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christian.m23
(@christian-m23)
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Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

Hi,
I am sure this topic has been answered before.

I have been trying to print in NinjaFlex but i am struggling.
I have done all that i have read about and watched.
Holding the filament till the motor slows down and loading like this, moving the motor manually through the settings as well and tried much more with head temperature.

My question is simple hopefully like the answer.

Is there an easy flex material to work with on this machine?

Thanks in advance.
Chris

Posted : 02/05/2018 8:51 am
michael.a35
(@michael-a35)
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Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

Ninjaflex from what I gather is very hard to print. quite soft.

Try out NGEN. Also, check this video out that just hit reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/8gb77h/i_recently_compared_6_different_flexible/

Posted : 02/05/2018 8:53 am
christian.m23
(@christian-m23)
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Topic starter answered:
Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

Thanks Michael,
I have just ordered the NGen, will let you know how i get on once here.
Thanks again.

Posted : 02/05/2018 9:13 am
Zitman
(@zitman)
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Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

I have printed Rigid Ink TPU which is very flexible without major issues. I used the standard PLA settings as a base and tweaked the temperatures and slowed things a little. I did suffer some stringing but I had not changed anything on the retraction.

Z

Blog: http://ianmarshall.me

Posted : 02/05/2018 11:46 am
rufflez
(@rufflez)
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Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

Ninjatek also makes Cheetah which prints at normal speeds. It’s shore hardness scale is harder than ninjaflex. I printed both with no major issues, but have switched to cheetah permanently because I don’t have to slow down the printer. Results are pretty good, too. I also dry the flexibles before printing them. While they don’t absorb moisture as much as nylon, I find drying it produces much less stringing.

The red and green caps are in cheetah.

Posted : 02/05/2018 12:25 pm
Bastian
(@bastian-3)
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Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

Hi,

here is an extended discussion about flexible on the MK3 https://shop.prusa3d.com/forum/how-do-i-print-this-printing-help--f63/any-ideas-how-to-get-this-flexable-material-to-pri-t14765-s120.html

Bastian

Posted : 04/05/2018 12:45 pm
Joe Prints
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Re: Mk3 Printing Flex - Simple Filament to work with ??

I have run quite a bit of Ninjaflex through the MK3, it does fine just slowing your speeds down with no modification- if you are not impatient.

Anything can be made better
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Joe%20Prints

Posted : 04/05/2018 12:48 pm
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