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PLA became a favorite 3D printing material because people thought it was safer than ABS, since it didn’t give you headaches. And being made from plants, it felt safer and greener too. We all know now that this is not true. But, it prints so well. And people thought that PLA was weak initially, brittle, and melted too easily in the sun. We now know that in a lot of cases, it can be a tough material that you can use for a lot of applications.
Given PLA’s popularity, many people have tried to tweak it to print better and be stronger. The PLA CF thing was kind of stupid, while High Speed PLA was of course marketing genius. High Temp PLAs are in demand when people want tough parts that are easy to print but need just a little more temperature resistance. Now, Polymaker has reengineered its HT-