Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
With 99% or even 91% isopropyl alcohol unavailable everywhere (in the US anyway) are there any suitable alternatives for cleaning maintenance anyone's found? I've spoken with a few suppliers and they're saying that it will be at least 6 months until it will be widely available again.
Super bad timing on getting this printer up and running, but hoping that something will could work out.
cheers!
RE: Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
Alcohol is probably overrated for cleaning, although a bottle of Wodka should do, too. I clean routinely the smooth PEI sheet with alcohol, a pad of kitchen paper and my small akku-powered delta sander, rubbing the paper with the sander across the PEI sheet. Probably will wirk with some water and disg detergent as well, as IMHO the scrubbing does the job, not not alcohol.
I try to give answers to the best of my ability, but I am not a 3D printing pro by any means, and anything you do you do at your own risk. BTW: I have no food for…
RE: Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
Alcohol is probably overrated for cleaning, although a bottle of Wodka should do, too. I clean routinely the smooth PEI sheet with alcohol, a pad of kitchen paper and my small akku-powered delta sander, rubbing the paper with the sander across the PEI sheet for about 10 seconds or so. Probably will work with some water and dish detergent as well, as IMHO the scrubbing does the job, not the alcohol.
I try to give answers to the best of my ability, but I am not a 3D printing pro by any means, and anything you do you do at your own risk. BTW: I have no food for…
RE: Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
You could just read the other 2 threads started this week about the exact same subject
https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/english-forum-general-discussion-announcements-and-releases/alternatives-to-ipa-as-degreaser/
https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/english-forum-general-discussion-announcements-and-releases/substitute-for-isopropyl-alcohol/
RE: Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
@neophyl
Thanks so much for the additional information. I did search the forums with the search tool, and I reviewed the couple pages here and saw nothing. I'm sorry to have upset you so much.
RE: Cleaning / maintenance without alcohol?
You haven't upset me, trust me on that 🙂
I havent used IPA for quite awhile, as the dish soap and very hot water works better anyway. Which now means I get to use the 5 litres of 99.9% IPA I originally bought when I got my printer for much better uses. ( besides cleaning surfaces prior to gluing which was what I was using it for).