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Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by barry ginsberg, Apr 5, 2016.

  1. barry ginsberg

    barry ginsberg New Member

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    I now have lots of experience with PLA and am about to try my first ABS print. I always change filament by preheating the extruder to the PLA temp and running the extruder in reverse until the filament comes out of the extruder. When I use ABS and want to switch back to PLA, what temp do I use to reverse the ABS extruder and what temp do I start the PLA at?

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  2. GAmbrosio

    GAmbrosio Active Member

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    When I switch hit, I do as I normally do with ABS, then with PLA. The only exception is that after using ABS, I run about 8cm of the cleaning filament to get the residue that the ABS left behind that can contaminate the PLA.


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    #2 GAmbrosio, Apr 5, 2016
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