plastic
MATERIAL_TYPEEvidence in r/3dprinting — 3D Printing
Trend support
- Current seven-day window
- Current 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 195 current vs 115 comparison posts/comments
- Mentions
- 233 current vs 135 mentions
Windows are complete UTC days compared with the preceding seven. How trends are measured.
Also Mentioned 641 times in the most-discussed range 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-02 — frequency, not a trend.
Attention over time
7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-09-01
Final complete day: 2026-09-01. Attention was 1.1% — this entity appeared in 195 of 17,943 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (233 mentions).
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View all 90 data points (semantic table)
| Week ending | Seven-day range | Status | Prevalence | Seen in | Mentions | Analyzed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | 2026-05-29 → 2026-06-04 | Comparable | 1.0% | 241 of 25,077 | 285 | 25,077 |
| 2026-06-05 | 2026-05-30 → 2026-06-05 | Comparable | 1.0% | 254 of 26,559 | 302 | 26,559 |
| 2026-06-06 | 2026-05-31 → 2026-06-06 | Comparable | 1.0% | 264 of 26,156 | 324 | 26,156 |
| 2026-06-07 | 2026-06-01 → 2026-06-07 | Comparable | 1.1% | 266 of 25,286 | 319 | 25,286 |
| 2026-06-08 | 2026-06-02 → 2026-06-08 | Comparable | 1.1% | 271 of 25,123 | 333 | 25,123 |
| 2026-06-09 | 2026-06-03 → 2026-06-09 | Comparable | 1.1% | 267 of 24,787 | 330 | 24,787 |
| 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-04 → 2026-06-10 | Comparable | 1.2% | 277 of 23,318 | 341 | 23,318 |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-05 → 2026-06-11 | Comparable | 1.2% | 270 of 22,638 | 329 | 22,638 |
| 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-06 → 2026-06-12 | Comparable | 1.2% | 254 of 20,910 | 312 | 20,910 |
| 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-07 → 2026-06-13 | Comparable | 1.2% | 225 of 19,580 | 268 | 19,580 |
| 2026-06-14 | 2026-06-08 → 2026-06-14 | Comparable | 1.1% | 210 of 18,798 | 256 | 18,798 |
| 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-09 → 2026-06-15 | Comparable | 1.2% | 215 of 17,566 | 259 | 17,566 |
| 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-10 → 2026-06-16 | Comparable | 1.2% | 221 of 17,791 | 270 | 17,791 |
| 2026-06-17 | 2026-06-11 → 2026-06-17 | Comparable | 1.2% | 225 of 18,648 | 275 | 18,648 |
| 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-12 → 2026-06-18 | Comparable | 1.3% | 226 of 17,489 | 289 | 17,489 |
| 2026-06-19 | 2026-06-13 → 2026-06-19 | Comparable | 1.4% | 229 of 16,871 | 286 | 16,871 |
| 2026-06-20 | 2026-06-14 → 2026-06-20 | Comparable | 1.3% | 228 of 17,356 | 285 | 17,356 |
| 2026-06-21 | 2026-06-15 → 2026-06-21 | Comparable | 1.3% | 242 of 18,283 | 298 | 18,283 |
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-16 → 2026-06-22 | Comparable | 1.3% | 243 of 18,382 | 300 | 18,382 |
| 2026-06-23 | 2026-06-17 → 2026-06-23 | Comparable | 1.4% | 232 of 16,551 | 286 | 16,551 |
| 2026-06-24 | 2026-06-18 → 2026-06-24 | Comparable | 1.4% | 203 of 14,822 | 246 | 14,822 |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-19 → 2026-06-25 | Comparable | 1.3% | 208 of 15,475 | 248 | 15,475 |
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-20 → 2026-06-26 | Comparable | 1.3% | 209 of 15,626 | 247 | 15,626 |
| 2026-06-27 | 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-27 | Comparable | 1.5% | 227 of 15,654 | 267 | 15,654 |
| 2026-06-28 | 2026-06-22 → 2026-06-28 | Comparable | 1.6% | 249 of 15,628 | 296 | 15,628 |
| 2026-06-29 | 2026-06-23 → 2026-06-29 | Comparable | 1.6% | 199 of 12,840 | 235 | 12,840 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-06-24 → 2026-06-30 | Comparable | 1.5% | 207 of 13,777 | 246 | 13,777 |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-06-25 → 2026-07-01 | Comparable | 1.6% | 227 of 14,619 | 273 | 14,619 |
| 2026-07-02 | 2026-06-26 → 2026-07-02 | Comparable | 1.5% | 220 of 14,534 | 255 | 14,534 |
| 2026-07-03 | 2026-06-27 → 2026-07-03 | Comparable | 1.4% | 210 of 14,910 | 251 | 14,910 |
