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PRINTING WITH ABS FILAMENTS
4.1.2
The slicing settings
Download the slicing configuration file, Artifex ABS.ini, from our website. Then, follow the
steps in Sections 3.2.2 to update slicing settings for printing with ABS filaments. The main
difference from the settings for printing with PLA filaments are:
Print settings
A brim of 2mm width is added for the print to better stick to the print
surface. (Note: The brim needs to be cut or teared off from the print after it is
finished and removed from the print surface. After removing the brim, you may see
some rough surface on the object along the cutting line. For small size objects, you
can print them out without brims for better surface finish.)
Filament settings
Both extruder and bed are set at higher temperatures, and cooling is
turned off for printing with ABS filaments.
Printer settings
In the Custom G-code, higher extruder and bed temperature are set
before the printing starts.
4.2
Preparing print surface
After extruded from the nozzle, ABS filaments can stick well to warm and clean print tapes.
Both PET tapes and Kapton tapes can be used for this purpose. PET tapes are easier to
be applied on the glass surface, and can last longer than Kapton tapes, while Kapton tapes
can provide stronger attachment to the print. In the following, we use a PET tape as the
example.
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Taking off glass plate
(a) Loose thumb screws under the four HBP corners. (Figure 2.36)
(b) Slide printed HBP corners outward away from the bed to release the glass top
from the build platform. (Figure 4.2)
(c) Carefully take off the glass top and place it on a flat table surface.
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