Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 12:04AM |
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Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 08:57AM |
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What material? Some types of ABS may like a little more than 110, but I can't find any common material that needs significantly more than that.Quote
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Apparently some materials might need more than the 110 degrees Celsius the bed that comes with mine has.
If by board you mean electronics, I wouldn't count on it powering much more powerful of a board directly. An external relay would overcome that limitation if it's an actual issue later on. Most electronics are going to be similar so it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.Quote
1. Is the board good enough to upgrade the bed to a hotter one if I needed?
It does look like it supports a 2nd extruder from an electronics standpoint. You'd need to use a x-carriage that supports 2 extruders, hot ends, etc.Quote
2. And is it possible to add a second hot end later if I want? I know it's extremely inexpensive, so they probably went really cheap on those parts, so I might need to upgrade if I ever want to do that, but I was curious if anyone was familiar with the board on it.
Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 09:47AM |
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What material? Some types of ABS may like a little more than 110, but I can't find any common material that needs significantly more than that.Quote
fatesalign
Apparently some materials might need more than the 110 degrees Celsius the bed that comes with mine has.
If by board you mean electronics, I wouldn't count on it powering much more powerful of a board directly. An external relay would overcome that limitation if it's an actual issue later on. Most electronics are going to be similar so it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.Quote
1. Is the board good enough to upgrade the bed to a hotter one if I needed?
It does look like it supports a 2nd extruder from an electronics standpoint. You'd need to use a x-carriage that supports 2 extruders, hot ends, etc.Quote
2. And is it possible to add a second hot end later if I want? I know it's extremely inexpensive, so they probably went really cheap on those parts, so I might need to upgrade if I ever want to do that, but I was curious if anyone was familiar with the board on it.
Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 09:59AM |
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Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 10:09AM |
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Nylon requires high hot end temperatures, not high heated bed temps. Look a Taulman's recommended settings for their various types of nylon. I can't find any place that recommends high temperatures for nylon. Most have recommendations at or lower what's usually recommended for PLA at 60 degrees C.Quote
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I'm more looking at different materials like nylon.
Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 10:11AM |
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I know nylon recommends 75 degree temp, I was just giving an example. I can't remember the filament that needs higher temps.Quote
cdru
Nylon requires high hot end temperatures, not high heated bed temps. Look a Taulman's recommended settings for their various types of nylon. I can't find any place that recommends high temperatures for nylon. Most have recommendations at or lower what's usually recommended for PLA at 60 degrees C.Quote
fatesalign
I'm more looking at different materials like nylon.
Re: Heated bed?? April 20, 2015 10:13AM |
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I appreciate it. I've owned and built a 3d printer before, so I understand them pretty well. I was just hoping I didn't bite myself too much by getting a really cheap kit. And don't get me wrong. I'll definitely just use what it comes with for a while. Thank you.Quote
cdru
Nylon requires high hot end temperatures, not high heated bed temps. Look a Taulman's recommended settings for their various types of nylon. I can't find any place that recommends high temperatures for nylon. Most have recommendations at or lower what's usually recommended for PLA at 60 degrees C.Quote
fatesalign
I'm more looking at different materials like nylon.