4thdimension
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PLA is great for learning and prototypes but I switched most of my functional prints to PETG and I'm not looking back. It is tougher with less brittle and handles some heat where PLA fails, and it's not that much harder to print once you understand it. The main adjustments are to dry your filament first (PETG is moisture-hungry), slower first layer, slightly higher temps and back off the cooling fan...
Stringing is the one annoying thing PETG does and the fix is almost always retraction tuning plus a slight temp drop. Print a retraction tower if you're struggling, it'll sort you out fast.
Stringing is the one annoying thing PETG does and the fix is almost always retraction tuning plus a slight temp drop. Print a retraction tower if you're struggling, it'll sort you out fast.
