knucklbustr wrote:.8, so that 2. (.4 nozzle)
1.2 would be 3
Before I go insane, need to eliminate possible hardware issues.
This could be classic de-lamination. Slowing speeds doesnt change anything.
So that leaves the bonding melt temp. Feedback reports 255c .
Before the E3D, I never went over 230c w/ ABS, so it seems suspicious.
My 60yo Simpson thermometer wont zero. DOA.
Ill have to do temperature test prints.
You should definitely fix that, you should be able to print ABS as low as 230c on an E3D, if not lower.
BUT, even if you do fix this, it will not solve your problem. As others have pointed out, this is entirely an issue with your design. FYI, even if you were injection molding this thing, it would still be incredibly flimsy and break easily, because the design is not suitable for plastic.
You only have a few ways you can resolve this.
1) Use ribs, as IronMan suggested
2) Fillet the walls on the inside or the outside. It doesn't matter which you choose, it's entirely dependent on your application.
3) Print the parts as separate pieces and acetone them together or bolt them together. Acetone will create a chemical bond between the two parts that is much stronger than a printed part by itself. Bolts will do the same. Acetone is the ideal glue for ABS, there's no need to use any other material for bonding ABS together.
This isn't a problem with your machine. You're simply not designing for the materials you intend to use. In general, with printed plastics, you should avoid sharp 90 degree angles where there are thin walls and/or no internal material. Additionally you should avoid harsh 90 degree angles between the XY plane and Z. When I was first starting out I found it very useful to observe how plastic things around the house were designed. One thing you will notice almost universally is that there are no harsh angles in most plastic products. They're simply too easy to break.
Here is a guide I found useful when I was first learning to design for 3D printing:
https://www.stratasysdirect.com/resourc … -modeling/