AnswerMaterials
What bed temperature dries filament?
Bambu Lab's heated-bed drying table sets 60 to 70 °C for PLA, 75 to 85 °C for PETG and 80 to 90 °C for TPU, for 12 hours, spool covered and printer closed.
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AnswerTroubleshooting
Why does my 3D printer nozzle keep clogging?
Repeat clogs are usually heat creep: Prusa flags rooms above 35 °C and enclosed PLA. Wet or dirty filament, printing too cold and long retractions cause the rest.
AnswerTroubleshooting
What is heat creep in 3D printing?
Heat rising into the heatbreak softens filament above the melt zone until it jams. PLA's glass transition is 60 °C; Bambu Lab opens the door over a 45 °C bed.
AnswerHardware
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.
AnswerTroubleshooting
Can you run a 3D printer in a cold garage?
Bambu Lab and Creality rate their printers for 10 to 30 °C ambient, and Prusa calls 20 to 30 °C ideal. What fails in a cold garage, and how to check yours.
AnswerMaterials
What chamber temperature does ABS actually need?
Bambu Lab lists a 45 to 60 °C chamber for ABS and uses 60 °C for large, warp-prone parts, well below the 101 °C glass transition on Polymaker's data sheet.
AnswerHardware
What is the difference between an enclosure and a heated chamber?
An enclosure only traps heat from the bed, about 50 °C in Polymaker's printer figures; a heated chamber adds its own heater and holds a set 60 to 65 °C.
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Is it safe to print ABS indoors without ventilation?
Azimi et al. measured ABS emitting hundreds of times more ultrafine particles than PLA, plus styrene. What the studies found and the ventilation they advise.