SAFE acetone vapor smoothing ABS prints - 3DPRINT

In this weeks video im showing you a non heated, safe way to acetone vapor smooth your ABS prints.
The supplies needed are pretty cheap so build along with me and lets get rid of those pesky printlines!
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[@llamasama4458]

Thanks man, fantastic video

[@gustavoandre3836]

I really enjoyed the video, it was everything I was hoping for 🤩🤩🤩

[@punishedprops]

Great video, thank you for sharing this method!

[@WaynesWorkshop]

Punished Props glad you guys liked it 😁

[@Sarah-ui3uy]

Thank you for emphasizing the safety equipment! So important and often overlooked. You should also be wearing lab save gloves and goggles though!

[@WaynesWorkshop]

so true, i have a video coming out purely regarding basic safety equipment and shop safety practice. gloves and goggles included ;)

[@anthoneypier3404]

would this method work on bigger prints that are 11in wide and 8in tall? I love this safer method

[@tyevans4873]

Just used this method on some prosthetic covers I'm making. Really easy and safe. I used a weather proof bin to seal the vapors without having to caulk or use sealant. Not sure on the material of the weather stripping, but so far no side effects from the vapors. Also fyi the hook side of velcro hooks on the the micro fiber cloth. No need to glue the loop side to the cloth.

[@parorange9320]

Your helms are so cool

[@frankarcos6355]

The box has to be resistant to ABS? Why? How does one know if their box is resistant to ABS

[@TheEpicDartfish]

Does it work with ASA? Should I at least do a rough sanding with a mouse sander first?

[@albertgayanilo3253]

is acetone nail polish remover okay for abs?

[@BRad37842]

I have been thinking about making a vapor chamber with a old nebulizer so you must the acetone into the chamber

[@WaynesWorkshop]

Interesting, don't know how mist directly touching the print will react though

[@BRad37842]

@@WaynesWorkshop I'm also keen to find out , lucky I have lots of test prints to practice on

[@davidrussell6159]

I was wondering about keeping trapped vapors inside …. Is that not dangerous ? I was intending on drilling a couple holes in the lid to allow vapors to escape. Obviously do this in a garage or outside - but not in the heat.

[@WaynesWorkshop]

allowing vapor to escape defeats the entire thing, you need the vapor to smooth it...
just dont dunk your face above it when you open the box again as all the vapor will escape... (nor have hot/glowing/warm objects near)

[@KRGraphicsCG]

I might have to try this on PETG for a design I'm doing. But I would have to dull the surface a bit with 400 grit sandpaper.

[@robertfrayer6711]

what is the shell count and infill on that?

[@WaynesWorkshop]

Been a while since I printed that but I believe 2 shells and 25% infill

[@dchall8]

Great ideas shared here.
Here is something you might try. We used to clean engine parts with a vapor (which was outlawed about 20 years ago). The idea was to conserve the chemical by using only vapor and draining the dirty gunk through a central drain. Here's how it worked. The tank was covered and had a trough running around the outside edge at the bottom. That allowed gunk to drain in the middle without contaminating the chemical. Then we refrigerated the dirty engine parts. Once they were cold, we hung them in the vapor tank. The vapor condensed on the dirty part and dripped off. When the part was clean we removed it. So I'm thinking if you refrigerated your parts, you could cut the time way down on your smoothing. If the acetone condenses and drips, it would probably ruin your part, so experiment first.

[@sgmechanic4818]

What's the bin made out of?

[@WaynesWorkshop]

Petg I think

[@FamAccNr1]

your savest bet would be PP or PE because its acetone resistent. acetone gets sold either in metal or in PE- plastic bottles...

[@FamAccNr1]

at least high density Polyethylene (HDPE)

[@LMKlees]

Looks like someone did Thin Layer Chromatography before that paper trick.