Quote Originally Posted by jfkansas View Post
3DXtech is doing good work with special ABS mix filaments. Run of the mill ABS for injection molding isn't quite the same as ABS used for extrusion so there is plenty going on in the world of ABS tech. I also use ABS or ABS/Carbon Fiber for all structural components. Good stuff. PLA has its place though, not sure how Wood fill would get along with ABS, probably why you only see it in PLA.
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.