Filament supplier reviews
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ABS and PLA from Amazon.com
Date: 10, Feburay 2012
Quantity ordered:
1.5kg Black, 3mm ABS 1.5kg White, 1.75mm ABS 1.5kg Red, 3mm PLA 1.5kg Natural, 1.75m PLA
@cost: 48USD for 1.5kg material (excluding the spool) plus shipping $6.99 Total=48+6.99=54.99, that is, 36.67USD/kg or 16.67USD/pound.
Pros:
- Fast shipping for USA directly. Got it in 6 days.
- Trutable website - Amazon
- High availability of stock
- Clean extrusion and melt at expected temperature.
Cons: Not found so far. Will report if I see any during the usage.
Other comments: I would continue to buy if there is no probelm withe ABS/PLA plastic.
PLA from RepRap-walmart (repraper)
Date: 25, June 2012
Ordered 50kg of assorted ABS and PLA with local user group in may.
The yellow, orange and green require a higher temperature.
Some of the 1.75 is a little inconsistent.
Overall still very happy and have since purchased some glow in the dark PLA.
Date: 25, April 2012
Quantity ordered:
1kg Black, 3mm 1kg Green, 3mm
Filament average measurement: 2.95
Ordered shape: round Received shape: round
Pros:
- Extrudes at expected temperatures 185c - 210c
- Wide color selection
- High availability of stock
- Clean extrusion, have not found air pockets or contaminates
- Much more flexible than 4043D PLA (thought it may have been ABS)
Cons: None yet!
Bottom line:
I'm happy with this plastic and will buy again.
Date Ordered - April 20 Received one week later (been using it for a month) Tried: 3mm green, 1.75 -black, orange, fuscia
I also tried repraper, found filament to be more inconsistent than promised. Black 1.75 was 1.4mm-2.6mm with blobs that would jam the feed tube luckily before the barrel. Also got some 3mm that had a strange coating on it and was very hard to stick on first layer. Friend of mine tried it, and it gummed up his hobbed bolt within 2 prints. We had good luck with the Orange 1.75 until it got to 1.60mm and rolled off the idler. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7289246384_fa61db76b6_b.jpg for an example of how bad it is. Simon's only reply was "You got the bad one, 10% off next order?"
I can NOT recommend this filament, cheap is not good, good is not cheap. The pictures on their site are NOT accurate of what they send.
DO NOT USE THIS FILAMENT VENDOR
Date Ordered - March Received in about a week. Ordered: 1.75mm White and Natural PLA
I emailed them regarding what resin they use in their PLA and they claim that they use Natureworks material. The white PLA's colour is nice, a clean platinum white. Average diameter which I measured is 1.68mm. Sticks very well on hot glass and kapton.
Personally, I'm very happy with this filament, especially for the price.
OoiTY (fixed naming declarations, ooity loves it, max inux says to avoid - AVOID)
All reprap-walmart products, now available in Europe too: http://fabber-parts.de/shop
There is also a US reseller, but I wont link them (they are using other peoples photos w/o credit)
