New Brand and Supply Company (Page 1 of 2)

Dave
Where is the company located.
The website does not show a location.

Wow! Look's great! I know where I'll be buying my filament if this pans out.

What makes it "premium"? I saw this:

Filament diameter: +/- 0.10mm.

Do you have any comments on this variation relative to other filament suppliers' products? Have you done any testing of Makerbot/Utilimachine/etc filament?

Yeah, if you stocked all of that stuff I'd certainly buy it. I'm looking to get an E3D soon. 

Also, the pellets, because when I figure out HOW to get a filastruder I'd love to get one. It seems I missed the kickstarter so I guess I have to wait till they are sold normally.

Good Monday!

A lot of questions!  Understandable so I will do my best.

What makes it "premium"?  Obviously "premium" is a subjective word.  In this case we feel the "premium" comes in with the quality of material used in the filament.  We don't necessarily feel "size matters" and are happy with the current product.  Please bear in mind, as clear through the pricing vs. Taulman, that our current Honeycomb series (yet to be named) is NOT the same material-wise or quality-wise as Taulman.  We do, however, expect to offer various grades of product for the various needs of various users.

What market do we fill?  GREAT question.  This is a small upstart that is currently focused on the average consumer.  We are more interested in filling 1,000 1kg orders than 100 10kg orders.  As we grow, our product line will grow as we seek out different approaches and different needs.  We want to offer an easily navigable site for the consumer that isn't the extreme 3-D "head" that some of you may be.  This format will include a blog, video and other interactive ideas that we hope will make 3D printing a "cool" thing as this hits the mainstream population.

Has product been tested?  It has.  We have tested on makerbot, up and several Reprap.

Will we carry parts?  No.  This is STRICTLY a filament supply company.

Hope I got them all!!  Thanks for the interest!

Kind Regards,

Dave
3dfilaments.us
3d-filaments.com

PS - I will not engage in debate here but will do my best to answer all questions based on our vision.

At the moment the average consumer market is very small, it's still mostly gearheads at this point.  Also whatever portion of that market the Cube manages to get (selling in Staples) will be unavailable to you.  Those who are buying filament at this point expect .05-.03mm tolerance, and will view .1mm as low quality so you will need to educate them as to why that is not the case.

If you want to fill a gap, try offering a wide selection of interesting colors by the meter like Faberdashery.  I would love to buy Faberdashery filament, but it is PLA and extremely expensive to buy and to ship.  If you offered a service like that at an affordable price in the US, it would make it easier to collect a variety of colors without buying 1kg of something you will use once.

A good place to start would probably be the different kinds of filaments, the pros and cons of each, and printing tips on the different kinds.

+1 I would be up for buying a sample pack. I wouldn't even mind a .5 or .25 kg sample size for each color.

This small quantity idea is something we will pursue.  We are currently looking at packaging materials for such a move.  Many thanks.  Also... be aware that the site is under construction and is no way set in prices, size, description, caliber, etc...  August 6th is launch date so check back then.

Thanks for the great responses.

Thanks for the update.  Seeing as how you are in the southeastern part of the USA, and I would rather support local economies, I am really interested in what you will have to offer!

Dave, for those of us who feel guilty printing with non-recycleable, non-compostable (currently) PLA, do you have plans for producing post-consumer PET or HDPE filament? I would love to find a supplier that offers those products.