filamentss

[ebam2014]

Ok so here's a simply question..

What filaments have folks tried and has worked/failed??

We have tried and used with out issues

Wood
TPU(yes it worked a treat)
Metal
ABS
and of course PLA

SO what else can we use?

[ebam2014]

Only attempted to use pla wasted 4 spools of it never got a decent print now it don't even turn on waiting on parts from geeetech. there replacing my 4 wasted spools of filament, mainboard, hot-end, power supply and what ever else i need to get this thing to work. if they cant get it sorted by the first of the year i'm returning it and buying some other brand.

ouch not good..... so far not had any really issues that we haven't sorted ourselves..... PLA was never an issue when printing ABS was always a pain(on our previous printers)

[dekes1]

ABS is a non-starter on any open frame printer unless it's very small parts or you use gigantic rafts. More trouble than it's worth. But the A10 prints PLA perfectly. I've used Hatchbox, eSun, Proto-pasta, Solutech, Amazon basics, and Inland PLA and they all print well on various A10s. The only brand I had some issues with on a regular basis is Stronghero.

Wood PLA and CarbonFiber PLA also work pretty well after some tuning. PETG has only been partially successful due to the high temperatures required and the A10's small hot end heatsink.

If you print a temperature tower to tune your retraction and temperature settings, PLA will print beautifully all day

[William]

1.For PLA/ABS/TPU
You can use the standard nozzle.For TPU,you need to check the spring of the feeder then adjust it.
2.For metal and wood
I think you need to use the nozzle>0.4mm,don't use the brass nozzle for the metal filament.

[ebam2014]

1.For PLA/ABS/TPU
You can use the standard nozzle.For TPU,you need to check the spring of the feeder then adjust it.
2.For metal and wood
I think you need to use the nozzle>0.4mm,don't use the brass nozzle for the metal filament.

so you use the same nozzle that comes with the a10 lol

[ebam2014]

1.For PLA/ABS/TPU
You can use the standard nozzle.For TPU,you need to check the spring of the feeder then adjust it.
2.For metal and wood
I think you need to use the nozzle>0.4mm,don't use the brass nozzle for the metal filament.

not had to change anything to get the TPU to work... Only thing we actually did was do a pre heat then whilst hot we fed the filament through till it oozed out.. we found this to be best vway to a void any kinks before hand. but on another note how do you adjust feeder spring????

[ebam2014]

ABS is a non-starter on any open frame printer unless it's very small parts or you use gigantic rafts. More trouble than it's worth. But the A10 prints PLA perfectly. I've used Hatchbox, eSun, Proto-pasta, Solutech, Amazon basics, and Inland PLA and they all print well on various A10s. The only brand I had some issues with on a regular basis is Stronghero.

Wood PLA and CarbonFiber PLA also work pretty well after some tuning. PETG has only been partially successful due to the high temperatures required and the A10's small hot end heatsink.

If you print a temperature tower to tune your retraction and temperature settings, PLA will print beautifully all day

not had any real issues with TPU/PETG other than was not quite as nice a finish as other filaments.. so a little further tweaking of the settings is required...

As too wood we just used same settings for pla and dropped temp a little.

[William]

1.For PLA/ABS/TPU
You can use the standard nozzle.For TPU,you need to check the spring of the feeder then adjust it.
2.For metal and wood
I think you need to use the nozzle>0.4mm,don't use the brass nozzle for the metal filament.

not had to change anything to get the TPU to work... Only thing we actually did was do a pre heat then whilst hot we fed the filament through till it oozed out.. we found this to be best vway to a void any kinks before hand. but on another note how do you adjust feeder spring????

Yes.You are correct.
If you want to print the filament with the TPU,you need to adjust the strength of the spring.

[William]

ABS is a non-starter on any open frame printer unless it's very small parts or you use gigantic rafts. More trouble than it's worth. But the A10 prints PLA perfectly. I've used Hatchbox, eSun, Proto-pasta, Solutech, Amazon basics, and Inland PLA and they all print well on various A10s. The only brand I had some issues with on a regular basis is Stronghero.

Wood PLA and CarbonFiber PLA also work pretty well after some tuning. PETG has only been partially successful due to the high temperatures required and the A10's small hot end heatsink.

If you print a temperature tower to tune your retraction and temperature settings, PLA will print beautifully all day

not had any real issues with TPU/PETG other than was not quite as nice a finish as other filaments.. so a little further tweaking of the settings is required...

As too wood we just used same settings for pla and dropped temp a little.

No retract

[ebam2014]

1.For PLA/ABS/TPU
You can use the standard nozzle.For TPU,you need to check the spring of the feeder then adjust it.
2.For metal and wood
I think you need to use the nozzle>0.4mm,don't use the brass nozzle for the metal filament.

not had to change anything to get the TPU to work... Only thing we actually did was do a pre heat then whilst hot we fed the filament through till it oozed out.. we found this to be best vway to a void any kinks before hand. but on another note how do you adjust feeder spring????

Yes.You are correct.
If you want to print the filament with the TPU,you need to adjust the strength of the spring.

we didn't adjust the spring and printed fine........ but how would you adjust spring for future ref?