What is the best PETG filament? 10 different PETG brands tested

[@69LP69]

Again, we got a filaments test from an Engineer with PhD in engineering for free. The presentation of the video makes me remember my research assignment years ago. Thank you again for your work. You are amazing.

[@MyTechFun]

Thank you!

[@stanleyhavok]

do the ads, you put to much effort into this channel to not earn what you can. I feel the brand comparison tests are highly important. Great job bothering to show us how the material shows up. ( and the " 2 holes" on the spool... What are these guys thinking, its a simple issue to correct and so annoying problem , I know its nit picky but still)

[@The_Chillguy7]

Yes it is worth it if you make such good content

[@theglowcloud2215]

It's not nitpicky at all. Manufacturing spools with more than one set of two holes is not hard or costly.

[@genegreiner7766]

I really appreciate your work on these kind of videos. I do use your data to make choices in the filament that I buy. I’m sorry that these videos are not always that popular, but there is no other place you can go for this kind of comparison tests. Thank you!

[@cameronlea7633]

I think these kind of videos are of worth for people either new to printing or the channel. Gives a quick shot for people looking to buy materials for a project, without having to spend a day going over individual filament reviews. Thanks you!

[@gerGoPrint3D]

Igor, I’ve noticed that you’ve taken your videos to a new level lately! What happened? They have always been must-see, but now they are a treat to watch!

[@MyTechFun]

Thank you. I am glad that you find them useful. Your videos about SV08 are also very informative. Thx.

[@fredhamilton1701]

Love the new presentation! Easy to understand, fun to watch, and no wasted time! Well-done!

[@migueldias1873]

Go for the ads man, it's just 5 seconds for us, and you're getting more as you deserve for all the work!

[@KP-ty9yl]

I really like the new format. Thanks for all of your work! Very useful information, especially the low impact resistance.

[@TomDouglass-cm9tu]

Thanks!

[@MyTechFun]

I am glad that you find the video useful. Thank you!

[@walthanas]

Thank you, I was just looking to buy a new batch of PETG filament, and this comparison helped me narrow down my choice.

[@MyTechFun]

And it will be continued. 10 x transparent PETG in 1-2 months.

[@TheGhosterror]

Like the way you present your tests. Very simple, but accurate and usefull.

[@MyTechFun]

And soon, there will be a 10 transparent PETG version of the video too

[@GRainwater13]

The new format is great! Such a comparison is very valuable.

[@CalMariner]

I love his sheer amount of detail! Passionate and educated.

[@3dexperiments]

Yes, you are the only person doing consistent material reviews. I'd love to see comparisons between colored and uncolored filaments of the same type from the same maker.

[@CheckitOutYaw]

You are great, still now people are being well informed with your vids. Thanks again!

[@aldecoafotografia9877]

Love your videos, very well explained and I find the tests very useful and objective. Please keep posting as this is a great help for those who need technical information around engineering 3d printing or improving their work. 💪🏻 I've learned a lot through your channel. Greetings from México 🔥

[@MyTechFun]

Thank you. Soon there will be a similar version but this time 10x transparent PETG filaments..

[@bullnbear4305]

Please keep it up, pretty new to 3D printing so I did find your content a little intimidating but the more I watch your channel the more I learn and make better buying decisions.

[@lennartjuhh]

As someone who just last week got a first 3D printer (Bambu Lab X1C) this is really valuable information as I don't know much about filament brands yet. You really did an amazing and thorough job. It is much appreciated that you would put in so much effort without having (as you state) a lot of views. Thanks! 👏

[@XxMsrSzprzxX]

Commenting for the algorithm, excellent testing depth, thank you.

[@MyTechFun]

Thank you!

[@MikeTyminski]

In reference to the beginning of this video; i wanted to say how much i appreciate you making this video and it helped improve my decision making going forward, i liked and subscribed and look forward to many more of your videos!!

[@MrChurchh]

Thank you for your testing work. I have been using Bambu PETG since I got my X1C, but this has convinced me to try some other brands to see if there is better value.

[@JonathanOMahoney]

I had the same thoughts, thinking bambu printers must be best matched with bambu filament, maybe I was wrong

[@timhoover1416]

I have used eSun quite a bit and really like it. Although I now have a Microcenter not too far from my house, so I have been trying to purchase most of my filaments from them to help with buying and supporting from a local store. The in-house brand for MC is Inland filament.

