Hi -
I am testing some prints with Tough 1500 V2 as I often find myself needing to print directly on the platform as apposed to using supports. This is mostly when I print enclosures with large flat surfaces and square corners etc.
I was going to print some sample cubes for testing, but though I might as well go for broke and print functional parts while I am at it. The part below is for my office chair as the pneumatic cylinder decided to give way and it kept declining. I designed and printed this part to keep it up and hold in at the height I prefer.
I created a custom profile for the Tough 1500 V2 only amending the “early layer exposure and offset” settings to the following:
The print seems to have come out ok, I can see no obvious elephants foot and it came off the platform very easily. There is a 0.25mm discrepancy in actual print height and the designed part though. I will look into this, do more prints and post my findings.
I printed the same part on my UM as well using Polypropylene a while back. The part lasted about 3 months before breaking. I am eager to see how the part printed using Tough 1500 V2 holds up. It was a lot easier to fit this one as apposed to the polypropylene part due to it being more ‘flexible’.