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It’s been over a year since I published a popular Instructable about ultrasonic misting ABS 3D printed parts with acetone vapor. A couple months ago I was inspired to revisit this project by the professional 3D printing “Polysher” machine on Kickstarter. In this instructable I’ve redeveloped my original ultrasonic polisher proof of concept into a more polished and professional tool with key functional improvements. Additionally, after perfecting the machine I performed experiments involving mechanical testing of acetone polished ABS specimens in various orientations; and I observed some very interesting results! “

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