RE: How to pick up CHCKX
Thanks. I will give it a try
Which PCTG Orange?
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: How to pick up CHCKX
If you want something a bit closer then this is good match: Pro PCTG, Tangerine Orange
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I've just finished my first spool of PCTG. Sold by Austrian retailer 3DJake under their own brand. Real manufacturer non specified but made in EU ( according to 3DJake ).
I followed their temperature recommendations : 260C nozzle and 100C bed. It worked fine, No warping at all, even with large models. I used a satin sheet with 3Dlac as adhesive ( VM Nano polymer for the bigger models).
PCTG seems a moderate improvement over PETG, A bit more tough, cleaner to print, almost no stringing. It still tends to stick to the nozzle more than PLA or ASA but not as much as PETG. Interlayer adhesion is OK, but far from great, Much like PETG in this matter. I expected that a higher nozzle temperature would improve this but it doesn't seems to be the case.
Of course my experience applies only to 3DJake PCTG compared with my everyday PETG ( Geeetech ), so your findings may differ quite a bit.
RE: How to pick up CHCKX
I've just finished my first spool of PCTG. Sold by Austrian retailer 3DJake under their own brand. Real manufacturer non specified but made in EU ( according to 3DJake ).
I followed their temperature recommendations : 260C nozzle and 100C bed. It worked fine, No warping at all, even with large models. I used a satin sheet with 3Dlac as adhesive ( VM Nano polymer for the bigger models).
PCTG seems a moderate improvement over PETG, A bit more tough, cleaner to print, almost no stringing. It still tends to stick to the nozzle more than PLA or ASA but not as much as PETG. Interlayer adhesion is OK, but far from great, Much like PETG in this matter. I expected that a higher nozzle temperature would improve this but it doesn't seems to be the case.
Of course my experience applies only to 3DJake PCTG compared with my everyday PETG ( Geeetech ), so your findings may differ quite a bit.
Basic PETG and PCTG are PET with a difference being in the amount of the diol modifier. More technically ethylene glycol (EG) plus 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM). With PETG the CHDM content is low and high in PCTG. This difference is why PCTG is generally tougher and more impact resistant than PETG but both have almost the same thermal envelope.
What I've found is "PCTG" can vary across vendors. Most use Eastman Tritan resins as the base which is technically not exactly PCTG but close.