I just started printing Overture Easy Nylon on our X1C. I’m using the settings provided by silvatech (thank you silvatech!) and the prints turn out nicely. I inquired with Overture about a support filament and they suggested PVA. BL has PVA but it has a much lower bed temperature. I like the idea of dissolvable support but should I be looking at a different filament for support? TIA - Mike
Bed temp is not so relevant if you limit the support material to the interface.
Nozzle Temp however is very important for the single head material change.
From my experiences with PVA and BVOH, I would expect it clog during the material clog due to the higher temp required to purge the Nylon.
I have no experience with HIPS myself, but it may be a better choice than PVA.
Big differences in temp between the primary and support filament can be problematic. When the support filament is lower temp, it can jam in the extruder due to heat creep. Using PLA for supports for PETG has this problem.
I’ve used ASA for support material for Nylon. By mistake. I was intending to use PETG, which is also supposed to work well. But the ASA worked fine, it wasn’t until I went to pull the roll from my AMS that I realized I’d done it wrong.
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