| 2026-07-04 | 2026-06-28 → 2026-07-04 | Comparable | 1.4% | 203 of 14,837 | 242 | 14,837 |
| 2026-07-05 | 2026-06-29 → 2026-07-05 | Comparable | 1.2% | 147 of 12,178 | 175 | 12,178 |
| 2026-07-06 | 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-06 | Comparable | 1.3% | 167 of 12,860 | 200 | 12,860 |
| 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-01 → 2026-07-07 | Comparable | 1.3% | 171 of 13,603 | 202 | 13,603 |
| 2026-07-08 | 2026-07-02 → 2026-07-08 | Comparable | 1.3% | 176 of 13,710 | 206 | 13,710 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2026-07-03 → 2026-07-09 | Comparable | 1.3% | 178 of 14,291 | 211 | 14,291 |
| 2026-07-10 | 2026-07-04 → 2026-07-10 | Comparable | 1.3% | 177 of 14,098 | 206 | 14,098 |
| 2026-07-11 | 2026-07-05 → 2026-07-11 | Comparable | 1.3% | 166 of 12,760 | 195 | 12,760 |
| 2026-07-12 | 2026-07-06 → 2026-07-12 | Comparable | 1.3% | 162 of 12,353 | 191 | 12,353 |
| 2026-07-13 | 2026-07-07 → 2026-07-13 | Comparable | 1.2% | 143 of 11,710 | 168 | 11,710 |
| 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-08 → 2026-07-14 | Comparable | 1.2% | 142 of 12,212 | 170 | 12,212 |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-09 → 2026-07-15 | Comparable | 1.0% | 123 of 12,199 | 150 | 12,199 |
| 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-16 | Comparable | 1.0% | 124 of 11,899 | 150 | 11,899 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-11 → 2026-07-17 | Comparable | 1.1% | 132 of 12,180 | 165 | 12,180 |
| 2026-07-18 | 2026-07-12 → 2026-07-18 | Comparable | 1.0% | 135 of 13,769 | 174 | 13,769 |
| 2026-07-19 | 2026-07-13 → 2026-07-19 | Comparable | 0.9% | 149 of 15,877 | 189 | 15,877 |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-20 | Comparable | 1.0% | 176 of 18,309 | 220 | 18,309 |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-21 | Comparable | 1.0% | 166 of 17,417 | 207 | 17,417 |
| 2026-07-22 | 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-22 | Comparable | 1.0% | 168 of 16,713 | 209 | 16,713 |
| 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-17 → 2026-07-23 | Comparable | 0.9% | 154 of 16,411 | 195 | 16,411 |
| 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-24 | Comparable | 0.9% | 151 of 16,361 | 180 | 16,361 |
| 2026-07-25 | 2026-07-19 → 2026-07-25 | Comparable | 0.9% | 146 of 16,319 | 172 | 16,319 |
| 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26 | Comparable | 0.9% | 160 of 16,962 | 196 | 16,962 |
| 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-21 → 2026-07-27 | Comparable | 0.9% | 146 of 16,821 | 182 | 16,821 |
| 2026-07-28 | 2026-07-22 → 2026-07-28 | Comparable | 1.0% | 167 of 16,402 | 207 | 16,402 |
| 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-29 | Comparable | 1.1% | 181 of 17,093 | 225 | 17,093 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-24 → 2026-07-30 | Comparable | 1.1% | 184 of 17,006 | 225 | 17,006 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-25 → 2026-07-31 | Comparable | 1.1% | 182 of 16,545 | 224 | 16,545 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2026-07-26 → 2026-08-01 | Comparable | 1.1% | 185 of 16,492 | 223 | 16,492 |
| 2026-08-02 | 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-02 | Comparable | 1.1% | 186 of 16,288 | 217 | 16,288 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-07-28 → 2026-08-03 | Comparable | 1.3% | 208 of 16,564 | 250 | 16,564 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2026-07-29 → 2026-08-04 | Comparable | 1.2% | 206 of 17,327 | 255 | 17,327 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2026-07-30 → 2026-08-05 | Comparable | 1.1% | 196 of 17,375 | 243 | 17,375 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2026-07-31 → 2026-08-06 | Comparable | 1.1% | 187 of 17,282 | 235 | 17,282 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-01 → 2026-08-07 | Comparable | 1.0% | 180 of 17,388 | 232 | 17,388 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2026-08-02 → 2026-08-08 | Comparable | 1.1% | 186 of 17,435 | 248 | 17,435 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-09 | Comparable | 1.0% | 174 of 17,044 | 234 | 17,044 |
