Anyone having luck with Maker Geeks PLA? It extrudes at a pretty high temp at a recommended 235 C. I can push it through my hotend with ease at that temperature but after a half hour or so of printing I get jams. Could this just be heat creep? I have no issues printing higher temperature filament, in fact I print their brand of PETG at 260 C just fine.
What is your printer and hotend? Do you have a fan blowing on the cold side love the nozzle?
Sorry should have added that. Printrbot Simple Metal with Ubis 13 (not the current 13s). Yes I have a hotend fan, I also have a part cooling fan and I did check the PID temperature loop.
PLA is tough to print with an all metal hotend. I use a sponge with a slit cut in it with a small amount of oil. It cleans dust off the filament and keeps it from sticking.
@Stephanie_A I actually have a setup like that pre-printed but not currently in use. I’ll try that, but the filament literally went from out of the bag to being printed. They don’t vacuum seal their filament so it’s still worth a shot.
I’ve gone through 6 spools with that setup, but with an E3D v6.
I also noticed they didn’t vacuum seal, but I don’t think thats the issue (if the extrusion bubbles then you’ll need to dry it)
@Stephanie_A No issues like the one I’m having? Been thinking of going to an E3D v6 for a little while but I decided to just get the i3 Mk2 instead, too bad it won’t be here till February. Maybe I’ll get a v6 in the meantime. Did you swap the extruder for their Titan as well?
That pla sounds like abs.
@Michael_Scholtz “Another reason we use this special resin is that it prints at the same temp as ABS”
Pulled directly from their website.
Says they use raw Ingeo pellets.
It’s with the Titan, but on a lulzbot. I also seasoned the heatbreak with oil (use a qtip or paper towel, apply a drop of oil inside, then wipe off. Bake at 400f or higher for 30 mins, repeat 6 times). It puts a super thin coat on it (too much oil is bad, the coating is microscopic).
If the cold side of the hotend doesn’t have a fan, then add one.
I’ve printed through 60 spools of maker geeks PLA, and get good results at 205. I always thought their recommended 230 was a bit high.
Jason smith of cowtech had an issue with filament thickness on a few spools, kept jamming, but I’ve always had consistent diameter.
google village plastics for PLA
@Stephanie_A I’ll try seasoning the heatbreak of one of my spare hottends.
@Reach_3D_Printers_Na I’ll try the lower temp as well thanks. Filament diameter seems consistent.
@Matt_G I already have a default supplier for most of my filaments (Hatchbox) but Maker Geeks Geek Box offer is too good to pass up.
For what it’s worth, I’ve probably gone through 20-30 spools of their stuff (all different colors and types of PLA) : It’s basically all I print with now it’s so reliable compared to other brands. I’m using a direct-drive setup with a .6mm volcano nozzle. It does print hot though: If they say print at 230c, then that’s what I do. I’ve done print temp comparisons, and definitely see problems below 220.
I disregard their suggestions and print 15-20 degrees cooler. Does fine. Could not do that with their PETG tho.
That’s interesting: I’ve tried, it does not work for me that cool, quickly delaminates. To each their own eh?
Yeah I had mild delamination. Much more extreme with the ABS and PETG at lower temps. Ordered a v6 so we’ll see how that goes.
Yeah like I said it pushes fine but jams during prints. V6 should arrive in the next couple days and help fix my issue.
Not the original ceramic Ubis, I’m using the Ubis 13 (not the 13s with the extended transition zone)