This PETG has a secret

[@recoveryguru]

That PETG should work well as supports for PLA prints.

[@remthompson]

I hadn't even considered this! That is a fantastic idea!

[@remthompson]

Huge shoutout to the amazing GreenGate 3D folks for taking time of selling out their booth at MRRF to talk with us. Great people with an awesome mission.

[@greengate3d]

Thank you, Rem! The pleasure is all ours! You've been a customer for several years and it was great to see you again at MRRF2024.

[@ChrisEckmanumadbro]

colors look nice but 2 issues, the point of PET-G is higher temp with out going to ABS and the other is the high price, I'd pay 20-25 for exotic colors but 30+ is just too high.

[@remthompson]

Hey Chris, out of curiosity, what filament brands are you using commonly?

[@ChrisEckmanumadbro]

@@remthompson oh I'm a bit all over the place but I really like polymaker, just picked up some polymaker ASA for 29$

[@DOSEDKID]

I don’t get why people think $30 rolls of petg are a good or at all reasonable price, doesn’t matter on the color imo the price completely negates that benefit of looking neat.

[@larseastman1567]

I've been using the 16-18 euro rolls of overture petg. Never had any issues.

[@redline6871]

To support small businesses?

[@jaro6985]

$30 for a unique color sounds completely reasonable. Lower temps might mean less fumes too.

[@rsilb]

Try a used Yugo and a brand new Mercedes. Then we'll talk.

[@DOSEDKID]

I get at least 3x the filament compared to this stuff for the same price of one and get the exact same print quality out of my A1 mini as I do from Bambu filament or any other higher quality filament, the only reason anyone would ever want or need to spend $30+ on a 1kg roll of petg is for petg-cf and you're gonna be using that for something obviously intending to hold heavy loads or bearing stress, anything else is quite literally pointless to burn your money on. now a colorful purple transparent petg-cf for $35 that's a steal but without the cf I refuse to believe that is "reasonable".

[@Festivejelly]

Recycled materials are weaker and not as good as virgin materials. Recycling plastic is only really valid for certain applications like drink bottles etc. I dont think making filament out of recycled filaments is a good use of the material.

[@RighteousFondue]

99% of prints consumers/hobbyists are doing won’t care about minor strength differences like from virgin or recycled filament

[@remthompson]

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment. I see where you're coming from, but if it is a marginal difference, are you really going to feel that difference in strength? A TON of 3D print files are way over engineered for what they are, including my own designs. A few % difference in strength is worth the trade off for unique colors and supporting a small business where I can.

[@Festivejelly]

@@RighteousFondue 84% of statistics are made up.

[@Festivejelly]

@@remthompson I definitely see a difference but then again the things I print are mechanical in nature not things like flexi toys etc. So for pure non functional items I guess its worth it, but it is a bit of a premium. Im all for recycling but I just think theres a better use for these materials than 3d printer filament.

[@remthompson]

@@Festivejelly without quantifying the actual difference it’s hard to say if it’s a fair trade, especially if you need a specific color for a specific job