U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0263
TOPIC: PLA Fishing Lure Mold Settings
IMPORTED: 2026.07.07

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: i have this fishing lure mold i am printing in PLA I know petg is the better filament but I am more worried about quality than i am heat resistance. what are settings to use

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USER MESSAGES:
1. i have this fishing lure mold i am printing in PLA I know petg is the better filament but I am more worried about quality than i am heat resistance. what are settings to use
2. what about bridege speed, and travel
3. plastisol
4. i know i wanted good quality but almost 3 days to print?

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Since you're printing a fishing lure mold, surface finish is far more important than strength. PLA is actually a good choice if you're pouring soft plastics at lower temperatures or using it for resin/lead masters (not directly pouring molten lead into it). You can get extremely smooth mold halves with the right settings. Based on everything we've worked on before with your FlashForge Adventurer 5M and your preference for detail, I'd use these settings: | Setting | Recommendation | |. . . |. . . . . -| | Nozzle | 0.25 mm (worth the extra time) | | Layer Height | 0.08 mm | | Initial Layer | 0.16 mm | | Line Width | 0.25-0.28 mm | | Wall Count | 6-8 walls | | Top Layers | 10-12 | | Bottom Layers | 8-10 | | Infil…
2. That orientation is actually a really good choice. By standing the mold halves up, you're keeping the layer lines running with the cavity instead of across it, which usually gives a cleaner finished lure. A few things I notice from your preview: 👍 Looks good - The cavity surfaces are mostly being printed as continuous walls. - There aren't many bridges inside the cavity. - The seam appears to be staying toward the outside edges, which is what you want. - Very little support touching the mold surfaces. I'd change a few settings Increase wall loops You're at 5 walls. For molds I'd use: - 8 walls (my preference) - 10 if you don't care about print time. This makes almost the entire mold solid and keeps the cavity…
3. I opened your 3MF, and here's the interesting part: Your profile is actually pretty well optimized already. You're using: - ✅ 0.16 mm layer height - ✅ 5 wall loops - ✅ 25% infill - ✅ 30 mm/s outer wall - ✅ 50 mm/s inner wall - ✅ 1200 mm/s² outer wall acceleration - ✅ Arachne wall generator - ✅ Inner → Outer → Inner wall order - ✅ Wipe on loops enabled - ✅ Travel acceleration 6000 These are all settings I'd recommend for a high-quality mold. So why is it still taking 2½–3 days? The answer is in your preview: - Inner walls: ~59% of print time - Outer walls: ~12% - Total wall printing: ~71% That tells me it isn't your slicer settings anymore—it's the model geometry. Looking at the model Those triangular support r…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- *20 mm/sec
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- Minimum: 0.08
- Maximum: 0.16
- Set:
- Rear
- Sharpest Corner
- Paint the seam manually if needed
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