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Pretty sure that something like Nylon 6/6 has a melting point around
240 degrees C, which isn't that much higher then we're using with ABS.
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Nylon has been tried/discussed several times by people on the reprap forums:
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,40394,40394#msg-40394
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?184,40291,40291#msg-40291
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?4,27658,27658#msg-27658
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,20565,20565#msg-20565
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?70,11121,11121#msg-11121
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?70,7527,7527#msg-7527
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,2409,2409#msg-2409
A potentially more useful way to use nylon is to exploit the fact that
it can be made by mixing two chemicals, allowing deposition using inkjet
print heads, which would give higher resolution.