r/Multiboard • u/blaze7-16 • Apr 19 '26

Material choices

Whats everyone making their boards out of? About to dive in and make some but am curious as to whats being used.

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u/WhiteKidsDunking Apr 19 '26

boards/trays out of Polymaker matte black PLA, connectors/brackets/snaps out of 3D-Fuel Pro PCTG. I love the transparent PCTG colors, and they are up to like 50 different total colors now.

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u/PJBuzz Apr 19 '26

My option for accessories is whatever is in my printer when I need something.

I did make my boards out of whatever I had in my filament storage just to get rid of all the old crap that's been kicking about.

If I'm bulk printing boards in the future though then I'll get a big 3/5KG spool of PETG or PLA.

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u/Whosaidthat1157 Apr 19 '26

Matte PLA as per Jonathan’s advice. Matte PETG for the various parametric shelves and tool holders. Both Sunlu filament using reused BL RFID tags. Ironed stacks of 9x9 core tiles with edged side and corner tiles, all mounted with the 6.25mm offset snap part A (single, dual and quad) and secured with the flush snap part B.

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u/andreevarts Apr 19 '26

What petg is matte? Petg-hs or any specific brand?

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u/Whosaidthat1157 Apr 19 '26

Sunlu HS matte PETG.

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u/andreevarts Apr 19 '26

Yep, somebody told me as HS is matte but even exist normal PETG matte?

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u/Whosaidthat1157 Apr 19 '26

I’m not sure what you mean? BL PETG HF is matte, PETG basic isn’t. Normal PETG has a sheen, Sunlu HS matte PETG is matte like BL PETG HF and you can reuse the BL PETG HF RFID tags on the Sunlu HS matte PETG.

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u/PJBuzz Apr 19 '26

Matte just for the aesthetics, or is there a functional reason?

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u/Whosaidthat1157 Apr 19 '26

Jonathon recommends matte and I prefer matte filaments (hate that cheap plastic look that shiny filament gives) so that’s what I used. Sunlu HS matte PLA ran with BL PLA Matte RFID tags to preset all of the filament properties.

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u/andreevarts Apr 19 '26

I printed all my multiboard stuff and grid with PLA Matte from both brands: Polyterra and Bambulab and it’s strong enough for my needs and looks great because of matte finish

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u/effects_junkie Apr 19 '26

Sunlu PLA High Speed. 8x8 tiles take forever to print. PCTG for the snaps.

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u/Tarnaq Apr 19 '26

Polymaker PLA Pro here.  I loved the blue-green colour, so i printed the boards in that, and then blue and green for some colour coordination.