ABS with HIPS support. Limonene has a really nasty smell, so i probably wont be doing that again. Have to try PVA or E3D Scaffold PVA. Took more than 24 hours for HIPS to disolve…
Came out really nice looking for the effort.
@Jeff_Parish yeah
Nasty smell? Limonene smells like oranges. In fact, limonene is the main component of orange-smell in actual orange peels. What kind/purity/grade are you using?
@Ryan_Carlyle I expressed myself wrong. It’s not nasty, it’s just very intensive. The only grade i could get my hands on when i was searching for it in my country was ‘‘technical chemistry’’ grade which cost me 35€/L. Maybe some other kind doesn’t smell as bad.
Hmm, ok, interesting. In any case, you should use it with good ventilation (outdoors if possible) because it’s somewhat flammable and will attack a lot of materials if you spill it.
@Ryan_Carlyle Of course. Otherwise it would be unbearable to work/live in the same space. But anyway, next time i’ll try PVA (advanced). I wonder if it’s possible with ABS…
Really sweet result! You are in a small club here!
I don’t do a lot of parts with hard to reach supports. The thing I like about HIPS is that it can snap away cleanly without scarring the part. Limonene is a mess and can leech the styrene in ABS so it’s best if you can avoid limonene.
The main problems with HIPS+ABS as support and build materials, is that the limonene will also degrade the ABS, making is structurally weak.
Note that PVA and ABS is a tough combination, as ABS does not stick to PVA. You are better off with a PET-G and PVA, or Nylong + PVA.
Thanks fot the info! Will try PET-G sometime in the future