[@fluxx1]

Great video as always! I don't know why PLA shootout wasn't popular, this one was very interesting to me.

[@andrewfinnie8576]

Another terrific video. Your work is honest and informative and just what we want. Sure enable ads, will still watch the videos because they are well worth it. ,keep going, there's no one else doing what you do so expertly.

[@AtillaSenyurt]

you are busy with an amazing work. pls keep going.

[@3rdpig]

Nice work! I'm really surprised at the difference in layer adhesion, I was not expecting that. And yes, you should enable mid roll ads.

[@snope1779]

Great video, great info. You spent a lot of time and money making the video. Ads are justified.

[@C0llinsW0rth.]

These are AMAZING videos, thank you for the content!

[@achillesmjb]

Please continue to test filaments. Very useful and I watch frequently. Thank you!

[@EpicJCreations]

Amazing video! Loved the graph shown during testing to help keep track of how well each one is doing. Love your channel. Such useful information! Great job :)!

[@MichaelTavel]

Great video, thanks! Commenting to tell the YT algorithm that more people need to see this.

[@tremrej65]

Go with ads. You deserve it. And I like the format of your video. ABS and ASA would be nice.

[@TheNyukNyuk]

Thank you for taking the time to put all of this information together!

[@DonnyDonnMendoza]

Great video Igor. I’m surprised how “early” all of the filaments were affected by heat. Most of my objects last until about 75°C but I’m typically printing with very high infill percentage (in the 40-60% range).

[@MyTechFun]

These are small test objects. But at least, I am using the same testing method (not only in this video), so the results are comparable with each other.

[@DonnyDonnMendoza]

@@MyTechFun that also explains why the results are as consistent as they are; you always used the same methodology so it’s always comparable.

[@cidercreekranch]

Love these kinds of videos. I've tried several brands of PETG, Overture, Voxel and eSun and only Overture yields acceptable prints on a P1S.

[@Eric_Wolfe-Schulte]

I think the algorithm prioritizes notifications for videos that have ads enabled. Do it!

[@CaseyToland]

This was fantastic. Thank you for all your hard work putting this together.

[@MyTechFun]

You are welcome. And soon I will have similar test with 10 different ASA filaments.

[@bombswabs3041]

I temperature tested Glass Filled Pet G (tinmorry brand) vs Comgrow Petg . Both colored black. I was astonished both melt deformed almost at the exact time right exactly at 180 degrees F. I'd love to see you test Glass reinforced Petg. It prints beautifully similar to carbon nylon. Can't see any layer lines, very nice matte surface finish. No issues with warping, Layer adhesion seems very good. No special nozzle needed and it works in the bambu AMS.

[@Crappy.Consumer.Reports]

This was interesting. And comparing items in with high control in excruciating detail is one of my favorite genres, can’t go wrong with this. Especially between brands. I’d say go ahead and enable ads, you can tell the amount of effort that goes into this.

[@vim55k]

Thanks

[@MyTechFun]

I am glad that you find the video useful. Thank You!

[@kampfwuffi]

Danke!

[@MyTechFun]

Bitte !

[@versus023]

Great videos! The only thing I would add is a final result table or something like that. Thank you for the video!

[@ghassanbajbair]

Amazing work 👍🏼. I personally watch your videos and tests before I buy a new brand. Keep up the good work 🙏🏻

[@radish6691]

I enjoy your videos, watch almost all of them, and think you should enable ads. I’m subscribed but don’t click the bell on any channel I’m subscribed to. I print with PLA, PVB, PETG, ASA, TPU, and PC. When I choose the material to use for a given print I know that any filament I use of that type will be good enough for the print’s intended purpose. I watch your testing videos out of general curiosity but they do not inform my buying decisions. I don’t need the strongest/toughest filament of a particular type…I pick the specific filament based on aesthetics, what I have on hand, experience with a given manufacturer, and price knowing that the chosen filament will be good enough. This is probably a terrible analogy but that’s never stopped me before. 😆 To me filament is like shoelaces. Do I need to research the strongest shoelaces before buying? No, because any shoelace will be good enough to keep a shoe on my foot. I might watch a shoelace testing video out of curiosity or because it looked entertaining but not because I need the pinnacle of shoelace material science. My point is, extrapolating from a single data point (me), that your lower-than-desired view counts could be because few people need ultimate PETG (or whatever) performance. You’re an engineer and you’re doing what you do and you should keep doing that if you enjoy it. There are thousands of people who enjoy your videos (myself included) which is pretty cool IMO.

