I have spent weeks of tuning PETG to print on my modified CR-10. I would get regular failures and really stringy prints. I had trouble getting it to stick to the bed, and could only print really slowly.

I was dreading trying ASA, but I bought a roll of Polylite ASA, put it on the printer without drying it, and used a default ASA profile I found online (I didn’t even start with a temp tower). The only changes I made was a minimum layer fan of 10% as my PETG fan shroud needs constant cooling. I didn’t see anything about enclosure temperature so I left it at 40°.

The first print started great but broke off the bed. The Z height was off and I didn’t get it fixed until the first layer was halfway done. This benchy is the second print using a default ASA profile, no tuning.

I feel like I’ve wasted my time with PETG. This material has been so much easier to print.

Edit: not sure why my image didn’t upload. I’m new to Jerboa.

  • j4k3@lemmy.worldM
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    2 years ago

    This is a particularly easy type of print for ABS or ASA. Things that are small and more rounded are not very difficult. Polymaker also makes some of the best ASA/ABS. ABS is usually very similar to ASA but the (warping) problems are about as bad as ABS is cheaper than ASA.