The Most Advanced Filaments You Can Print: Every Single Filament Part II

[@Enderbro3300]

"your boss is probably setting you up and should join a union" got me fucking dying. The delivery was perfect XD

[@drew899]

I clicked the comments button and read this right as he said it in the video and I read it at the exact same speed and time he was saying it. First time that’s ever happened lol

[@AlexWhittemore]

Came here to say the same 🤣

[@musicalatv]

It is true, I am trying to print with CF PEI 1010. I'm currently trying to convince my boss that we are not capable of printing this with our Creatbot F430. The chamber temperature on this machine only goes up to 70.

[@Beateau]

Same, had to pause the video and catch my breath.

[@1RVDB]

Until a customer specify only plastic allowed peek.

[@ite144]

Zack I hope you realize you are now in a verry good position to make several top 5 videos about the best filament for every type of job. (Best for beginners, toughness, ease of printing, etc...) It would probably be great for weeks when you want to work on an extra long project, cause you seem to already have all the video you need other than the talking head and you actually have experience with all these filaments! plus I really want to hear your opinions 😃

[@BillPickle]

The company I work for does laser-sintered carbon filled PEKK and it is such a finnicky material, but the things it's good at, it's basically the best at. Unreal chemical resistance, no offgassing, tensile strength on par with aluminum.. the stuff's amazing.

[@CraftComputing]

I really appreciate the Trials and Tribbleations you went through for this video.

[@johntheawsomeful]

Yes

[@lucasjohnson6]

Yes.

[@karotgamin790]

Yes..

[@3DRC-707]

Yes

[@0Logan05]

I liked it, until the end, And I saw the Socialist Trash he associates with… Awful people..

[@SwervingLemon]

Your rapid-fire patter and stealth-joking are easily appreciable. Keep up the good work!

[@shabadooshabadoo4918]

Yeah, he's actually one of few youtubers that is both informative and funny without feeling like they are wasting your time with dad jokes or whatever.

[@JamesBeaucoup]

I don't own a 3d printer but the jokes keep this stuff interesting

[@religionisapoison2413]

I'm just here for the free beer

[@REDSIX]

I mean the pp jokes were about as stealth as fireworks

[@alexanderkbailey]

I can't believe how much work went into this 30 minute video. Thank you so much for all the free content!

[@driftsdragsdrives4938]

Shhhh dont give him any ideas. I'd rather pay with my view like and sub rather then actual $ 🤣

[@ManaPowerPoints]

“The PP you love, but stiffer” Got me rolling, love it.

[@andyk9902]

We don't want a soft peepee

[@zodiac1647]

"What if you want a soft pp" I died 😂

[@trowabarton520]

"You pay for this experience... in money" Love the humor while I'm learning things. Another great video Zack!

[@MajorHardware]

Well done

[@RichardBronosky]

24:18 All the AvE fans know how common glass filled nylon is. Scratch with a razor, listen for the crunches. You can even guess the percentage from the crunch frequency when you've heard it enough.

[@PWN_Nation]

When in doubt, whip the soldering iron out!

[@robertobrenes5283]

AvE Even keeps a bag with sample -materiales- to do further digging

[@craigbossard399]

I can’t get enough of the void star labs. Suggestion: maybe make your own calibration model. Like the chep cube, but more epic. That way, we content consumers can notice your influence exerting it’s force on the community like the sometimes stiff and sometimes soft pp you have shared with us.

[@blake_schwanke]

yeah go for it

[@littlejackalo5326]

Yeah, I'm sick of seeing benchy.

[@LightCarver]

@@littlejackalo5326 I was sick of them before I even decided what printer to get a couple years ago... Never printed one because of it. The idea of printing a boat that could never float properly just isn't right either.

[@shabadooshabadoo4918]

@@littlejackalo5326 The fact you are sick of seeing benchy is what makes benchy so valuable. Easy to compare things when everyone uses the same benchmark.

[@onesadtech]

@@LightCarver I've printed a couple Benchy's, but I do have to agree, the fact that they float upsidedown bothered me, I recently printed a "Ben the floating benchmark" (150% scale) and it floats upright, and has way more detail, very amusing. 😂

[@BeefIngot]

God Damnit, I know this series is supposed to tell you what filament to use but I really hope there is a summary video where he plops 6 filament on a table for each type of printer and says use these (with a chefs kiss) one set for a typical ender, one for your prusa or hemeras out there with direct drive and all metal and one for people who think cars and chips are the same price.

