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    Non-warping, no smell, PET filament

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    No shrinking or warping.

    No smell.

    No enclosure required.

    Build plate can be heated or not (depends on brand).

    Can be printed on glass without any glue*

    Does not absorb water or moisture from air, so no storage container needed.

    Clear color is the most transparent of all filament materials.

    Is much "tougher" that PLA or ABS; will bend before breaking.

    Uses about the same extruder temps as ABS.

    Does not need a print cooling fan like PLA does.

    Also known as Polyester, PETG, PETT, PET+

    Is what most soda pop bottles are made of.

    Does not degrade in water.

    FDA approved in the USA for for food contact.

    Not brittle.

    Is the most recycled plastic.

    Prices are coming down, and some are about the same as ABS.

    Test model: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:990484

    Printing video: https://vid.me/eEIW

    Result video: https://vid.me/eEUW

    Current places carrying PET:

    eSun - from Intservo, in North Carolina USA:

    http://intservo.com/products/esun-petg-filament-1-75mm-1kg-spool?variant=942259463

    *opaque black is tested to print onto glass without any glue at all;

    stays attached above 80C, and pops off at room temp.

    eSun - from Intservo on Ebay, in North Carolina USA:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/221745555099

    Alchement - from New Jersey, USA (choose PET from the menu):

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/321625926855

    RepRapperTech in Hong Kong:

    http://www.reprappertech.com/3d-printing-filament/petg.html

    Made Solid - from California USA:

    http://shop.madesolid.com/products/madesolid-strong-filament-1-75mm-1-lbs

    Made Solid - from Matter Hackers, in California USA:

    http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament/black-pet-175mm

    Made Solid - from Design Box, in Ohio USA:

    http://designbox3d.com/products/madesolid-pet-filament

    Made Solid - From Australia:

    http://thinglab.com.au/shop/3d-printing-materials/madesolid-pet-filament

    Colorfabb XT - from Netherlands:

    http://colorfabb.com/xt-black

    Colorfabb XT - from Printed Solid, in Delaware USA:

    http://www.printedsolid.com/shop/175-3/xt-amphora/

    Taulman T-Glase - from Matter Hackers, in California USA:

    http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament/taulman-black-t-glase-175mm

    Taulman T-Glase - from MakerGeeks, in Missouri USA:

    http://www.makergeeks.com/tpe3dprfibl1.html

    Taulman T-Glase - from Imprinte 3D, in France:

    http://www.imprimante3dfrance.com/en/pett.html

    Eco PETG - from China (must email to order):

    http://www.ecoreprap.com/pro/petg-filament

    Reprap PET - from Denmark:

    http://reprap.me/filament/petg-1-7mm

    Gizmo Dorks - in Los Angeles, USA:

    http://gizmodorks.com/petg-3d-printer-filament

    Various:

    http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&N=4294898922+4294877343+4294874476&cat=0005%3c%3e%3c%3ePETG-Plastic-%3a-PET-Plastic-%3a-3D-Printer-Accessories-%3a-3D-Printers-%26-Accessories-%3a-Printers-%3a-Electronics-%3a-Micro-Center

    3D Prima, from Sweden:

    http://www.3dprima.com/en/filaments-for-3d-printers/special-filament-175mm/3d-prima-petg-filament-175mm-1-kg-spool-natural.html

    Using new ColorFabb XT Transparent PLA

    in Materials & profiles

    Posted

    Here is a PET summary:

     

    Also known as polyester

    No shrinking or warping

    No smell

    Does not degrade in water

    FDA approved for food contact

    Does not absorb water

    Not brittle

    Is the most recycled plastic

     

     

    Made Solid - from Matter Hackers, in California USA:

    http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament/black-pet-175mm

     

    Made Solid - from California USA:

    http://shop.madesolid.com/products/madesolid-strong-filament-1-75mm-1-lbs

     

    Colorfabb XT - from Netherlands:

    http://colorfabb.com/xt-black

     

    Colorfabb XT - from Printed Solid, in Deleware USA:

    http://www.printedsolid.com/shop/175-3/xt-amphora/

     

    Taulman T-Glase - from Matter Hackers, in California USA:

    http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament/taulman-black-t-glase-175mm

     

    Eco PETG - from China (must email to order):

    http://www.ecoreprap.com/pro/petg-filament

     

    Reprap PET - from Denmark:

    http://reprap.me/plastic/master-filament.html

     

    I want to print a C-130 Hercules for remote control flight

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    I've built and flown traditional RC planes and heli's. It would be interesting to see your parts. Balsa is very rigid for it's weight, and resistant to elongation, and that's why it's still used. The main thing I'd worry about with printing is elongation from temperature. If ABS or PLA spars, leading edges, or trailing edges change much in length due to temp or humidity, it would warp your wing.

     

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