{
  "opening": "The comments supplied for this question do not name a filament for a tool holder or a jig. They talk about buying more printers and about filament stuck above a nozzle. PETG and PLA+ are the editorial hunch, and ASA is the hunch for a hot garage. The catalog rows below are the published temperatures for those materials, not a jig test.",
  "question": "What filament is best for tool holders and workshop jigs?",
  "slug": "tools",
  "useCase": "strength",
  "useCaseLabel": "Strength",
  "updated": "2026-10-22",
  "shortAnswer": "The comments supplied for this question do not name a filament for a tool holder or a jig. They talk about buying more printers and about filament stuck above a nozzle. PETG and PLA+ are the editorial hunch, and ASA is the hunch for a hot garage. The catalog rows below are the published temperatures for those materials, not a jig test.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "petg",
    "pla-plus",
    "asa"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "A holder that carries a steady load is the hooks page.",
    "ASA's nozzle on this sheet starts at 230 °C (446 °F) and the bed at 75 °C (167 °F). An open printer that cannot hold that bed is a reason to stay with the PETG or PLA+ row, not a reason to invent a lower ASA profile.",
    "The stuck-filament comments are a clog above the cutter. They do not change the plastic you print a holder from."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "Heat deflection for PETG and ASA is copied with the load, from sheets checked 21 October 2026.",
    "The comments are left as printer-shopping and a jam, which is what they are."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "No comments says PETG, PLA+, or ASA is the workshop plastic.",
    "ELEGOO PLA Plus does not list a heat-deflection temperature in the notes we store."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary says PETG or PLA+ for tool holders, and ASA in a hot garage. The excerpts do not say that. r/ender3 11cvamb, score 66: \"Buy another printer(s) or just a shit ton of filament?\" Score 18 is about owning nine printers. r/BambuLab 1voucuj, score 19, describes filament stuck at the cutter above the nozzle. Score 11: \"Heat the head, engage with needle nose pliers, pull.\" No excerpt was supplied for r/BambuLab 1u3tcco, r/3Dprinting 1bk70ak, or r/prusa3d 17wzxld.",
  "related": [
    "strength",
    "functional_hooks",
    "petg_print",
    "heat"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What filament is best for tool holders and workshop jigs?",
      "a": "The comments supplied for this question do not name a filament for a tool holder or a jig. They talk about buying more printers and about filament stuck above a nozzle. PETG and PLA+ are the editorial hunch, and ASA is the hunch for a hot garage. The catalog rows below are the published temperatures for those materials, not a jig test."
    },
    {
      "q": "Did anyone in these threads recommend PETG for a tool holder?",
      "a": "Not in the comments."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is PolyLite ASA's 100 °C (212 °F) heat deflection a garage temperature?",
      "a": "No. 103 °C (217 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 100 °C (212 °F) at 1.8 MPa are ISO 75 specimen results on PolyLite ASA TDS EN V5.4, checked 21 October 2026. The sheet does not state a garage or a workshop temperature."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "PolyLite PETG TDS EN V5.4",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PETG_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "PolyLite ASA TDS EN V5.4",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ASA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "ELEGOO PLA Plus product page",
      "url": "https://us.elegoo.com/products/pla-plus-filament-1-75mm-black-10kg",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Filament heat resistance dataset",
      "url": "https://filamentfacts.com/data/filament-heat-resistance",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/ender3 11cvamb",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ender3/comments/11cvamb/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1voucuj",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1voucuj/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1u3tcco",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1u3tcco/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1bk70ak",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1bk70ak/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/prusa3d 17wzxld",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/prusa3d/comments/17wzxld/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Open Filament Database nozzle 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and bed 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). PolyLite PETG TDS EN V5.4, checked 21 October 2026, lists heat deflection of 78 °C (172 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 75 °C (167 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75. The sheet does not mention a tool holder.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite PETG",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-petg",
      "nozzle": "220–250 °C (428–482 °F)",
      "bed": "70–90 °C (158–194 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PETG_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "ELEGOO PLA Plus US product page checked 15 October 2026 lists a nozzle of 200–230 °C (392–446 °F), a bed of 35–65 °C (95–149 °F), drying at 50 ± 5 °C (122 ± 9 °F) for 8 h, and print speed under 280 mm/s. The page does not mention a jig.",
      "brand": "ELEGOO",
      "product": "PLA Plus",
      "material": "PLA+",
      "url": "/brand/elegoo/pla-plus",
      "nozzle": "200–230 °C (392–446 °F)",
      "bed": "35–65 °C (95–149 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "PolyLite ASA TDS EN V5.4, checked 21 October 2026, lists a nozzle of 230–260 °C (446–500 °F), a bed of 75–95 °C (167–203 °F), drying at 70 °C (158 °F) for 7 h, and heat deflection of 103 °C (217 °F) at 0.45 MPa and 100 °C (212 °F) at 1.8 MPa, ISO 75. That is the hotter row. It is not a garage measurement.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite ASA",
      "material": "ASA",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-asa",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "75–95 °C (167–203 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_ASA_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}