colorfabb filament

[Franky]

Hi Guys,
I have @ColorFabb of the copolyester filament colorfabb_xt 1.75mm, who knows the best settings for the printer makerbot replicator 2 for ???

[MB3D]

I don’t have a replicator 2 but i can give you my settings anyways :

bed tep. :70°C (lower possible)

nozzle tep. : 260°C (for good bridging on higher speed)

speed : up to 100 mm/s for infill and around 80-60% for outline and solid surfaces

Minimal time per layer (slowed down speed when layertime would be too small) : 12sec

These are the general settings if you need settings for retraction etc. i can give you these but keep in mind that i use Simplify3d.

-Marius

[Franky]

Hi Marius,.

I also Simplify3d but still not so good to know.

more tell me where I must enter the values go away but a screenshot

[MB3D]

Sadly i can not send you my .fff file so there are the things that you need to adjust depending on the model you are printing.

I’ve added pictures of my settings.

You have to adjust the speed settings depending on the model. i use 32% infill overlap for non-solid models and 20% overlap for 100% infill.

Additionally you should keep the speed for solid infill (bridging over the infillpattern) at maximum 50mm/s when using 30% infill or less. Otherwise the solid infill layers can’t bridge over the patter.

Adjust coasting as followed:

Thick layers => less coast

thin layers => long coast

these are my average values :

layerHeight coasting distance in mm

0,25 1/1,5

0,2 2,0

0,1 3,0/3,5

0,05 3,5/4,0

no extra restart distance if your printhead is fast enough.

You have to make a large brim out of the skirt if you experience lifting edges.

Use PLA as supportmaterial it doesn’t fuse (is fuse the correct term?) with XT so that you can set the distance of support to model to 0,00mm. Choose temperature and placement etc. depending on your PLA. Overhang angles of 50°C are ok, but that depends more on your printer so you have to test at what angle support has to start.

NOTE: PLA doesn’t stick to XT at all, removable without any marks. However that can mean that PLA that gets printed on a layer of XT could fall off during the print, i did not jet test that.

Also you have to adjust flowrate.

-Marius

[Georgeh1ll]

I use 260c for the print head and 85c on the glass bed. 80mm/s print speed 150mm/s movement speed. Retraction,etc maker ware standard. I use hairspray on the bed to holdout down the print.

Hope this helps!

[Franky]

Marius, what do you have for a printer?

[MB3D]

I print on a Creatr HS and use gluestick as adhesive. I successfully printed on speeds up to 100mm/s for infill.

-Marius

[Creastudiostore]

Hi Franky,

Hi used transparent colorfabb xt filament to print this LED Lamp:

Talk Manufacturing | Hubs

Nozzle Temp.: 230 °C

Bed Temp.: 70 °C

I noticed that slow printing speeds result in a more transparent finishing. So, try to print at 35 mm/s

[MB3D]

I experienced same transparancy with 30-40mm/s, but that’s a ridiculously low print temperature. Did you use the “old” XT ?

-Marius

[Franky]

Hi Marius,
I have a photo of stickers on the carton,
is the old xt?

[MB3D]

No, the old one had print temperature of 220-240 C or similar. I thought you had the old one because you printed it so cold. -Marius

[Franky]

ok, I have the replicator 2, I can also print the led lamp so?

[epoirriez]

Hi

Found on their website :

In-house testing
The colorFabb testlab features a wide range of popular 3d printers. We’re continuously testing on our 3d printers to keep checking the quality of the materials we produce and to develop exciting new materials for the maker community. If your not sure how to print with our materials on your 3d printer, please contact us at support@colorfabb.com

The following printers are used in our lab:

• Ultimaker Original
• Ultimaker Original Dual Extrusion
• Ultimaker 2
• Makerbot Replicator 2s
• Delta Tower (E3D hot-end)
• Felix 20
• Leapfrog Creator
• Beethefirst