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Josef Beck
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LW-PLA

Does anyone have experience with LW-PLA printing?

I cannot set up the printer for satisfactory printing.

I welcome any advice.

Josef

Posted : 26/04/2025 8:08 am
Diem
 Diem
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LW-PLA and similar foaming filaments are always tricky as they throw away accuracy for volume but there is no easy way to predict where the ooze will go.

However, no-one can help you until you describe or show how your prints are failing; "it doesn't work" is impossible to diagnose.

Cheerio,

Posted : 26/04/2025 12:14 pm
Josef Beck
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Topic starter answered:
RE: LW-PLA

I understand, I'll send a photo.

Posted : 26/04/2025 4:16 pm
Josef Beck
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Topic starter answered:
RE: LW-PLA

I have tried several materials and settings. So far without success.

PLA is absolutely problem-free

Posted : 26/04/2025 4:17 pm
Diem
 Diem
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Is this one of those model aircraft files?

This may help:  https://prusa3d.com/downloads/LW-PLA_Config_Bundle.zip

Cheerio,

Posted : 26/04/2025 5:57 pm
Josef Beck
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Topic starter answered:
RE: LW-PLA

Yes. We print airplane models. We tried a few prints today with your setup. First wITH Color Fab- LW-PLA-HT.

Other print with PolyLight - LW-PLA 1.0 from 3Dlab...

Obviously, the prints can be used, but I would still like to remove the stringing.

Thank you for your time

Posted : 27/04/2025 6:23 pm
Diem
 Diem
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How are you drying your filament?

Cheerio,

Posted : 27/04/2025 10:51 pm
Shun1000
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RE: LW-PLA

Not sure what LW-PLA your using I have used both ColorFabb and LW-PLA from eSun. For ColorFabb they recommend masking test cubes. They provide the gcode on the site link https://colorfabb.us/how-to-print-with-lw-pla

I'll see if I can find my old settings for the eSun prints. What are the current settings you are using? Temp, etc?

Posted : 27/04/2025 11:27 pm
Josef Beck
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Topic starter answered:
RE: LW-PLA

Both filaments are new, unboxed. 😔.The print has improved 100% with Polylight, but it's still not the same...

I'll try putting both filaments in a hot air oven at 50 C for a few  of hours...

It's still very stringy so far.

Interestingly, I didn't have such troubles on the Mini or MK3...

My a new Core One prints PLA perfectly, but TPU, PETG, LW-PLA is a big problem...

Support Prusa without interest...

I'll try another slicer today. Cura or Simplify.

Posted : 28/04/2025 6:31 am
Inducatvius
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RE: LW-PLA

im folowing the topic any change?

im also printing a SLINGSBY T31

Posted : 02/05/2025 6:18 pm
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