eSUN PETG Filament 1.75mm, 3D Printer Filament PETG, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm, 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for 3D Printers, Blue

This was my first ever PETG filament, but as I have been getting amazing results with their PLA+ filament I thought I would try eSuns PETG.I have to say that 1st impressions were not good, I was really struggling to get good results at first, with problems with bad adhesion, blobbing, stringing, layer adhesion etc, however I now know this was all down to my configuration and not the filament.I am using and Ender 3D V2, and Cura as my slicer. After many different attempts I found that downloading eSuns material profile for PETG helped, but after some trial and error I find the optimum print temperature for my printer is 138 (profile default is 145) I guess there is some tolerance in the temperature calibration of different printers.I also found you have to print fine and slow. I have made the following adjustments to the default Cura Dynamic Profile0.16 layer height0.2 for 1st layerBuild Plate 70Print Speed 30Wall, Top/Bottom Speed 15Initial Layer Speed 15Number of slower layers 5Cooling 20IroningI also had to get me e steps and bed level spot on, any under extrusion really showed on large flat areas.I use the smooth side of a textured glass build plate, and cote with basic watered down PVA glue, for perfect adhesion when printing, but once cooled the print just falls off with no prizing required.So it took a fair bit of trial and error, but the results are now amazing, with very shiny and smooth top and bottom layers.

Esun red petg.Pro - This has a fantastically rich red colour.Con - It came sealed in an airtight bag however this filament is so damp from the outset to be unusable without drying first. Without drying it spits and pops at the nozzle with visible wisps of water vapour. Putting it in the dryer at 75c for 10 hours sorted it out for about 20 metres, after that when using the lower undried layers the damp problem comes back.This is a quality control or manufacturing issue as it arrived sealed and was kept sealed between printing sessions so obviously very damp when initially packaged.The dried filament, before it reaches the damper under layers, prints well and has a deep red colour albeit is rather brittle, more so than pla. Shame as when I first saw it I thought wow! great colour.Probably a third of this roll ended up in the recycling bag and for that it gets 1 star.If this has been helpful I would appreciate if you click the helpful button thanks.

I'm pretty new to 3D printing and generally use PLA, but wanted to try PETG for some prints that will be exposed to quite a bit of heat.In Cura, there is a eSUN PETG profile you can use, but I had to change the settings because I had quite a lot of issues with really bad stringing etc. The main one is the nozzle temperature, where I lowered it from 245 and 235 and the results seem a lot better. I still get stringing etc but not as bad, but I'm sure if I tweak the settings even more I should be able to get more decent results.I use a glue stick on my magnetic bed mainly to help remove the print afterwards.When I first started using this, on the initial layer the filament was just getting stuck to the nozzle as it moved and resulted in failed prints. I wondered why this was, as the bed was level for PLA. I read online that you want the nozzle a bit higher than for PLA, so what I did was level the bed and as soon as I felt the slightest bit of pressure on the paper used for levelling, I left it at that (a bit less pressure than normal levelling for PLA). This has fixed the issue and still sticks to the bed perfectly fine.It's annoying printing with PETG as I'm so used to pretty decent and easy prints with PLA, but it looks like it's a lot of trial and error - play around with settings etc until you get decent results.Highly recommend this particular filament if you're starting out with PETG - eSUN is a good and trusted brand when it comes to filament.

Oh my god, this was my first attempt at printing with PETG and I hated it. PETG apparently is notorious for sticking too well to the print bed, not this stuff, if you don't watch it you'll have a nozzle covered in goo, which it sticks to very well. I've tried numerous settings from 230 to 260 on the horns with the bed going from 70 to 100 and nothing works. My printer has auto bed leveling and or of over 20 attempts at printing, 1 turned out ok. It pops and crackles like a firework sometimes so I can only assume there's moisture in there. Uneven extrusion no matter what temperature is in use and the bead is sometimes wobbly. I've thrown this in the bin and ordered some Amazon basics PETG based on other recommendations. Do yourself a favour, steer clear of this unless you really enjoy cleaning your hot end. I'm not giving in on PETG, but I'm giving in on this PETG.

first, the colour is lovely, it looks really nice.unfortunately running the printer with the same settings as normal amazon petg results in stringy inconsistent zitty messes, having to default the printer back to basics and re run all the diagnostics just to get this filament to work is a pain when i can quite happily swap from other petg spools whenever and have consistent reliable results.high temp = stringing and zitslow temp = retraction issues and missing parts to the print and eventual failure.above all, the spool is really tightly wound, so the filament is actually clipping to itself and causing tension issues along the filament going into the extruder.the best results i managed was running it slightly over temp, but really really slow, like 30-40% speed slow, long enough that a 12 hour print took over 24 to complete, even then there was still zitting and missing parts to the print.