Also abs gives off poisonous styrine vapours you must vent the fumes outside.
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Okalaydokalay@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I prefer it because my prints are more durable and ABS just seems to have a better quality than the PLA prints I’ve made. I’ve made stuff for outdoor use and PLA is biodegradable, whereas ABS is not to the same level.
My printer is enclosed so it handles ABS fairly well. A lot of consumer printers are open so ABS isn’t well suited for them so most people still stick with PLA partially for that reason.
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 10 months ago
Okalaydokalay@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Another good point. My printer is in a corner near some windows for that reason as well. Good ventilation when done printing and away from everything else in the house.
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
PLA is biodegradable over several hundred years. The main reason to avoid using it outside is because bright sunlight makes it brittle. That will happen in just a few.