[@ZackFreedman]

I'll definitely make a recommendation video after the series ends.

[@drewmcneill4471]

It's been 2 years, where's the recommendation video?!?

[@vintner_]

It is here now haha

[@BeefIngot]

@@vintner_Indeed it is

[@ussa1115]

20:57 Thank God my buff Pikachu won't be polluting the environment after I die

[@amaurylaunay]

Thanks you for you service, Zack. If I have to endure 10 minutes of Poly-propylene jokes to discover even one of those interesting filaments, it's worth it.

[@neetpride5919]

Video of PEKK turning from translucent to opaque please! That sounds so cool

[@CorvidianSystems]

You have literally saved me a ton of research i needed to do for work, all while being exponentially funnier and more entertaining than anything i would have come across... you were made for this, my dude 🤘

[@BitSmythe]

9:47 “Ignore that layer split, it doesn’t exist.” Bahahaha!

[@TimDownsAnimation]

I don't own a 3D printer and I don't expect to own one anytime soon, but you're just that fun to listen to. Love your channel, man

[@thedolenorway]

I don't own one either, but I've been watching 3D printer content on youtube for a decade soon while hoping to get my hands on one soon...

[@PWalden762]

Thank you for these videos, it's actually hard to find this much information on more exotic filaments in such a concise, convenient format, as I'm sure you know from making the video! Excited to hear about the Colorfabb LW-ASA in the next episode, printing model airplanes is the main reason I got into 3d printing.

[@navi6463]

Agreed, I was searching for a “list of filaments” or “type of filaments” resource and most things I found just capped off at six or seven just the most common used types. This is really great because not only does it list so many and their properties, it’s also including a test print and print behaviour. It really is an impressive resource and I’m not sure it’s obvious just how valuable it is at first glance.

[@termlimit]

Wow fusion Filaments, been a fan of them for years. Never seen anyone else review them. Great company and colors. Good video

[@elliotmason681]

After finding fusion filaments and trying out their HTPLA+ I was hooked. Bonus points that the filament comes in coils that you can put onto printed spools. Being able to re-use the spools as opposed to using the black injection molded ones is the primary reason I will be a loyal customer for years to come. Keep up the awesome work FF!

[@jotham123]

Their HTPLA+ is hands down the best stuff out there for my 3d printed jetboats which get THRASHED. Superior impact resistance to petg, ABS which is what matters. Prints as easy as PLA.

[@h20slicer36]

Fancy seeing you here xD

[@ZackFreedman]

I'm totally impressed with their products. I got some of their PLA and PETG+, both are really consistent, well spooled, great properties, and their color selection is 😗👌. Prices aren't too bad, either.

[@jotham123]

@@ZackFreedman I couldn't agree more I've been a fan for a while. They seem to be a bit of a hidden gem. Glad to see them getting some publicity. Anthony has been really good to deal with as well.

[@simontilstedhansen9296]

This is amazing! The amount of knowledge and the way it's presented is just out of this world, seriously. This could be an official filament guide for engineers.

[@InspectahPatio]

I feel blessed to have find your channel. I ordered a 3d printer and then got completely addicted to watching videos on youtube while I wait, your videos are not only the best 3D printing videos around, but maybe the best channel I now subscribe to! This is how KZbin is supposed to be!

[@InspectahPatio]

"Phallically acronymized" . You must be the only one in the entire universe to have ever said that combination of words.

[@TheDro]

Thumbs up if you've been inundated with innuendos

[@ZackFreedman]

innuendundated

[@syncringe1885]

@@ZackFreedman I tried to read both of these comments out loud... Why do you do this to me Zack.

[@literate-aside]

I've never seen a video with so many plosives. Perusing this plethora of PLA products produced a positive perception in this particular person 👍

[@wydra9-1]

The fact that I recognize a bunch of the names of dangerous chemicals you mentioned, thanks to hearing about them from NileRed, says something about the stuff Nile works on. Also, these filaments are NUTS.

[@noawe_]

Been waiting on this and checking progress through streams. Amazing to finally see this, great as as always Zach!

