Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Has anyone tried printing with this? They have some nice colors(mint and banana both look kind of nice) and before I order some I was curious if anyone here has tried to print with it.
https://us.polymaker.com/product/polyterra-pla/
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Yes - what do you want to know?
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
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@cwbullet
Does it print well? I'm curious if it works ok with MMU as well.
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@ssill2
I have not used it with an MMU. It does print well. I just ordered another spool.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
I went ahead and ordered a couple spools. worst that happens is I just use them on the non-MMU printer or in single mode on the MMU one. You never know if you'll get blobby tips or not that will jam things up with the MMU.
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
We can share experiences.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
@cwbullet
yep, I should get that the mint and banana in on Tues so I'm sure I'll do some test prints both mmu and non-mmu. I've found that printing single mode, it doesn't do the same filament tip shaping that it does on a filament change and thus even with prusament it gets blobs that prevent retraction of the filament at the end or on stop of a print job. it happened to me this morning with pineapple yellow prusament PLA. Just more evidence that the MMU is really not a fully tested product lol. Well the good news at least is that they are rewriting the firmware for the MMU so maybe it will get some love finally. It might be too little to late for many though. I'm quite interested to see how fuscher makes out with the PaletteV3.
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Interesting that the settings are just like regular PLA. the colors look very Matte.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
I think it is actually PLA so I'm assuming maybe generic PLA profile to start. See what happens.
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@ssill2
It is absolutely PLA. That is buried in the text. It is a corn-based hyper environmentally friendly PLA.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Seems like it should be good then
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
To quote Wikipedia --
PLA, also known as polylactic acid, or polyactide is obtained from renewable and natural raw materials such as corn. The starch (glucose) is extracted from the plants and converted into dextrose by the addition of enzymes.
Whether material is corn starch, wheat starch, soy starch, or pine starch; it's all plant based.
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
@ssill2
It is probably just a gimmick. But at 19.99, I will buy into that gimmick.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Yeah super cheap
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
@ssill2
I prefer PETG for rockets. The outdoor heat and sunlight can make nose cones and parts bendy. At this price, I might try this for parts.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
You don’t need them to last lol
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
@ssill2
I have one that has 100+ flights. Unlike Israel and Palestine, I like to recover my rockets.
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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
@cwbullet
Fair enough lol
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
Got some samples to print lol
RE: Polymaker PolyTerra PLA
printing some of the poly terra PLA mint now. This stuff goes down nice.