TTaylor
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I use a MakerGear M2 with dual extruders. I just got some new black nylon from 3DXTech, which makes good stuff. I have used many of their products to great success in the past. Now I cannot get the black nylon to stick to the bed! I may have to go back to my CF-filled nylon. Also, I tweaked the original SolidWorks file to make it fit better. I broke it into two files, one for black, the other for natural. Before, when I imported the files, they immediately aligned perfectly without my input. This time, they were disjointed, and I had to align them. When the PLA printed, it made two passes for the white and looked beautiful. With the nylon, the printer made numerous starts and stops, leaving a jagged edge.
So, I will fight with it for a while. Any suggestions?
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Can't help with the odd slicer alignment. With Nylon we have had to turn the bed heat off to prevent warping. The nylon acts like a viscoelastic, and starts to pull back after printing. What do you use for adhesive? We use hairspray (cheap ultrahold) that works well for setting the print.
One of my students has become very good at working with difficult prints. I can ask him when he gets back next week. We have been working on a system for NASA and have done a lot of tweaks to get the nylon to work ok.
Tim
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I use Elmer's glue stick. It is what came with my MarkForged printer.
I have never had this bad a problem on either printer. The MarkForged has a phenolic-topped aluminum (I think?) bed that is not heated. I run the M2 with a 45C PEI-topped bed.
Whose nylon do you use? At what extruder temperature?
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