[@clancywiggum3198]

Minor correction - Prusas will happily print at up to 300C - the teflon sleeve in a genuine V6 is on the cold side of the heatbreak and doesn't see anywhere near that temperature (don't go anywhere near 300C in printers like many Ender units that have teflon heatbreaks though)

[@cavinrauch]

Man seeing filament on the shelves of a store is so strange to me. Super awesome though

[@overlookedundead8711]

The sheer cadence of words is just astonishing, those prompter glasses really are doing their part!

[@mav6771]

I’ve re watched this video so many times and I just realized now, is there a reason the trimmer line shown off in the beginning isn’t demonstrated? Love the videos always!

[@pseudotasuki]

You pronounced [awkward pause] perfectly.

[@theburnner1187]

0:00 Intro 0:51 E3D sponsor segment 1:20 Printer overview Super polymers 1:35 PEEK 3:24 CF-PEEK 5:36 PEKK 7:06 PSU 8:42 PPSU 10:02 PPS 10:51 PEI Engineering filaments 12:35 HTPET+ 13:51 CPE-HT 14:52 Tough PC 15:50 PLA X3 17:04 Alfapro 18:03 GF30-PP 19:53 PP2320 21:16 CF-ABS 22:23 CF-PETG 23:47 PA12+GF15 25:13 PCTPE 26:28 PVDF 28:23 TRIBO Plus 31:27 Preview for next episode 31:36 Sponsor segment for E3D 31:54 Thanks to Matterhackers 32:07 Thanks to Microcenter 32:33 Thanks to Patreon supporters That was an awesome video and really informative!

[@ZackFreedman]

You're a king! Hopefully I can fit this in the description...

[@theburnner1187]

@@ZackFreedman Thank you!

[@FeralEngineer]

PP-GF30 is my filament of choice for the sterilizable lab equipment. It doesn't deflect up to around 130C and does not absorb moisture which makes it perfect for autoclavable parts, especially the internal parts of bioreactors. The chemical resistance is also great and unlike PVDF it's more accessible and much more reasonably priced. I found a reasonably easy way to make it stick to the bed quite well without using a Garolyte bed sheet: slice a model with a 2-layer raft, add 150% extrusion multiplier for the first two layers (the overextrusion allows PP to properly embed into the softened layer of PETG). Then heat up the bed to 120C, load PETG and print the 1st layer at regular 230C nozzle. Change the filament for the PP-GF, heat up the nozzle to 260C and thoroughly purge the remains of PETG out. Continue printing. When cooled, PETG raft naturally unsticks from the PP raft part.

[@josiahong5177]

great video, though as a prusa user, i was annoyed when you said that the prusas were teflon lined. the mk3 is all metal, and the mini is modified to reach 280c

[@bowieinc]

I’ve been printing with 3Dxtech ASA CarbonX for a couple weeks. Took some tinkering. High temps, no cooling, enclosure is a must for longer prints. If you’re not impressed with its strength, crank the temps for better layer adhesion. When you get it right, is good looking and super tough but can be brittle. I printed an adjustable wrench that I will actually use. UV resistant and can be used in high temp environments. I will be using for vehicle engine bay components. I was successful with blue painters tape and glue stick. Hardened steel nozzle is pretty important, the filament literally feels like sandpaper.

[@onesadtech]

This series is such a fantastic wealth of knowledge, watched every episode a few times now, as I try to learn more about 3D Printing as a whole. The insane amount of work that went into this does not go unappreciated Zack! 😁

[@YarHarFD]

The pace, the information density, the quick and not overly delivered jokes...this might be one of the best informative youtube videos ever made.

[@squeethesane]

Proper CNC milling is just subtractive 3d printing. Change my mind.

[@ZackFreedman]

We need an anti-printer that sucks plastic back up into the nozzle

[@idzis4283]

@@ZackFreedman lighter + metal straw

[@privatelisting366]

His love of all things 3D reminds me of Steve1989 and his love of MREs. Infectious and wholesome enthusiasm... something the world certainly needs right now. Good show, you earned yourself a new sub!

[@terrydavis8451]

PEKK Seems like a good one for firearms. The CF filled one would be good for CTL-Pews suppressor.

[@coastersandcars]

Well i know where my next paycheck is going

[@Spork52]

Pekk

[@nine0ten771]

Zack, I really appreciate your hard work with all the innuendo your commentary! And with your very thorough job printing Benchy's with all these materials.

[@deltacommand8053]

Part 3????

