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    ABStone ???? what's that ?

    ABStone … it’s just a nickname of a cocktail we are using for 3d printing.
    It’s ABS melted in acetone.
    But what can we do with it ?
    Well first of all we know that acetone helps to stick ABS on the kapton.

    Let’s go further...
    Put together in a bottle 50% of ABS and 50 % acetone, the result will help to strongly stick PLA or ABS on heatbed but if you put more ABS (until the liquid will have the same density as cleansing milk)
    you will have a liquid that help to glue ABS or PLA (even together), but also to repair holes(or broken parts) that you can have on your models.

    Is that all ? …no, you can also use it to smooth your ABS or PLA models, use it to paint the models and it’s going to fill the spaces between layers, after you can finish to smooth by using acetone’s vapors (with a rice cooker for example). But the most incredible is that you can do that on a PLA models, the ABStone will stick on it and when it’s done you can also use acetone’s vapors on the PLA models it will smooth it too.

    I’ve made several test and it works well.
    It's an interresting thing to have in your toolbox when you are printing 3d models !!!

    PS: acetone's vapors are dangerous for you health use it with caution !!!
    Last edited by Mcbride19; 11-06-2013 at 12:13 AM.

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