SainSmart TPU Filament 1.75 Orange Flexible TPU 3D Printing Filament 1.75 mm 250g Solid Color Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05 mm

I got a Vibra alarm wristwatch and didn't like the 1 piece holder that doubled as the wristband. It was too small and prone to excess wear and tear. So, I designed a holder to hold the Vibra watch and accept a commercially available watch wristband. I 3D printed the holder from some old TPU that I had, but the aged TPU had gotten a little stiff, and didn't match the wristband well.So I searched for navy blue TPU and found this. I will say that in my opinion, this isn't a true navy blue. My prints look more like a darker medium blue. It's still a good color, mind, but not true navy blue. The wristband I got is navy blue and this filament is a lighter shade, but I'm digressing here.Printing a new holder out of this was a snap and the holder turned out awesome. Aside from being a few shades lighter than the wristband, this filament gave the holder enough flexibility to accept the wristband I installed on it, and hold the Vibra watch very firmly, yet I can still easily pop the Vibra watch out to recharge it as needed.With that project out of the way, I've began printing statues and figurines to practice airbrushing on, and have printed a few turtle figurines from this filament so far. Again, the prints look great.I haven't had tangles or snags on the spool, nor have I had any flow issues. I've printed with this filament through a 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0 mm nozzle and this filament has flowed just fine.I've used this brand of filament in the past with great results, so I didn't have concerns about ordering this. As it's been yet another good spool of filament, I'll keep buying this as I need it!

Sainsmart TPU has a great feel to it. The filament is tough, flexible, and feels like tire rubber (I'm not sure what durometer this is, but it is a tough, flexible, stretchy plastic). It prints nicely, but you really almost have to dry it to within an inch of its life, and print it straight out of the dryer, or it'll lose adhesion and string like you've never seen filament string before. I had good luck with using the SUNLU filament dryer box S2. It lets you keep the filament dry and print it straight out of the dryer.The test prints were run at a hotend of 228, and PEI bed temperature of 55 (all temps in C, because 3D printing is a communist activity, and printers almost always use centigrade). I had some bed adhesion issues, but those were partly due to the rounded feet on my test model. Supports were somewhat problematic to remove; the plastic was so stretchy that the supports stretched then snapped back while pulling on them. They were eventually removed, and the model looks pretty good (I haven't done any real cleanup on it). I did notice that I had a layer adhesion issue in one of the legs, but that was about where the filament dryer timer had turned off, and I was starting to get stringing.This is great filament, despite being as hygroscopic as a sponge. It prints well, feels nice, and passes the bite test (I am planning to make some toys, and I wanted to make sure I couldn't bite off any pieces - spoiler alert: I couldn't bite off any pieces, despite putting some real force into the attempts). I recommend it enough that I'm buying more of it (and in different colors). This was my first foray into TPU, and it was a great experience overall.

Got here fast and prints super easy with the recommended setting on the package. Printed on flash forge ad5m at 225 hotend and 55 plate temp.

Sold as "Lila". Which seemed to be a type-o for "lilac". Spool received was labeled "purple".The filament is very clear, but the prints are less so.Printed great hung off the back of my X1C. No issues while printing, anf and a great result.

0 tangles great durability no clogging good vale no stringing everything you want in a filament

I got this and used it right away. No drying required. Using suggested settings it printed flawlessly and the bed adhesion was great. It is extremely flexible so far I have printed 5 items. 3 small 1 medium and 1 7 hour project. It is very easy to use. I like the color it prints very consistent.

Let me start off by saying this is my first TPU and I'm fairly new to 3D printing in general. The spool was packaged well and the color is just as I expected. It's flexible but not too elastic. Once printed it can be squishy or very firm depending on your infill settings.The Bulbasaur shown in the photos was my first print and it came out, in my opinion, quite nice. There was very little stringing and only a few little blobs on the top of the print near sharp edges but I'm sure that can be cleared up by further tuning of the print settings.After watching several tutorials on printing TPU and using some of the suggestions posted here, I was able to get this print on my first try.I thought it might also be helpful to others who are new to TPU, or just this filament, if I share my settings below.This was printed on my (2019?) Creality Ender 3 Pro. I do have some modifications (main board upgrade, Marlin 2.0 firmware and modded fan duct) but I don't think those contributed much to the print quality. Everything else on my Ender is stock.Here are the print settings I changed in Cura 4.6.1:Layer Height: 0.175mmInitial Layer Line Width: 150%Infill Density: 5% (you can choose yours based on your needs)Infill Pattern: Gyroid (choose based on your preference)Printing Temperature: 230 °CBuild Plate Temperature: 65 °CFlow: 110%Speed: 15mm/sEnable Retraction: DISABLED (uncheck)Combing Mode: Within InfillCooling: 50%Build Plate Adhesion: SkirtDefinitely make sure your Z offset is adjusted properly to get an ideal amount of squish when the first layers go down so you get good adhesion. I did have to tune and adjust this during the first layer. This is where a skirt or brim is comes in handy.Overall, I'm happy with the product and will be buying more in the future.

good product....great value