1 Topic by SophiaL (edited by SophiaL 2021-08-26 04:48:44)

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Topic: where do you buy your filament?

Yeh, basically what the title says
Where (in the uk) is the best/cheapest place to get filament? I'm running a bit short on budget, so need it cheap, but obviously cost vs quality comes into it, I dont want 100's of failed prints (or clogged nozels) because of bad filament lol.

any advice or starting points greatly appreciated. google is giving me a headache.
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2 Reply by Tin Falcon (edited by Tin Falcon 2016-11-04 10:32:47)

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Re: where do you buy your filament?

There is a post with this same title in the filament sub fora. There are some links to eu sites  Iam USa so cant tell you the best deal in the UK.



I will say the white cheap filament i have is a little funky to print with . IMHO shop around and find someone  that has filament and try a roll. I have never had a really bad roll of filament. Moisture can case some issues so get stuff that is vacuum bagged Other than that pay your money and take your chances . There are some UK folks hear that may chime in  IIRC Gravy and Anthem are UK folk.  IIRC they use amazon UK for many printing purchases.

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Re: where do you buy your filament?

Not a UKer myself. I'm sure kr15_uk could suggest something (it's in the name smile ).

Wherever you buy it, I've had good luck with (most) Inland PLA filament and it runs on the cheaper side of average. Do read reviews carefully if you're buying online though. The Inland white I'm using now requires 210c to even start getting decent layer adhesion, and their blue requires 230c unless you're extruding straight into the garbage. Other colors I've tried from them have been awesome though.

Just watch out for the consistency of the product you buy. Cheap filamwnt cam be great if you get a good batch, or it can be really really horrible.