PA6-CF
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Printing the Titan Fighter at the mo, which is taking longer than it should due to the printer being in the office at home, and the missus WFH so I have limited print time.
Plan is once this is done, which should finish over night tomorrow, all being well, I can then stick the new filament in, I'll run some calibrations on it, and then start to run off the MASS NAS, the PA6 will primarily be used for the parts that will take the heat and need the additional strength, even though PA6 is overkill, but it was cheap so why not right
Plan is once this is done, which should finish over night tomorrow, all being well, I can then stick the new filament in, I'll run some calibrations on it, and then start to run off the MASS NAS, the PA6 will primarily be used for the parts that will take the heat and need the additional strength, even though PA6 is overkill, but it was cheap so why not right
I got some in my x1c sample pack. I decided to print some spools from it as otherwise it would just have stayed in the bag forever. Dried overnight then chucked straight on. Printed ok. Very tough a lot tougher than PLA which is most of what I print. Might make some bed scraper heads as well
I think as a test I'll print off a new head cover for the printer actually, see what its like before I throw an 8h print at it..
I don't have a heated enclosure on my Kobra S1 so a bit weary of printing at this time of year with the temps being up and down like they are..
I don't have a heated enclosure on my Kobra S1 so a bit weary of printing at this time of year with the temps being up and down like they are..
I have hepa/carbon filter on the machine, so hopefully that'll take care of most of it, the room will be empty as well as will print it overnight.
I really do need more self control, I only bought the stuff, because I could, and because it was less than half price...
I really do need more self control, I only bought the stuff, because I could, and because it was less than half price...
Oh sorry I thought you meant you had no enclosure at all not just not a heated one. Probably fine then. I reckon it'll be useful for stuff like scrapers and AMS/hot end fiddly tools that are a bit naff to print with PLA which would just bend for being too dainty.
I've used PAHT-CF which I think is very similar to PA6-CF. I'm using it for some custom designed hose adapters for an oil catch can in an engine bay to help vent valve covers so needed something that was strong with solid heat and oil resistance. The parts I printed have been doing an awesome job. It was quite nice to print with generally and not too dissimilar to printing in ASA tbh. Not sure if PA6-CF is the same here, but as it turns out, ASA makes great support interface material for PAHT-CF for clean supports.
I have another project lined up when I get some time to design and build a fresh air intake for a supercharger without having it look obvious or stand out (aiming to keep things looking "stock" from the outside). A little bit of a different use case as there's far less temp involved and in theory there should be no oil either but I'm going to use PAHT-CF again for peace of mind.
I have another project lined up when I get some time to design and build a fresh air intake for a supercharger without having it look obvious or stand out (aiming to keep things looking "stock" from the outside). A little bit of a different use case as there's far less temp involved and in theory there should be no oil either but I'm going to use PAHT-CF again for peace of mind.