| 2026-08-10 | 2026-08-04 → 2026-08-10 | Comparable | 1.0% | 140 of 14,466 | 184 | 14,466 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-11 | Comparable | 0.9% | 99 of 11,676 | 127 | 11,676 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-06 → 2026-08-12 | Comparable | 0.8% | 72 of 9,096 | 93 | 9,096 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-07 → 2026-08-13 | Comparable | 0.9% | 61 of 7,055 | 80 | 7,055 |
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-08 → 2026-08-14 | Comparable | 0.9% | 42 of 4,729 | 55 | 4,729 |
| 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-09 → 2026-08-15 | Comparable | 0.9% | 19 of 2,238 | 21 | 2,238 |
| 2026-08-16 | 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-16 | Low coverage | — | — | 2 | 82 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-11 → 2026-08-17 | Low coverage | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18 | Low coverage | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-13 → 2026-08-19 | Comparable | 1.3% | 25 of 1,969 | 36 | 1,969 |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-14 → 2026-08-20 | Comparable | 0.9% | 38 of 4,355 | 51 | 4,355 |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-21 | Comparable | 0.8% | 53 of 6,724 | 69 | 6,724 |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-16 → 2026-08-22 | Comparable | 0.7% | 59 of 8,622 | 75 | 8,622 |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-23 | Comparable | 0.7% | 71 of 10,729 | 89 | 10,729 |
| 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-18 → 2026-08-24 | Comparable | 0.7% | 97 of 13,965 | 117 | 13,965 |
| 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 | Comparable | 0.7% | 115 of 16,432 | 135 | 16,432 |
| 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-20 → 2026-08-26 | Comparable | 0.7% | 126 of 17,139 | 140 | 17,139 |
| 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-21 → 2026-08-27 | Comparable | 0.8% | 131 of 17,527 | 146 | 17,527 |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-22 → 2026-08-28 | Comparable | 0.7% | 124 of 17,026 | 137 | 17,026 |
| 2026-08-29 | 2026-08-23 → 2026-08-29 | Comparable | 0.9% | 159 of 17,517 | 179 | 17,517 |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-24 → 2026-08-30 | Comparable | 1.0% | 171 of 18,029 | 193 | 18,029 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2026-08-25 → 2026-08-31 | Comparable | 1.0% | 186 of 17,816 | 214 | 17,816 |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 | Comparable | 1.1% | 195 of 17,943 | 233 | 17,943 |
Each point is a seven-day rolling window of complete UTC days; a point is comparable only when at least 100 analyzed posts or comments fall inside it. A day with no analyzed records counts as zero; missing coverage is marked and never shown as zero. The series ends at the latest complete analyzed day — it never extends into the current incomplete day. How attention is measured.
Recent mentions
- Comment
Metal lasts and is reusable. Plastic breaks quickly and is a polluting plague. Then again this is 3D printing, so... lol. Guess that ship has kind of sailed for a lot of people using the technology in a wasteful way to begin with.
- Comment
This is exactly what I always recommend to people. Works better than any scraper tool (metal or plastic,) doesn't scratch the build plate, removes prints super easily, and is cheap to replace should it get damaged.
- Comment
My favorite use is for short supports. I could pick them off with my nail, but the plastic is faster and less likely to get a plastic support under my nail. Requirement? No nice to have? Yes. I also use them for scraping labels off things or security tags off DVD/Blu-ray cases.
- Comment
I have yet to have a single print where a plastic scraper works and is also necessary. If a plastic scraper can do it, it’s just as easily popped off with no scraper at all. If a scraper is needed at all, plastic is never strong enough to do it.
- Comment
Brand doesn't matter; the type of plastic does. PLA is the cheapest, easiest to work with, and least unhealthy to melt indoors.
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