Soft PLA (Flexible PLA) Filament

Soft PLA, also known as Flexible PLA, is a versatile and biodegradable 3D printing filament that shares many characteristics with standard PLA while offering increased flexibility. Although it's not identical to PLA, it provides similar eco-friendly benefits.

Durability and Versatility

Soft PLA is known for its excellent inter-layer adhesion, resulting in highly durable prints. Think of it as a softer version of Nylon, with a low friction coefficient that enhances its performance in various applications. This filament can be tailored to your needs: print it with thick walls and higher infill for a stiffer, more durable object, or opt for thin walls and lower infill for a softer, more flexible result.

Ideal for Beginners

Soft PLA is an excellent starting material for those new to flexible filaments. It allows beginners to get accustomed to printing with flexible materials before advancing to more complex options like TPU.

Key Differences

When printing with Flexible PLA, be aware of the need for slower printing speeds and a higher bed temperature compared to standard PLA. This ensures optimal adhesion and print quality.

Printing Temperature: 190-220°C

Soft PLA is a user-friendly and adaptable material, perfect for creating flexible, durable parts while maintaining the ease of use associated with PLA filaments.

larry s.

printed ok

Steve

Using this flexible PLA for printing a variety of gaskets with 100% infill. Pretty good durometer for this application. Cold use under 30C only though.

Michael F.

Warning: Very sticky. The instructions say to print this like PLA. That advice ripped large chunks off my PEI sheet! You're better off treating it like TPU instead, and either using a release layer or printing it on a surface which can take it. In my case, after the first mistake, I printed the rest of what I was doing directly on a bare spring steel sheet. Aside from lacking a warning about that, it's decent stuff. It's matte, flexible enough, reasonably strong and tough when printed at typical thicknesses and infill (don't go thin though), and it can be sanded relatively well.

Josiah O.

Prints are nice and I can print ridiculously fast on a stock i3. 200mm/s and I get 0 buckling. This filament is more rigid than your standard TPU and is way thinner when melted than standard TPU. It doesn't stretch much though and tends to permanently deform once bent. The layer adhesion is also quite subpar, and I found that flexing a print more like 30 times would cause the layers to split. Overhangs as expected don't print very well, but are pretty similar in quality to softer TPUs. I first tried printing at 245, but noticed it bubbled up so it seems printing at lower temps is mandatory. Could have been also moisture but I didn't have a dryer on hand.

Carl J.

superb product !

Sheldon B.

Fun stuff. I have used it to print a couple of seals for my filament holders and a wrist brace. I personally like it

Eric B.

I use it to make watches bracelets, will share soon, printing at 220c, 45mm/s, 105% flow, .2 layer, .4mm nozzle, Optional 3 walls.

Joseph K.

Use up the whole roll. Consistent size with in filament. No problems in printing whatsoever. It’s good stuff!

Brayden L.

While printing it looks great, and certain parts work well. However, the layer adhesion on thinner walls (~5mm and smaller) isn't great, causing them to split when flexing more than a couple of degrees. This is especially troublesome because it also sticks really well to my smooth build plate which causes me to need to pry prints off quite aggressively.

Sylvain C.

Printer type: Prusa I3 (Bowden tube) Temperature: Nozzle: 230C .3mm nozzle tip Bed: 30C speed: 30 mm/s (quality whould have improved with less spead. Quality was not a factor in my print) Needed to do a mod on the feeder to add bowden tube pieces on each side of the feeding wheel to stop filament to spring out of the feeder.

Brand: 3D Printing Canada / 10 Reviews

Black - Standard Flexible PLA Filament - 1.75mm, 1kg

Name: Black - Standard Flexible PLA Filament - 1.75mm, 1kg
Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)

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