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  • I live in a subtropical area.

    Short answer: YES!!.

    I now religiously use a filament dryer, VAC bags and loose silica beads that I bag my self into DIY teabags and then redry in the oven.

    I also make sure to dry new filament for 24hours before using it the first time…

    Since I started doing this for PLA and PETG, many of my previous my print issues dissapeared…


  • snrkl@lemmy.sdf.orgto3DPrinting@lemmy.worldTips for PETG?
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    1 year ago

    Textured print surface and enclosure a must for me.

    Prusament PETG I use the Prusa PETG profile (230-240 nozzle, 85-90 bed). (First layer - remaining print)

    Overture PETG I’ve found I need 250-260 nozzle and 85-90 bed, but had to decrease retraction, increase deretraction and increase flow rate to 1.01