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Topic: Print quality with white ABS

I seem to have problems with print quality when using white ABS.  Prints end up with as splotchy rough surface.  Can someone help me and determine if it's just a bad reel of ABS, or a temperature/flowrate issue.

This is printed on a SD2 @ 200degrees.

I've tried altering the feedrates with no improvement.

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2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: Print quality with white ABS

Rough surface is usually moisture, dry that spool of filament in the oven at 190F or so.

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Re: Print quality with white ABS

Thanks for your quick response.

How long do you recommend baking a standard spool?

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Re: Print quality with white ABS

From a search for "oven", second link:

http://www.soliforum.com/post/25993/#p25993

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