Easily irritated engineer of odd things
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Posted: 8/6/2026 12:06:20 AM EDT
| It just keeps on being a darn good polymer for a lot of stuff. I started out with ABS all those years ago, went away for a while, now I find myself buying more of it again. |
Once you realize that all power comes from the credible threat of the use of deadly force, and the gov't hates you, most things become easy to understand..
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ABS and PETG are the two best, most versatile filaments. I love ABS. Welcome back.  Finished these M18 battery holders. Sunlu Red ABS, 16" long, perfectly flat, and nice and strong. Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By BobbyHill: I'm a big ASA fan so I'm curious what you like about ABS? We just bought a 600x600 Modix at work and ABS seems more available, especially in colors, in the bigger spools. Curious how that printer will handle ABS. I'm guessing not well. I looked into that one but it doesn't appear to have a heated chamber. |
Easily irritated engineer of odd things
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Originally Posted By BobbyHill: I'm a big ASA fan so I'm curious what you like about ABS? We just bought a 600x600 Modix at work and ABS seems more available, especially in colors, in the bigger spools. |
Once you realize that all power comes from the credible threat of the use of deadly force, and the gov't hates you, most things become easy to understand..
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I want to love ASA as ASA CF is by far the best looking/easiest to print material for the parts I print. Its only downfall is it totally fails in the scratch test. You look at it wrong and it scratches. Going to go back to trying ABS and ABS CF tomorrow. |
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Originally Posted By RhinelandArms: I want to love ASA as ASA CF is by far the best looking/easiest to print material for the parts I print. Its only downfall is it totally fails in the scratch test. You look at it wrong and it scratches. Going to go back to trying ABS and ABS CF tomorrow. I hate ASA texture. Ive never been a fan due to its extremely high elongation properties. GF ABS has a superior finish. Its also extremely tough. Try it and see how you like it. |
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Originally Posted By memsu: I like ABS too and printing in a heated chamber drastically improves layer adhesion. Not to mention eliminates warping. ABS is my favorite filament by a decent margin. Im probably going to grab some GF just to play with it since I have Bambu store credit burning a hole in my pocket. |