[@spongecounter]

Excellent work as always. Thank you. 80% of my prints are done with ASA, I have standardized on PolyLite (based on your earlier tests) and have been really happy with the consistency. I used to used mostly PETG but have found when parts were dropped PETG would break. My parts are used in rugged terrain and in the ocean so they get a lot of abuse. I’m much happier with ASA.

[@KP-ty9yl]

Agree, ASA has become my go to when PLA won’t do!

[@berlinberlin4246]

​@@KP-ty9yl any preference of a manufacturer?

[@KP-ty9yl]

@@berlinberlin4246 I actually am just using the inexpensive Kingroon available on Amazon, though my next purchase will probably be BambuLabs since it has done so well in his tests… unless we have more ASA tests on the way and that changes 😁

[@KP-ty9yl]

@@berlinberlin4246 From his tests I really like the BambuLab, it seems to be the best all-arounder, but even the inexpensive Kingroon ASA from Amazon has worked alright. ASA in general has weaker layer adhesion than PLA so certain models designed for PLA may seem weak. But that is the tradeoff for better impact resistance and heat resistance. Definitely keep the chamber temps high and go slow to maximize the layer adhesion and reduce warping :)

[@SeanCMonahan]

Seeing all the samples fold simultaneously in the oven was surprisingly satisfying haha

[@monkeywrench1951]

VoxlePLA is pretty popular here in the US. Their PETG (white in my case) had to be printed at 270C (nozzle temp); when I asked the reason many in reddit said this was because PETG needs such temperatures and others said it was because they may use virgin raw materials instead of recycled. Both reasons didn’t make much sense to me. The one I tested was white, very white. The issues I had may have been due to a big load of TiO2 in the mix, who knows.

[@TNX255]

I very much like these kinds of comparison videos. Please do more of them, there are so many filament manufacturers out there and all kinds of marketing names for the same type of filament (like Basic, Pro, Plus, Meta etc. etc.) that it's hard to know what would be the best choice for me in a real life situation. Sure there are datasheets available from most manufacturers but I don't trust them. Who knows if they're accurate for each and every spool... BTW. Personally I would like to see a PCTG filament comparison. Filalab has some very affordable (circa 25€ per kg) PCTG, I bought some, and it really seems like a big improvement over PETG especially in layer adhesion, but is just as easy to print! I'm surprised it hasn't become more popular.

[@donaldslayton2769]

Thanks for the video. I'm brand new to 3d printing and this content is helpful

[@BelowAboveAverage]

My favorite PETGs are those from Atomic Filament, especially their carbon fiber formulas; the layer adhesion has been amazing. I would love to see it tested against these to verify my antecedental findings.

[@oden7269]

Yes, please continue with ABS and ASA!

[@Dustmuffins]

Really curious about elegoo ASA. It's really affordable.

[@Gbx172]

Your channel is perfect, thanks for sharing your tests!

[@NorgenSolutionsLLC]

Awesome video. One criteria that has not been properly explored is how layer thickness can considerably increase the strength of a print. Do you have a printer setup with a 1mm nozzle?

[@crankshaft007]

Great work and great test results

[@ghassanbajbair]

You are easily the best 3D printing content creator on youtube. 😊

[@colbster12302]

Very nice results my friend. id like to see the filament run through a measuring device to verify the dimensional accuracy they boast so highly in the marketing

[@shenqiangshou]

Very useful info. Thank you for this. I printed some parts in Creality ABS recently (for heat resist), but found layer adhesion abmismally poor. I reprinted the same parts in Polylite PETG just to check I wasn't going nuts, and those parts turned out much stronger in layer adhesion. Your tests shows me that maybe Creality adds something to their filaments to make it easier to print, but really affects layer adhesion. Anyway, it also shows me I should've bought Hatchbox or Eryone! haha. Anyway, I would be quite interested in the same test in ABS, since I would be then able to completely validate my own findings between Creality ABS and Polylite PETG for layer adhesion.

