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Questions tagged [chemistry]

For questions relating to the chemical properties of 3D printing material

For questions relating to the chemical properties of 3D printing material.

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How does acetone "rejuvenate" PEI?

The Prusa3d knowledge base mentions that acetone will "rejuvenate" PEI in addition to cleaning oil and grease from the surface. About once a week, or when prints stop sticking, use ACETONE to clean the bed. It removes grease better than IPA or…
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Aggressive resin solvent

For the purpose of cleaning, I need an aggressive solvent for cured or partially cured resin that will degrade resin down to its liquid state. I'm looking for one that would eat out specifically resin (I'm using regular Anycubic green resin) in a…
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Material to use inside ultrasonic cleaner

I am trying to create a couple of holders for my ultrasonic cleaners. They are supposed to be used for parts that don't fit in the holder that came with the cleaners. I was wondering what material is best to use for this. My initial thoughts…
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How I can turn PET plastic into PETG?

With a friend, we managed to successfully make ABS filament and print with it (even though we sold a couple of spools) now we want to turn our attention to PET. The problem is that it's really hard to extrude properly into filament, so we are…
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Printing material for methanol tank

I am trying to print a tank to be used with my RC engine. The material that I have to use needs to have the following properties: It needs to be possible to seal the final print so that it is not leaking any fluid It needs to resist methanol,…
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