<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/12590/has-anyone-used-these/ Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:08:01 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108238/#p108238 I use mostly the inland brand PLA  seems decent.
Makergeeks is USA made

Tin

]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:08:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108238/#p108238 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108229/#p108229 IronMan wrote:

I am on my 3rd roll of MakerGeeks ABS filament...very impressed with the consistency on the diameter; and it prints great.  $21.50 for 1KG spool.

I have also got very good results with MakerGeeks ABS Filament.  They are by far my favorite.  I have used hatchbox and it ok but I like MakerGeeks much, much better.

]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2015 05:12:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108229/#p108229 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108058/#p108058 Used Hatchbox PLA and ABS, Octave ABS, ColorFabb Bronzefill, and MakerBot PLA. Would recommend all, but Hatchbox is the cheapest and gives me fantastic results. Octave only makes ABS. Just printed a darth vader pen cup with Hatchbox black PLA and it looks so good. I've used Hatchbox Glow in the Dark PLA for tons of items too, wonderful stuff.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:49:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108058/#p108058 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108057/#p108057 I am on my 3rd roll of MakerGeeks ABS filament...very impressed with the consistency on the diameter; and it prints great.  $21.50 for 1KG spool.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:37:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108057/#p108057 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/108052/#p108052 Alchement ABS? Never heard of it
OHFILA ABS? Never heard of it
CuteQueen? Never heard of it
ESUN? - heard mixed reviews - most like it
Hatchbox? - ABS - Use it and like it - a lot
Elephant? -Never heard of it

Ive heard good things about Hatchbox and Inland, but ive also heard negative? all of these filaments are on amazon, with prime, 1kg rolls, just wondering if anyone has tried them. and what they thought.

for Inland filament - both ABS and PLA - definitely buy directly from Microcenter.com - $14.99 there, while Amazon price is $17.99... we have purchased several rolls from them and shipping is quite quick... usually have the product in 3-5 days, depending on when it was ordered

recently placed an order for some Hatchbox ABS through Amazon - took more than a week for the seller to even get it shipped with no communication about why it was delayed...once shipped it only took a couple of days, but geez...

Octave brand ABS (https://www.octave.com) is very good stuff - consistent quality across all the colors I have used (around a dozen)

I have had pretty good luck with Monoprice PLA (http://www.monoprice.com) but their ABS is not so great - it is just OK - colors are kind of faded looking once printed, and the quality is so-so...seems to print OK thru the stock SD4 hotend, but my E3D doesn't like it at all.

Glow in the dark filaments are not generally abrasive, but seem to like lower temps than similar filaments - I have 2 GITD ABS colors that print about 15-20 degrees cooler than my other ABS filaments do...

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:51:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/108052/#p108052 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107969/#p107969 Also stay away from from Fry's house brand called Shaxon. Nothing but bad luck there as well.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:29:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107969/#p107969 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107968/#p107968 OP:
Hatchbox and Inland are surprisingly good for the cost. I personally prefer Octave or filament made from my Filastruder (*8~ per kg).

If you ever want to play with PLA, I highly recommend Makerbot or ProtoPasta if you can afford either. Run like hell from JustPLA.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:16:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107968/#p107968 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107962/#p107962 switchblade5984 wrote:

are the glow in the darks harder on nozzles?

Glow in the dark is no worse than regular PLA. The stuff that is hard on nozzles are the filaments that have particles in them like wood, steel, brass, carbon fiber, magnetic iron, and so on.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:26:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107962/#p107962 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107961/#p107961 are the glow in the darks harder on nozzles?

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:22:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107961/#p107961 <![CDATA[Re: has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107957/#p107957 switchblade5984 wrote:

Alchement ABS?
OHFILA ABS?
CuteQueen?
ESUN?
Hatchbox?
Elephant?

Ive heard good things about Hatchbox and Inland, but ive also heard negative? all of these filaments are on amazon, with prime, 1kg rolls, just wondering if anyone has tried them. and what they thought.


Inland is Microcenters house brand and you can get it cheaper there. I have had no issues with it. Esun is Chinese and I have found your mileage varies. Hatchbox is supposed to be the cream of the crop. All the others are Chinese as well. One thing you learn with filament is you get what you pay for. It is hit or miss. Case in point I love PET+ filament from MadeSolid. I bought a spool of Goldenrod (yellow) and printed a balljointed robot. There is a post about it in the filament selection. The stuff was beautiful and supports broke away easily leaving no marks. I bought a spool of almond (off white) this weekend and have nothing but troubles and failures trying to get it dialed in.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:55:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107957/#p107957 <![CDATA[has anyone used these?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/107954/#p107954 Alchement ABS?
OHFILA ABS?
CuteQueen?
ESUN?
Hatchbox?
Elephant?

Ive heard good things about Hatchbox and Inland, but ive also heard negative? all of these filaments are on amazon, with prime, 1kg rolls, just wondering if anyone has tried them. and what they thought.

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:48:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/107954/#p107954