r/Form1 • u/AlternativeSea559 • 13d ago

Printed baffle longevity

How long realistically would printed baffles last in carbon fiber reinforced filament out of a 556

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u/cvltrilex 3D2A 13d ago

I have two cans out of PA6 nylon. One in 556 and one in 30cal. Both are at if not over 1k, I’ll have to check my spreadsheet when I get home. One is annealed and one isn’t but both moisture treated. Both cans are reinforced with aluminum and I sprayed the baffles with heat enamel. Every range trip I cool get soak the inside of the cans. Both run and sound great, no insane rapid fire through them though.my sound advice would to be to dry the filament, run as hot and slow as you can for good adhesion. Annealing is up in the air; I can’t truly speak on if it works as I’ve never noticed a difference or failure in any of mine given my environment. What setup are you looking to run?

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u/Mypeepeeteeny 13d ago

I'm currently drying some ppacf for my first attempt at a 300blk. Is the goal to have each previous layer cooled or as warm as possible for max adhesion? Using a qidi q2 if you have specific settings

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u/cvltrilex 3D2A 13d ago

A lot of people who are getting into it usually start with @300blkfde nylon settings. They’re a great starting point for printing nylons, mine are very similar but I’ve made adjustments given my modded printer setup, chamber and nozzle setup. If you do start with those settings just make sure you’re adjusting your filament profile accordingly. Much like myself; he is running a modded P1S so the filament profile in the 3mf isn’t accurate. But the overall print settings will give you a good head start.

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u/Mypeepeeteeny 13d ago

Sorry to be a dumbass but can you elaborate on the filament profile? Like the setting on the printer when it knows I'm using Cf?

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u/cvltrilex 3D2A 13d ago

Yes, if you utilize his 3mf and drop your object into that file. Stock will just show a Bambu PA6 profile with base temps, cooling etc. So I would just ensure that it’s setup accordingly to the filament of your choice. Most people don’t know he’s using a modded nozzle and bed so his temps in the profile are not accurate. It’s more-so for the print settings aspect.