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These 2.5kg rolls of 1.75mm Solid White PETG Filament offers great subtle style and resilience against everyday scuffs or scrapes, great for post-process painting.
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Please Note: eSun has recently changed their filament spool material. You may receive a cardboard spool, instead of the plastic spools depicted above. This move means a more environmentally friendly design to their 3D filament spools which comfortably sit on your 3D printer's standard spool holder for smooth filament feeding.
It’s always exciting to see how far we’ve come in the world of 3D Printing, going from the original two polymers, ABS and PLA, to now having over 15 different types of Exotic Filaments to print with. And while many people may be surprised and somewhat overwhelmed at the many choices of polymers available, each of these polymers offer a unique set of strengths and weaknesses – with each one being particularly good at a specific range of applications.
One of the most widely used and popular plastics that has been introduced to 3D Printing over the past decade or so is PETG filament, which is the plastic that many bottles, containers and similar types of products are made from. It offers an impressive level of durability against impacts and scraping, but also a good level of flexibility if it’s not printed too thick. This is what makes our 2.5kg spools of Solid White 1.75mm PETG from eSUN such popular choices, since PETG seems to offer the best of both worlds while also being environmentally friendly and easy to recycle.
The PETG polymer, in addition to the above benefits, is also hydrophobic and resistant to absorbing water and moisture. This allows it to last a lot longer than other 3D Printer Filaments once opened, which is especially important if you live in very humid areas like along the coast. Furthermore, this polymer melts into liquid form very smoothly, which helps to improve extrusion and in turn boosts the potential quality of prints. These features, in conjunction with the high durability, impact strength and flexibility, make PETG plastic one of the most versatile and multifunctional plastics available to hobbyists and professionals alike.
eSun PETG Filament - Technical Specifications: |
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– eSun |
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– Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) |
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– Glycol |
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– 1.75mm |
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– 2.5kg |
SA Filament PETG Filament – Suggested Print Settings: |
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– 210 to 250 |
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– Brass / Any |
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– Standard: 0.4mm |
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– 70 to 90 |
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– 30 to 60 |
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– Off, But Print Slowly | Fan On for Bridging |
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– Not Necessary |
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– N/A |
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– N/A |
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– Sanding / Polishing Compound / XTC Coating |
3D Printing with the durable and slightly flexible PETG polymer is quite a unique experience, as it offers very similar characteristics to ABS, but uses similar printing specifications to PLA. This is why many 3D Makers argue that PETG is the perfect balance between ABS and PLA polymers, offering high strength but also being relatively easy to print with compared to some of the filaments and polymers with stricter parameters.
However, if you really want to get the most out of your PETG prints, and enjoy both durable and aesthetically awesome-looking results, we’ve collected following insights, which we feel are some of the most important factors, and which we feel are the most important factors to experiment with when “dialling in” your 3D Printer:
Although this section of 3D Printing Tips is longer than usual, we feel that these are all equally important for 3D Makers who really want to get maximum strength or detail quality from this fantastic polymer. However, this list isn’t at all exhaustive, and we encourage you to go out and find even more great insights, and be brave in your experimentation. You may even reveal a completely new secret that nobody knew about, and because 3D Printing is still a relatively new hobby for most people, your findings could certainly earn you some internet points if shared with the right communities.
If you’re still eager to learn more about the intricacies of 3D Printing with PETG, we’ve taken the time to collect together some of our favourite resources, guides, tutorials and discussions, and we feel that each of these offer some unique insights that can help you achieve great success with this slightly tricky but very awesome 3D Filament. Just remember, however, that each of the following resources will have their own unique take on printing PETG, and may have used different brands or colours in their tests. As such, they may understandably differ from our tips, which we created using eSUN PETG Filament, but 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. As such, we hope that you enjoy these as much as we do, and can gather some good tips to help you get your 3D Printer dialled in and printing strong, beautiful or otherwise impressive PETG prints:
Colour | White |
Special | Normal |
Plastic Type | PETG |
Plastic Diameter | 1.75mm |
Plastic Weight | 2.5kg |
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Shenzhen eSUN Industrial Co., Ltd was established in 2002 in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and has rapidly become one of the leading international suppliers of 3D Printing Filament. They specialise in research, development and production of degradable polymer materials, and have grown their catalogue of filaments to include PLA, ABS, PC, PVA, and a wide range of other polymers and copolymers.
Their list of exclusive filament formulas include unique materials like wood, aluminium, bronze and other materials to create highly specialised filaments that can stretch, bend, be moulded or otherwise behave in very unique ways. Their filaments are also commonly characterised by their absolutely round shape, extremely low diameter tolerance, uniform colours and impressively stable melting points. These characteristics, in combination with their long-term insistent policy of “Best Quality, Reasonable Price” has garnered them a large share of the market, with their reputation commonly preceding them within knowledgeable online and offline 3D Printing communities.
eSUN’s popularity in the industry has also helped to produce sustainable partnerships with many internationally famous 3D Printer manufacturers and distributors, with DIYElectronics having sole distributorship rights to provide their 3D Printing Filaments to South Africa and neighbouring African countries.