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Acetonebathisagreatwaytomakeyour3Dprintedmodelslookawesome.
However,sincewearedealingwithacetonevapoursthewholeprocessisquite
dangeroustoperform.

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ThisisthefastestandthesafestwaytodoacetonebaththatIhavedeveloped
sofar.Youwillneedcommonhouseholdtoolsanditems.ItisthesafestwayI
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knowbutstilldon'tforgettoopenwindowsanddon'tuseopenfire!Oryou
willexperienceaHUGEfireball.
Acetonevapourisprobablythebestmediumtopolish/smoothen3Dprinted
models.Acetoneboilsat56C/133F.Weneedtoholditinslightlyhigher
temperaturetomakeitboilslowlyandcontinuously.Thetemperatureneedsto
benottoolowbutnottoohigheither.
Waterseemstobeaperfectmediumforthispurpouse.Itcanholdtemperature
from56to100C/133to212Fquitealongtime.

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1. Pouracetoneintheinnerpot
2. Putmodelintheinnerpotaboveacetonelevel
3. Pourboilingwaterintheouterpot
4. Waitawhile.Itshouldnottakemorethanoneminute
5. Takethemodelout.

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1. Apotandacagethatfitsinsideit.
2. Kettle
3. Anotherlargerpot.Wewillputthefirstpotinsideit.Let'scalltheminnerpot
andouterpot.
4. Acetone

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Pourabout0.5literofwaterinthekettleandmakeitboil.

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Meanwhileputinnerpotintheouterpotandpoursomeacetoneintheinner
pot.About0.5decilitershouldbeenough.Thelargerthemodelthemore
acetoneyouwillneed.Themodelmustnottouchacetonelevel!

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1. Putyourmodelinthecage.
2. Youcanputaluminiumfoilonthebottomtopreventthemodeltomergewith
thecagewhileitisbeingetchedbythevapours.
3. Putthecageintheinnerpotwithacetone.
4. Coverthepot.

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Ifyour3Dprinterhasaheatedprintingbed,thenyoucanalsousethis.Ihave
usedthissuccessfullyinthepast.Ipreparetheacetonpot,settheheatedbed
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to60Candletitwarmup.Onceitreaches55C,Iinsertthemodelwitha
cagethesamewayyoudidit.Theheatedprinterbedkeepsthetemperature
verynicely.

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Itriedittoo.Butitwastakingagestoboiltheacetone.Thisismuch
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ABS.AcetoneisgoodforABSorPET.PLAisveryresistanttoorganic
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