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Dichloromethane Vapor Treating PLA parts
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Following the ABS Acetone Vapor Treating videos, I saw A.Bowyers post that Dichloromethane works as a PLA solvent.
I then rushed to buy a glass pot (550ml Weck Jar) and some Dichloromethane.
Heating the bed up to roughly 100degrees with the lid on produced vapor. And about 2-3 minutes in the vapor smoothed out the part (I didn't time this, just a guess, may have been in there for longer).
The part was printed in 0.25mm layers and 0.55mm tracks, after vapor treating the part is VERY fle
I then rushed to buy a glass pot (550ml Weck Jar) and some Dichloromethane.
Heating the bed up to roughly 100degrees with the lid on produced vapor. And about 2-3 minutes in the vapor smoothed out the part (I didn't time this, just a guess, may have been in there for longer).
The part was printed in 0.25mm layers and 0.55mm tracks, after vapor treating the part is VERY fle
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