Ppa-cf?

Sovol Zero
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I’ve been wanting to print PPA-CF since seeing it tested in a My Tech Fun YouTube video. My Zero is supposed to arrive tomorrow and I’d like to know if there is anything I should do other than swapping in a larger hardened nozzle before attempting to print abrasive filaments?

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I saw that video also…
Dry it first, overnight…like 12 hours.
I would add a brim or use glue, the bed can be finicky.

Use the printer first for a week or so, get used to it before you change the nozzle & try the PPA-CF…JMO

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Thanks for the suggestions. Though I am most concerned about whether any other parts of the printer such as extruder hobbed gears are not rated for abrasive filaments?

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Although Nylon isn’t listed as an approved filament, I don’t think it would be an issue.

You can always ask @sovol3d or send an email to info@sovol3d.com

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Sovol’s product page does say

Supported Filament: PLA, PETG, TPU, PETG-CF, ABS, ASA, PA, PC

and one of the images also has PLA-CF listed so at least I’d expect also other similar abrasive filaments to be supported.

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Yes! Thank you! I missed that or had forgotten I saw it before ordering the printer as that was a rather long time ago.

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Did you print PPA-CF? Did it work well?

I use a 0.6 mm Microswiss CM2 hardened steel sleeved nozzle for almost everything now because it can print carbon fiber filaments but it also prints the common materials very well. It’s my Do It All nozzle.

If wear on the extruder gears are a concern, maybe use one of the core carbon fiber materials that has the abrasive fiber on the inside and no abrasive fibers on the outside of the filament.

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Haven’t done the PPA-CF yet. I’ve got nozzles ordered but have not yet bought the PPA-CF. I’ll first be trying some PET-CF I’ve got on hand. But now I’ve got to fix a clogged hot end, my first on this printer. I tried printing ASA today and think it jammed due to heat creep into the heat break. Chamber temp was about 45 C. I thought I could let it go up to 50C but am just guessing. Done for now, will hopefully find disassembly tips and fix it tomorrow.

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I had one bad Zero nozzle jam with PETG. I mistakenly let the chamber drift up to 60 C and had heat creep, then made it worse by getting in a hurry. I’ve been 3D printing forever and definitely knew better. I eventually got it cleared and it’s been good ever since. I still print ABS-CF with a chamber temperature of 60 F but I’ll be much more careful with PETG.

I posted a BAD CLOG thread that may have some info that could help you. People posted very good and helpful info.

Good luck. Please let us know how your carbon fiber reinforced nylon printing goes.