tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post8063228605272863536..comments2023-05-25T02:03:09.942-07:00Comments on FabLocker Winston Salem: Shattered Plastruder, hello EpoxyFabLocker Hackerspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07410823460857230012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-31135088321122626492010-02-11T20:44:48.004-08:002010-02-11T20:44:48.004-08:00haha after breaking 2 insulator retainers, 2 idler...haha after breaking 2 insulator retainers, 2 idler wheels, and a cracked retainer plate and destroyed a ptfe barrel, I also gave up on PLA for now. I ordered a heated platform from makergear and begun making a printstruder. So I'm glad I'm not the only one!Tony Buserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546867121255712861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258776273298205046.post-41969678250084485642010-02-24T13:49:08.041-08:002010-02-24T13:49:08.041-08:00So far, PLA is fine for me on my MakerBot. I'm...So far, PLA is fine for me on my MakerBot. I'm running it at ABS temperatures, so that may be why I'm so successful. I do this for two reasons:<br><br>1.) File compatibility so I can switch back to ABS if I need to.<br><br>2.) When PLA is heated in the barrel, it has to go from solid to liquid, and phase changes take a TON of energy. So, instead of melting at the nozzle, it's melting a bit further up the barrel, preventing jams.Cyrozaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03781560007932327654noreply@blogger.com