Hi everyone! I’ve been in the CNC guitar parts business for over a decade and have played with 3D printers before, namely the Creality CR1 (I think that’s the one) with ok results but never really had the time to dedicate to the fussing around required to get really high quality prints. I’ve got a project I’m working on and from what I’ve been seeing, the X1C looks like it should be able to do what I’m after (other than the print size…more on that later). I’m really drawn to this printer because of the presets to hopefully get rid of the fiddle factor.
I’m making a housing for a re-tune mechanism for a bandura ( checkout banduramaker.blogspot.com for some info on what a bandura is) that will be under a certain amount of stress so I’m looking for some advice on filament selection.
The two main things I’m looking for are strength and ‘bondability’ - that is, I want a strong filament that glues or bonds to itself well because the final part will have to be made from at least two, possibly three pieces just because of the parts size.
I’ve checked out the filament selection guide and PAHT-CF seems to be right there as far as material properties go but I know that nylon can be difficult to bond.
Any advice on which filaments I should be looking at? I’m wanting to stick with Bamboo labs filaments or if necessary, non Bamboo labs filaments if there’s a good recipe available for it.
Also, what are the must have accessories to print whichever filament you recommend or any other must haves from this printer.
Thanks so much and looking forward to experiencing the X1C!