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6/1/2026 4:27:37 PM EDT
A "stone" version of ASA

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Up til now I've had pretty good luck with printing right after opening up a new roll  of ASA.   This one felt like bubble-wrap when you run an extruded thread through your fingers.  Would not print worth a damn.

Got it in a 70c dryer currently & hoping 4 - 6 hours will straighten it out.  If it doesn't, it will be going back.    Needed it for printing an outdoor memorial for a recently buried pet.
6/1/2026 4:52:27 PM EDT
[#1]
Wow.

Not sure 4 @ 70 will sort that. Probably 12 at 70 or 4 at 85 might.
6/2/2026 9:06:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: nikdfish][Edited] [#2]
Testing after 8 hours. The load extrusion didn't show any bubbles, so fingers crossed.

Could feel some bumps/texture but that is also true of unextruded  material & likely related to the embedded color flecks.

ETA: No joy. Printing air after 10mm height...
6/3/2026 12:43:55 PM EDT
[#3]
Yikes
Once you realize that all power comes from the credible threat of the use of deadly force, and the gov't hates you, most things become easy to understand..
6/3/2026 5:58:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: nikdfish][Edited] [#4]
20 hours at 70c & the print was looking nice, but extrusion stopped after about 20mm height.  
This was while using a 0.6mm nozzle @ 270c.

Still had a day left in the return window so back it goes.

Other colors from the vendor (black & white) have printed nicely.

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