NinjaTek Cheetah 1.75mm 95A TPU Flexible Filament (0.5kg, Midnight)

3 reviews for NinjaTek Cheetah 1.75mm 95A TPU Flexible Filament (0.5kg, Midnight)

1. Rated 2 out of 5

   Hugh Bergstrom (verified owner) – February 12, 2023

   The manufacturer’s description of this filament states that it is compatible with most printers which can print PLA and ABS. I own a Sindoh 3DWOX1 printer since two years. Sindoh does not recommend that TPU is used in this printer, but it sounded like this filament was designed to improve compatibility, i.e., it is less soft than most TPU filaments. Well, it did not end too well. Filament got loaded into the Bowden tube, but almost instantly after that formed a loop in the gearbox and got jammed in the gears. I found that it ended up being wrapped around the gears multiple times. And yes, the settings were copied from the manufacturer’s web site, so I do not see it as an operator’s mistake. Never happened with this printer before. 3DWOX1 is serviceable, but the task of removing the motor and gear box itself for the first time and assembling it back turned out to be fairly elaborate and took close to 4 hours. Luckily, I was able to put everything together, no permanent damage, but lesson learned. It is not nearly as compatible as manufacturer likes customers to believe. My thought is, it should work much better with direct feed systems. Also, printers with relatively open gear boxes, which are easy to clean if filament jams, are a lower risk. Since I was unable to print anything, cannot comment on quality of the final prints. BHPhotovideo customer service, in the aftermath of this failure, was great!

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Ashleigh Goodwin (verified owner) – September 10, 2022

   I have printed (for work) seals for gripping soft materials as they dry, and flexible phone case and octopus, just for fun. Solid bodies with 50% infill have minimal give, though thin profiles are nicely flexible. 10% infill for flex in thicker sections. Rules for success with this: 1) Retraction OFF everywhere! 2) For Orig Prusa i3 Mk3S-max use the FLEX filament settings, change extrusion multiplier to 1.1, extruder temp to 230C, heated bed to 40C, max volumetric flow at 5 mm^3/s, no extrusion speeds above 50mm/s, fan for cooling above the 1st layer 3) Use hairspray on the bed 4) be prepared to clip stringing

3. Rated 5 out of 5

   Keven McKenzie (verified owner) – July 31, 2022

   This is a great product. Im new to 3D printing and this was my first TPU experience. After getting the settings dialed in it prints as easy as PLA.