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Answer·Materials·October 30, 2026

What retraction settings should you use for ABS and ASA?

Your printer's own: shipped ABS and ASA profiles use 0.7 to 0.8 mm on direct-drive Prusa and Bambu printers (0.4 mm for Bambu ABS) and 2.5 to 6.5 mm on Bowden.

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Answer·Materials·October 28, 2026

How to seal 3D prints for a reptile enclosure

Coat it in an epoxy its maker rates safe near reptiles and cure it fully. Bearded dragons bask at up to 42 °C (108 °F) and PLA softens at 57 °C: use PETG or ASA there.

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Answer·Hardware·October 28, 2026

How to waterproof a 3D printed boat

Print the hull with 4 perimeters (2 in ASA), brush epoxy inside and out, grease the stuffing tube, seal the rudder and hatch, then float-test it overnight.

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Answer·Materials·October 24, 2026

Should you use a cooling fan for ABS?

Mostly no. Run ABS with the part fan off or low: PrusaSlicer's Generic ABS keeps it off, Bambu ABS runs 10%, and both raise it for bridges and fast layers.

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Answer·Materials·October 17, 2026

What temperature and how long should you dry ABS and ASA?

Dry ABS and ASA at 80 °C (176 °F): 8 hours on Bambu Lab's data sheets, 4 hours for Prusament ASA. Polymaker uses 70 °C for 6 to 7 hours.

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Answer·Materials·October 15, 2026

What bed temperature should you use for ASA?

Set the bed to 100 °C for ASA, Bambu Studio's default. Data sheets run from 75 °C (Polymaker) to 110 °C (Prusa), always with glue and an enclosure.

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Answer·Hardware·October 13, 2026

Can you 3D print car body parts?

Small trim, yes, in ASA and in sections: a common desktop printer builds a 256 mm cube, a Civic is 70.9 in wide, and a printed bumper cover adds no crash protection.

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Answer·Materials·October 13, 2026

Can you 3D print car engine parts?

Not internal engine parts. Suppliers rate the engine area at 125 °C (257 °F) and on-engine parts at 150 °C, above the HDT of PETG, ABS, ASA and PC filament.

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Answer·Hardware·October 13, 2026

Can you 3D print old car parts?

Mercedes-Benz Classic 3D prints PA12 sunroof rollers for the W 123. What carmakers print for classic cars, and which old trim parts a home printer can copy.

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Answer·Hardware·October 13, 2026

What 3D printer can print car parts?

A car-part printer needs the material's numbers: 270 °C and an 80 °C bed for PETG trim, an enclosure for ASA, 300 °C and a hardened nozzle for carbon-fiber nylon.

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Answer·Hardware·October 13, 2026

Can you 3D print car parts?

Yes for trim, clips and mounts, never brakes, steering or airbags. Sunlit dashboards average 157 °F (69 °C), past PLA's 57 °C HDT; ASA and PC clear it.

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Answer·Materials·October 13, 2026

What filament should you use for 3D printed car parts?

A sunlit dashboard averaged 157 °F (69 °C), so dash parts need ABS, ASA or PC. Shaded cabin parts take PETG, exterior parts ASA, flexible parts TPU.

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Answer·Materials·October 13, 2026

How long do 3D printed parts last?

PLA showed no strength loss after a year at 25 °C, but 24 h of lab UV-B cut clear PETG's strength 36% and a hot soak halved carbon-fiber nylon's.

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Answer·Materials·October 10, 2026

Is 3D printed ABS waterproof?

Yes, if the layers don't crack: ABS held water with 2 perimeters in Prusa's tests, half what PLA needed. Acetone vapor smooths ABS and ASA, but test it for leaks.

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Answer·Hardware·October 10, 2026

What size heat-set inserts does a Voron use?

Voron printers use M3 heat-set inserts 5 mm across and 4 mm long (M3x5x4): the hole they need, how many each build takes, and the iron temperature for ABS and ASA.

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Answer·Hardware·October 10, 2026

How to 3D print a waterproof box

Print ASA or PETG with 2 to 3 mm walls, seal the lid with an O-ring at 20 to 30 percent squeeze under screws, use IP68 cable glands and a vent, then test.

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Answer·Materials·September 23, 2026

Which filament should you use for a replacement part?

A decision table from what the broken part faces (heat, sun, load, chemicals) to a material class, with HDT, impact and absorption figures from manufacturer data sheets.

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Answer·Materials·September 23, 2026

Which filament is waterproof? Materials for parts that hold water

PLA, PETG, ASA, PP and PC compared for holding water: the perimeter count Prusa needed, data-sheet water absorption, heat limits and outdoor use.

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