I already ordered 1kg hyper pla white from creality ($8). What else I can buy during black Friday? I’m not sure what I’ll be printing other than trinkets and household items. These are the ones I currently have in my cart. Please let me know your thoughts and advice.
White petg 1kg from creality $6
Anycubic: petg texture gray, pla+ black, Pla strawberry pink - $26
Please let me know if I should get something else instead.
Avoid ABS. Stinky and weak.
Yup, try PETG, it’s pretty versatile and resistant to most things (aside from very high temperatures).
Avoid PETG and use the even better PCTG.
I’ve used both. PCTG is much more expensive than PETG (which is one of the filaments you can get very cheap), and does not offer that much over it. Unless you need something with (very slightly) better impact and temperature resistance PETG is way to go. If you need much better impact/temperature resistance ASA/PA is the way to go. I’m using PETG+CF if I need more durability and temperature resistance than the plain one, but avoid CF for stuff I have to touch a lot.
Those are fine picks.
Grab some big ziplock bags and a pack of desiccant sachets to keep the filaments dry while in storage.
Addendum: If nozzles are cheap, you could pick some up. They are consumable parts.
And you could grab a tighter nozzle too, for better details in your prints. (Though the print time goes up dramatically!)
or just buy a proper nozzle with a tungsten or ruby tip.
How frequently would I need to replace a nozzle?
Dual color silk filaments are fun. The print looks a different color depending on the angle.
For PLA: SUNLU/Jayo(same company) for standard stuff Polymaker for special stuff
PCTG: Extrudr
ASA: Black Forest Filaments(if in Europe), Extrudr, Spectrum