If you look at their description of the filament on the store sight, it says the hardness is 68D. Compared to the usual hardness range of 85A to 95A, this is extremely hard. Your results are right in line with what it should be. The phone case "feels" softer because the material thickness is much thinner on those pieces than on the benchy or the other part. Again this is exactly to be expected. This extreme hardness provides enough stiffness in filament form so as not to bind in the AMS. Interesting solution on their part.
Sounds like it's a lot like Overture High Speed TPU. Definitely more rigid. I had to reduce the infill and walls to get more flex. However, for functional parts, this stuff is great since it's fairly rigid and basically indestructible.
I've been using, up to now, the BL TPU 95A HF. It's worked out perfectly for my uses. But it is a hassle to use externally, and especially in multi material models. Very squishy but also extremely durable and strong. I just ordered two spools of the new BL TPU (68D) for AMS. I'm excited to get it, i know it's going to be allot stiffer, so my idea is to use thinner walls and much less infill density. My logic is to use less filament while still maintaining some of the flexibility in my models, and also having the convenience of the AMS use.. Guess I'll find out if it works that way for me 👍🏻😄
Just as info. At standard settings is more for speed, but the layer adhesion is pretty bad, you need to lower the speed to have the incredible layer adhesion of TPU. I think this is the best type of TPU, i love its hardness, you can play with flexibility from the number of walls and infill. printing it at 100% infiill, 80mm/s its very rigid and it doesent break if you still apply alot of force to it. its just amazing, easy to print, as flexible as you choose, and indestructible.
I’ve noticed every banana yellow filament I have is always vastly different that another color of the same type. They’re always either very brittle or really soft
The A scale does not apply to this product. It is pretty hard, not soft. It measures on a separate hardness scale (meaning, completely unrelated to the A scale).
This material is pretty hard TPU (by design), so saying "not as soft" sounds funny. It is not supposed to be soft. This is why a different hardness scale was used in the specifications.
There is nothing "normal" about 95 A TPU material. The TPU materials come in a VERY wide range of hardness for different uses. What you meant to say: commonly used TPU filament. The TPU material and TPU filament are different things.
There is no such thing as “normal tpu”. Tpu comes in different degrees of shore hardness and this one happens to be a tougher tpu (68d). It has to be a stiffer tpu to make it through the AMS. Weird you did a whole video and don’t mention any of this …
Just sucks Bambu labs refuses to be competitive with filament. $24 a roll for the same filament that’s $13 on Amazon. What cause it has a RFID tag? The fact this is $35 just solidified this. If only their filament team knew their customer base like their printer team does with pricing/value.
If you look at their description of the filament on the store sight, it says the hardness is 68D. Compared to the usual hardness range of 85A to 95A, this is extremely hard. Your results are right in line with what it should be. The phone case "feels" softer because the material thickness is much thinner on those pieces than on the benchy or the other part. Again this is exactly to be expected. This extreme hardness provides enough stiffness in filament form so as not to bind in the AMS. Interesting solution on their part.
Sounds like it's a lot like Overture High Speed TPU. Definitely more rigid. I had to reduce the infill and walls to get more flex. However, for functional parts, this stuff is great since it's fairly rigid and basically indestructible.
you skipped that note on the bambu website. It says its 68D stiffness which is on par with wheel castors. that's way harder than 95A of standard TPU
I've been using, up to now, the BL TPU 95A HF. It's worked out perfectly for my uses. But it is a hassle to use externally, and especially in multi material models. Very squishy but also extremely durable and strong. I just ordered two spools of the new BL TPU (68D) for AMS. I'm excited to get it, i know it's going to be allot stiffer, so my idea is to use thinner walls and much less infill density. My logic is to use less filament while still maintaining some of the flexibility in my models, and also having the convenience of the AMS use.. Guess I'll find out if it works that way for me 👍🏻😄
Just as info. At standard settings is more for speed, but the layer adhesion is pretty bad, you need to lower the speed to have the incredible layer adhesion of TPU. I think this is the best type of TPU, i love its hardness, you can play with flexibility from the number of walls and infill. printing it at 100% infiill, 80mm/s its very rigid and it doesent break if you still apply alot of force to it. its just amazing, easy to print, as flexible as you choose, and indestructible.
Im courious to try it in the Kobra 3 ACE pro, just to see if it works alright, ik its tuned for the AMS but its a similar system.
Change of layer height does not change the thickness of any part of the model, so no change in flexibility expected by changing that.
What is the TPU you are using for squishy prints?
Any 95 or 96A is pretty soft. I use it for my gaskets.
For myself the Yellow Bambu TPU is just slightly softer than regular PLA. Not like regular TPU at all.
I’ve noticed every banana yellow filament I have is always vastly different that another color of the same type. They’re always either very brittle or really soft
Can you print multi material parts? i.e can it print some of a part with TPU and some of the part PLA?
Yes, you can if you use an orca slicer. There is an option called multilateral. You might have to update the orca slicer to the newest version first.
What on Earth is that intro song?
yeah not shore hardness of 95a, but still good
The A scale does not apply to this product. It is pretty hard, not soft. It measures on a separate hardness scale (meaning, completely unrelated to the A scale).
This material is pretty hard TPU (by design), so saying "not as soft" sounds funny. It is not supposed to be soft. This is why a different hardness scale was used in the specifications.
There is nothing "normal" about 95 A TPU material. The TPU materials come in a VERY wide range of hardness for different uses. What you meant to say: commonly used TPU filament. The TPU material and TPU filament are different things.
There is no such thing as “normal tpu”. Tpu comes in different degrees of shore hardness and this one happens to be a tougher tpu (68d). It has to be a stiffer tpu to make it through the AMS. Weird you did a whole video and don’t mention any of this …
Just sucks Bambu labs refuses to be competitive with filament. $24 a roll for the same filament that’s $13 on Amazon. What cause it has a RFID tag?
The fact this is $35 just solidified this. If only their filament team knew their customer base like their printer team does with pricing/value.
Lol. $35 for a roll of TPU... yeah... skip!
made worse by the fact it is barley flexible and hard aa a rock, might as well call it slightly softer PETG...
It might be called TPU but it isn't really, it is really just slightly more flexible PETG.....Completely useless as TPU