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Re: Not to Bloody the Water

null@example.com (wardjr) — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:16:07 +0000

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

null@example.com (pirvan) — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 06:08:06 +0000

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

null@example.com (AZERATE) — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:57:35 +0000

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

null@example.com (exineport) — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 05:35:22 +0000

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

null@example.com (pirvan) — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:37:56 +0000

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

null@example.com (exineport) — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 06:12:23 +0000

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