Christian TietzeAny #giftideas for an 11 y.o. who has a Flashforge Ad5X printer?
boyago@boyago but which one!
Natanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸@ctietze @boyago Colorfabb currently has a sale. They have a lot of cool more special ones (e.g. fully biodegradable or lightweight) and a crazy amount of colours for PLA.
Edit: They're also EU-based (Netherlands), another reason why I like them. :)
https://colorfabb.com/filaments/properties/biodegradable
@Natanox thanks for the link! How do you know whether the printer is compatible? Or is that not a concern at all anymore?
@ctietze The manufacturer usually tells you, but technically these are the necessary factors (with the capabilities of your FlashForge):
- Nozzle temp (300°C)
- Bed Temp (110°C)
- Air Purification (No)
- Nozzle (?)
Perhaps needed for successful prints:
- Enclosure (No)
- Heated Chamber (No)
- correct bed material for adhesion (PEI)
@ctietze The temps are obviously most important, check those against what the filament requires. Air Purification because of toxic fumes of some filaments like ABS/ASA. And for abrassive materials (usually those with additives like carbon fibers, wood etc.) you of course need an abrasion-resistant nozzle, the normal copper ones get damaged immediately. FlashForge advertises the printer for PETG-CF though, so they're definitely available.
@ctietze The other things are needed for reliable print quality, but aside from failed prints nothing awful will happen if you try it without them. FlashForge doesn't advertise the printer as supporting ABS/ASA because it doesn't come with the enclosure (and the lack of an air purifier makes it unsafe!), but with a really good bed you *might* be able to pull it off for smaller parts. It's better to follow ColorFabbs print advice they give for each filament though.
@ctietze The linked PHA for example requires pretty low temps and mentions no fumes or chambers, so you're good. 🙂 They recommend some adhesion agent and a Brim though because it likes to warp.
Synth (Birba)@ctietze @Natanox if you want to play the safe route, go with PLA or PETG, they are pretty easy to print (and usually safe for health)
Or TPU for something more special, but you must check if the person has a filament dryer (or you can make that as a gift, always appreciated!)
But beware, do not buy anything with "CF" (like PLA CF), they are not usually safe to manage with bare hands and I would never make use a 11 y.o. with something like that.