bighead 0 Posted June 28, 2016 hi, does anyone have any info on materials such as PLA suitability in seawater ? Will it degrade/deform when used for a period of time ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timz 16 Posted June 28, 2016 I've heard ABS is the way to go.. alot of sea water aquarium guys printed PLA as the artificial reef but failed. Then they switched to ABS amd everything went well for years. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thetrickster 326 Posted June 28, 2016 PLA is corn based? Or something? I'm using ABS. No problems. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellhole 16 Posted June 28, 2016 Pla is basically corn base Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeithG 21 Posted June 29, 2016 ask reefnet. I have a printed wet lens flip up mount (and a couple hand held mounts) that are as good as new 10 years later. My belief is that you need to worry more about UV rays from sunlight than salt water. But I could be wrong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvanant 167 Posted July 26, 2016 PLA is used medically for time released drug delivery since it dissolves over time. Use ABS or something like polycarbonate. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FaceOnEgg 4 Posted January 22, 2017 Anyone know about SLS nylon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
