<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/8180/drying-natureworks-pla-polymer-4032d/ Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:00:45 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70835/#p70835 bubbasnow wrote:

what are you using to prevent the pellets from dropping down through the mesh?

Parchment paper, but I am going to print out some containers that will sit on top of the mesh.

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:00:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70835/#p70835 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70829/#p70829 what are you using to prevent the pellets from dropping down through the mesh?

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 03:31:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70829/#p70829 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70408/#p70408 I can confirm that 17 Hours of drying in my dehydrator works. The nylon looks smooth and bubble free.

]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2014 04:39:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70408/#p70408 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70347/#p70347 I usally leave pellets in anywhere from 10-24hours. It worked for some TPU I extruded. I have a batch of nylon drying right now, and if that works out then I'll know the dehydrator works out for sure.

What do you use for drying your PLA?

]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:55:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70347/#p70347 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70344/#p70344 Ggalisky wrote:

I use this for pre drying: http://www.amazon.com/Presto-06300-Deh … dehydrator

I've got one of those things.... didn't think it could really hit the necessary temps?

]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:11:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70344/#p70344 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70206/#p70206 I use this for pre drying: http://www.amazon.com/Presto-06300-Deh … dehydrator

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:41:21 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70206/#p70206 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70204/#p70204 Gotcha. Makerbot uses 4032, so I'm sure it's fine. Just curious.

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:35:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70204/#p70204 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70199/#p70199 Thank's M8!

That's what I thought even before trying drying but I wanted to try drying to be sure moisture in the pellets isn't an issue.

When I decided on this one I searched forums online and at that time I could not find any preference either way.

I could not find any real difference in the data sheets so I went for this one thinking that "high temp" would possibly offer slightly higher glass temperature...

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:16:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70199/#p70199 <![CDATA[Re: Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70195/#p70195 That should be fine, if it only lost 1 gram perhaps it wasn't very moist to begin with.

Can't say I'd recommend putting plastic in an oven you make food in, though.

Why are you using 4032D? 4043D is much more common for 3D printing. 4032D is a high temperature PLA.

http://www.natureworksllc.com/~/media/T … ms_pdf.pdf

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:34:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/70195/#p70195 <![CDATA[Drying NatureWorks PLA Polymer 4032D]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/70194/#p70194 Anyone having experience drying this pellets in a regular kitchen owen?

I've had exactly 500 grams on a tray at 80 degrees Celsius for 10 hours and when I measure the weight it's only lost one gram?!?

Any comment appreciated.

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