Hi
I’ ve been farming out my 3D prints to 3Dhubs and others over the past 3 years.
My choice of filament has everything to do with what I’m building.
I’ve had good success with ABS, although I only had a few parts printed in ABS.
What I was looking for was temperature tolerance.
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The majority of things I’ve had printed have been made with PLA.
The very major problem with PLA is its rather low temperature tolerance of the finished part.
If PLA parts are used on things like bird feeders, outside, in the sunlight,
they get soft and want to distort.
In automotive application, PLA distorts rather badly because of high temperatures encountered when vehicle is sitting in the sun.
My ABS backup cam mounting bracket appears to be holding up well.
My PLA backup cam housing is very distorted and about to fall apart.
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I purchased a 3D printer about 2 weeks ago and am now using nGen (ColorFabb) material.
So far, my prints have been turning out meeting my expectations.
nGen is supposed to be more tolerant of higher temperatures of the finished part as in automotive interiors.
I have as yet to determine this.
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I appears that you are relatively new to 3D printing, as am I.
Try to stock material that matches your end goals.
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So far; I’ve specified PLA, ABS, PETG, Taulman910 nylon, NinjaFlex, and Semiflex material on things I’ve designed and printed.
Also, I’ve had some small parts on the HD side of 3Dhubs made in SLS Nylon. Good Stuff, but you pay for the very high quality.
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Currently, when I purchased my printer, I also ordered nGen, ABS, PLA, NinjaFlex and I have a few small coils of material
they sent along with my printer order.
My intention is to use whatever filament meets my end result requirement.
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Your customers demands will determine the type of material you use, and also what cooperates with your printer.
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Sorry if I didn’t really answer your question, but it really depends on your location and types of orders.
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I hope my ramblings have helped you in some manner.
gg
