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Re: 3D Printing with Nylon: Robot applications?
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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Do you have a source and possible extruder/heated bed settings for it?
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I do not use a heated bed on my Replicator 2. I use a glass printing surface + hairspray as a slight adhesive to avoid warping. This works great for PLA and nylon (as it turns out).
For the extruder, I set to 245 degC, which seems to give me the best results so far. PLA I normally run at 230C for comparison.
Orangemoore -- the strength will definitely not be comparable in tension to, say, nylon rope, just based on the additive manufacturing process (in a way, it's like comparing the strength of plywood to particle board). Printed parts in general are better in compression. But, I will definitely stress test these timing belts a bit and look for the optimal thicknesses and infill ratios.
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