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i was about to propose some sort of annealing process like they do with metals, and it seems like someone has already beaten me to it: http://3dprint.com/3388/s

by durkie 12y ago

i was about to propose some sort of annealing process like they do with metals, and it seems like someone has already beaten me to it: http://3dprint.com/3388/study-how-to-make-3d-prints-stronger/ http://3dprint.com/3388/study-how-to-make-3d-prints-stronger... as a side note, this looks like kind of a cool way to smooth pla prints, for which up till now there wasn't really a great option.

Vendan 12y ago
that is a horrible article, considering the picture they are using is ripped off of a reprap blog on smoothing abs prints using acetone vapors. http://blog.reprap.org/2013/02/vapor-treating-abs-rp-parts.html http://blog.reprap.org/2013/02/vapor-treating-abs-rp-parts.h.... (I'm actually a member of Fablocker, so I'd seen those squirrels before)
- durkie 12y ago
  well shit. we tried putting some big pla prints in the oven last night and they definitely just started warping and caving.
  - Vendan 12y ago
    on that note though, from my experiments, acetone vapor bath does seem to strengthen abs prints some, cause it melts the surface together. Not terribly big effect, but it actually helps a lot for low infill parts and stuff.