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Acetonebathisagreatwaytomakeyour3Dprintedmodelslookawesome.However,sincewearedealingwithacetonevapoursthewholeprocessisquitedangeroustoperform.
ThisisthefastestandthesafestwaytodoacetonebaththatIhavedevelopedsofar.Youwillneedcommonhouseholdtoolsanditems.ItisthesafestwayIknowbutstilldon'tforgettoopenwindowsanddon'tuseopenfire!OryouwillexperienceaHUGEfireball.
Acetonevapourisprobablythebestmediumtopolish/smoothen3Dprintedmodels.Acetoneboilsat56C/133F.Weneedtoholditinslightlyhighertemperaturetomakeitboilslowlyandcontinuously.Thetemperatureneedstobenottoolowbutnottoohigheither.
Waterseemstobeaperfectmediumforthispurpouse.Itcanholdtemperaturefrom56to100C/133to212Fquitealongtime.
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Sotheprincipleis:
1. Pouracetoneintheinnerpot2.
Putmodelintheinnerpotaboveacetonelevel3.
Pourboilingwaterintheouterpot4.
Waitawhile.Itshouldnottakemorethanoneminute5. Takethemodelout.
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1. Apotandacagethatfitsinsideit.2. Kettle3.
Anotherlargerpot.Wewillputthefirstpotinsideit.Let'scalltheminnerpot
andouterpot.4. Acetone
Step2:Boilsomewater
Pourabout0.5literofwaterinthekettleandmakeitboil.
Step3:Prepareacetone
Meanwhileputinnerpotintheouterpotandpoursomeacetoneintheinnerpot.About0.5decilitershouldbeenough.Thelargerthemodelthemoreacetoneyouwillneed.Themodelmustnottouchacetonelevel!
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1. Putyourmodelinthecage.2.
Youcanputaluminiumfoilonthebottomtopreventthemodeltomergewith
thecagewhileitisbeingetchedbythevapours.3.
Putthecageintheinnerpotwithacetone.4. Coverthepot.
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Ifyour3Dprinterhasaheatedprintingbed,thenyoucanalsousethis.Ihaveusedthissuccessfullyinthepast.Ipreparetheacetonpot,settheheatedbedto60Candletitwarmup.Onceitreaches55C,Iinsertthemodelwithacagethesamewayyoudidit.Theheatedprinterbedkeepsthetemperatureverynicely.
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Itriedittoo.Butitwastakingagestoboiltheacetone.Thisismuchfaster.
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ABS.AcetoneisgoodforABSorPET.PLAisveryresistanttoorganicsolvents.
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