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Review on Optimized Dimensional Accuracy with SainSmart Flexible Filament by Antoine Dean

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great TPU, great color.

Recently I wanted to try different materials and saw the SainSmart 92A Pastel TPU. I wanted the color to be different from other materials I had on hand. The spool came in nice packaging, the thread was sealed in a standard vacuum bag. Scanning the QR code on the packaging will take you to the SainSmart page for their profiles. I used my SainSmart Coreception to print this stuff so I used this one. The profile had a retraction speed of 8mm and 80mm/s, which is a bit high for direct drive acceptance after testing, so I had to set it to 1mm and 45mm/s. I also printed this TPU at 210°C. It took a little longer than expected to load the filament due to how soft it is. The results were pretty good. The Benchy was nice and a bit softer compared to the 95A TPU and the stretch was also a bit more but I was expecting this from a softer material. Overall a great thread, I will be buying more.

Pros
  • Low distortion and tension, oil and grease resistant. Printing 92A filament requires more setup than 95A, but with the profile we provide (see product description below) it would be a lot easier to print with.
Cons
  • You could choose a newer model