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Glock frame prints on a multi material printer (self.general)

submitted 1 month ago by nick20555 to c/general

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I'm wanting to start experimenting with Glock frames from a multi material unit. I have the Qidi Plus4 with the Qidi box which acts similar to the more popular Bambu X1C with AMS. What print orientation works well if you have the ability to switch filaments for support interfaces so they come out super clean? Also, what works well for that interface material? I hear PETG is good for PLA+ prints but I also hear to beware of swapping to filaments of different temps in the same nozzle. What would be a good interface material for PET-CF or PPA-CF or PAHT-CF?

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[–] JackBrush 1 points 2 weeks ago

petg is good for pla+ prints because it doesnt stick together at all. if you're using a bed slinger it can fling the filament right off of it though. the print towers and times are ridiculous if you dont have dual hotends. a 1 hour print becomes a 10 hour print when you use two different filaments like that. having to heatup the hotend to 250 then wait for it to cool back to 200 for the pla adds a crazy amount of time.