I already ordered 1kg hyper pla white from creality ($8). What else I can buy during black Friday? I’m not sure what I’ll be printing other than trinkets and household items. These are the ones I currently have in my cart. Please let me know your thoughts and advice.
White petg 1kg from creality $6
Anycubic: petg texture gray, pla+ black, Pla strawberry pink - $26
Please let me know if I should get something else instead.
Avoid ABS. Stinky and weak.
Yup, try PETG, it’s pretty versatile and resistant to most things (aside from very high temperatures).
Avoid PETG and use the even better PCTG.
I’ve used both. PCTG is much more expensive than PETG (which is one of the filaments you can get very cheap), and does not offer that much over it. Unless you need something with (very slightly) better impact and temperature resistance PETG is way to go. If you need much better impact/temperature resistance ASA/PA is the way to go. I’m using PETG+CF if I need more durability and temperature resistance than the plain one, but avoid CF for stuff I have to touch a lot.
Yeah, I can get a kilo of petg for 16 e including postage and 33 e for pctg.
Im Poland you can get PETG for <30 zł, PCTG for ~80. PETG-CF for a little bit more than the plain one.
What’s the store or brand? I am close to Poland ,I probably could get it shipped without it costing 16 euros in the end.
I think I was getting Jayo PETG from AliExpress. As for PCTG it was from Rosa3D - you can get it directly from them or through Allegro
And releases toxic gases
Yes, choose ASA. Less stinky and UV resistant.
Stinky is an understatement - ABS is literally toxic (enough that a longer print can kill a small bird in the room) and while ASA is toxic as well, it is less so.
Nevertheless both require a good exhaust/filter solution.