Slic3r Profile for TPE?
Anybody have a slicer filament profile for printing the softer TPE flex filament (85A) vs TPU (94A)??? I'm working on printing all the parts for the OpenRC F1 car and wanted to print the wheels using TPE (I have .5KG of each, but the TPE is black, so I'd prefer that over the natural colored TPU I have....)
Re: Slic3r Profile for TPE?
I just used the flex profile and manually turn the knob down to 60% while printing. I get good results that way. Try it on something small and see how that works for you. Also it’s a PITA, but print 1 part at a time so you don’t get stringing between parts. If you have a way to dry out the filament, do that as well. You’ll get less stringing in general that way.
Re: Slic3r Profile for TPE?
K, will give it a try. Printing the last body panel now so will have to wait until tomorrow evening to try...
Re: Slic3r Profile for TPE?
So far so good!!!
Printed the first 2 wheels using the Inland TPE (85A) last night and they came out great! Had a few jams on my attempts this evening for the last 2, but upped the temps 5 degrees and cleaned the nozzle and so far everything seems ok. Certainly made me realize that it's NOT a good idea to leave this unattended! It would have been spaghetti coming out of the extruder gears...
For those wondering:
Started with the Flex filament profile. For this specific filament it's 210-230C so I set it for 220 first layer, 225 other layers, 55 degree bed for all. Auto cooling on, fan speed 20-35%, First layer at 30% speed. Think that's about it...