Quote Originally Posted by catalyst View Post
I am also printing prototypes. For the objects i am printing, i am able to put some pretty intense force on my abs prints where the pla was failing under the same force. Pla has its use, but not for what i am doing.

I also prefer to print without a raft, but i also do not use an acetone smoothing process, print at .1 layer height, and want one side smooth. The only thing i dislike, is that i generally find myself running a file or sand paper along the prrimeter of the completed print to remove the edge where it adhered to the bed.
Ya you're not gonna get away from that rim that is closest to the build plate. You can put a .5 fillet on the bottom surface and that helps but even then you generally have to clean it up a little. I use a deburring tool and just cut off the excess.

I try not to do any acetone smoothing as the surface is too shiny for my preference most of the time.