I used acetone to chemically-polish a PLA part this very afternoon. But if you say so 🙂
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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks agoYou’re thinking of ABS/ASA, acetone does not dissolve PLA.
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 weeks ago ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
You might get some minor surface reaction, but you’re sure as hell not able to dissolve PLA in acetone. Leaving a part printed of PLA in acetone will not turn it in to goo like it does with ABS/ASA.
- ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
you’re sure as hell not able to dissolve PLA in acetone
Why don’t you try it before saying that?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Man, you really like to double down on wrong.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I set this up a good 25min ago, let’s see what happens. It’s polymaker polyterra PLA, 3 walls, 15% gyroid infill and some fuzzy skin with default parameters from orca slicer.
So far all I have is very slight color leeching out, but nothing has dissolved so far. I’ll let it run for a few days and keep you updated.
teri@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Thanks to this discussion I was tempted to try: I can’t say if you can fully dissolve PLA in acetone, but you can definitely use acetone to glue PLA pieces together. Actually sticks very well. I’m amazed. Not sure if works for all PLA filaments though ?