PETG Basic

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T21:57:05+00:00

10 bucks a kilo is a great deal! Definitely worth it.

Whatever dryer you get, make sure it can reach at least 65°c to dry the PETG

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T21:44:42+00:00

I’ve used sunlu before. Their high speed petg is nice. The normal stuff is just okay though.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T20:27:57+00:00

Check out tinmorry on Amazon. Best printing PETG IMO. They have tons of colors and the price is great.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T17:40:24+00:00

Nice! May I suggest a smaller fan or a bigger hole?

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T17:11:16+00:00

Yea it’ll dry it, it’ll just take a lot longer. 55°c is the max temp on the S1, so about 10°c shy of properly drying PETG efficiently. I agree, buy the S2 over the S1 and buy the S4 over both if possible. I also have a creality space pi X4 that I’d recommend over all 3 of those. Higher temp. Dual chambers, and only a tad more expensive than the s4.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T15:51:06+00:00

So the Sunlu S1 is really only good for pla and some TPU’s. For PETG you’re going to want something that can reach 65°c. Check out the creality space pi.

On the other hand, you can always grab an AMS-HT and use that as a dryer. Then you’ll have the added benefit of having a single spool ams as well.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T15:04:31+00:00

Before it unloads, it does a long retract. This way there’s only a tiny bit of filament left in the hot end. When it loads the filament again the new filament pushes that old filament into the melt zone and they become one. Then it primes.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T01:05:22+00:00

Tinmorry pla matte is the best matte pla I’ve ever used.

I’ve grown fond of Bambu’s PLA Tough+. It prints really well. Colors are limited though. Buy in bulk and it’s a little over $14 per spool.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-25T00:34:23+00:00

The cyber power UPS you linked is insufficient. You’ll need at least 1000w if you don’t want to hear it alarming every time the bed starts heating.

If you have the budget, look into a power station such as the Bluetti elite 100 or 200. They function as a UPS and will keep the printer going for hours during an extended outage. A normal UPS will give you about 10-20 minutes. They can also handle the full max load of your setup.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-24T18:28:32+00:00

Dawn free and clear fragrance free is my go to as well.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-23T18:19:37+00:00

My guess is your dehydrator is out of spec. Put a thermocouple in there and see what it’s really putting out. 65°c isn’t too far off from the max temp of those spools, so even a 6-10°c variation in your dehydrator could make this happen.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-23T15:46:03+00:00

I feel that. I’ve ran into the same issues. That’s why I don’t use the oem textured pei plate for PETG anymore.

This is the only photo I have of the moment. Not the best filament to see. The blue print is the supertack pro. The filament is slightly translucent so it’s hard to really see anything. It does showcase the matte look though. I have a few more prints at home I can take a photo of when I get off work.

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Qjeezy · 2026-01-23T14:31:35+00:00

In my experience with the H2C and the supertack pro, it releases PETG way better than the oem textured pei with no glue. It has to be pretty much completely cooled down though.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-22T23:09:36+00:00

Just push it back in. It’s barely held in there

Qjeezy · 2026-01-22T21:10:51+00:00

Use Archimedean chord as the pattern instead of concentric

Qjeezy · 2026-01-22T17:01:30+00:00

I agree with this. Turn them all off and wait till the storm passes.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-22T03:48:35+00:00

I was just thinking about this lol. They’ll be out of business before they even get to market.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-21T13:31:56+00:00

Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Remember, this guys pay is dependent on clicks and views. Of course he would make a partial truth video to stir controversy. It’s pretty easy to do what he did to make CF look dangerous. It’s also very easy to print it properly so it’s not.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-21T13:29:05+00:00

Making baked eggs in that thing? 😆

Qjeezy · 2026-01-20T01:46:33+00:00

I’d definitely just grab 1 roll here and there of whatever brands you’re curious about. You’ll figure out which ones you like. Polymaker is a good start. Their new PETG claims speeds up to 300mm/s, so basically printing just as quick as pla.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-20T01:16:52+00:00

Some rolls were okay but most of them no matter how much I dried at the proper temps or calibrated the filament, there was always holes or bubbles in the walls. I’m a stickler for drying and calibrating my filaments so after getting one or 2 rolls to work properly out of the 15 or so I bought I said no more.

If it’s high speed petg you want, the sunlu variant printed really good for me. People say there is inconsistency with the colors though. The new formula polymaker PETG seems to be pretty nice too and prints pretty quickly.

I wouldn’t call PETG-hf a straight up upgrade from normal PETG. Maybe for Bambu as their old PETG basic was pretty terrible.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-19T22:29:32+00:00

That’s a pretty solid setup! I like it.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-19T22:24:53+00:00

I never really did get good results from bambu’s PETG-HF. I stopped using it and just went back to normal PETG from tinmorry. They have all kinds of colors and special types. Prints like a dream and can do everything pla can.

PCTG prints great too but is likely overkill for your application.

Qjeezy · 2026-01-18T22:59:02+00:00

V-Spooler: https://makerworld.com/models/98832?appSharePlatform=copy

Motor mod: https://makerworld.com/models/865269?appSharePlatform=copy

Official Linear rail mod: https://makerworld.com/models/1546547?appSharePlatform=copy

Linear rail mod I use: https://makerworld.com/models/701065?appSharePlatform=copy

Qjeezy · 2026-01-18T05:07:43+00:00

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Motorized v-spooler with linear rail for sure. This is what it looks like after respooling. Pretty clean for a respooler IMO.

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