• IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    You’re saying ABS is printing easier for you than ASA? That’s interesting. From my limited understanding, ASA has the reputation of being easier to print.

    What brands/blends? I’ve been printing basically only ASA and PETG for a little while now. Haven’t tried ABS.

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      3 days ago

      Yes in my experience, ABS is an easier print.

      For ASA, I think maybe Sainsmart. They also do bad tpu, so maybe source was the problem.

      How do you handle fumes with ASA? they are much worse than ABS, imo.

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        3 days ago

        Huh, any particular ABS brand(s)? I am tempted to grab a roll. I’ve been running polymaker’s ASA and other than warpage on big parts with my lower chamber temps (yay big printer with lots of enclosure surface area) it prints fairly well.

        I run the filter inside an enclosed printer with an exhaust fan.

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          10 hours ago

          Microcenter ABS is pretty nice. In general they do some good stuff.

          Of course you run exhaust fans! I run Bambi’s with enclosures, I don’t have an exhaust fan setup yet.

          I often wonder about fumes and cancer risks.

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            6 hours ago

            Thanks! I’ll have to stop by and pick up a spool. I would rather start with something that prints well for someon else than some random spool.

            I’m guessing you mean Bambu? If so, you could print a [Nevermore](https://github.com/nevermore3d] and/or Bento box. They’re both in-chamber active carbon filters and will help cut down on fumes. This is all I was running before the exhaust fan. Regarding the exhaust fan, I’ve found I don’t need much flow - just enough to keep a slight negative pressure in the printer. I remember finding someone who ran their exhaust fan through a 3m respirator cartridge and they found that to be pretty effective when combined with an in-chamber carbon filter.