ABS

I've tried printing in ABS and the prints stick well with hairspray to my bed at 95c but I'm having issues getting the actual layers to stick. I once printed a skyscraper I designed ant the top half completely cracked and came of with light handling. Right now it would be impossible for me to even think about printing something with the simplest of support structures (the support comes off as well as any parts connected to it). I've tried printing the ABS at 210c, 220c, as well as 230c. The filament is only a month or so old and popped a little due to moisture but only for the first few inches extruded now it doesn't. The ABS is white filament from robo3d I received in Feb but only opened around June-July.

Anything would help (I'm out of PLA)

Thanks,

 

Ive not used ABS, for good reason lol, and don't really plan on it. But I do know 210 and even 220 is low for ABS, 230 is much better.
What layer height are you using? .3 tends to separate easier than lower layers if that is what you are trying.
Could try and bump the flow rate up 5% and see if that helps as well.
And no part cooling fan.

 

What speeds are you printing at and have you made sure to leave your cooling fan off? I was having similar issues if i printed above 80mm/sec and had the cooling fan on.

Now I print at 225c extruder temp, 90 or 95c deg bed temp with hairspray, a makeshift plastic cover to hold the heat in (made from that clear plastic table protector stuff), 80mm/sec and with cooling fan switch off.. It really depends on the print for your infil amount, my main print is thin so i do 90% fill which gives it really good strength.

 

im printing 0.2 at 40mm/sec but I had the fan on ill try it without

 

I print all sorts of things so I cant give an exact infill %
I don't have any sort of cover but I have use paper taped over the printer to hide the print I could use it to keep the heat in

 

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Oh yeah, no fan for sure.