ATARAXIA ART Flexible PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm ,1kg Spool (2.2 lb), Better Than TPU, 89A Shore Hardness, Patented Formula Compatible with Bowden Extruder, Include Resealable Vacuum Bag V2

I print exclusively in PETG, this goes down somewhere between what I have come to expect of PETG, and how I remember PLA going down. (Added Images to Review. Model is the Satsana Duct for the MicroSwiss hotend setup) Support was from buildplate only, model took very little cleanup as I have come to expect from any decent PETG once dialed in.I print this at between 230c and 235c depending on the part and with 30mm/s wall speeds on a lightly modified Ender 3 V2 and it goes down smoothly. 20mm/s first layer gives great results for me. Stringing is slightly less of a problem than other PETG filaments I have printed with although can still be a problem. I use 25mm/s retraction speed along with linear advance dialed in for my setup.80c on the bed with hairspray both adheres well and releases as I expect with a light sharp tap from a nylon face jewelers' hammer when the bed hits ~60c cooling off. Warping does not seem to be an issue any more than any other PETG I have used. If you get warping, drop your bed temp and use a very light mist of hairspray to help bed adhesion and release.This filament was somewhat picky with retraction settings. I ended up at 4.6mm@25mm/s along with a K-value of 2.2 with the tighter Capricorn tubing although this will vary from setup to setup. .2mm in either direction made a huge difference in stringing, as did attempting to go faster with the retractions.I got this purely because of the color. Options for purple PETG are pretty much non-existent. The color is really close to Pantone 2685C but just a little less saturated. Overall a very nice purple but not quite as deep as I originally expected. Notable, the color does not change over the entire print temp range suggested on the spool as I have seen with another purple filament I tried before.The only thing I wish they would change would be the spool design. Some other spools I have around have cutouts on the side with approximate markers to gauge how much filament is left on the spool. (I now realize this seems to be a master spool, but with no bundled filament options available to refill it with.) This cutout in other spools is immensely helpful in quickly judging whether I can safely start a large print with a spool without having to remove it from the printer to weigh. Not a negative, other spool designs are simply nicer. The vacuum bag is a pretty nice bonus and can easily contain 2x 1KG spools of PETG and holds a seal really well.As long as this stays under $20 a spool I will probably keep buying it. If it goes any higher, I will stick with my go to filaments I stay stocked up on. Pricing has already gone up $1 on here since I bought my single spool 2 weeks ago however I am sure I got it at introductory pricing. I wish this color was available directly from Ataraxia Art, however I can only find it on here with the markup that comes from this platform.TL;DRSettings I can share25mm/s retraction speed (tune distance to your printer)230-235c nozzle30mm/s speed for walls20mm/s first layer~60% part cooling after first few layers to combat stringingIF <$20USD/kg: 5/5 starsIF $20-23USD/kg: 4/5 stars (where I'd consider it too pricey to justify regularly)IF >$23USD/kg: 2/5 stars (this would be too pricey given the filament has no special properties compared to any decent consistent PETG I keep in my personal stock)April 7, 2021 Pricing was $17.49 USD per kg, April 25, 2021 Pricing is now $18.49 USD per KG.

My wife needed some dark brown filament for the outdoor garden-scale railroad trestles she was printing. PETG seems to be the best filament type for outdoor use, so I went looking. It turns out almost nobody produces dark brown PETG filament. I found this filament from Ataraxia Art for $16.99 for a 1 kg spool. At that price, I was quite skeptical, but on the bright side I wasn't out much if it fell flat.Well... I was VERY pleasantly surprised by this filament! The label boldly says bubble-free, tangle-free, clog-free - and that is exactly the experience I had with this filament! It was exquisitely wound, and is a beautifully-uniform looking material, as seen in the photos above. It comes vacuum sealed, and they even provided a separate 2-roll vacuum bag to store it in (designed for use with a vacuum hose).The label says the print range is 200-240 degC. The temperature tower I printed (see photos - tower and bottom) went from 250 to 200 degC. I was able to easily delaminate the tower at 200 and 205 degC, and 210 deg with a fair amount of pressure. At higher temperatures, it was quite solid, no delamination with quite a bit of force. It even printed well at 245-250 degC, which is above Ataraxia's spec'd printing range. Stringing was for the most part very minimal, and might even be improved with a slightly different retraction settings (I used 6mm, 25mm/sec). All of the overhangs printed well, and huge bridges printed well at 235 degC and above. I printed on a glass bed with three layers of hairspray to avoid over-bonding to the glass, which worked beautifully (I did use a brim as this is a TALL tower).If there is a drawback, it's that the dark brown color doesn't sand well, i.e., sanded areas are definitely lighter in color than non-sanded areas. I would guess that's true of most dark-colored filaments, and probably not a fault of this filament.I can't speak to the strength of this PETG compared to other brands as this is my first PETG roll, but I can say it is the STRONGEST (being the only) brown PETG I could find ;-). Seriously, this filament from Ataraxia seems to be a top quality product -- hugely more than I was expecting for the price. I strongly recommend you give Ataraxia PETG filament a try!

Very impressed with this flexible pla+. Printing on an ender 5+, with an all metal single gear extruder going through a Capricorn ptfe tube to the hot end. Recommens .6 nozzle so put one of those on, max bed temp 40c so I’ve been running bed temps there and nozzle at 210. It sticks so well to the glass, on my 5th print with it and so far hasn’t clogged, didn’t noodle up at the extruder and has been printing well. Still getting non extruded spots as seen in the pic. Might need to bake it to dry out but very pleased and impressed with this flexible pla. Flexible like tpu.

So it's not Prusament PETG that's for sure but it's just over half the price, and free shipping through Amazon Prime. I got this tan color after I got the dark brown. Love the dark brown, but this tan just crackles and pops and I don't really love it. It's ok PETG. Layer adhesion is good, and no functional issues with the handful of prints, but the dark brown is just better. No clue what the difference is to be honest, maybe it's just the color and perception. But the dark brown doesn't pop like crazy. I did dehydrate this filament before each use as I was swapping around spools. 60c for 8 hours. I'll keep using it for the price, but if the price increases a lot I'll probably move on to something else.Update: I've done quite a bit more printing, almost through the whole spool. I really like this filament. I went ahead and dehydrated it again and honestly I prefer this filaments bridging and overhang characteristics over Prusament. This is less goopy. I printed a long 52 hour tower Ruins and it turned out fantastic. 0.15mm layer height. 0.4mm stock Prusa i3 MK3s+ nozzle. Adhesion is excellent, and this is hands down the best value for the money.

I purchased three different colors from Ataraxia Art, gold brown and red. The gold printed relatively well, though I had to increase the nozzle temp to 255 to get it to flow and stick to the bed. The vacuum bag that came with it didn't hold a vacuum for even a few seconds. The brown has been nothing but trouble. Ar first I couldn't get it to stick to the bed at all, no matter what I did. I dried the material and tried it again, the first print stuck to the bed so strongly that it tore a piece out of the magnetic build plate. I thought I had the temp to high so I lowered it to 240, releveled the plate and tried again with the model sitting on a good position on the plate and I couldn't get that one to release either, even after putting it in the freezer, it ended up tearing a piece out if the build plate as well. I've been printing for about 3 months now and have been able to print several projects successfully using three other filaments, all petg, with few problems. I had to purchase a new magnetic build plate and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this roll of filament, probably throw it out.