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I've gone through a lot of rolls of their PLA-CF. It prints as easily as standard PLA, but I'd advise ensuring you have a hardened steel nozzle.
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PLA-CF is hot garbage. PLA sticks to itself, but doesn't stick to a lot of other things. The CF bits can separate from the PLA in the nozzle and cause partial clogs that may not manifest immediately. I've used pla-cf, got my print completed, switched to other filaments, printed successfully, and then started having partial nozzle clogs. I've had it happen with multiple nozzles.
After fixing the partial clogs, I've not used PLA-CF since and haven't seen a partial clog either.
While it can be argued that there could have been external factors, I'm not touching the stuff again.
PLA-CF is hot garbage. PLA sticks to itself, but doesn't stick to a lot of other things. The CF bits can separate from the PLA in the nozzle and cause partial clogs that may not manifest immediately. I've used pla-cf, got my print completed, switched to other filaments, printed successfully, and then started having partial nozzle clogs. I've had it happen with multiple nozzles.
After fixing the partial clogs, I've not used PLA-CF since and haven't seen a partial clog either.
While it can be argued that there could have been external factors, I'm not touching the stuff again.
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i use some from Eryone and man does it make some very VERY pretty smooth parts... they really do look like they came out of a mold. i use it for things like foam dart blasters, makes a fantastic looking finish for the gun parts.
PLA-CF is hot garbage. PLA sticks to itself, but doesn't stick to a lot of other things. The CF bits can separate from the PLA in the nozzle and cause partial clogs that may not manifest immediately. I've used pla-cf, got my print completed, switched to other filaments, printed successfully, and then started having partial nozzle clogs. I've had it happen with multiple nozzles.
After fixing the partial clogs, I've not used PLA-CF since and haven't seen a partial clog either.
While it can be argued that there could have been external factors, I'm not touching the stuff again.
what vendor are you using?
glow in the dark filament on the other hand... man glow in the dark stuff is cool, god i hate the clogs
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The fibers don't stay embedded in the plastic, and can come loose, either becoming microscopic splinters, or could get airborne and inhaled.
There are some very informative YouTube videos with guys who have looked at CF 3D prints under an electron microscope, illustrating how easily the carbon fibers can detach from the plastic.
Not worth it at any price.
PLA-CF is hot garbage. PLA sticks to itself, but doesn't stick to a lot of other things. The CF bits can separate from the PLA in the nozzle and cause partial clogs that may not manifest immediately. I've used pla-cf, got my print completed, switched to other filaments, printed successfully, and then started having partial nozzle clogs. I've had it happen with multiple nozzles.
After fixing the partial clogs, I've not used PLA-CF since and haven't seen a partial clog either.
While it can be argued that there could have been external factors, I'm not touching the stuff again.
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