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Review on SainSmart 3D Printing Filament: Advanced Dimensional Additive Manufacturing Solutions by Kenny Sarma

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Little learning

I ordered a red TPU along with a 3rd party PLA for my new Ender 3 for Christmas. Received my Ender on Christmas Eve before work and was able to run it for a test print I of course used free pla sample after leveling the bed with no errors. Then I started using SAINSMART Red TPU which was a disaster. TPU clogged my first nozzle which led me to YouTube to find out what I was doing wrong, it took completely different temperature and speed settings. So I switched to the backup jet and tried to clean the first one and eventually managed to do a single print, a repeat of my Pla test model but in TPU. This was my only success with a half TPU reel. may be a bad product but I won't be buying TPU again in the near future. Beginners like me should stay on the PLA side. My only regret is that I didn't understand the difference between TPU and PLA before purchasing.

Pros
  • Very good value
Cons
  • Unbelievable price