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Hi, I'm searching for a fillament with a similar hardness/resistance to PLA but which doesn't plasticly deform when bent for longer periods of time.

This is for a wearable, specificly the c3cat cat ears. I printed mine out of PLA but they got too loose after 2 days of wearing.

I already got reccommended TPU 100A, but I worry that it's too soft.

Thankies :3

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[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

I've never tried without an enclosure, because it smells way more poisonous than the internet says it is. Hard to imagine it being any harder to print than it already is though, I'd imagine it's fine