Not the person you’re replying to, but I can see the appeal of PLA. It has more color options and prints way easier.

I personally run all PETG because it is ultimately better material post-print, and once you understand how to print with it, it’s not really much harder to deal with.

The day I discovered that I should just run my dryer with the PETG inside while printing was revolutionary. Of course, that requires you own a dryer that allows the filament to print while it’s inside.

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IgorPartola 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I wish I knew how to dial in PETG fully. It prints fine for me but I still get globbing and stringing so the surface finish just isn’t that amazing.

	▲	Ccecil 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		In my case PETG had issues until I realized that on my machine it needs to go slower. I can print PLA at 100mm/s with .25mm layers...but PETG I don't go much over 65mm/s give the same line width/layer height. Since getting things dialed in I switched to primarily printing PETG. Although, I have no issue printing PLA, PETG or ABS when needed.
	▲	dangus 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		That's definitely still where I see the appeal of PLA, and once I get through the too much bulk PETG that I own I may mix up my future purchases to have more PLA where I don't need load strength and won't have issues with high temperature usage. I am getting reasonably consistent prints but they aren't perfect. The long version of my tips for using PETG are: - A Bambu Lab printer doesn't hurt since it's so nicely calibrated and idiot-proof - Clean the build plate with dish soap and dry fully. I haven't found any need for glue stick on a textured plate. - Using a filament that has a profile available from the manufacturer for Bambu lab printers - Printing with the filament in the dryer with the dryer running during printing