[@kristis3755]

Great video! Looks like bambulab petg is one of the weakest, yet expensive. I really missed the elegoo petg, maybe in the future! Thanks for the comparison

[@lap87]

I feel like there's atleast 3-4 channels that have this test made already, and the maker of the filament usually doesn't matter much for the end-user, price is usually the first consideration.. but it's fun content on your channel nonetheless!

[@viorelgheorghe5655]

For me Bambulab PETG is ok mainly because is AMS compatible and I do not need to tinker settings. My first print was roughly a cylinder with 200mm diameter and 90mm height and it was great on 0.6mm nozzle

[@gossumx]

Excellent video. Commenting for visibility.

[@MyTechFun]

Thank you very much!

[@EgonSorensen]

Thanks! I just started printing with PETG, this will come in handy

[@Volvopeek]

Excellent work, very informative. Thank you!

[@gillesmonette6092]

Very nice and excellent work. Thank you for your efforts

[@axell.2875]

I have turned notifications on and still got no notification about your new video 🤔

[@MyTechFun]

Others mentioned this too. Weird

[@yakine13]

Thanks, Eryone is amazing for me, especially PETG-CF

[@grott3n0lm]

Thanks for your thorough research!

[@MakeKasprzak]

Thank you! My takeaway is that PETG is PETG (clear PETG results aside), though the chemistry of Bambu PETG might be slightly off.

[@fins5150]

I have been very pleased with California Filament PETG colors $23 +/- per 1kg. Also have several matte colors.

[@TheFoxalot]

Thank you for all you do!

[@potato_trianon6984]

This man needs credits for this. Nice video.

[@raffi9436]

I am very curious how the different PETG brands with the same color (e.g. black) would perform with their optimal settings. So you would first have to find out the optimal settings for each brand and then compare them all. Of course, this is an immense effort, but it would increase the data quality considerably. Nevertheless, thank you for your good work and for sharing your results so transparently with everyone!

[@MyTechFun]

I will test eSun PLA+ with different colors after this PETG. Only not sure, which brand to choose.

[@raffi9436]

@@MyTechFun This sounds really interesting! CNC Kitchen already did this experiment with normal PLA a year ago. But I think the most meaningful results without bias are achieved by determining the best settings for each filament individually and then comparing these results with the others. Or what is your opinion or experience?

[@mattszeto]

Thank you for your testing work!

[@DancingDread]

This is good info. I'd love to see an ABS and\or ASA version

[@MyTechFun]

There will be ASA version (after my vacation)

[@Tennouseijin]

Just a note that, in my experience, printing inside an enclosure with opened doors is somewhere 'in between' printing entirely without an enclosure, and printing with a closed one. Even with open doors it maintains about 5-10 degrees Celsius higher than the room. After all, it's still enclosed on 5 sides.

[@berlinberlin4246]

Yes please continue also with ABS / ASA!

[@MyTechFun]

I have to collect info, which manufacturer. What brand to you use?

[@berlinberlin4246]

@@MyTechFun good question, me personally I'm in the beginning for using ABS / ASA I think good candidates for tasting: esun ABS+, Prusament ASA, greetech and Amazon basics if they sell abs/asa

[@kampfwuffi]

I don't have the complete comparison list, but Geeetech PETG from another video seems to be great too.

[@olafmarzocchi6194]

An idea for filament comparison could be for different transparent (I mean fully transparent, not "transparent red") filaments, even if the material type is different: PETG, PLA, PC, ABS. Which ones are clearer, easier to print, and so on.

[@MyTechFun]

Good idea. I think more useful would be same transparent from different brands. But probably for this I have to buy all those filaments (again). Average how much earn per video is 5-10$ :-( If I would have at least half of views like CNCkitchen... But somehow my videos are not recommended. Just for curiosity, have you seen this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laGziKmCnt-diLcsi=n2M875OEIljS_zEq So big work and less than 2k views..

[@olafmarzocchi6194]

@@MyTechFun yes I watch almost all of them. I'm not sure about the reasons for the low views, have you tried contacting other creators from the field to share tips? But I think most of their income comes from sponsors anyway.

