Buddy3D ASA Light Green 750g

What 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 ASA

ASA is a technical material with properties similar to ABS but better in several ways. Compared to ABS, it’s UV stable, it doesn’t suffer from shrinking so badly and the fumes produced are much less noticeable. ASA 3D prints are durable, tough and suitable for a wide range of applications. ASA comes with much better high-temperature resistance than other common materials, such as PLA or PETG. It shows no signs of deformation up to temperatures near 93 °C. Thanks to all these properties, ASA is especially suitable for printing objects meant for long-time outside use.

Printing Setup

Basic Attributes

Beginners tips & tricks

Printing in enclosure

You may encounter some issues related to shrinking (warping) of the material – especially when printing larger models. This effect is much less severe compared to ABS but still, even with the heatbed set to 110°C, the prints can shrink and warp, causing them to detach from the print bed. This issue can be eliminated by printing inside an enclosure (for example our Prusa Enclosure) or by adding a draft shield around the object.

It’s important to run the prints in a well-ventilated room because the material releases fumes and substances that could pose a potential health risk. When ventilating the room, do not create a draft around the print – this will negatively impact the result.

You can find more details about printing with ASA in our in-depth article.

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.