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Update on Menippus planter (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by Rutty@sh.itjust.works to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dem overhangs, tho. Did you print this upside down, with the open end on the print bed? It looks quite good.

I think PETG is probably a good choice for this application. PLA, especially if it's thin walled as I suspect it is here, will disintegrate pretty quickly with continued exposure to temperature variations, moisture, and sunlight.

ABS is infamously pretty vulnerable to UV, also. You could protect it (or any of the others, really) with a coat of paint.

[–] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Printed right side up. Everything was achieved via support setting optimization, and heated support removal where necessary (nose and lip in particular).

PLA holds up alright, but it’s gets brittle. There are just better choices.

Interesting point about the ABS, it appears to be holding up very good, but I’ll monitor it overtime.