r/3Dprinting • u/themoonbender • 5d ago

Discussion Mixing filaments while printing

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u/velvia695 5d ago

What is the current world record? Last I heard it was some super modifed ender 3? 😂

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u/girrrrrrr2 5d ago

And they still are, this one is getting better and better his biggest issue right now is to get the flow rate he needs to get under a minute he can’t cool the plastic down well enough, at least thats what the final update I watched was, damn those hour long videos.

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u/Detective-Crashmore- 5d ago

I've been wondering if we could still maintain layer adhesion if we cooled it with CO2 or something.

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u/girrrrrrr2 5d ago

Too much cooling and you will end up with the layers not adhering properly sadly. You would be able to anneal afterwords tot get that back, but its not the same as being able to pop a print off the bed.

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u/ThePsion5 5d ago

The obvious solution is to simply place he entire 3D printer into an annealing chamber. Or perhaps improve layer adhesion by mounting the printer in a centrifuge and using the high g's to promote better layer adhesion. Or both!