New kickstarter filament.

[david merten]

I just saw a advertisement for a pre-kickstarter that will be a new filament. It's peba which I have never  heard of. Supposed to be better than tpu. I will definitely give it a try. Link below.

          David aka O.P.F. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/synbotron/peba-filament-the-next-gen-of-flexible-3d-printing-material

[Kurt]

OK - you got me Stumped David - what does OPF stand for? "Other Person's Filament"???

[Kurt Gluck]

David,

I am really really trying to use up my backlog of fillament.  But as fast as I print I cant help but buy more.    I am barely makeing a dent and now you post THIS !   

I wrote this over a year ago as a joke, but I think it’s real:

“Fillament Addiction (FA) not known in the mainstream may be the driveing force behind additive manufacturing.  People who have the FA monkey on their backs build/purchase/modify 3d printers as a cover for what is truely going on - their unsatable desire to continually acquire filament.  While it is true that printing things reduces the hord of filament, it is clear that in except in a few odd cases (of FWA more on this later) - the hord continually increases over time.   In some cases the geometric load is enormous.  For every spool consumed 4 more spools are purchased.     Terminal stages of this addiction can be observed when the addict starts to watch endless YouTube streams in the sad hope of snagging the ‘free’ spool - which they do not need. 

We hope to found Filament-Anonymous a program whereby addicts can get together, share stores, and exchange mostly false claims like “Im Ben, its been 6 hours since I have ordered my last kilogram” 

FWA (Fillament Waste Addiction) - a related condition whereby the goal is to produce the largest pile of used fillament (see Bamboo) 

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I hope I have not offended anyone.  I DO UNDERSTAND that addiction is awful and I DO NOT MEAN to minimize the challenges faced by people, their families and friends who have TRUE illnesses.

On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 4:41:24 PM UTC-4 david merten wrote:

[david merten]

O.P.F. is old printer fart....

Which shows my age...

        David

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[david merten]

Oh No, I have another problem. "F.A." I thought it was normal to collect hoards of filament that will be just right for future projects.  At least I'm not to the terminal stage yet, so maybe there is help......

               David

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

There may be Help - but probably NO Hope...

And - I guess I'm also in the Old Farts club...

-K