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Materials
PRO1
Bed temperature between 60 and 65 degrees Celsius, first layer 65 degrees Celsius after first layer
back to 60 degrees Celsius.
Nozzle temperature 225 degrees Celsius
Print speed 120mm/s
Full cooling with material fan after first layers are printed.
6.3
Tips for experimental materials
When you are going to use experimental materials always remember to watch the print process as much as
possible to change settings while printing.
Tractus3D printers can be adjusted while printing, such as temperature adjustments, fan speed adjustments,
speed adjustments and many more options.
Printing with filled materials like Glow in the Dark or wood fill for example will require you to change your nozzle
to a hardened or stainless steel nozzle because all fill materials are abrasive and will wear out your default
(brass) nozzle really quickly.
When you start printing with experimental materials, we advise you to keep the temperature settings available of
the filament manufacturer. But with this in mind we do have some tips:
Make sure the first layer sticks perfectly to the bed. If needed use adhesion products like glue stick or
sprays to fix the print or try a higher/lower bed temperature.
Watch the model for temperature issues. Most of the time too cold causes extruder problems or
separation of layers. Too hot (or not enough cooling with fan) is causing warping at overhangs or the
material will degrade in the nozzle which gives a nozzle block after a while.
Start printing with a low speed and slowly rise the speed. Never try to run before you can walk!
Also remember that every material has its own properties like contraction after cooldown.
This means that the dimensional accuracy will be different for every material.
