SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Nylon filament

Re: Nylon filament

null@example.com (Necromant) — Sat, 04 May 2013 14:28:02 +0000

Thanks, everyone. Looks like the is the next thing I'll try, when I get some nylon filament.

Re: Nylon filament

null@example.com (fredhag) — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:18:13 +0000

You started a nylon thread?! Wow, my jacket has a bunch of them...

I've printed nylon on my Makerbot, and it's nice stuff (very durable part and very pliable when printed thinly) except that I could not get it to stick through an entire print unless I used cardboard. Most have had good luck printing on a circuit board without heating, but I didn't have anything around I didn't mind destroying.

I guess one could always replace the hotend with a 3rd party's, but most of the one's I've seen have PEEK or PTFE inserts and will melt like Solidoodles.

Re: Nylon filament

null@example.com (aFoote) — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:45:15 +0000

There's a Nylon thread I started, a few people tried it out. Check it out

Re: Nylon filament

null@example.com (elmoret) — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:30:26 +0000

PEEK would melt. 210 on a Solidoodle is 240 on most repraps. Many people here print with 618.

Nylon filament

null@example.com (Necromant) — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:32:33 +0000

Okay, I got my SD printing happily with PLA and ABS plastic, but recently came across 'Nylon 618 1.75 filament' at a local store. It costs twice as much as ABS (about 50$ per 500g), but is a lot better for stuff like gears, etc.
Anyway, the drawback is the temperature. It needs 240-250 degrees extruder temp, so my question here is: Has anybody tried to go up THAT extreme in heating the extruder? What (apart from the acrylic) might get screwed up in such mode?