2 hoursWHOAAAA this is so exciting!! Nevermind the awesome mechanical properties, let’s hear it for the somewhat better environmental impacts!
Materials science folk will hopefully weigh in on this, but it’s my understanding that PA11 is more sustainably produced, but breaks down at a similar rate to other polyamides? I think I heard they did find some things that’ll eat it though.
Either way, an improvement is an improvement. Now if only Prusament would get into PHA 😈
- 4 hours
In the meantime, 0.065" trimmer line is fifteen bucks for half a kilo, in an interesting array of neon colors and strange cross sectional shapes that may or may not play nice in your extruder gears. Some adjustment of your extrusion multiplier is surely in order (0.065" is a shade under 1.75mm, at 1.651).
Obligatory CNC Kitchen article: https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/3d-printing-trimmer-line
- officermike@lemmy.worldEnglish7 hours
105 USD. Look at the bright side, you can save 8% by buying the equivalent amount in samples!
