The good and the bad... Share your experiences on filament, help the next idiot ;-)

[Buurman]

Its hard to find good experiences/or bad ones that are trustworthy on filaments.

I just want to share mine, and feel free to add yours, just as long as they are based on your own experiences, and reasonably tested.

I print on 2 Vorons, 2.4 R2 - Dragon SF hotend, upgraded with all kind of mods, but nothing crazy.

My setup (today, and will change every day :-)), I love the fimant spindle hanging system, this changed my life:

I print mostly ASA, since I like the finish often, but a big downside is the lack of color choices, but its getting better, the price also.. its quite more expensive than ABS.

I have a lot of experience printing PLA also, absolutely the best material for simple, strong things (PLA+ especially) but not useful in warm environments.

 

So for the next posts... adding some brands/color experiences...

 

Again, feel free to add your own, maybe use this template:

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Buurman

[Buurman]

 

• Filament Type: 
• Brand: 
• Color: 
• Spindle Weight: 
• Price: 
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 
• Bed (C) Temp: 
• Photo added?: 
• Rating 1/10: 
• Experience:

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Buurman

[Buurman]

 

• Filament Type: PLA/ABS/ASA/etc
• Brand: 3D Jake 
• Color: ASA Black
• Spindle Weight: 1kg
• Price: 30 euro 
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 248C
• Bed (C) Temp: 107C
• Photo added?: Y
• Rating 1/10: 6
• Experience:

Spindle it well spun very neat.
constant thickness
Color is inconsistent, sometimes shiny, never very matt. (should be matt with ASA)
Cant print a good looking print with this filament.

 

[mvdveer]

 

• Filament Type: PLA/ABS/ASA/etc ABS-PC (ABS - Polycarbonate)
• Brand: Aurarum (Local Melbourne Australia
• Color: Red, Yellow
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 250
• Bed (C) Temp: 110
• Photo added?:N
• Experience: Good cooler if you get the same batch. Color can vary slightly with different batches. Prints like a charm. Consitent extrusion. No clogs - YET!

 

[Buurman]

 

• Filament Type: ASA
• Brand: Extrudr
• Color: Neon Yellow
• Spindle Weight: 750g
• Price: 30 euro
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 240
• Bed (C) Temp: 107
• Photo added?: Y
• Rating 1/10: 10
• Experience:

My best Filament up to now, color is insane and prints super smooth. good matte finish and the color lights up in blue light.

 

[Simon2.4]

 

• Filament Type: PLA
• Brand: Hello3D
• Spindle Weight: 1000g
• Price: 16-20 $ CAD
• Color: Many... I used Graphite, Orange, Blue
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 200
• Bed (C) Temp: 55
• Chamber (C) Temp: 30
• Photo added?:Y
• Experience: Easy prints, no smell, consistent extrusion and colors. Just good PLA with great color assortment and decent price

Manufacturer's product line: http://www.hello3dprint.com/page2?product_category=46&brd=1

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[Buurman]

I thought, I try this "cheap" ASA filament from Amazon, its ok priced, not much choice in ASA to be honest.

 

• Brand: WINKLE
• Filament Type: ASA
• Color: NOIR (Black)
• Spindle Weight: 1kg
• Price: 23.14 Euro (pretty good price for a kg, but yes read on...)
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 250/255
• Bed (C) Temp: 107
• Photo added?: Yes
• Rating 1/10: 3
• Experience: I liked the way it printed, I liked the finish, the color, printing quality also ok, no obvious smells.
• Yet into a 10 hour print... after about 6 hours, I had the feeling something went wrong, on the CAM it looked like no progress was made, and I assumed a clogged nozzle (would have been the first since I use the Voron/Dragon). But then I noticed the stuck filament.... 
• So.... its going back to Amazon, still have onothe spindle of it, keeping an eye on it.. but not buying it again.... this sucks.
• UPDATE: second spindle same issue, went back to my trusted Filament, no problems. had 4 times stuck filament, threw away two nozzles.

 

[mvdveer]

 

• Filament Type: ASA 275
• Brand: Spectrum
• Color: White
• Spindle Weight: 1Kg
• Price: AUD 75
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 240
• Bed (C) Temp: 70
• Photo added?: Yes
• Rating 1/10:  6
• Experience: Badly spooled , kinks in filament. Prints ok

[mvdveer]

 

• Filament Type: ASA
• Brand: Aurarum
• Color: Black
• Spindle Weight: 1kg
• Price: AUD49
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 250
• Bed (C) Temp: 90
• Photo added?: Yes
• Rating 1/10: 8
• Experience: Good even consistency. Well spooled. Prints well.

 

[Eremius]

 

• Filament Type: PLA
• Brand: Hatchbox
• Color: Cool Grey
• Spindle Weight: 1k
• Price: ~$25
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 210c
• Bed (C) Temp: 50c
• Photo added?: N
• Rating: 9/10
• Experience: 
  • PROs: This stuff is my go-to workhorse.  It just gets the job done.  When I need something that I don't really need to think about, this is it.
  • CONs: I am less thrilled that the price has been creeping up over the last couple of years.  In the before-times you could pick up a spool for ~$18.

 

[Diffident]

Printed on my Prusa MK3S. I don't have a Voron yet, I'm waiting in the Print-it-Forward queue.

• Filament Type: PETG
• Brand: Atomic Filament
• Color: Marble
• Spindle Weight: 1k
• Price: $32.99
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 255c (Hardened Steel)
• Bed (C) Temp: 90c
• Photo added?: Yes
• Rating 1/10: 9
• Experience: Atomic is one of my favorite brands, they have plenty of colors and their PETG-CF is amazing.

 

[Buurman]

 

• Filament Type: ASA (also available in ABS)
• Brand: Sparta Sparkle Filament
• Color: Obsidian Black Sparkle
• Spindle Weight: 1kg
• Price: $25.99
• Nozzle (C) Temp: 250c 
• Bed (C) Temp: 105/110c
• Photo added?: Yes
• Rating 1/10: 10
• Experience: My best used filament yet, even with sparkles so easy to print, and super smooth result. Ordering in Canada is pain though (to europe) in price and time.