3D Solutech Real Grey 1.75mm PETG 3D Printer Filament 2.2 LBS (1.0KG) - PETG175GRY

I haven't printed with any other PTEG filaments yet, but I've heard that it can be difficult. Besides a few test blocks to get printer settings set up optimally I printed a Aria dragon at about 1/3 of the original scale, .1mm layer thickness and it came out very nice. It was dropped and the tips of the wings broke off, but the rest of the print stayed in tact. i was able to glue the tips back on with Super-Glue. This filament is a nice color if you're printing mini-figures.The company recommends using 200-220 degrees C for a hot-end temperature and although most websites that write about printing in PTEG say 230 and higher, this filament really does print better at even 200C. I recently printed a temperature tower with .4mm layer thickness and at 210, 215, 220, 225, and 230 temperatures. The bridging and overhangs did not turn out very well, plus there was a lot of stringing across large gaps. So I did it again with a .2mm thickness and 200, 205, 210, 215, and 220 temperature spread. That turned out much better especially at 200C. The comparable 210-215 temperatures were much better for bridging, overhangs, and less stringing than the other tower as well, so it seems that this filament does better job when it's printed at smaller layers. I've attached a photo of the temperature towers. The one on the right is the higher temperature .4mm tower and the one on the left is the lower temperature .2mm tower, both with the temperature incrementing from the bottom up.Nice filament for a reasonable price.

I use this with a Prusa I3 Mk3 at 246c and 80c bed. All of my prints have been consistent, no clogs or blobs, and the color looks great. Very little stringing and layer bonding is good. Roll winding has not problems - it's tight with no overlaps and comes off easily.

I am happy with the filament I received. The stringing occurred at higher temps for me. Running it at 205 c was best print quality and had the least amount of stringing. Diameter is consistent so far on my roll. Very happy with it.

It works and is a good value. I like the grey color.

Worked good for me. I had very slight stringing which I may try to adjust out eventually but I'm not worried about it. Some little boogers too. But the come right off not an issue.

I print a lot of PETG -- I measure in "rolls per week" when I'm doing a PETG project. I decided to try a roll of this because it was on a super-sale, about 40% off the current price.First, it was nearly ten days late to ship and arrive, for reasons unknown -- it was listed as "in stock" the entire time, and it is fulfilled by Amazon, so that's more of a comment on Amazon's service than on the product. (Plus, does anyone remember when Prime meant you got things quickly, and you could even opt for one-day shipping for a few extra bucks? Now it just means "free shipping, whenever we get around to it, go stream something to entertain yourself in the meantime.")As for the product, it is basically just very low quality. It adhered okay (I print PETG on glass with hair spray), so no problems there. All PETG sticks to glass pretty well in my experience. But despite good vacuum sealing, the filament was wet -- more sputtering and popping than I have ever heard out of any roll from any other brand, including no-name Chinese junk filament. This resulted in lots of spatter, skips, voids, and all the usual stuff. I tried drying it for a few hours, but saw very little improvement on the next run of prints, if any.Next, let's talk about stringing and globbing. I've never had a filament make such a mess -- I tried multiple temperatures, speeds, retraction distances and speeds, you name it. None of it made any difference. Every part I made with this roll required extensive hand-trimming and clean-up after printing, to the point that it almost wasn't worth using at all.In short, I wouldn't use anything from 3D Solutech again, and I recommend you look for another filament.

Very nice filament, prints like pla, with similar temperatures but is much stronger. The color gray is just that, gray. The only thing that was weird was that the temperature they recommended was 220c, which is the temp a lot of my pla prints at, but it’s printed great as such a low temp. I am looking forward to trying some of their other colors and filaments, especially if they all print as easily as this roll did. I

I thought I was buying PLA, not PETG. I decided to go ahead and keep it. I've tried it out and it works pretty well. There was some stringing, as I understand is common with PETG, but it wasn't bad at all. That was also without drying the filament first. One tip: If you're using a glass bed use some hairspray or glue stick or something as a release agent. PETG will grab tight to glass and may break it when you try to remove the print.