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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

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Pourabout0.5literofwaterinthekettleandmakeitboil.

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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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