What new filament would you like to see?

Something waterproof… Let’s get away from this hydroscopic Brick-a-Brack. A filament that is waterproof might be even better than Chocolate, Strawberry, or Vanilla. Come to think of it, I already have those colors.

Imagine using string trimmer filament. :thinking:

I think most people using specifically Bambu’s PETG HF are using it for the matte surface. PCTG won’t help here.

I love using Siraya TPU Air. I recently printed some replacement arm wrists for my chair with it and the result is more comfortable than the original ones. I think a foaming TPU is something that Bambu should consider for their own Filament Line-Up. Especially with such filaments integrated profiles would be a nice benefit and that material is fairly easy to print and so flexible in it’s use-cases.

Foaming TPU

TPU-CF or TPU-GF

Electrically conductive low resistance of any variety please

Price it like Sunlu, Creality, Overture, Kingroon and have next day delivery. Oh, wait, Amazon already does this, My Bad.

I can’t help but notice that Amazon Prime prices simply include the cost of delivery in the main price rather than tack it on at shipping, though. It has seemed to me as often as not it is cheaper per unit to order things directly from the source once you are ordering more than just one thing at a time. If you only need one spool, Amazon is pretty decent but if you can order bulk you will be better off saving the money and getting it directly from Bambu.

It also depends on where you live and what you order. Amazon is not the same in every country.

I don’t really mind having longer delivery times if the cost is reflected in that. It isn’t that hard to plan my orders, for the most part.

Just have to know what to look for on Amazon. I rarely pay more than $12 for basic PLA for single purchases, and very often less than $10 when in buying 4 or more at a time, but my true savings is when I go to Kingroon3D and buy 10 rolls for $8.39 each with free shipping and usually get it within 2-3 days. Silks are the exception as they vary greatly between brands, and I usually purchase based on sales and stock up on colors I may use, but I never buy in bulk, so even if BL had great bulk prices on silk, wouldn’t do me any good since majority of what I make is either basic colors, ASA/ABS, or PETG, and for those, BL can’t even come close to what I have been able to get from Amazon or Kingroon.

Great example is their TPU, $41.99 and they don’t have translucent, while Amazon had a 24 hour sale (should have bought two) for $17 on Amazon Basics red translucent, so took a chance and tried it. Right out of the package, printed with no drying needed, and printed great. Just have to take a chance once in a while and try. It was also overnight delivery, had it when I got up in the morning.

Just saying people don’t need to get hung up on thinking BL filament is the only thing they should be using in their BL printer, there are good filaments for far less in cost than what BL sells. Also have seen a lot of how they pack and it isn’t the greatest. Just shop around, some really good deals are out there on all kinds of different filaments.

I would like to see PCTG. I’ve been using other brands because I live in a really hot climate and PCTG gives me some extra durability over PeTG in extreme summer heat.

It also bonds to PETG so I can mix and match for less stressful environments

@ACDII If I lived in the US I am sure I could take advantage of those deals! Unfortunately I am in Canada and I don’t see much that even comes close to the average price I have been getting from Bambu. I just took a few minutes to see if I could see anything in the range you described on the first few pages on Amazon.ca, but most “deals” where in the $20 range. Not bad, but not comparable to what I can get when I save up and buy bulk directly from Bambu. I personally am a bigger fan of Polymaker when it comes to colour choice, but it doesn’t get as cheap as Bambu seems to get when on sale. There might be merit to testing some other filaments, but I don’t have a tonne of money to experiment with. That does not reflect the possible quality, just my unwillingness to find out the hard way. Having said that, my options for trying stuff on Amazon are also limited by selection as well as price. I am sure there are places who have even less selection than we do, so I am not complaining too much.

I am in Canada and prime member. I used to buy most of my filament from amazon, deals can be found but its not as cheap as amazon US. Usually if you want the best deals on basic colors of PLA or PETG you need to buy the 2 or 4 pack from JAYO or Sunlu. If you dig around and dont care about brand you can usually find single spools for around $15 CAD. I still use amazon when bambu does not have the filament I need but overall I have switched to buying from bambu as the prices for bulk/sale are very good. I am in Toronto and not too far from their warehouse, I dont get the filament next day like with amazon but its usually a 2-3 day delivery.

As a side note Bambu PLA basic is very good. Its strength and flow rate is vastly superior to off brand filament on amazon.

What do you show Kingroon3D prices at up there in the Smokey North?

Colors for safety signs according CE ASTM and REACH.

To add,

More variety of PC filament. Mostly just more colors.

i think there are plenty of colors in PLA, PTEG but not enough in TPU.

i also think BL should make some TPU Flex with low shore hardness or a foaming tpu so that

objects that are softer can be made.

PEBA, but make it actually affordable

Colorless and colored transparent/Translucent ABS would be nice.

ASA-HF or ABS-HF so I can get my high temp stuff done quick without warping

Also some very exotic filaments, like the ones timeplast makes: https://www.timeplast.com/

  • Softer TPU
  • Especially softer TPU for AMS, although I know that would be challenging (AMS for TPU is an alternative)
  • Definitely some low-resistance conductive filament (I would love to 3D print embedded PCBs or simple circuits)
  • I also want something that prints like PLA ata a reasonable price but withstands a larger temperature range
  • Lower cost, less finicky PPA-CF alternative with most of the strength and resistance
    @BambuLab , please diversify your filament offerings; it will encourage printer upgrades and will almost certainly increase your filament market share if you have something high-quality and unique to offer beyond your current selection)