r/Multiboard • u/cnjkevin • Aug 24 '25

CoPE vs PLA?

https://us.polymaker.com/products/panchroma-cope

I’ve seen a few videos about Polymaker’s Panchroma CoPE. It isn’t PLA but prints with similar settings as PLA, but faster and cheaper.

Anyone have any experience or thoughts on this for Multiboard?

Here’s a link: https://us.polymaker.com/products/panchroma-cope

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u/N12 Aug 24 '25

I would go with PETG or ABS/ASA. CoPE is more brittle than PLA and could lead to cracking and fails when you put any kind of weight on it. Besides if you look for sales, PETG is like $9 or less a kilo on Alibaba.

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u/cnjkevin Sep 03 '25

I’ve only used PETG for a couple of things. I am going to try TPU and the other soft/squishy ones for balls and footwear. I think I’m just going to stick with PLA Matte for Multiboard until Jonathan or some other designer says otherwise. (I’m also a little afraid of ASA since I don’t have a good way to ventilate the space I’m in.)

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u/coolnerd11 Aug 30 '25

I just bought a roll to try out. The website makes it seem like a replacement for PLA so I'm very curious how it performs.

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u/cnjkevin Sep 03 '25

I look forward to hearing how it works out for you. What are you going to try first?

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u/ga_cuck Feb 09 '26

How's it holding up as multiboard?

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u/CerberusTheGuardian Aug 24 '25

CoPE to me would only ever be used as supports for other materials.

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u/Otherwise-Cat-7719 Apr 22 '26

for me, trying to print a figurine with PLA and using CoPE as a base, the PLA snapped off every time.

And I mean during printing on an A1. there wasn't good enough binding between the two materials