So I finally got round to making a spool for my nylon618 that fits the existing spool holder.
Respooled this morning and just changed over for an extended play.



First thing is a bag clippit for a friend who wants something to clamp the umbilical cords on new born piglets.

Figured nylon fit all the relevant criteria.
Super tough, easy to clean and flexible enough to make opening the clip easy. Made out of abs you need a screwdriver to prise the buggers apart once they're clipped !

I'm printing on my blue tape. Just recalibrated the bed.

First attempt was without raft and print bed at 65c, print head at 245. 40mm print speed.
Warped like a bastard , came unstuck halfway through. (had the same issue with pla versions as well)

Second attempt is looking good.
That's with bed at 40c and a raft.

68% and no warpage, looks clean, fair bit of stringing. But on this model that'll be easy to clean up with a couple quick cuts.
No delamination that i can see.

Okay finished and looks pretty good.

nylonclippitstringing_440x600.jpg


nylonclippitcleaned_429x600.jpg


You can see the stringing, but was pretty easy to remove.

So pretty good success, for the first attempt.
Got a couple things I want to use the nylon for, so we'll see how it goes :-)

Any tips welcome :-)