Quote Originally Posted by levalencia View Post
OK if I understood well, the temp the hot end can handle is what defines the materials I can print on right? I thought it had to do with the extrussor, nozzle or the printer itself.

And with that in mind I only need to check the specs of the material to see if its compatible right?
Quote Originally Posted by LambdaFF View Post
Be careful though : what this means is that the plastic will come out of the nozzle. To PRINT, you might need other things like for instance : a heated bed, an enclosure, ...
No. As detailed aboce, the hot end is part of it but not all.

Bowden setups have the reputation, it seems, to make flex filaments more difficult to print than direct extruders.

Materials with a high shrink factor (ABS = 7%), need a good control of temperature which entail at least a heated bed and possibly an enclosure.

For adhesion a heat bed is recommended in general.

Nozzles made of brass will wear quickly with carbon filled filaments of metal filled filaments. Steel nozzles are more durable.

In general, read the retailers' printing advice, that's a good place to start.