Hello, everyone.
I just saw the new Preform update (version 3.57.0) and noticed that there are new PA12 GF print settings for the Fuse 1+ 30W.
Since this material has come up in discussions from time to time, I just wanted to bring this to your attention (maybe someone would like to try out these new settings right away).
The description of the settings in Preform highlights higher print speeds, less orange peel, and better detail.
In addition, there now seems to be a proper calibration print for PA12 GF (at least for the Fuse 1+ 30W). I found the following support article on this:
Tuning the bed temperature of your Fuse 1+ 30W printer for improved part yield with Nylon 12 GF Powder
And PA12 GF is now officially advertised with a refresh rate of 50%. There is also a support article on aging the powder, similar to the one for PA12 Tough.
Aging Nylon 12 GF Powder before first use
Weāre still using the standard PA12. But with these kinds of improvements to PA12 GF, Iām starting to wonder if switching to PA12 GF might be worth considering at some point.
Thoughts?
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Yup Standard FL practice, leave āOldā equipment behind without updates. This only applies to the Fuse 1+ 30W, so any user still running a Fuse 1, is not relevant enough to get a proper calibration for the material.
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Interestingā¦. I spent a solid year+ back when Nylon 12 GF came out on a Fuse then a Fuse 1+ trying to make it work. Was a very frustrating timeā¦ until I started running a 50% and higher refresh rateā¦ actually we had to go more towards a 65% refresh. For almost a year later Formlabs insured me that we could run a lower refresh rateā¦. āas advertisedā. If you remember it was strangeā¦because all the other materials Formlabs had a specific refresh rate but for Nylon 12 GF they had a spread of ā30-50%ā.
Due to the excessive cost and refresh actually needed we switched to Nylon 12.
So just interesting now that Formlabs is admitting and putting out a 50% refresh or higher is neededā¦ years later.
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well this is interesting. We are in full production right now and the machines has zero downtime. So far so good, i do have some orangepeel on our parts that run in the Fuse 1+. Other than that its working great with the Nylon 12GF at 50% refreshrate. Same refreshrate iĀ“ve always used.
Im gonna keep an eye on this thread if anyone tried the new settings, i havenĀ“t even noticed there are new settings. 
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Best not switch to them and risk ruining production of the INDX parts everyone is eager for 
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