Questions tagged [polycarbonate]

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Cause of print errors with PC + CF?

I simply don't have a lot of experience with 3D FDM printing and additionally Priline PC+CF filament. It does print relatively easily. But a coworker wanted a Batman symbol for his daughter. Now I'm getting problems. Seems on longer runs when…
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Prusa i3MK3S+ layer skip with polycarbonate (overheating?)

On the last couple of polycarbonate prints with my Prusa, one or more layers have been completely skipped (i.e. no material extruded). The rest of the print is fine save some minor warping. I'm printing in an enclosure that gets up to ~60 °C with…
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Large prints cracking

I'm trying to print large objects (around 1 meter squared) with polycarbonate pellets. The problem is sometimes the print cracks. It is not due to delamination as it is a shear crack across multiple layers. I know the ideal scenario is to have a…
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Trouble with polycarbonate print on Ender 3 Pro - What could be the cause?

I performed a polycarbonate modification on my Ender 3 Pro (heated chamber, external electronics, all-metal hotend, new thermistor, PID-tuning, dry-box, actively cooled motors through Peltier cooling, ABL leveling, polycarbonate printing surface,…