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Enjoy printing all of the Flexy prints you've ever wanted with 1kg SunLu TPU Filament, made for high flex, low cost & great fun with many awesome colours.
With loads of colours to choose, a great range of different polymers, as well as great print quality at an unbeatable price, SunLu is ready to become your new favourite “Everyday Filament” for prints of all shapes and sizes.
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As an experienced Maker, you may have tried your hand at some of the popular 3D Filament materials on the market, using PLA for aesthetic and decorational purposes, while taking advantage of the high strength of ABS for functional prints. However, if you want to enjoy a more unique style of 3D Filament, then TPU is certainly one of the most unique around, and is designed with a high level of flexibility to give it extra mechanical strength in real world applications, and a lot of extra fun for the more playful types of prints out there. It is a thermoplastic polyurethane, which means that it fits right between rubber and plastic, and this results in a filament that can flex, bend, squish and more depending on the style of the print and the infill used. This makes TPU Filaments unique even among other filaments, and is certainly a good polymer to try if you’re looking for something different, or just want to have fun with your 3D Printer.
Although you may have noticed that a large majority of TPU designs on popular sites like Thingiverse will primarily be designed just for fun, TPU can also be quite an impressive functional filament to use as well, for brackets that need a little more flex than what PETG or ABS Filaments offer, for dampeners that need to take some force while still staying upright, as well as many other useful applications that can easily be utilised in the real world. This is why, in addition to printing loads of flexible creatures like the classic “Flexy Rex”, we also like to use TPU for handy applications like high-grip robot wheels, rubber feet for 3D Printers, door stops and many other useful things that we can use around the office and home. This high level of functionality, coupled with the incredible fun that TPU can offer, makes it an awesome material to have on hand for when you need it, and with SunLu’s range of TPU filaments being available in a wide range of different colours, you can find the style that best suits you, ultimately providing fun, functionality, aesthetics and personalisation to whatever projects (or desktop toys) that you’re eager to print.
Of course, as with any other filament brand, we encourage you to test out SunLu TPU Filament for yourself, and if you enjoy the colours, print quality and easy printing style of it, then take the next leap and test out other materials from the SunLu Filament Range. So far we’ve enjoyed each and every variant that we have in stock, and we’re quite certain that you’re going to fall in love with SunLu just like we did when first sinking our teeth into their range of materials and colours.
SunLu TPU Filament - Technical Specifications: |
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– SunLu |
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– Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) |
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– N/A |
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– 1.75mm |
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– 5 to 8 (190°C/2.16kg) |
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– 1kg |
SunLu TPU Filament - Suggested Print Settings: |
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– 190 to 230 |
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– Brass / Any |
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– Standard: 0.4mm | 0.3mm Minimum |
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– Off / 30 to 65 |
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– BuildTak / Magigoo Original / Gluestick on PEI / Glass |
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– 5 to 35 |
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– Medium to High |
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– On from Layer 2+ |
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– Not Necessary |
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– N/A |
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– N/A |
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– Priming & Sanding | Heat-Smoothing | Heat-Annealing |
3D Printing with the highly flexible TPU polymer is a fun, yet potentially difficult task, but is not quite as difficult as many of the popular sources would have you believe. It may certainly take a little bit of trial and error to get just right (and some patience too), but the results are incomparable, and no other filaments can achieve the same unique properties that TPU and TPE can.
However, if you really want to get the most out of your TPU prints, and enjoy durable and stretchy filaments that really add a whole lot of character and fun to any design, we always recommend finding as much information as possible, which is why we’ve got this awesome collection of external research for you:
As a final note, it must be said that TPU, TPE and other Flexible Filaments are some of the more difficult polymers to print with, so it’s important to go into this with an open mind and a willingness to learn from mistakes. However, with that being said, modern machines like the Creality Ender 3 Pro and Creality CR-10S Pro V2 have made printing with TPU so much easier than ever before, and with a bit of trial and error (and patience) you can easily learn to create your very own flexible keyrings, desktop toys, cable holders and even shoes!
If you’re still eager to learn more about the intricacies of 3D Printing with TPU, and want to sink your teeth into more knowledge to arm yourself with information to help you succeed with this tricky filament, we’ve got you covered, and we’ve taken the time to collect together some of our favourite resources, guides, tutorials and discussions on this matter. Each of these offer some unique insights that can help you not only achieve success with this awesome 3D Filament, but actually help you troubleshoot problems, figure out what exactly is going wrong, and then prevent those problems from happening in future prints. Just remember, however, that each of the following resources will have their own unique take on printing TPU, and may have used different brands or colours in their tests, although they can still offer great assistance if you’re running into troubles, or are just looking for further information over and above what we’ve provided:
Colour | Blue |
Special | Normal |
Plastic Type | Flexible |
Plastic Diameter | 1.75mm |
Plastic Weight | 1kg |
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Although it may not be a popular brand here in SA (yet!), many 3D Makers will recognise the name SunLu, as these fantastic 3D Filament Makers have been involved in 3D Printing since as far back as 2013, specialising in affordability & accessibility, but placing a strong focus on R&D & bringing new materials to the market for 3D Makers to enjoy.
From the classic PLA & ABS range through to the more exotic styles like PETG & TPU, as well as what we like to call Semi-Exotics like Marble & Twinkling Filament, SunLu has garnered a lot of experience in the world of 3D Filaments, & have one of the most comprehensive catalogues that the Hobbyist 3D Printing world has ever seen. This gives them a good spot amongst the leaders in 3D Filaments, & while they may not quite match the premium quality of Fillamentum & other high class brands, the affordability & range of options that SunLu offers is simply unbeatable even for the major players.
If you’re looking for a good brand to use for all kinds of different prints & applications, but don’t want to pay a premium, SunLu is the ideal brand that is ready to become your next new favourite. So get out there & start testing out the range that SunLu has to offer! With so many options available & a price that is low enough to simply take a chance with, there’s absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t give SunLu a chance & test this awesome brand out, to see if it’s a good fit for your 3D Printing fun.