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I've printed probably 5 kilos worth of prints with a lot of success, but exclusively PLA. I'd like to branch out to a new material. Should I start with ABS or TPU?

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

TPU is a fun one. Touch, extremely flexible, but not stretchy.

Don't try to feed it with a bowden tube; you need a direct drive extruder. Other than that, it's incredibly easy to work with.

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago

I've printed plenty of different mid density tpu's including random no name ones with generic profiles, using the Prusa Mini with its Bowden tube. It's not always a no no.