How to get SMOOTH 3D Prints with Acetone
Here's how to make your 3D prints smooth and shiny with acetone vapours. This smoothing technique works only with ABS - PLA will become soft and weak. If you want a video on how to smooth PLA, let me know in the comments! :D Acetone (affiliate): https://amzn.to/3SsM1o2 The shininess of the piece you'll get depends on the time you let it bathe in the acetone vapours and the quantity of acetone you use. Once the smoothing is done, let the piece sit for a few hours to make the outer plastic surface hard again - don't touch the piece with your fingers before it's cured! ------------------------------------------------ Here are some of my other videos you will perhaps enjoy: DIY RGB Laser Engraver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2YxQe912g DIY Bench Power Supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pCU0EK6yc My favourite way to organize electronics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQM3sWPiyPQ ------------------------------------------------ Music used in the video: New Beginning - Del #3dprint #smoothing #acetone
Here's how to make your 3D prints smooth and shiny with acetone vapours. This smoothing technique works only with ABS - PLA will become soft and weak. If you want a video on how to smooth PLA, let me know in the comments! :D Acetone (affiliate): https://amzn.to/3SsM1o2 The shininess of the piece you'll get depends on the time you let it bathe in the acetone vapours and the quantity of acetone you use. Once the smoothing is done, let the piece sit for a few hours to make the outer plastic surface hard again - don't touch the piece with your fingers before it's cured! ------------------------------------------------ Here are some of my other videos you will perhaps enjoy: DIY RGB Laser Engraver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2YxQe912g DIY Bench Power Supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pCU0EK6yc My favourite way to organize electronics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQM3sWPiyPQ ------------------------------------------------ Music used in the video: New Beginning - Del #3dprint #smoothing #acetone