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It was actually $7.98 per kilo last time. But it took them over 2 months to ship. Just got the shipment in a couple days ago. Haven't had a chance to use the filament yet
Just messed up my Ender 3D pro because of light purple filament from this one.
Anectodal but I'll stay away. Lots of problems with this filament then switching back, thermal runaway issues started. I am seeing residue of this filament coming up after 1.5 hours - 2 hours of print where it gets thermal runaway error.
I always target below $10/ kg. Which is really nice.
I do really like that its plant based and recyclable.
Not to mention its rated for ok speeds. Which I'm finding can generally be an issue with budget filament.
Even the best bundles buy 10 pay for 6 come out to about $13 per kg. During the holidays elegoo had 10 for $100 bulk blk/whi. this would be a significant price drop for colors.
Ill try it and see how it prints. itd be kinda great to compost all the waste or something.
Also they strongly reccomend drying it.I have a decent drying system so that should help.
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100 variables with 3d printing but this is the first filament I've had problems with. Mainly surface finish for reasons that I can't seem to fix, but also some adhesion issues from shrinking (I believe). I would say the colors are even lighter than the pictures suggest and definitely pastel.
Maybe the experts can fix the issues but I haven't really read anything positive when I go looking for some printing tips for this filament.
100 variables with 3d printing but this is the first filament I've had problems with. Mainly surface finish for reasons that I can't seem to fix, but also some adhesion issues from shrinking (I believe). I would say the colors are even lighter than the pictures suggest and definitely pastel.
Maybe the experts can fix the issues but I haven't really read anything positive when I go looking for some printing tips for this filament.
Im def not an expert at all. Have you ran calibration tests? Those can be quite helpful.
Also ive read and also experienced this - white is the most difficult to get right. If these are fairly light (which is ideal for my color pref) thats going to contribute to tuning issues
Im def not an expert at all. Have you ran calibration tests? Those can be quite helpful.
Also ive read and also experienced this - white is the most difficult to get right. If these are fairly light (which is ideal for my color pref) thats going to contribute to tuning issues
Interesting to read about white and lighter colors being difficult. That could be what's contributing to the problems as I've mostly done darker colors before this brand. I have tried three colors so far with these.
I have not done calibration towers but have tried a series of benches and prints with varying settings (flow, temp, speed, wall thickness, adaptive layering) to try and investigate.
They aren't that bad of quality just not up to the standard I've seen, if you're going for aesthetics.
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Last time I ordered this it took over a month to ship this filament to me. They didn't ship until I contacted them asking what was going on. "Oh! We'll go ahead and ship now."
I always target below $10/ kg. Which is really nice. I do really like that its plant based and recyclable. Not to mention its rated for ok speeds. Which I'm finding can generally be an issue with budget filament. Even the best bundles buy 10 pay for 6 come out to about $13 per kg. During the holidays elegoo had 10 for $100 bulk blk/whi. this would be a significant price drop for colors. Ill try it and see how it prints. itd be kinda great to compost all the waste or something. Also they strongly reccomend drying it.I have a decent drying system so that should help.
I'm pretty sure the recyclable claims are just marketing and in the end it's just normal pla, which is usually derived from corn and only biodegradable in industrial settings. If you want a filament to compost, you'll have to wait till ecogenesis's(polar filament) PHA is back in stock at $30/KG.
FWIW, the matte black printed fine with 0.16 layer height at 300mm/s 20,000mm/s² last time I used it.
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Anectodal but I'll stay away. Lots of problems with this filament then switching back, thermal runaway issues started. I am seeing residue of this filament coming up after 1.5 hours - 2 hours of print where it gets thermal runaway error.
I do really like that its plant based and recyclable.
Not to mention its rated for ok speeds. Which I'm finding can generally be an issue with budget filament.
Even the best bundles buy 10 pay for 6 come out to about $13 per kg. During the holidays elegoo had 10 for $100 bulk blk/whi. this would be a significant price drop for colors.
Ill try it and see how it prints. itd be kinda great to compost all the waste or something.
Also they strongly reccomend drying it.I have a decent drying system so that should help.
Maybe the experts can fix the issues but I haven't really read anything positive when I go looking for some printing tips for this filament.
Maybe the experts can fix the issues but I haven't really read anything positive when I go looking for some printing tips for this filament.
Im def not an expert at all. Have you ran calibration tests? Those can be quite helpful.
Also ive read and also experienced this - white is the most difficult to get right. If these are fairly light (which is ideal for my color pref) thats going to contribute to tuning issues
Also ive read and also experienced this - white is the most difficult to get right. If these are fairly light (which is ideal for my color pref) thats going to contribute to tuning issues
Interesting to read about white and lighter colors being difficult. That could be what's contributing to the problems as I've mostly done darker colors before this brand. I have tried three colors so far with these.
I have not done calibration towers but have tried a series of benches and prints with varying settings (flow, temp, speed, wall thickness, adaptive layering) to try and investigate.
They aren't that bad of quality just not up to the standard I've seen, if you're going for aesthetics.
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FWIW, the matte black printed fine with 0.16 layer height at 300mm/s 20,000mm/s² last time I used it.