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pjs37
(@pjs37)
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ABS Overhang Problems

So I been trying to print this part in ABS with a large overhang. Now I know its a large overhang so I am printing with supports and the supports print and appear to support the whole overhang. The problem is no matter what I do it always looks like rubbish on the underside.

So far I have tried auto-cooling on the ABS parts; custom settings with lower fan speeds and higher fan speeds and even no cooling; support distance as close as I can from .2mm to .05mm away from the supported area. I even did a 0mm support just to see if that worked at all but that result was so bad it was pointless. I even tried slowing down printing on that area to about 10mms and 20mms to see if that would help and it always seems to result the same.

I am stumped now. No idea what to try next.

Posted : 24/10/2018 3:14 am
surfgeorge
(@surfgeorge)
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Re: ABS Overhang Problems

I don‘t think there‘s any way without dual extruder or MMU and soluble support to get a good print quality on such an overhang.

If it‘s your own design, try to split into 2 parts printed separately, with some locking shapes. With ABS you can then weld them together with acetone.

Posted : 24/10/2018 6:15 am
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