ABS + Microwave

**rawkstar320** · 2014-11-25 17:24:29

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I want to print a part that will be used in a microwave, it is the small tri-lobed part in the center that turns the glass tray. Long story short: a friend of mine managed to destroy this little guy, and needs a new one.

Has anyone put ABS in a microwave? Does it heat up?

I should reiterate: this part will NOT be in contact with food. It will be below the glass tray.

**AZERATE** · 2014-11-25 18:28:36

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Re: ABS + Microwave

A microwave usually gets up to 100c. So ABS should be fine in theory.

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**wardjr** · 2014-11-25 18:33:19

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Re: ABS + Microwave

I microwave acts upon the water molecules contained in food to create heat.
I can't see any reason this wouldn't work. If it doesn't so what, remove the glob of ABS and try a different material.

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**IronMan** · 2014-11-25 18:42:07

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Re: ABS + Microwave

wardjr wrote:

I microwave acts upon the water molecules contained in food to create heat.
I can't see any reason this wouldn't work. If it doesn't so what, remove the glob of ABS and try a different material.

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**rawkstar320** · 2014-11-25 20:01:27

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Re: ABS + Microwave

Thanks for the tips, I couldn't think of any reason why it wouldnt work but just wanted to double check before I discovered how ABS explodes catastrophically in a microwave. You never know...

**n2ri** · 2014-11-26 05:51:43

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Re: ABS + Microwave

if moisture is in the ABS it may split apart layers like wood when too dry or popcorn if moist lol that may crack glass. let us know if its microsafe.

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**Ggalisky** · 2014-11-26 17:59:05

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I just put a part in the microwave for 1 minute; nothing happened.

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**n2ri** · 2014-11-26 19:28:33

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Re: ABS + Microwave

Ggalisky wrote:

I just put a part in the microwave for 1 minute; nothing happened.

it was turned on heating right? LOL thats a good test Id say.

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**justsomeguy** · 2014-11-27 01:00:14

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Re: ABS + Microwave

This got me thinking. Would it be possible to dry out filament in a microwave faster than the oven method?

**n2ri** · 2014-11-27 03:09:38

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maybe. LOL that made me think of an incident a friend had when microwaves 1st came out. his kids got cat wet by accident and wanted to dry it fast b4 parents got home... yeah parents arrived just in time to see it go poof. must have been on life #9

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Re: ABS + Microwave

justsomeguy wrote:

This got me thinking. Would it be possible to dry out filament in a microwave faster than the oven method?

No, because it would cause the water to boil rather than evaporate.

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**Xodus** · 2019-09-19 08:34:23

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Re: ABS + Microwave

Worked fine for me - 10 minutes on de-freeze

**Tin Falcon** · 2019-09-20 10:20:59

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I "Kiln" dried a piece of cherry wood in the microwave . like two minutes at a time . worked great. the whole trick is getting it so the water is near boiling but not creating steam.

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**carl_m1968** · 2019-09-20 11:34:02

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Just remember that if you do this to spools of filament make sure especially on better filament the spool does not have any metal parts. I have a few spools that have metal screws holding the two halves together. If you put those in a microwave the screws will cause arcs that will ignite the spool material and could cause a fire.

Also don't use the microwave to dry metal filled filaments like those from Protopasta. Those and other use real metal filings and those too could ignite the bonding material in the filament.

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1 Topic by rawkstar320 2014-11-25 17:24:29

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2 Reply by AZERATE 2014-11-25 18:28:36

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3 Reply by wardjr 2014-11-25 18:33:19

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4 Reply by IronMan 2014-11-25 18:42:07

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5 Reply by rawkstar320 2014-11-25 20:01:27

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6 Reply by n2ri 2014-11-26 05:51:43

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7 Reply by Ggalisky 2014-11-26 17:59:05

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11 Reply by elmoret 2014-11-27 04:51:17

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