Printing newbie here, I FINALLY got my order of filament that I ordered and got delivered wrong and now I’m realising, I have red PETG which I ordered to make a dummy 13 with. I’ve since gotten different PETG and don’t have any other red filament. Is there any downside to mixing filaments in prints? I’ve been wanting to print some Christmas ornaments and I can’t order any red PLA just incase I got some as a gift.
I don’t see why it wouldn’t but I also do because of the temperature difference. I don’t know, probably a stupid thing to ask but I don’t know the answer!
This is making me realise I don’t know a whole lot about this hobby lmao
Mixing brands between the same filament type shouldn’t be a problem at all. Mixing filament types can work depending on the blends of the filaments. Mixing PLA and PETG won’t work at all because PETG doesn’t bond to PLA. Turning dire straits into a virtue, you can use PETG as a support interface for PLA prints and vice versa. There are loads of tutorials on the net for doing that.
PETG is great as a support interface for PLA and vice versa. They do not form a strong bond.
There are a few very interesting videos around concerning different filament combinations. Here’s one:
Ok, cool. Thank you! I did figure that they wouldn’t bond correctly because they’re so different but I wasn’t sure because, well it might just not matter. Thank you guys!
Ive never been able to purge enough changing between pla and petg to get strong prints other wise I would print with one and use the other as support. Can’t wait until they come out with a duel head printer.
You’ve already got the answer, but if you’re interested, check out some HueForge prints and see what they call out for filaments for them.
For those they want specific colors and translucencies to get their prints just right so they cross across pretty much every manufacturer they can find and their stocks of filaments can be kind of nuts for varieties of colors and shades.
Just as a side note, one of the most exciting material pairings is PETG with TPU in my opinion . According to one of those videos, they bond strongly, which makes it super interesting for rigid and flexible sections within a part.