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Reiten966 / Polyformer

Polyformer is an open-source project that aims to recycle plastics into FDM filaments
https://www.reiten.design/polyformer
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Settings to obtain a proper fillament #44

Open mejia921 opened 11 months ago

mejia921 commented 11 months ago

Hi everyone! I have been trying to obtain a good filament, but so far I can only roll the PET stripe without the usual structure, so the core of the filament is empty. Once I tried to use it in the printing machine, nothing could be printed, not even the base.

I'm wondering the best temperature for the set-up and rolling speed. Any advice?

Thanks

Reiten966 commented 8 months ago

Hi there, the core of the filament is supposed to be empty, it forms the strip into an "O" shape. You should print them at 270C and lower speed. Also reducing the tension on the extruder helps as it lowers the chance of the filament being crushed in the extruder.

zantiago261 commented 2 months ago

It doesn't work. At 240 degrees it doesn't melt plastic.