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Changing from pla to abs, midway through print

Posted by Ben.folkes 
Changing from pla to abs, midway through print
May 03, 2015 07:03AM
Hi everyone, I'm in the middle of a ten hour print and noticed that I'm going to run out of black pla. I have some black abs so I was wondering if abs would bond to pla if I changed my filament and increased my hotend temp? The material for this part was not a design constraint. Thanks for all the help I've gotten so far.
Kind regards
Ben
Re: Changing from pla to abs, midway through print
May 04, 2015 02:36PM
I've never tried it myself but I've read reports that it does stick. Some report being able to use PLA as a soluble support for ABS ( dissolving with caustic soda).
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