[@huntliba]

Interesting... this video was not showing under "subscriptions" tab... luckily I saw that at the home page while scrolling....

[@MyTechFun]

Weird. Thx for the info.

[@khimbittle7705]

I don't see where the sample dimension for the tensile and layer adhesion tests are mentioned. Most are tested with 4x4 but some such as ASA were increased in dimension?

[@ScytheNoire]

Interesting that Bambu had best layer adhesion, but also most deformation and melting. This definitely points to additives. Overall though, most are very similar and shows PETG is being made to proper standards for the most part. We often see much more differences with some other types of plastics where more additives are probably being added.

[@KhimBittle]

I didn't find where you mentioned if both the tensile and layer adhesion tests were performed with 4x4 dimensions as per most of your testing (some testing you increased like the ASA testing)

[@neilfpv]

I'll watch your video after my work. I'd like to share my experience with Overture PETG. I bought it last year and I have been trying to print with no luck. It will print nicely in the first 3-4 layers then suddenly, the nozzle gets clogged. I must pause the printing, pull the filament out, cut one inch, and put it back in, then start printing again. It's so annoying. I've also dried it up for 18 hours, it didn't help.

[@maartjevancaspel]

Thank you for your dedication!

[@MiteshParmar]

Great video. Any thoughts on the Elegoo Rapid PETG?

[@MastTheKing]

Love your videos , thank you!

[@Followtheplan]

Good job! You can add the link to the PLA video, there will be more views.

[@giovanniferreira802]

Awesome video! Thank you so much and congratulations! ❤

[@ronnyspanneveld8110]

Bought my first spool this weekend. TECBEARS bought it for 13 Euro's i think why not test it. Worked but i had layer adhesion problems. was at 230 or so but i am (still) using bowden with a "stock" hotend and brass nozzle. Think its the temp had cooling at 40% it smelled weird out of the packaging, but no smells after i dried it Could be my printer its an Ender 7 :PP lgx extruder and mosquito is on the way :P Just put ads in there my man, i think "a lot" of us 3d nerds use a "thingy" and don't see them :)

[@theglowcloud2215]

What's up with the horrible interlayer adhesion strength of the Creality and eSun PETG in particular? Glad I bought Hatchbox on a whim--their PLA Max is really good, too.

[@j.m.johnson]

I really like “California Filament’s” PETG. With their free US shipping and bulk discounts, they have a great price too.

[@riba2233]

Ok just watched this one, great video and I would appreciate this for more materials ofc :) maybe you could add Esun abs max, that one is the only one available next to their abs+

[@atnfn]

The bambulab PETG is discontinued as well. Considering it seemed to perform worst or one of the worst in most tests I guess there is a reason for it being disco tinued.

[@MyTechFun]

Oh, I just checked, correct. Thx for the info.

[@makeorblake]

Their current formulation is being discontinued, not the product. Would be very curious how their new PETG compares now that you have a baseline.

[@shitongoogle1132]

They replaced their PETG basic with PETG HF (high flow) which is better in all aspects at the same price point (according to their own stats anyway)

[@thepowersource1602]

There are 20€ PETG-CFs from Tinmorry and Eryone. Tinmorry say the Z impact is 11.94KG/m2. I tried the Tinmorry PETG-CF and found the layer adhesion really good @ 240C with a HF nozzle at 10mm3/s on my BLX1. Please could test them both?

[@terryclair2914]

Thank you for the work!

[@donaldslayton2769]

I really appreciate your videos. On payday I will join your patreon

[@Ethan-ve3kb]

It would be interesting to see the difference between a brands plus or pro petg or pla, seeing as there's no standard to what additives manufacturers include. There may be massive variance between brands claiming it's a "plus" over their original.

[@MyTechFun]

I already have these kind of comparisons (from one brand). Search the material testing playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYOqgmSDd9VmZqM&ab_channel=MyTechFun

[@eugeneforshter]

Great testing, thank you!!!

[@edmarfilho2000]

Valeu!

[@MyTechFun]

I am glad that you find the video useful! Thank you!

[@supercurioTube]

That was a great comparison, I enjoy these the most. I'm surprised by how large the range was on layer adhesion results! Would it equalize at higher printing temperatures? I wonder.