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?

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    4 months 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.worldEnglish
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      4 months 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.

  • Mora@pawb.socialEnglish
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    4 months 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.

      • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Don’t mind the snickering pedant. Keep on killin’ it out there, pushing the boundaries of see-through FDM prints. 🤌🏼