Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Hello to all Prusa-Users and fans! 🙂
I own my MK3 since 2018 and love it- so I thought it would be good to give Prusament a try... and ordered a spool of PETG Jet Black.
Printing quality is perfect- but I think, it shouldn't be translucent, right?
You can easily use a small lamp and light through the filament string... also printing 4 layers (0.8mm thickness) is totally translucent (black with a greyish-translucent touch).
Is this ok or is there anything wrong with the colorization of my spool?
Prusa says that Jet Black is used for their printer-parts... but when I look at my MK3, the parts are really BLACK, not black translucent with a decent touch of grey...
Is there somebody with the same experience?
Greetings and thanks,
Matthias
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Here are a few pictures...
1) you can easily light trough the filament string:
These parts are exactly the same (both 0.8mm thick, four layers)- one with amazon PETG black, the other one with Prusament PETG Jet Black:
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Alot of PETG filaments are translucent. The G usually stands for glass. Different brands have different amounts of fillers and colourants though so it really does depend on brand.
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
The G stands for "glycol" and has nothing to do with glass or translucency in general.
I think, that something is wrong with my spool... I also posted some pictures, but they are still "awaiting moderation".
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Well you learn something new everyday 🙂 I was just going on the advertising bumf from the last lot of petg I bought where the g stood for glase and spouted effusive about its glass like properties. I do know that the base PET is the same stuff used in plastic drinks bottles and so is transparent and that every roll of petg I have had (admittedly only about 4 different brands) has always been slightly translucent, even the blacks.
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Hi Neophyl and thanks for your reply! 🙂
Can somebody confirm my Jet Black filament has to look like that?
I still think, it has to be way more black and less translucent?
Best regards,
Matthias
RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
I use a lot of Galaxy Black and a bit of Jet Black, but honestly none of my parts are that thin. I can't say for sure, but I know that a 1.5mm flat piece appears complete "solid" to me even when I do hold it up to a window today, but its not that large. I can say for sure by looking that 1.5mm+ pieces are 100% solid to me even in direct sunlight. Hope that helps
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RE: Prusament PETG Jet Black - translucent?
Good morning Nilok,
ok, thanks a lot! I will print a thicker part and re-check that.
Best regards,
Matthias