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  1. Hispapanels

    Hispapanels New Member

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    Hi everyone.

    I've just finished my first print and everything has gone fine except at the end. I have tried the 5 mm. calibration cubes.

    I've used ABS with the settings of the starting guide (extruder 210ºc / bed 90ºc).

    At the middle of the printing, the bed has started decreasing its temperature until the final 26ºC.

    All the layers have been printed fine except the last cube, which instead a cube I've got a "deformed thing". Looks like ABS hasn't have enough time to cool before the next layer has been put.

    Any clue?

    Some pics:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/pe115u8yqejt0qf/20131028_212751.jpg
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/5v7x6gwgiwzr537/20131028_212801.jpg
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/004fi1u1mpw5rp8/20131028_212814.jpg

    Thank you.
     
    #1 Hispapanels, Oct 28, 2013
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    Are you sure that is ABS? I've never seen ABS do that before, especially not at the low temps you are using (I do 220 for ABS), but I see it all the time with PLA if there is not enough cooling time.
    The color sure looks like the short PLA length that came with my robo.
     
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    Hispapanels New Member

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    Well, is what it is written in the label from Robo team. I haven't used the PLA sample yet. Both samples are blue (slightly different tone).
     
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    I think they might be mixed up.

    Looking at it again, I see stringing, collapsed top infill, smushed out layers, and it looks like some of the blobby spots on the top are translucent. All things that are typical issues with PLA, but not ABS.

    The PLA is slightly translucent. The ABS is totally opaque.
    or you can try dissolving a little piece in acetone. The PLA will get stringy, but the ABS will dissolve completely.
     
    #4 Printed Solid, Oct 28, 2013
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    Hispapanels New Member

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    Hi Matt, the translucent one is marked with PLA. The one I haven't used.

    I'll try less temperature then. Thank you.
     
    #5 Hispapanels, Oct 28, 2013
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