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  1. wthierry

    wthierry Active Member

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    Has anyone used Ninjaflex on the R2? What temps did you use?
     
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    If it works you will need to worry more about print speed than temperatures :)
    I have done it on the R1 series, you need to go super slow. I have not tried it on the C2 yet (R2 will be same -- same extruder).
     
  3. Warp Norman

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    Let us know how it goes. Braydon did a video with the 3d printing Nerd. In that video Braydon says they are still working on getting the R2 to print Ninjaflex.
     
  4. Geof

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    The R2 (from what I can tell) without modification to the filament path will have one heck of a time printing ninjaflex. You may have better luck with semiflex or a standard TPU (generic- I use foxsmart(http://thefoxsmart.com/) and alchemest(amazon) and have good luck on most "unmodded" machines)
     
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    Maybe I'll wait on printing ninjafles

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  6. wthierry

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    Oops ninjaflex..


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    dont let me deter you! :D. Maybe instead of the expensive ninjaflex or semiflex just grab a standard TPU and give it a go. :D
     
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    I also want to print in flexible materials with my R2. Has anyone had good success with printing from the R2 with a rubberish/flexible material? I have an inner diameter on my design that goes up against a metal bar. I want to make a U-shaped insert that lines the inner diameter so it has a higher tolerance fit, but is soft against the metal. What material types would you recommend for this application? TPU?
     
  9. RSC

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    I just bought some TPU to try. Maybe this week if I'm lucky...
     
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    Let us know. Happy Holidays !


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  11. supercazzola

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    Any luck @RSC ??


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    I've had no problems printing the sainsmart TPU I got off amazon.
     
  13. wthierry

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    What temps do you use? And is it the stock extruder, or have you upgraded it?
     
  14. Jerome Helbert

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    Stock extruder with no mods.

    As mentioned previously, temps don't factory as much with the flexible filaments as the print speed and retraction settings do. I think I've varied by temps from 210-230, and the only thing that really changes is just layer adhesion an flexibility/looks (I think higher temps make it shine less and less flexible?)

    I've been able to print large flat areas (very little retraction) at 40mm/s print speed, but I slow that down considerably if I and doing anything detailed with lots of movements and lots of retractions. You'll also want to slow down you retraction speeds accordingly.
     
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    I tried some today. Tried with following settings
    220°C hotend
    No retraction
    All Speeds at 900 mm/min (15 mm/sec)
    1st layer height 100%
    1st layer speed 50%
    1st layer Width 150%
    Extrusion multiplier 1.1
    No supports or rafts
    Skirt enabled

    But still this, fresh out of bag. No sizzle so I don’t think it’s wet.
    [​IMG]

    Please, do you have any ideas ?



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  16. Jerome Helbert

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    What layer height overall? I think last time I printed the TPU I used the following settings:
    ,4mm nozzle
    .16 mm layer height
    .48 mm line width
    220°C hotend
    40°C bed
    2 mm retraction
    30 mm/s retraction speed
    40 mm/s print speed
    1st layer height 150%
    1st layer speed 50%
    1st layer Width 150%
    Extrusion multiplier 1.0
    No supports or rafts
    Skirt enabled
    no parts cooling fan

    Thats just the last print I did (multimaterial print with a thin flexible bottom layer and rigid PETG upper layers), I've had plenty of luck with thicker layer heights, but most everything else stays the same.

    Looking at you picture I would wonder about your z-offset? Maybe not close enough and not getting enough "smoosh" or too close and the nozzle is dragging it up? Really hard to say for sure with that picture (some parts looks like one, others look like the other.) I'd also suggest increasing your first layer height percentage, it will help hide some of the problems with offset. And finally probably bring the extrusion multiplier down?

    I dont have any pictures, but my first layer in TPU doesnt look that much different than any other kind of filament.
     
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    [​IMG]
    I just let it run for the heck of it and it came out pretty nice. My only complaint was I should have more top solid layers but other than that, stock machine does work with TPU


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  18. mark tomlinson

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    Yea, I ignore the first couple of layers with NinjaFlex :) It is just too different.
     
  19. andres Mayorga

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    Hi

    I have problems, when I try to place the flexible filament on the outside and not sell .. what can I do? Thank you r2 printer
     
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    Do you mean "swell" instead of "sell". If the flexible print is swelling too much, a couple of settings come to mind which you can try changing. The first setting would be the percentage of infill. Perhaps lowering the percentage might help. The second setting would be the infill pattern (grid vs triangle vs gyroid, etc.) You will have to experiment and see which combination gives you the best result. And please do post back here on the forum what your findings are (as other folks could benefit from your information).
     

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