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Re: 3d printers and robots

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
I've got some experience with PLA. Haven't done anything with ABS. PLA is to some extend biodegradable, but haven't tested that at all. I've found that the color of PLA tends to have a pretty hefty effect on how it prints and how it'll hold up. Set for one color, print a nice part, change colors and print the same part with the same settings and it might not be the same--depends on how close the colors are. (White tends to crack easily and without warning, for example; most other colors will at least warn you.)
I've never had this problem with ABS. Could it be a function of dye in the PLA changing the melting point? ABS seems to melt pretty much the same no matter the color. (Disclaimer: only used Makerbot supplied stuff on my own printer, work used 3d something or rather as their source, no major problems there either)
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