesting. From my limited understanding, ASA has the reputation of being easier to print.
What brands/blends? I’ve been printing basically only ASA and PETG for a little while now. Haven’t tried ABS.
Rutty@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I think maybe Sainsmart. They also do bad toy, so maybe source was the problem.
How do you handle fumes with ASA? they are much worse than ABS, imo.