I've just started using my Ender 3 V2 printer and I've been trying to make figure prints which seem to be challenging due to the need for supports and the scarring that occurs when using the same material for support and desired object. Has anyone had good experience using 3DChameleon to print PVA water soluble supports so that the final product needs less post work? I'm curious if the 3DChameleon is best used for color switches among similar materials or if PLA and PVA can be both loaded easily?
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Experience using ender 3 v2 with 3DChameleon and PVA supports?
Experience using ender 3 v2 with 3DChameleon and PVA supports?
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Sure... I have a printer that will use two filaments into each extruder of an IDEX printer. We do offer two color Y adapters as well.
would it be possible to use duel hotends one for support the other for colour?
Hi Glen, The 3D Chameleon doesn't really care about what material you are using... it's really about what your hot end can handle. Most Ender 3 style machines have no issue with PVA as long as the material you're trying to support also is compatible with PVA. So, you can try to simply swap it manually for a little bit and see if you can print on top of a lower layer of PVA without issue... if you can, then you're fine. As for experience with it, yes, I've printed several items with various types of materials... I find that PLA works really well with it. If you find another material that doesn't work quite so well, you can also try using HIPS (which is dissolvable in Lemonime.)
One thing about PVA is that it's usually a lower temperature than the other materials, so you'll need to tweak the settings for it to make sure you print at the lower temperature, but do the filament changes at the higher temperature, so you can correctly purge.
Hope that helps!
Bill