Gizmo DorksFlexible TPU Filament for 3D Printers 1.75mm 200g, White

Muy buen material, excelente producto

I bought this filament specifically so I could print a new case for my iPhone -- figured for $10, it would be a great experiment and, if it worked out, I had a new case for a lot less money than if I bought one somewhere else. In the end, it turned out great. This TPU was not hard to work with -- just carefully choose settings for your design that match up with the suggestions from the information on the Amazon product page, and that did the trick for me. I love that this is sold in small rolls, also. I had plenty of filament for one case, and I can probably print 4 or 5 more before I run out while not having tons left over.

The first thing I noticed about the roll 200g Gizmo Dorks PLU is the winding. I don't know if they train circus animals to wind the filament on to spools or what but they are wound so horribly expect to unravel and untie knots as you print. Next was the bubbling/popping as was extruding. I took the filament straight from the packing, loaded into an enclosed machine with a new nozzle and it started popping immediately as if it had been sitting next to a humidifier for a week prior to shipping (I live in the desert with extremely low humidity, so it wasn't from environment here). I ran test print after test print starting at 200C and working up to 225c, with fan, without fan, 30mm/sec down to 10mm/sec. None of the prints came out decent. Every single one had stringing and blobbing issues. I had multiple issues with clogging and filament squeezing out from between the gears of the extruder. The best test print I had, shown in picture, was done with 225C hotend, 60C bed, retraction off, fan at 30%, speed 15mm/s walls, 20mm/s infill. Even then the blobbing, stringing, zits were bad.I went through about half the roll of this stuff testing and finally gave up. I only bought it because I only needed a small amount for a specific print and at 200g@$10 was a better deal than the usual Sainsmart 250g/$20 I usually get. After attempting to use GizmoDorks and not getting a successful print, I will gladly go back to Sainsmart and pay double for a TPU I know prints well.

Got this black TPU to print some tires and it worked absolutely perfect. No printing or jamming issues. Got 8 tires printed flawlessly first try using these settings:220 Hotend / 80 BedFan 100%No Retraction20mm/s speedPainters tape on bed

What isn't there to love about Gizmo Dorks filament. This material prints well, releases easily, has a glittering quality to the print, and it holds up. I've used this material with varying in-fills, depending on my needs of flexibility, and this material has never let me down. I use a standard brass .4 mm nozzle and use Cura's default tpu setting. I do tweek the retraction settings, but that's just me. I also heat my build plate to about 50°c even though it's not necessary.The other material in the shot is Gizmo Dorks carbon fiber. For better layer adhesion it needs a printer with higher temps then mine can reach; but still a nice looking print.