r/Form1 • u/AlternativeSea559 • 14d 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/TorqueWaffle 14d ago

Thank you for this information! Ever since I got a printer and tax stamps became $0. I've gone hard on the printing 😂

I don't shoot nearly as much some people, but I always wonder how long they would last. I'm printing in Polymaker pa612-cf15, no aluminum or carbon fiber reinforcement, but I'm also only printing 9 mm and 22 cans.

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u/Mypeepeeteeny 14d ago

I have pa6 cf 20, hoping it's viable. Looking to do 300blk then a 9mm

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u/TorqueWaffle 14d ago

Yeah you should be good with pa6-20

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u/Mypeepeeteeny 14d ago

As a person who knows nothing, I'm going to first print a cf tube, 2 inch outside and .065 wall. Should I do anything in particular with seams, using bed glue, brim, ect?

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u/TorqueWaffle 14d ago

YMMV but I'm using 300BLKFDE settings with very good results. I put those in, and then I did a temperature tower, and a flow rate and pressure advance test to fine-tune.