United StatesWhat can you expect?
Buddy3D is a high-quality brand that goes through our strict quality control. The Buddy3D filaments are made in the EU and properly certified. All filament spools have perfect winding, beautiful colors, and 0.04 mm precision. We pick the colors and materials that are not covered by Prusament and that are hard to be found anywhere else.
About ABS
ABS is a very strong and versatile material with great thermal resistance, with signs of little to no deformation up to 98 °C. It’s suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. ABS includes high wear-resistance synthetic rubber, which makes it very strong and impact resistant. And last but not least, it’s soluble in acetone!
Printing Setup
| Nozzle | 255 °C |
| Heatbed | 100 °C * |
| Recommended Steel Sheet | Satin |
* You can set the bed temperature between 80 to 110 °C depending the size of an object (larger object means higher temperature)
Before printing, learn about print surface preparation in our dedicated article and material table.
Basic Attributes
Beginners tips & tricks
Printing in enclosure
Thermal contraction is where ABS makes it really hard to successfully print something. And that’s especially true when printing anything larger. Even with the heatbed at 100 °C, your part may start lifting from the build plate and warp. We recommend addressing this issue by printing inside an enclosure with HEPA filtration (such as our Prusa Enclosure).
Acetone smoothing
ASA/ABS is a material soluble in acetone. This makes it really easy to not only connect multiple parts together, but also allows you to smooth prints with acetone vapors. You still have to be careful when handling acetone, but it’s not as dangerous as PLA solvents, for example. You can read more about chemical smoothing in this article.
Notes
1.75 mm filament is manufactured with precision of ± 0.04 mm
Before printing, make sure the surface of heatbed is clean as described in 3D Printing Handbook.
To dry the filament, please follow the instructions in our article.
Filament color
Preparation time: 1-3 business days.