Random 3D Printing Questions

[ZaneC]

Hey y'all. I've got a few questions about 3D printing:
1. Do 3D printed gears work?
2. Do 3D printed parts wear down easily? (Gears, wheels, caterpillar tracks, etc.)

 

[WickedFog]

Hey y'all. I've got a few questions about 3D printing:
1. Do 3D printed gears work?
2. Do 3D printed parts wear down easily? (Gears, wheels, caterpillar tracks, etc.)

1. For a bit (see answer #2)
2. Yep

 

[ZaneC]

1. For a bit (see answer #2)
2. Yep

Welp, I guess that works. Thanks

 

[majin]

i have a question as well.
so i tried to print in tpu for the first time last night. non stop issues. i had it connected to my ams. after unclogging the tip for the 4th time i scrapped it.
then i went to bambu labs filament options and noticed there was an option for tpu-ams version. and the other tpu said NOT for use w ams.
so I'm thinking the filament is too thin for the extruder or some gear in the mix.
i can't figure out why it printed half the part just fine then decided to not heat the head, clog, and one ther error code i can't remember.
can anyone suggest a tpu filament that will work with the ams? the one from BL is ridonculous expensive and id rather use a different option. maybe someone has experience with this and can suggest a brand that worked for them without issues?
filament was from a sealed pack, so can eliminate moisture as a culprit.

 

[RetroThutmose]

i have a question as well.
so i tried to print in tpu for the first time last night. non stop issues. i had it connected to my ams. after unclogging the tip for the 4th time i scrapped it.
then i went to bambu labs filament options and noticed there was an option for tpu-ams version. and the other tpu said NOT for use w ams.
so I'm thinking the filament is too thin for the extruder or some gear in the mix.
i can't figure out why it printed half the part just fine then decided to not heat the head, clog, and one ther error code i can't remember.
can anyone suggest a tpu filament that will work with the ams? the one from BL is ridonculous expensive and id rather use a different option. maybe someone has experience with this and can suggest a brand that worked for them without issues?
filament was from a sealed pack, so can eliminate moisture as a culprit.

What do you mean arms? Tree supports?

 

[majin]

What do you mean arms? Tree supports?

Bambu Lab AMS - Automatic Material System​

https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/ams-multicolor-printing

 

[RetroThutmose]

Bambu Lab AMS - Automatic Material System​

https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/ams-multicolor-printing

Oh my bad, I totally misread that as ARMS not AMS. My bad. I am not familiar with that system

 

[slw2206]

Resurrecting a bit of an old thread but TPU is generally not recommended for use in the AMS. You need to run that as an external spool (similar to carbon fiber or other abrasive filaments).

We use TPU regularly but always run it as an external.spool as its too finicky to get consistent results through the AMS.

 

[majin]

Resurrecting a bit of an old thread but TPU is generally not recommended for use in the AMS. You need to run that as an external spool (similar to carbon fiber or other abrasive filaments).

We use TPU regularly but always run it as an external.spool as its too finicky to get consistent results through the AMS.

i realized that after my first eff up lol, the ams tpu is a different diameter making it not ams friendly, gotta get the tpu FOR ams

 

[entropy]

i have a question as well.
so i tried to print in tpu for the first time last night. non stop issues. i had it connected to my ams. after unclogging the tip for the 4th time i scrapped it.
then i went to bambu labs filament options and noticed there was an option for tpu-ams version. and the other tpu said NOT for use w ams.
so I'm thinking the filament is too thin for the extruder or some gear in the mix.
i can't figure out why it printed half the part just fine then decided to not heat the head, clog, and one ther error code i can't remember.
can anyone suggest a tpu filament that will work with the ams? the one from BL is ridonculous expensive and id rather use a different option. maybe someone has experience with this and can suggest a brand that worked for them without issues?
filament was from a sealed pack, so can eliminate moisture as a culprit.

Bambu recommends that you do not use the AMS for TPU. I've printed with it a few times, no issues, but I haven't had many projects suited to TPU. I have a 4 - 1 PTFE adapter on the back of the printer, and use a single spool Sunlu dryer fed in as an external filament source. Works well, one tip is that even if you specify what the external filament is on the prepare page you still have to select that filament on the print page as well.