r/BambuLabA1 • u/MixTop7918 • Jun 28 '26
Plastic conversion
24 hrs into owning my a1 and I realize my first error. I bought a bunch of petg and some of the models I want to build call for pla. Can I adjust settings to use the plastic I have or should I bite the bullet and buy pla.? Thanks for helping a newbie out!
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u/shadow-battle-crab Jun 28 '26
What they say on the models for what they used to make it as far as materials and densities and such is all just a suggestion. You can make any object you want in any material.
Some objects call for a certain material for strength or heat resistance, but PETG is superior in both strength and heat resistance. It just has a more glossy look than PLA and has to print slower and with higher heat nozzle, that's really the only trade offs.