BASIC PRINTING SETTING:
Extruder Temperature: 230-250° Bed Temperature: 95-110°C Fan Speed: 0%
BUILD SURFACE OPTIONS:
- Kapton Tape
- ABS Slurry
ADVANCED PRINT SETTINGS:
- Extrusion Multiplier: Fine tune the multiplier as needed between the range of 1 and 1.05 Note that in some FDM printers this metric is referred to as “Flow Rate” instead of “Extrusion Multiplier”
- Print Speed:
- Travel Speed: 150mm/s
- Bottom Layer Speed: 30mm/s
- Infill Speed: 60mm/s
- Top/Bottom Speed: 40mm/s
- Outer Shell Speed: 40mm/s
- Inner Shell Speed: 60mm/s
- Infill: Keep infill between 8-12% for standard modeling, end use pieces may require more
- Retraction Settings: Minimum Travel=1.5mm, Enable All Combining,.005mm minimal extrusion before retraction, Z Hop When Retracting: .1mm
- First Layer Settings: Include 4 top and bottom layers. Height 130%, Width 100%, Speed 30%.
- Support Settings:
- Structure Type: Line
- Overhang Angle for Support: 45°
- Fill Amount: 23%
- Distance X/Y: 0.7mm
- Distance Z: 0.13mm
- Post Processing: Acetone can add great glossy aesthetic to an ABS print. CAUTION ACETONE IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
WARPAGE SHRINKAGE FUMES
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Add a print enclosure to trap heat and work with ABS in a well-ventilated space. Begin with the initial settings provided above.
- Increase bed and extruder temperature slightly.
- Gradually increase extrusion multipler