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ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts

Posted by Stoica

Stoica

ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 29, 2015 08:35AM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 12

Hi all
i'm about to buy the printed parts for prusa i3 rework from ebay but i found two sellers witch sells same parts but one sell parts manufactured from PLA one from ABS
Witch do you think is Better because the monney diffrence is not so big

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Floyd

Re: ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 29, 2015 09:58AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 770

ABS all the way.
One of the reasons I only print in ABS is I like to use parts that I make.

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Viper97

Re: ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 29, 2015 11:38AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 131

I'd say for anything you are printing to use as either replacement parts, upgrades etc. for a 3D printer or if you require added strength for other projects definitely go with the ABS. For food related items you might make, I'd go PLA or PETG.

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dtwrv6

Re: ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 29, 2015 08:44PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 35

If you ever want to print ABS, you'll need a heated chamber and the PLA components will not hold up to the required temperatures. Go with ABS.
I'm currently reprinting all of my components in polycarbonate so that they will resist even higher chamber temperatures for more exotic materials.

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ElmoC

Re: ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 29, 2015 09:59PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 517

If possible, I would try and find the parts in PET-G. It has the strength, if not more, than ABS. But if you can't find it in PET-G, then go with ABS.

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DjDemonD

Re: ABS or PLA for prusa i3 rework printed parts
December 30, 2015 04:04AM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 3,525

I've always found pla very unforgiving when printing any functional parts, it's just too brittle to allow for a little wiggle room, such as a little flexibility to push bearings in etc...