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Does Bambu lab transparent petg just suck as a material? (feddit.it)
submitted 1 week ago by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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A while ago I bought a roll of transparent petg "the filament" by spectrum. Wonderful, it printed great, shiny, smooth. I loved it.

Then I took advantage of the promotion on the Bambu lab website "4 rolls are discounted + free shipping" and I bought their transparent petg.

I opened the vacuum bag, loaded immediately in the printer and it strings and pops. Settings are correct as the slicer has a dedicated profile for this roll.

Their website says "warning: dry before using" - they mean that it comes already too moist from the factory?

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

Unless the filament ships in a foil lined bag that's vacuum sealed with desiccant and an indicator card, you should assume it's wet.

[-] neclimdul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah I've had foil bags with dessicant be damp too. In my experience, if you're getting a deal on petg you probably need to dry it. That's probably why you got the deal.

[-] Krtek@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Not all PETG are created equal, so it could be that Bambus transparent PETG is more hydroscopic or wasn't shipped dry

[-] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

PETG is very hygroscopic. It's one of those filaments that you should dry before using every time. Even if it's a freshly opened package.

[-] BevsDad@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Lol And here's me using two year old petg that was stored in open air on a boat without issues.

Maybe I just print slowly enough for that to be ok.

[-] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I've found it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer as well as colour, some of the petg I've got has been chilling in my cabinet in the garage for at least 1 summer and it prints fine, just some stringing, other spools they're a mess right out the bag. Still worth drying filament, but more so stuff like nylon which is extremely hygroscopic.

[-] IamLazersword@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Print speed shouldn't really change anything when the filament is saturated with moisture. You might see more severe effects with faster printing but printing slowly with wet filament would still yield some pretty bad results. As stated in another comment, filament hygroscopy varies by brand so maybe you lucked out!

[-] numanair@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Slower tends to be worse as it gives the moisture more time to expand.

[-] Mora@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Does Bambulab actually sell trans_parent_ PETG now? Last I checked it was only trans_lucent_.

Light probably does come through the translucent PETG, but as it is only translucent and not transparent you might not be able to see through.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Bambu transparent PETG I bought last year is pretty damn transparent when printed out at the right settings (iirc, fairly low temperatures, very slowly and the filament must be as dry as possible). The test prints I made kinda looks closer to a dusty lens than a translucent material. I couldn't find a picture of the test prints I made but I can post some if anyone is curious.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

they mean that it comes already too moist from the factory?

It certainly can be. PETG LOVES water in my experience and there's only so much that can be controlled.

On the rare occasion I have to use PETG I usually just accept that it's gonna be poppy unless I put the spool in with my chicken tendies.

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