Now I am trying to print with ABS for the first time.
I've gotten white ABS filament (3mm) from some eBay vendor (their price was really good), and tried to print a small test piece with it tonight.
when I extrude the plastic into the air (let it drop, instead of printing on the heated plate), I noticed some popping sound. I can actually see what looks like a burst of little bubble - it makes the extruded plastic not very smooth. With PLA, the extruded plastic was very smooth. I have attached a picture.
Is this simply how ABS is? Or, would it be an indication of some faulty setup, like wrong temperature? Or, does it simply mean low quality of the filament?
I've gotten white ABS filament (3mm) from some eBay vendor (their price was really good), and tried to print a small test piece with it tonight.
when I extrude the plastic into the air (let it drop, instead of printing on the heated plate), I noticed some popping sound. I can actually see what looks like a burst of little bubble - it makes the extruded plastic not very smooth. With PLA, the extruded plastic was very smooth. I have attached a picture.
Is this simply how ABS is? Or, would it be an indication of some faulty setup, like wrong temperature? Or, does it simply mean low quality of the filament?
