Quote Originally Posted by chaotic1 View Post
I am wondering if those of you with experience have a preference for PLA or ABS on the M3D printer? Also is it better to feed the plastic ink from the bottom or from outside the printer? Will higher res and longer print times give me a much smoother print with less cleaning up? I want to design and make miniature furniture and other items.
- Getting good (quality, consistent) prints with ABS on M3D Micro is very difficult to achieve. The lack of a heated bed makes printing ABS problematic.
- Use the external filament feed method (print one of the external spool holders for the Micro from thingiverse). The internal feed method often causes tension (pull) on the print head and results in layer shifting / failed print.
- From my experience, medium fill / medium quality gives the best results on the Micro.