Pretty impressed how well that one turned out. Used SUNLU TPU in yellow with 200/50 degrees Celsius at 20mm/s speed on my Voxelab Aquila (upgraded PEI bed and DirectDrive, also used Filament drybox).

This filament to be exact:

Angebot: SUNLU TPU Filament, 1KG Flexibles 95A TPU 3D Drucker Filament 1.75mm Maßgenauigkeit +/- 0.03 mm, Hohe Liquidität und Elastizität, 1KG（2.2Lbs) Spule, TPU Filament für FDM 3D Drucker,TPU Gelb https://amzn.eu/d/7H5TLjr

  • Gnothi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    Looks great!

    I made a TPU phone case a while back as well with some neat custom cutouts on the back. I really liked it, but the heavy use/touching made the case get off-color and dirty looking, especially on the edges, with no way to clean it off.

    • cryptiod137@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      I know you can clean tpu with diluted bleach, did you try anything that harsh?

      I’m guessing you could clear coat it to keep it cleaner for longer

      • Gnothi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Nice tip, I didn’t try that. Just used regular soaps, elbow grease, and I think I tried some rubbing alcohol as well. Those didn’t make much of a difference.

        I’ll be sure to try bleach in the future.

    • Gorroth@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I assume that this will happen to this one too. Especially because of the bright yellow I used. The question is how long will the case be usable without looking disgusting. If that’s as long as some cheap silicone/TPU cases you can get from Amazon I am fine. How long did it take for you to get to the point of „uuuaahahhhrrggg… I need a new case…“?

      • Gnothi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        I’d say it was maybe 6 months? Mine was a bright-ish teal color too so it started to look bad fairly quickly. Unfortunately the cheap silicone ones do last longer for me. But you really can’t beat the level of customization you can do on your own print. I’d wager you can probably get a lot longer out of it if you did a black or darker color filament.

        • Gorroth@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Hmm okay… I wanted to order a darker filament anyway. But I will see how long my wife’s holds up. I already ordered a transparent TPU with which I will print a case for my 13 mini (designed a case for it today that has some hexagon design and holes for a Paracord lanyard) and then I will try how long it will get me going. And yes, I am absolutely hyped about the fact that I can now design my very own case specifically how I like it at the moment. Really cool!