https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10095/colorfabb-glowfill/ Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:06:19 +0000 PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/post/91346/#p91346 Finally managed a print with Colorfabb XT using the mod described here ... http://www.soliforum.com/post/90269/#p90269

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:06:19 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/91346/#p91346 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86528/#p86528 Yeah, I'm using a crude version of that shroud. I'll probably end up printing it though.
My fan is blowing on the extruder. I tried the other way round but it made no difference.
I think the key is focusing cooling around the heatsink and the extruder barrel just above the nozzle.
I've also been trying Colorfabb XT (clear) but no luck getting it to print properly so far.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:58:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86528/#p86528 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86526/#p86526 Thanks,
I searched a bit and you possibly use this ; http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:623274
Do You make your fan to vacuum hot air from the nozzle as suggested ?

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:24:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86526/#p86526 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86510/#p86510 No additional fan but I did mod the bracket for the extruder fan by bending it outwards slightly so that it's not blocking the air flow to the heatsink. I also covered the gaps at the sides of the fan with kapton tape. I think this might be helping reduce heat creep.
Temps are just the stock 90C for the bed and 210C for extruder. Speed was 25mm/s.
This stuff seems easier to work with than other PLA I've tried, maybe because it's better quality.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:30:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86510/#p86510 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86491/#p86491 Nice !
So you printed it with the stock extruder, good to read.
Do you have a fan on it ?
Could you please share your temperatures and speed setting ?
Thanks and good job.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:14:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86491/#p86491 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86429/#p86429 Just tried my first print with Glowfill from the Colorfabb sample pack and thought I'd post up a couple of pics.
It's basically glow-in-the-dark PLA and I was expecting the stock extruder to struggle a bit but it actually printed really well first try.

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:34:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/86429/#p86429