Wondering what experience people have had printing nylon in a FlashForge Creator Pro? What temps/speeds/etc do you usually print with?
I know there are multiple grades of Nylon as well. I’m planning to make some gears for a friend of mine. They are pretty heavy duty, so curious what grade nylon filament you might recommend that is strong and rigid?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Adam
Strong and Rigid?
A Nylon 6 variant or blend like: Ion Nylon, any Carbon Fiber Nylon, Breathe3DP Nylon, Most Weed Eater line is more of a nylon 12 but you could use some of them.
The FFCP has that PFTE tube in the nozzle which I’d against operating at above 245C or with Carbon Fiber.
I just recently printing some Inland’s branded Nylon from MicroCenter. People say this is really Esun filament that is rebranded. Anyway, I was able to print it successfully. Not sure what the max safe temps are for the FFCP but I printed it at 250c. My part was thin and even with a brim added, it didn’t adhere to the print surface so I used some glue stick and also moved the bed a hair closer to the nozzle by adjusting all 3 screws. Print was a success.
Prolonged operation on a FFCP with PTFE tubes at or above 235-240 will damage them. You will want to check the often. Good to google it and read up to avoid unpleasant surprises!
I have tried once to print nylon and it was wet. Haven’t dried it yet to try again. Nylon can go to full saturation in less than 24 hours so low humidity storage is essential. It is actually advised to dry it just before printing.
What brand of filament were you using? I have also read up on keeping the material dry… didn’t know it could saturate so quickly though!
Is there any replacement tubes I could use instead of the PTFE tubes that come with the FFCP? This was also one of my concerns.
Thanks for the info! Could you explain the difference between Nylon 6 and Nylon 12 to me?
All metal hot ends are the change.
I’ll have to look when I get home.
All materials can absorb moisture but nylon is one of the quickest and worst.
It gets a little lengthy so I would google it. If I remember the 12 is newer and changed some.
Thanks everyone for the help! I appreciate the input!