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How do I print nylon, and is it worth it?

First in this ranking: Bambu Lab PA6-CF.

Ranked filaments

RankFilamentMaterialNozzleBedPrice / kgDatasheetRetailer
1Bambu Lab PA6-CFPA6-CF, the easier path named in the consensus. Listed nozzle 250–290 °C and bed 80–100 °C, datasheet, hardened nozzle recorded.PA/CF
250–290
80–100
Not listedDatasheetNot configured
2Polymaker Polymide Copa PA6Unfilled PA6 with a datasheet. Listed nozzle 250–290 °C and bed 80–100 °C. No drying temperature on the record.PA6
250–290
80–100
Not listedDatasheetNot configured
3Bambu Lab PA12 CFPA12-CF, one of the grades named. Listed nozzle 240–270 °C, which starts below the community 250 °C band. Hardened nozzle recorded. No datasheet URL on the record.PA/CF
240–270
80–100
Not listedNot listedNot configured
4Bambu Lab PAHT-CFPAHT-CF, named in the consensus. Datasheet and hardened-nozzle flag are present. Nozzle and bed temperatures are not listed.PA/CF
Not listed
Not listed
Not listedDatasheetNot configured

When to use which material

Use nylon when the part is a wear surface, a clip that must not crack, or a structure that PETG has already failed. Prefer PA-CF, especially PA6-CF, when you want the easier path in this consensus. Unfilled PA6 such as PolyMide CoPA is the plain nylon. PA12-CF and PAHT-CF are the other named grades. If you will not dry it, do not buy it.

Temperatures and settings

Community nozzle temperature is about 250–280 °C, with an enclosure and a dry box. Bambu PA6-CF lists 250–290 °C and a bed of 80–100 °C. Bambu PA12-CF lists 240–270 °C and 80–100 °C. PolyMide CoPA lists 250–290 °C and 80–100 °C. PAHT-CF does not list nozzle or bed. Drying for nylon in the drying guide is 70–80 °C. None of these records list that drying maximum or any hours.

Failure modes

A spool that was dry at noon is wet by evening. That is the caveat: it absorbs water within hours. The print then pops, strings, and loses layer strength. An open printer plus a 280 °C nozzle is the other failure, both for warping and for the room. A brass nozzle on PA6-CF wears. That is the carbon-fiber nozzle rule.

Caveats

Worth it only with a dryer and a dry box. PA-CF is easier, not optional-equipment-free. PAHT-CF’s missing temperatures are a catalog gap, not permission to type 250–280 into its row. Overture Easy Nylon lists 245–260 °C and is PA6, and it was not one of the three grades named, so it is not ranked.

Where this sits in the catalog

Bambu PA6-CF versus Polymaker PA6-CF is the pair. PA6-CF on the X1 Carbon is the settings page for a hardened-nozzle machine. P1S records stainless steel, so it is the wrong default for PA6-CF. Heat and strength both already lead with this spool for those questions.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Toughness and wear resistance are why the consensus says nylon is worth the trouble.
  • PA-CF is called the easier path, and PA6-CF has both a temperature range and a datasheet.

Cons

  • Nylon absorbs water within hours. A dry cycle that ends on an open shelf is wasted.
  • PAHT-CF has no listed nozzle temperature, and no nylon row lists drying hours.

Printer considerations

Printer limits

What the community says

The consensus is that nylon is tough and wear-resistant and very hygroscopic. Dry it, keep a dry box, prefer an enclosure, and print around 250–280 °C. PA-CF is the easier route. The grades named are PA6-CF, PA12, and PAHT-CF. The caveat is that it absorbs water within hours.

Sources & notes

Accessed 14 October 2026.

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Related questions

Questions

Is 250–280 °C the PA6-CF range?

It is the community band for this question. Bambu PA6-CF lists 250–290 °C. The table keeps the record. Do not clip 290 down to 280.

How fast does it get wet?

The caveat says within hours. This catalog does not list a moisture curve or drying hours, so the practical instruction is a dryer and a dry box, not a timer from the product row.