Printing LowRider parts with ABS instead of PLA

[brenavich980 (Brent Vecchi)]

@meltedprint

Do I assume correctly that your ASA parts failed on layer lines, not isotropically?

Correct. And I think had there been no CF additive in it I would’ve been fine.

[brenavich980 (Brent Vecchi)]

@bitingmidge

What do you consider to be a high enough temp for PC?

I’d trust the manufacturer’s recommendation but for peace of mind I’d get that chamber temp as hot as practicality possible. The original poster mentioned making larger LR parts out of PC-CF and I was just trying to turn them away from that. The quality stuff is expensive and it rips itself right off the build plate if there’s too much temperature imbalance in the part.

[bitingmidge (Peter H)]

@brenavich980

it rips itself right off the build plate if there’s too much temperature imbalance in the part.

Thanks for the clarification - Prusa is not short on warnings and is pretty clear that it’s for “advanced users”. I think this is where I’m a little lucky living in a higher ambient temperature, but I have some new dashboard parts planned in PC which might test my enclosure!