Hi what 3d printer would you recommend to print flexible filament
Will this be your first printer? If so, you would be doing yourself a favor by not worrying about flexible filaments right now. Trying to print flexible first will lead to a lot of frustration. The extruder is what limits the materials and they can be replaced/upgraded/modified as your experience grows.
-Jesse
not newbie, few years in now. never tried flexi yet, my machine pursa i3 zonestar p802m was supposed to print it. but extruder clogs and filament wraps around it. also got a ctc rep 2.
Got it. Well it’s not so much “what printer” as “what extruder”. Not sure what kind of extruder comes with those machines but you’ll have to upgrade to an extruder made for flexible/soft filaments or make some modifications to the one you have. The problem is usually there is an air gap between the cold part of the extruder and the hot part. You need an extruder without a gap or make/print some mod that closes the gap(check thingiverse) and the rest is just fine tuning speed/temp like you would any new material. Flexible filaments like ninjaflex usually print much slower (1/3 speed).
Hope that helps.
-Jesse
