Not sure if this is the right section to ask…
Up to now I’ve only used Velleman ‘natural’ PLA filamant. It has a smooth finish.
I now have a coloured PLA sample from EUMakers to try out and I found it has a rough finish. Is this normal for coloured PLA? Do I need to adjust for this different texture?
Thanks for tips
John
Different brands and colors can give different results. You’ll have to adapt temperatures and flow for each. You can use a test tower to determine the best temperature for your filament (something like this : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:662538).
I got the attached results with EUMaker http://www.eumakers.com/en/ PLA printing this http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:85582. I used the same S3D settings as for Velleman PLA (natural), which prints fine, or at least with complete bottom & top layers. I did reduce infill quite drastically to 20% (not sure why any more). I am printing at 0.2mm, 190° first layer, and 180° subsequent layers
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbco9mvt40ff9fi/IMAG0370.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x843a76su6dc7nn/IMAG0371.jpg?dl=0
Is there a simple explanation or shall I post my S3D settings, they are based on these http://forum.velleman.eu/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=15257?
John
