Finally got some PVA, I've been very curious to see how water soluble supports work.
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Finally got some PVA, I've been very curious to see how water soluble supports work. But first I'll bake it a bit! #3dprinting


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Finally got some PVA, I've been very curious to see how water soluble supports work. But first I'll bake it a bit! #3dprinting


Well, let's see what happens. This Benchy is in bit of a pickle!

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Well, let's see what happens. This Benchy is in bit of a pickle!

It's printing seemily fine, although it looks a bit odd. I wonder if I should make a time lapse of the part where it's dunked into water.
This stuff smells weird.
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It's printing seemily fine, although it looks a bit odd. I wonder if I should make a time lapse of the part where it's dunked into water.
This stuff smells weird.
It looks so confused in the preview!

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It looks so confused in the preview!

@apzpins yhcneb
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It looks so confused in the preview!

@apzpins have you reduced the support interface distance to get a smoother surface? (I'm just guessing here, I don't have experience with water-soluble filament.)
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@apzpins have you reduced the support interface distance to get a smoother surface? (I'm just guessing here, I don't have experience with water-soluble filament.)
@tinx With this there's no need for interface distance basically, this material will just go away. The big idea is to be able to print pieces where removing the supports would be impractical.
The Benchy here is just a tongue in cheek test piece with the most unoptimal orientation possible. It the print succeeds, I'll make a timelapse of what happens when it's put in water.
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@tinx With this there's no need for interface distance basically, this material will just go away. The big idea is to be able to print pieces where removing the supports would be impractical.
The Benchy here is just a tongue in cheek test piece with the most unoptimal orientation possible. It the print succeeds, I'll make a timelapse of what happens when it's put in water.
@apzpins please post a closeup of the underside after removing the supports. I'm curious how smooth it will be compared to typical supports with gaps.
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@apzpins please post a closeup of the underside after removing the supports. I'm curious how smooth it will be compared to typical supports with gaps.
@tinx I will!
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It looks so confused in the preview!

Well here we go. The most optimally printed Benchy ever!



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Well here we go. The most optimally printed Benchy ever!



Time to dunk it.

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Time to dunk it.

@apzpins Your boat has capsized.
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Time to dunk it.

I don't know how good of a time lapse this will be, but I can say there's definitely something happening in there! I see small chunks falling off and the water is all cloudy. Smells odd too.
