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Does Bambu lab transparent petg just suck as a material? (feddit.it)

submitted 5 days ago by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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A while ago I bought a roll of transparent petg "the filament" by spectrum. Wonderful, it printed great, shiny, smooth. I loved it.

Then I took advantage of the promotion on the Bambu lab website "4 rolls are discounted + free shipping" and I bought their transparent petg.

I opened the vacuum bag, loaded immediately in the printer and it strings and pops. Settings are correct as the slicer has a dedicated profile for this roll.

Their website says "warning: dry before using" - they mean that it comes already too moist from the factory?

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unless the filament ships in a foil lined bag that's vacuum sealed with desiccant and an indicator card, you should assume it's wet.

[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah I've had foil bags with dessicant be damp too. In my experience, if you're getting a deal on petg you probably need to dry it. That's probably why you got the deal.