# Does ABS snag with Maslow?

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**Created:** [March 16, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/does-abs-snag-with-maslow/12663 "2020-03-16T02:02:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/does-abs-snag-with-maslow/12663/2 "2020-03-17T09:24:56Z")

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Well, I am still experimenting with my ABS.

Check this forum link out for possible ideas.

> [@Anyone using spindles/have spindle suggestions?](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/anyone-using-spindles-have-spindle-suggestions/12544):
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> So I was gonna make this a two question post, but I did one last search before posting (Just in case!) and I think I have the first question answered. It concerned Z-axis upgrades as I am at the end of my chain with the standard Z/rigid thread snapping loose headache.) (For future viewers of this post, I found this: (Pretty excited myself to find it as I really was not looking forward to building another tool right now. slight_smile worried dizzy_face Where is the meme for “Take my $$”…

Dlang & Aluminumwelder both have good tips concerning ABS at the above link.  
…I myself have cut it. I am not sure what you mean by “snagging” My problems came from the plastic melting on/around the cutting bit and “balling”, (collecting more an more plastic onto the spinning bit until it either flew off or jammed the bit. I have had the router sled ‘snag’ on material edges, but this could happen with any material depending on the edge/edge angles/material thickness.

Cheers

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