Finally got the Box Turtle AFC mostly dialed in, yay multicolor!

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨MxRemy@pxlmo.com⁩ to ⁨3dprinting@lemmy.world⁩

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Finally got the Box Turtle AFC mostly dialed in, yay multicolor!

Our multimedia dept lends out this card game, and I guess the thin cardboard box fell apart? So they asked for a sturdier one. Made from 100% ASTM6691-certified biodegradable PHA of course.

#3dprinting #PHA #makerspace #library #TacoCatGoatCheesePizza @3dprinting@lemmy.world

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RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That’s a weird combo of pizza toppings

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- chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s not all pizza toppings. Lol. It’s the make of a silly card game.
  
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- MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Pizza is indeed a wild pizza topping.
  
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- MxRemy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Agreed lol, “Taco Cat Goat” sounds like something a bougie gourmet SoHo cheesemaker would make. I bet it’d be good on a pizza though
  
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MxRemy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
PHA seems to work pretty well in the AFC. It’s not super prone to shattering into a million pieces, the way some materials can be (especially when old and/or moist). The only notable issue is that, due to the very slow hardening, sometimes the “kick” procedure breaks the purge in half instead of knocking it into the purge bucket. I think I just need to add a “dwell” command to the macro between purge and kick, to give it a little more time.

The yellow and black filaments are both from the “Terraform” line of PHA by HartSmart, who I’m pretty sure is sourcing their base materials from EcoGenesis. The pink filament is from the “LooPHA” line by PHA Eco Goods, and is blended with real sakura blossoms.

Also, the Box Turtle is the only AFC I’ve ever built, so I don’t have anything for comparison, but… it was awful!! What terrible tolerances on those printed parts! Honestly quite surprised I ever got it working at all, let alone this well.

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HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That game hurts when you play it on a hard surface XD

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aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Never heard of PHA, do you like using it?

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- MxRemy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I love it, yeah. There are some hiccups, don’t get me wrong… it warps as bad as ABS, and not many people sell the pure stuff. But:
  
  It’s non-toxic.
  
  It’s biodegradable.
  
  It smells really nice! kinda like… play-doh?
  
  It’s realllyyy strong!
  
  It’s got this weird-but-nice texture, almost more leather than plastic.
  
  It never jams my hotend.
  
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  - MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    is it uv resistant? As in, can I print something for my garden with it?
    
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  - ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Are jams really that common anymore? I’ve got around 2500-3000h of print time on my two printers and I’ve never had a jam or clog on any of them.
    
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scallisto@retrofed.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yooooo nice! Congrats!

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