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Re: Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-21T11:16:07Z

Octave stopped using the wrap on all of their filament some time ago. It was a problem with all colors. Used some of the white recently and loved it.

Re: Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-21T06:08:06Z

I like Octave too, except for the white.

For some reason, every roll of white filament I bought from them (4-5 I think) was shrinkwrapped with something that simply wouldn't come off. I usually end up throwing away the first 4-5 layers (about 20-30 meters) due to the shrinkwrap material still being stuck to the filament.

Other colors I bought were just fine, the shrinkwrap simply came of and wasn't stuck to the filament.

Re: Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-20T14:57:35Z

After trying Solidoodle and Makerbot filaments, another user turned me onto Octave. $31 for 1kg spools and it is the most consistent filament I've come across. Of course, if you were to spend the time an cash on a Filastruder, THAT would be the cheapest and quality would depend on you.

Re: Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-20T05:35:22Z

Ughhh... Thanks. I was excited about that one too...

I wonder where the best quality/price balanced filament could be found then?

Re: Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-14T22:37:56Z

I bought filament from Printrbot before and it's only 1KG (2.2lbs). The 3lbs. mentioned there is the total weight including the spool.

Not to Bloody the Water

2014-07-14T06:12:23Z

Have you guys used printrbots filament? 3lbs for $30 sounds like a sweet deal to me.