[@JordanMiller1117]

The PEEK, PEKK, and other stubborn filaments are exactly what I am trying to print as well on my Mosquito Liquid E3D tool changer, I am so glad you warned me about the permanent clogging of CF PEEK, saved me $160 :)

[@MakerBees333]

19:51 you can see the moment when Zack starts really picturing Hard stiff PP... lol. On a more serious note, this material series is by far the most informative and useful 3D printing video series online. Thank You!

[@chrislarosa3327]

OK I gotta tell you really love all the puns and your ability to speak so damn fast and keep everything organized straight and understandable. Keep up the good work.

[@daveaw89]

I got one for you HDPE Filament

[@erikschmidt2571]

That PP-shrink-in-the-cold-joke was just pure gold

[@nopes1776]

I'm new to all this and trying to find some one who doesn't say zed is next to impossible, I love your illiterations and I have found my new mentor!!!

[@muffty1337]

Benchy smiles at 9:47 I like happy Benchy! 😄

[@hanfbrot]

I learned English as second language with this video. Jezuz the puns, the script, the alliterations. Amazing.

[@frostifish]

Love the lgbtq friendly nature of this video :) Oh and trans rights in the patreon credits

[@SpectrumDIY]

I'm so glad to see you post a video again, good stuff!

[@ZackFreedman]

This one took a few minutes! Future videos should drop more often, especially since I've actually printed nearly every Benchy for the following three installments.

[@ThatOhhio]

The humor in this video is cracking me up, great work!

[@XRCADIA]

Cool series! Would love to see a highlight of all the wacky ones- super stretchy, food safe, glow in the dark, etc

[@Wizardboz]

Rapid fire learning about plastics. YES!!!!!

[@alexlavoie9696]

The nerdiest and funniness thing I've seen in a long time. The laughter at your own expense is truly remarkable. Thank you!

[@colinhodges3972]

Impressed at the excessive innuendo mixed with massive amounts of aliteration! Well done!

[@Daniel-lb3jw]

That layer split is really happy.

[@some______guy]

Became an instant fan. Quite the complex guy you are. I love it

[@mr.hi_vevo414]

You do a really great job of keeping your videos equal parts quality and innuendo

[@The_Fat_Turtle]

Calling CF PEEK "the Dark Souls II of filament" is the reason why I hit the subscribe button.

[@witchking64]

Your delivery is nutty good. That alone brings me back to rewinding and paying attention

[@Dave-ub6gq]

This guy is so passionate about printing. Love it. 👍👍

[@Lampe2020]

9:45 That layer split looks like a face together with the (anchor?) holes!

[@danilocedeno9765]

I haven't watched this yet but part 1 is one of my favourite videos I've watched it like 5 times because I keep forgeting what you said and I just got a printer myself so I still need the info haha can't wait!

[@felixisme]

Same man same!

[@devanirnf]

This video is so long. And I don't have a 3D printer. And I could not understand most of it. But I STILL LOVED IT! So many materials! Your lovely exposition made the video really nice to watch! Thank you!

[@Terminusz]

just found your channel, so glad youtube reccomended it to me!!

[@jerrysanchez5453]

Don't even have a printer and I loved the video.its a good class on plastic material property's and why they are important in there own ways

[@JerrodHansen]

Never have I laughed and learned so much, simultaneously.

[@felixisme]

"Feel less guilty about printing your 17th baby groot" 😂

[@PWN_Nation]

Yeah, I kinda felt attacked with that one...🤣

[@TimInertiatic]

Be nice to have a table showing what temps are required for each filament. Be interesting to see what you can print on something basic like an ender 3

[@renegadethesandwing02050]

HOW DID I KNOW YOU WERE IN DENVER!?! i was looking at the lay out and as thinking "wow that looks familiar" and i think it is awesome that two or more of my favorite tech youtubers (You and LTT) have done videos in the same microcenter that i got my laptop from

[@cameronvandygriff7048]

"If you're not allowed to use metal, your boss is probably setting you up, and you should join a union" 😂😂😂😂

[@josefpopowitch3372]

The way he was smiling after he named like five deadly gasses was hilarious

[@USALibertarian]

Okay. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Of ALL the videos.

[@kendarr]

Dudeee wtf, I've seen your channel start, I move away for a while and when in back you have 200k subs?!. Man I'm so happy for you, your content is amazing and there is very few like it!

[@frazier6612]

5:45 PEKK: THE PINNACLE OF THE WAR-SMITH'S ART!

