Hello out there a question of using HIPS filament material

Would it be just a matter of switching out the hot end element in order to run HIPS filament on a R1 machine or would I have to jump more hoops to gitter dun?

Thanky!

 

What temperature are you trying to get to?

 

If I remember correctly the brand I was looking at flowed at recommended 290 degrees. Thanks!

 

I think the stock heater can reach 300C without issues though I am not entirely sure. In order to get up to 290 you will need to change the max temp allowed by the firmware to 300.

 

I print hips at 250C just fine.

I think a 70-80C bed is all that's needed as well but I print hotter because I use it as a support material for ABS.

 

I've been away for a bit 'working' on computers instead of 'playing' on them. But I have read the replies an added them to my getting started logbook so thanks for confirming it will do higher temps and some of your settings. While I'm on this topic. I resurrected parts to make a clean build Windows 7 that I plan to use as a printer PC. I've loaded the Matterhackers program/drivers and Cura 15.

Would it be in my best interest to buy the Simplify3d program from the get go or use what I have installed right now? Thanks again!
Cheers!

 

Simplify3D is a very powerful (and complicated) tool. You can do a ton of stuff with it, but the 'easy' things are more difficult imo.

That said the support material generation is better than any other software. So if you're printing a lot of stuff that needs easy to remove support it's worth the investment. Though I have access to it but still mostly print using Cura