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Seven materials, from everyday PLA to carbon fibre, and a quick way to pick the right one for your part.
01 · MATERIALSOur materials
We print in seven materials: three general ones for everyday parts and four engineering materials for tougher jobs. Not sure? PETG suits most parts.
General materials
Everyday plastics that suit almost every part, at the lowest prices.
PLA All-rounder
Stiff, with crisp detail and the lowest price. For parts that stay indoors.
PLA is made from plant starch, often corn. It prints very cleanly, so edges come out sharp and surfaces smooth, and it stays stiff instead of bending. The catch: it goes soft at around 55 °C, so keep it out of hot cars, strong sun and heat.
Sharpest detail
Stiff
Lowest price
All 8 colours
Colours
Normally used for
Desk and drawer organisers
Signs, name plates and decor
Cable clips and holders indoors
Prototypes and test fits
Models, figures and gifts
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
PETG Most picked
Close to PLA, but it bends a little before it breaks and takes more heat. Our pick for tool holders and the garage.
PETG is the same family of plastic as drink bottles. Next to PLA it is a little softer, so it flexes instead of snapping: great for clips and holders that get pushed and pulled. It is fine with water, cold and sun and takes heat up to about 70 °C. Details come out a touch softer than PLA.
Bends instead of snapping
Heat up to 70 °C
Fine with damp and sun
Tough
Colours
Normally used for
Tool and battery holders
Garage and workshop storage
Plant supports and garden parts
Clips and brackets that flex a little
Parts for damp places: sheds, boats, bathrooms
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
ABS Takes heat
For parts that get really hot: in a car in the summer sun, near a motor or next to a heater.
ABS is the plastic LEGO bricks are made of. It keeps its shape up to about 90 °C, so it is the one for car interiors, lamps and parts near engines. It is tough and a little lighter than PLA and PETG, with a slightly matte finish.
Heat up to 90 °C
Tough
Light
Colours
Normally used for
Car interior parts: clips, holders, inserts
Parts near engines, motors and heaters
Lamp brackets and fittings
Things that sit in the sun all day
Enclosures for electronics
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
Engineering materials
For parts that bend, move, wear or carry real weight. They cost more and print slower.
TPU Flexible
Soft and rubbery. It bends, squashes and springs back, and grips where other plastics slide.
TPU is a rubber-like plastic, about as firm as a phone case. You can bend it, squeeze it and stretch it a little, and it springs right back without cracking. It grips well and soaks up knocks and vibration. It has to be printed slowly, so it costs a bit more. Good up to about 60 °C.
Flexible like rubber
Grips
Soaks up knocks
Very hard to break
Colours
Normally used for
Rubber feet and bumpers
Gaskets and seals
Grips and handle sleeves
Phone and tool cases
Vibration dampers and cable protectors
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
Nylon Wear-proof
Very tough and slippery. For parts that move, rub or snap together thousands of times.
Nylon is the plastic used for gears and cable ties. It is very tough and its surface is slippery, so moving parts slide easily and wear slowly. It bends a little instead of breaking, shrugs off oil and fuel and takes heat up to about 100 °C. It soaks up damp from the air, so we dry every spool before printing.
Wears slowly
Slides easily
Very tough
Handles oil and fuel
Colours
Normally used for
Gears and pulleys
Hinges and pivots
Bushings, sliders and spacers
Snap-fit clips that open and close a lot
Parts that touch oil or fuel
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
Carbon fibre Stiffest
Nylon mixed with tiny pieces of carbon fibre. The stiffest and lightest we print, with a smooth matte black finish.
We take nylon and mix in tiny chopped carbon fibres. The fibres work like the steel bars in concrete: the part gets much stiffer, so arms and brackets stay put under load instead of bending. It is light, takes heat up to about 150 °C, and the matte black finish hides layer lines. Black only.
Stiffest we print
Light
Heat up to 150 °C
Matte finish
Colours
Normally used for
Drone and RC parts
Brackets and mounts that must not flex
Jigs and fixtures for the workshop
Camera and sensor mounts
Parts for cars and motorbikes
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
Glass fibre Heavy duty
Nylon mixed with tiny glass fibres. Strong, keeps its exact size and shrugs off heat, for less than carbon fibre.
Like carbon fibre, but with short glass fibres mixed into the nylon. It is almost as stiff, a little tougher, and keeps its exact size even when warm (up to about 140 °C). A good, cheaper pick for brackets, clamps and housings that carry real weight. Black and greys.
Strong and stiff
Keeps its exact size
Heat up to 140 °C
Cheaper than carbon
Colours
Normally used for
Brackets and shelves that carry weight
Pipe and hose clamps
Motor and pump mounts
Housings near engines
Workshop fixtures
Toughness
Stiffness
Heat
Price
02 · CHOOSINGHow to choose
Start with where the part will live and what it has to do. Take the first line that fits:
