I purchased 2 x samples of this Nylon 12 filament and had it pretty much dialed in in no time using the 255°C recommended temp along with my standard PLA settings, all I had to do was tweak down the extrusion multiplyer slightly, once set up it's an absolute dream to use and has strength beyond anything I have seen 3D printed.

Layer adhesion is close to injection moulded items, something I never would of thought possible from any 3D home printer setup. (The image with the plyers is where I have tried to separate the layers - the black marks are off the plyers where I have physically tried to separate the layers, it will deform for sure, just like any plastic will with enough force but the layers 'will not' separate).

I oven dried one of the two samples and tbh I couldn't see any visual differences between the two, if anything I would of said the undried version had slightly better bed adhesion, go figure!

I will definitely be buying more!

Cheers,

Mark

PS. I have now added N12 to my Benchy Armada too! :o)

This was my first crack at printing anything more advanced than PLA/PETG. Obviously, I had a few teething problems getting used to it. After learning how to best use this stuff, I find I can print extremely well for near everything but extreme overhangs or bridges.

Parts come out clean, looking good and tough as nails. I have honestly struggled to break the parts I have made. The annealing process is great for adding stiffness to the parts but does take some work. Coupled with how light nylon is a roll of this goes a seriously long way.

My printer has a maximum extruder temperature of 250 degrees and the heated bed can reach 70 so I didn’t think I would be able to print Nylon. I took advantage of my Rigid Ink points and free sample just to experiment and I am so happy I did.
Sticks well to my Lokbuild, and for me this is a game changer. Very tough with a bit of flex, it really opens up a wealth of design possibilities. Sorry to ramble but I am very impressed.
(First Nylon print on the right, no clean up, straight off of the bed)

There are not enough words to express my thanks to Rigid Ink and especially Susi, Technical Specialist. I 3D print various functional parts for a 24/7 manufacturing operation. My need for a recent project was an extremely tough part that could put up with a lot of abuse. To complicate matters, this part is designed for dual extrusion and is very large measuring 250X100X75mm. The project required a Nylon 12/TPU combination.
I found everything about Rigid Ink to be outstanding: The website was chock full of useful information, well organized and ordering was a breeze. The materials arrived perfectly and innovatively packaged and prompt.
What I quickly discovered was my part in Nylon would not be easy. I reached out to Rigid Ink’s support e-mail hoping for a couple quick tips. What I got was support simply far and away better than any other company I have ever dealt with in my 30 years in manufacturing. Susi held my hand from start to finish recognizing my misguided settings, predicting potential issues, and offering a multitude of helpful advice. I immediately felt at ease with the “been-there-done-that” feedback on my issues and her real-world suggestions. Susi knows the theory and she has applied it to real world printing solutions.

We tried all the easy things and some difficult potential solutions to my issues: adhesion to the bed being the biggest one. Nothing seemed to be working but Susi never gave up on me. Her patient approach to continue working the issues was much appreciated and, I’m happy to say, eventually resulted in my first draft of the part being a success! Like all things, there is room for improvement in my part, but with all the hard-won tips and tricks Susi willingly shared from her printing background I am confident that future printing sessions will result in even better parts!
I absolutely recommend Rigid Ink for your material needs and look forward to working with their materials for many projects and years to come!

I knew Nylon would be a great material for printing gears but everyone told me to avoid it as it was fussy. I learnt about the difference between Nylon12 and Nylon6 on the Rigidink site. So I kept the filament dry and in its package as long as possible. I used the PA12 settings on my printer for this material 120°C bed, 230°C nozzle, 60°C ambient and it printed great. I now have some tough gears for my project.
A couple of little issues. 1) I needed to increase the eject temperature as the default of 140 was not sufficient, 210 worked much better. 2) It stuck so well to the bed I had to take the bed out to flex it and remove the item. Obviously, these are more printer issues than filament but something to bear in mind when using Nylon12.