PLA or ABS to make these?

[DonnieNarco]

Hello, I would like to contribute but I am not sure if I can make these with PLA or if I would need to use ABS or other types of filament. I currently can only print PLA.
Will that suffice for this application? Thank you.

[wbphelps]

PLA or CF PLA would be more than adequate, and far easier to print than ABS. You might also try PETG. I haven't printed ABS in at least 2 years now.

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[kyranf]

Before we can actually conclude on this, we need to know what the requirements are. Temperature, humidity, water/air tightness, and sterilisability. It's hard to sterilize PLA with hot steam/gas, if it melts at 100 degrees. ABS or PETG which have much better temperature handling capability might be best.

ABS with a acetone vapour bath to smooth the surfaces and make them unable to be used by bacteria as growing surfaces is important for the health/hygiene.

[vinnie90]

I agree. It will be hard to keep anything clean. Might be a one time use thing

[wbphelps]

If you're talkiing about sterilization, forget it, even PETG won't stand up to that. I have personal experience with this - I printed some tool holders for a dentist friend using PETG, and the sterilizer destroyed them.

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On Sun, Mar 22, 2020, at 9:53 AM, kyranf notifications-at-github.com |github2/Allow William| wrote: Before we can actually conclude on this, we need to know what the requirements arm. Temperature, humidity, water/air tightness, and sterilisability. It's hard to sterilize PLA with hot steam/gas, if it melts at 100 degrees. ABS or PETG which have much better temperature handling capability might be best. ABS with a acetone vapour bath to smooth the surfaces and make them unable to be used by bacteria as growing surfaces is important for the health/hygiene. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#10 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAFDB4TJDFJPTB3RRRZ5D3LRIY673ANCNFSM4LRKQPNA>.

[erosmarcello]

A friend of mine recommended an inflatable infrastructure - they have them for modding painting vehicles. I will attach links. 

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On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 2:28 PM William Phelps < William Phelps ( William Phelps ***@***.***> ) > wrote: If you're talkiing about sterilization, forget it, even PETG won't stand up to that. I have personal experience with this - I printed some tool holders for a dentist friend using PETG, and the sterilizer destroyed them. On Sun, Mar 22, 2020, at 9:53 AM, kyranf notifications-at-github.com |github2/Allow William| wrote: > > Before we can actually conclude on this, we need to know what the requirements arm. Temperature, humidity, water/air tightness, and sterilisability. It's hard to sterilize PLA with hot steam/gas, if it melts at 100 degrees. ABS or PETG which have much better temperature handling capability might be best. > ABS with a acetone vapour bath to smooth the surfaces and make them unable to be used by bacteria as growing surfaces is important for the health/hygiene. > — > You are receiving this because you commented. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub < #10 (comment) >, or unsubscribe < https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAFDB4TJDFJPTB3RRRZ5D3LRIY673ANCNFSM4LRKQPNA >. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub ( #10 (comment) ) , or unsubscribe ( https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEFIYFQ7TUEJOLV2RCHH4Q3RIZKDXANCNFSM4LRKQPNA ).