It’s alive!!! My only concern is that I had to crank the heater up to 235 degrees to get it to extrude… Too much?
Tomorrow I try my first print!
First MakerBot Plastruder extrusion!
Extrusion!
MakerBlock
And I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords
Not too much at all! I routinely use this temperature. In fact, an ABS extrusion datasheet I found online suggested it as the “extrusion” temperature, as opposed to 220, which was listed as the “melting temperature”. They probably differentiate the two based on the relative viscosity.
In my case, the Makerbot actually damaged itself when I tried to extrude at 220. It’d extrude a horrid wicker-like print that was really brittle and poor quality, and eventually the insulator retainer shattered. After a replacement (Thanks Mark!) I started printing at 230-240 instead and haven’t had a problem since. Quality, strong prints and a reliable Makerbot. :)