
Both of those look OK-ish but still a lot of cleaning up needed, not sure it is giving overall better results than PLA though?
Thanks Nick. I'll give it a try.Nickclarke wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:59 pmA hairdryer on hot or very careful use of a heat gun gets shot of all the hairy bits, you could try printing a temperature tower to get ideal heat setting...
Thanks for the suggestion.metalmuncher wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:17 pmRegarding the stringing, I've seen that excessive stringing can be a result of the filament taking up water, it might be able to be reduced by drying the filament prior to use. Then again, I think PETG is just more naturally prone to strings, it might make little difference.
I would say it is worth trying as it does give a reasonable finish and a much more durable print too. Just make sure you find the right settings for your printer for petg, not just temperatures but retract speeds, print speeds etc etc.
The printer was updated a while ago with presets for PETG, which piqued my interest in the first place. But I have also got into the habit of using dedicated nozzles for PLA and ABS so I think I'd want to invest in one for PETG too as well as a reel of the actual filament - and of course the time to play with it! It'll happen... but maybe not so soon now.
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