Prusa i3 MK3 - Page 55

● Bed temperature: 95 - 100 °C.
● Heatbed: The best results are obtained with common scotch tape - just attach the
tape directly to the print surface and clean it after the print is finished.
11.6  Nylon (Taulman Bridge)
Nylon is a very tough material suitable for mechanical parts.
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
Durable
Demanding storage (it’s hygroscopic)
Chemically resistant
Flexible, but strong
Chemical resistance
● Nozzle temperature: 240 °C
● Bed temperature: 80 - 90 °C.
● Heatbed: Use one coat of glue stick. Clean as described after the print.
11.7  Flex
Flex is a very strong and flexible material. There are many use cases where hard plastic is
not the ideal or even unusable at all. But whether you need a phone cover, an action camera
case or wheels for your RC car, flexible is the way to go.
Before you start printing from Flex, clean the nozzle from the previous material -
preheat the nozzle and load PLA to remove any other previous material. When
loading Flex, loosen the extruder (idler) screws. Keep in mind that when printing
from Flex, the automatic filament change function may not work properly.
Flex has very good abrasion resistance, remains flexible in cold environments, and is
resistant to many solvents. It doesn’t shrink much when cooling down, so you can be fairly
accurate with your measurements and perfect fit models.
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
Flexible and elastic
Needs extra steps when loading filament
Little shrinking
Can be tricky to print
Good layer adhesion
Needs to be printed slowly
● Nozzle temperature: 230 °C
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