The tougher everyday choice. More heat- and impact-tolerant than PLA, and decent outdoors in the shade.
Nozzle 230-250 °CBed 70-85 °C
Which filament for…
Garage hooks and shelf brackets
Hold tools or boxes day in, day out, in a space that gets hot and cold.
Best pick
- Constant load plus a garage that swings between freezing and hot calls for PETG: it resists softening and sagging under constant load better than PLA.
- Print with extra walls and orient layers so the load does not pull them apart.
- For a heated, indoor space with light loads, PLA+ is cheaper and easier.
Also works
PLA with toughening additives. Less brittle and a bit stronger, still easy to print.
Nozzle 205-225 °CBed 55-65 °C