ATARAXIA ART Flexible PLA Filament 1.75mm, 3D Printer Premium 1Kg/2.2lb Winded Spool 5X Longer Stretch,Easy Than TPU Extruder,89A Shore Hardness,Patent Formula, with Filament Storage Bags, FPLA Brown

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!

If you’re looking at this filament as an alternative to other flexibles, look no further. Hands down this is the best flexible filament I have tried. Super easy to print, and comes out clean with no stringing. I love the matte finish as well.After using this filament for a year, I have an update. It still prints great and is still better than any TPU I have tried as far as ease of use and results for my prints. However, the flat/matte finish I loved about the filament is gone. I have purchased five spools in the last 12 months. Three black, one white, and one orange. Each spool has been more and more shiny each time. The last black spool (Dec 2024) basically looked like gloss TPU. Even before being printed you can see and feel the difference between the first spool and the last. I know it's not a printer issue or a settings issue as those have not changed. When printed, prints have a more muted shine than normal TPU but it's far from a matte finish like I was getting with the first spool. I would assume it's the mixture of PLA and the flexible additives varying between batches. This is a bummer as the matte finish was specifically what I wanted and loved about the first spool. Again, the prints look amazing and it's much easier to print than TPU. If you don't care about the finish then I highly recommend this filament. If you want a matte finish or have purchased this before and got a more matte finish, beware. Hopefully, this gets changed back to how they were being made.The second picture does not capture it very well but the print on the left is with the original spool and the print on the right is with the latest spool. In person, you can tell a difference in finish and shine.