[@phasesecuritytechnology6573]

PETG-CF is my favorite too. I am printing retail parts now for a business offering using all PETG-CF

[@steampunksystems1969]

I liked the cut away with jiggling the samples of different colors, maker equivalent of jingling keys for amusement.

[@Epiphalactic]

I fuckin love this guy lmfao. Idk how he uses that HUD thing, but. I love his camera presence

[@NvrchFotia]

That GFPP has serious potential. We need proper mechanical tests!

[@ZackFreedman]

It's great stuff. I don't have the equipment to do anything remotely scientific, but anecdotally (I dropped it a few times), the strength-to-weight ratio is phenomenal.

[@jarrenvanman2570]

Loved that p alliteration and execution

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

"The study of tribbles" aight, I think that deserves a sub XD

[@joshmccabe3638]

23:50 I love the mass effect reference

[@3DMusketeers]

"your boss is probably setting you up and you should join a union" OMG Zack that is awesome! I love how detailed you get! Great episode as always. Prusa's and Ultimakers have all metal hotends though ;) LOL Lebowski! Amazingly well detailed! Seriously, great work!

[@tylerwallace8607]

This Sayian is really into 3D printing, his scouter looks nice too.

[@Reverend_Salem]

i work with plastic nearly every day (thin-film thermoforming shop.) i like polypro because it has a slightly sweet smell (i notice a smell because we go through thousands of lbs of plastic per machine per shift, at least), and i dont shread my hands when pulling the scrap rolls off the machines if i forget to put my gloves on. the only issue is that if we have an end of line grinder the ground up plastic has a tendency to clog the bag and make a mess.

[@lucasweinzierl6901]

holy shit i just got bombarded with absolute solid knowledge combined with solid jokes for 34 minutes straight

[@right2byte]

Subscribed because of the Star Trek reference. Kidding! Would've sub'ed anyway. Awesome video, man! Would like to see a slower pace and some text stats (temps, cost, etc) on the screen for fewer filaments per episode, but whatever. This content is pure gold!

[@Scout339th]

I want you to run over all the incredibly strong prints on concrete with a car and see which break. Or send to CNC kitchen for insane test results on some of these filaments.

[@LadyDePhage]

Zach, thanks for these episodes, it's really helpful to know about these 'exotic' filaments and helps to inform decisions I make when I try to pint my next parts!

[@alekseimarianov3388]

Small correction here. At 30:10 you mention PTFE filament. This is not PTFE, it is FEP. They are similar, but still not the same. PTFE parts could be made only by sintering the PTFE powder in a press. In other words, virgin PTFE doesn't melt. FEP in contrast is a co-polymer of hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene which does melt and can be printed at like 380 C. However, in almost every other aspect FEP and PTFE are similar, especially in regards of sticking to absolutely nothing and being exceptionally chemically resistant.

[@TheProphetBot]

i recently got into working with peek at work and we use a whole lot of it for pumps.

[@lewiscantplay8639]

18:40 - nailed it!

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

"The PP you love, but stiffer" ... Okay that was funny. "Close encounter of the hammer kind" I'm so done XD

[@michaelbuckers]

I mean in certain conditions bunnykind is pretty destructive but hammerkind is a safe bet.

[@AlanTirado]

You killed it with this series! Thanks for making this instantly bookmarkable video!!!

[@jonhaze7537]

BAMBU labs looking SWEET!

[@evanbarnes9984]

Squirtberus is such a fucking EXCELLENT name for a tool changing printer! I wish I could give you a high five for it

[@SeVeN0ELeVeNify]

Take a look at the PrePerm High permittivity fiaments for the special use cases episode. They are specifically designed for RF and microwave engineering purpopses and I am working with them in my PhD

[@ZackFreedman]

I’ve never heard of that one! It’s expensive, but hopefully I can get a sample.

[@SeVeN0ELeVeNify]

@@ZackFreedman yeah 1.5 kg will cost you €900,- Every failed print hurts haha. I am currently printing them on my heavily modified Prusa mk3s wich is not optimal. Your Video ispired me to look into the e3d toolchanger Plattform and IT looks awesome. Especially for further experiments in my PhD with multi-material stuff. The Prusa MMu was too much of a prinzipiell, and considering the Cost of the filaments you rallye dont want to use a purge tower. Am now preparing to convice my department head that we need this thing.