More filament for my addiction.

[david merten]

I just got 2 rolls of pa6/66, from inslogic. They say no heated chamber needed...and reasonable temperature 250c to 270c. Anybody print with this material, problems, challenges?

Then if that's not enough I am trying synbotron's peba kickstarter. 

Not to mention the pctg from 3D Fuel I got several weeks ago....

I do have a problem,  maybe I just need more printers...lol

           David

[Kurt Gluck]

Ah my standard reply to this:

Fillament Addiction (FA) not known in the mainstream may be the driveing force behind additive manufacturing.  People who have the FA monkey on their backs build/purchase/modify 3d printers as a cover for what is truely going on - their unsatable desire to continually acquire filament.  While it is true that printing things reduces the hord of filament, it is clear that in except in a few odd cases (of FWA more on this later) - the hord continually increases over time.   In some cases the geometric load is enormous.  For every spool consumed 4 more spools are purchased.     Terminal stages of this addiction can be observed when the addict starts to watch endless YouTube streams in the sad hope of snagging the ‘free’ spool - which they do not need. 

We hope to found Filament-Anonymous a program whereby addicts can get together, share stores, and exchange mostly false claims like “Im Ben, its been 6 hours since I have ordered my last kilogram” 

FWA (Fillament Waste Addiction) - a related condition whereby the goal is to produce the largest pile of used fillament 

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I hope I have not offended anyone.  I DO UNDERSTAND that addiction is awful and I DO NOT MEAN to minimize the challenges faced by people, their families and friends who have TRUE illnesses.

Kurt-A

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Having a heated chamber helps to minimize shrinkage in such materials as ABS and Nylon during printing. And, Nylon general can shrink a LOT during printing - and it's one of the reasons that things like Carbon Fiber get mixed into the filament to limit shrinkage and make it easier to print. Will be very interested to see what your experiences are with the Nylon printing. 

Also - you have a 2 nozzle printer or tool changer - am I right? IF so - I'd love to hear your feedback on printing FCS style w/PLA & PCTG!

-K

On Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6:28:17 PM UTC-4 david merten wrote: