I can hardly wait to try what may be the worst named 3D printing

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I can hardly wait to try what may be the worst named 3D printing material yet. Check out the http://www.taulman3d.com kickstarter to get some yourself. As for me, when I 3d print something I want it to last.

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@Mike_Smith and I were just printing with this stuff at @Orlando_Mini_Maker_F this Saturday and Sunday. Lots and lots of people interested in it. @Tom_Martz , I should have a couple of pictures up tomorrow.

We had 5,000 visitors the first day, I have no idea how many today but probably very close to that. Most of them that went by the 3D printing booth got to test.

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Excellent stuff! Looks like it’ll be fantastic for prosthetics! #enablethefuture!

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@Matt_Kraemer To be fair, “PCTPE” got 6 votes and “Plasticized Copolyamide Thermoplastic Elastomer” got 5 votes. Could-a been worse…: ) @ThantiK Thanks, can’t wait to see em…!

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What’s this material’s specification?

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That looks promising, however what forces were on press when this piece bend.

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I printed some PCTPE and it’s indestructible. At the #orlandomakerfaire I had people literally hammer on a prosthetic finger and it didn’t leave a dent.

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@Laird_Popkin what nozzle and bed temp are you using. Also are you using a fan to cool the PCTPE as it is laid down. I was having a hard time with it curling up after about 5 layers. It could have been my bed material as well…I tried blue painters tape, bare glass and glass with hairspray. Tonight I’m going to try some watered down white glue and see if that works any better. Any suggestions you can give would be appreciated. TIA

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Best results with white (PVA) glue on glass, printed at 220 degree extruder, 40 degree print bed, 60 mm/sec, .2mm layers. Could probably push speed up, and layers up to 0.4mm were structurally solid, just not as smooth.

Also printed on unseated Garolite LE, which stuck perhaps too we’ll. Glue Stick was also good. Wood Glue was also a strong bond.

One trick that @giacomo_ilardi told me was to use a squeegee to spread the glue onto the glass so it’s even and flat. I then left the glass on a heated print bed until it dried clear.

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impressive…

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Thanks @Laird_Popkin I’ll be giving that a try tonight.

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0.4mm nozzle (original Replicator and FlashForge Pro). No cooling fan on nozzle. A fan would probable allow for increased speed.

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with the Tg being at 70 (like PLA) doesn’t it have thermal limitations like PLA? or is the “memory” better so it wont deform when it sits in a hot car?