Using CPE for Voron printer
CPE Voron printers from by RavMeimad
Published on 28 March, written by Laila
Benzion Cheirif has an extensive experience with 3D printers. Even though Fillamentum’s ASA and ABS filaments work well for his Voron builds, his curiosity and experience led him to test whether the CPE material would work as well for building Voron printers. And it did!
Why choose Voron printers
Benzion is a 3D printing specialist and an owner of RavMeimad, a company that provides some of the world’s best 3D printing products in Israel. One of the most notable products offered by Rav Meimad is the Voron 3D printer, designed and developed by the Voron design group. This printer is considered to be among the fastest and best available today, and one of its unique features is that it is completely open-source, meaning that all models and parts and their documentation are free to download. The Voron design group and its community strive to make the best open-source 3D printer designs available to the public, allowing anyone to build and improve upon the design.
However, until a few years ago, building a Voron was not easy, each individual part had to be ordered separately demanding much time and effort just to receive the parts. Recently several companies have started to develop kits based on the Voron printers. The best-known and most popular of these retrofit kit manufacturers is LDO Motors. They have a reputation for producing high-quality products and excellent customer service and representation in the community.
ABS & ASA for building a 3D printer
“Having plenty of experience with building 3D printers and becoming somewhat obsessed with the Voron printers, I researched into LDO and quickly partnered with them to provide their products to the local market.” It was not long before Benzion introduced his first Voron, “Automatically I knew my first choice for printed parts was going to be Fillamentum. But after delving into the Voron documentation I realized that their recommendation for materials was not typical of other printers I was accustomed to. The most recommended were ABS and ASA parts.”
First Choice - ASA Vertigo Grey
As he has had a lot of experience building 3D printers, he knew which materials work the best. “My first printer was made using Fillamentum ASA Vertigo Grey.” Since then, he has built 8 different Voron printers using Fillamentum ASA and ABS and he has been pleased with the results.
CPE approved for Voron build
Benzion started to think about whether he can use other materials and came up with the idea of testing how CPE will be working for building Voron printers. Based on the information provided in the Voron documentation, it seems that PETG is not recommended as a material for building Voron parts due to its low-temperature tolerance.
“This makes me curious to build a printer using the Fillamentum CPE HG100 (modified PETG). Because CPE has a higher glass temperature and even better mechanical properties it should be a great replacement for ABS or ASA parts. I wanted to use CPE because the colors are great and they should meet the necessary requirements that prevent PETG from working like temperature issues. It’s more expensive but doesn’t warp like ABS and ASA and can be printed on an open-chamber printer.”
With the right materials, building a Voron 3D printer can be a smooth and successful experience for everyone. If you’d like to know more about RavMeimad or Voron 3D printers, you may visit their websites.
CPE HG100 used on this project
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