PETG usually has a reputation for being annoying to print. AzureFilm's Neon Lime PETG surprised me in March 2021: in some prints it came out even better than PLA, in a colour that makes everything fun.
Settings that just worked
Like all AzureFilm spools, it arrived in the white box, vacuum sealed with silica gel, made in Slovenia near Trieste. PETG is normally the choice for durable parts, mechanisms and things that screw together. With this one you can also print the fun stuff you'd normally make in PLA, with the same ease.
My first calibration cube was printed at 220 °C with the bed at 80 °C, no raft or brim, and the only change was the part cooling fan lowered from 100% to 20% for the whole print. It came out better than a cube in PLA. A second one with slightly different settings was great too.
Useful prints first
My articulated piranhas worked perfectly. I made three or four and my kids now use them in the kitchen to close chips and biscuits. A fidget spinner tested thin walls well. There was a bit of stringing inside, because PETG needs lower retraction than usual on my printer. I also added a new stackable drawer to my collection.
This time I showed the useful stuff before the tabletops. A small GoPro vise with a movable head, three parts that fit together perfectly, looks like it came from a shop. A tiny watering can in vase mode for my small plants. Then a set of upgrades for my Anet ET4 Pro: a filament guide, a Z-axis part, a spinning knob, a rear cable holder, a Y-axis endstop cover and a webcam holder. In neon lime, the printer looks great.
Tabletops in PETG
You don't normally waste PETG on tabletops, but I had to try. A vase in vase mode with 0.8 extrusion width doesn't feel like vase mode at all, and it's waterproof: I can put a plant in it. I printed it a bit slower than PLA. I also printed a Pokémon (Gengar, I think, don't hate me, I'm not an expert yet) and Roger from American Dad, whose thin arms were a good test. The supports came off very easily.
This was my fourth AzureFilm review, and I was impressed with the quality. As I said in the video, I was still a novice three or four months into the hobby, but my experience was great.