Can I use the sample spool of “Bambu Support for PLA” I received with my X1C as a support interface filament for PETG prints?
What’s confusing me is it says “ONLY used as support interface with PLA” on the roll, yet I can’t find any Bambu support filament except for the “Support for PLA/PETG” but this says only PLA.
Are the two the same thing and this is just bad/unclear wording on the roll packaging and it’s fine to use for PETG, or is this actually different and only able to be used with PLA? I’ve looked everywhere & haven’t seen anything explicitly clarifying that this sample support roll can be used for PETG as well.
The spool I have looks just like this: https://preview.redd.it/support-for-pla-v0-vvcnr7fhmr1c1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8744c39be3922907df7e1e78f323cbb956f1ca6e
That looks like the original PLA support (support W) which doesn’t seem to be for sale anymore in the US. It’s a mixture of TPU and PLA and since TPU and PETG fuse I don’t think it would make a good support for PETG.
So yes, it is actually different than what is for sale in the store currently.
Hope this helps.
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Once I discovered that you can use PETG as a very effective support interface for PLA, I have no more use for the Support for PLA. I have found it much less efficient than basic PETG for the purpose.
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Opposite for me, looking to use as support interface for PETG print. But yeah, I’ve heard this plenty & can just use PLA for the support interface however I was hoping to use this sample support filament for this print since I have it.
Ugh, that really sucks. Guess they’re just getting rid of old discontinued stock by throwing this stuff in as samples then?
Also out of curiosity if this won’t work for PETG because it has TPU which fuses with PETG, how come it doesn’t fuse/not work with PLA since it also contains PLA? Is it that it fuses but “just enough” to stay intact during the print while still separating easily after it’s finished?
Wow! Thanks for sharing that!
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