1 Topic by Jason (edited by Jason 2012-12-24 14:16:46)

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Topic: SainSmart filament

Has anyone tried 'SainSmart' filament?  I know it is manufactured in China but on Amazon they are using FBA so they qualify for Amazons shipping practices/rates and customer service.  It also looks like they use a cardboard spool similar to Solidoodle (same supplier?).

Link to the Filament:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? … lament+ABS

I only see one review on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-1-75mm- … ewpoints=0

*edit*

Another review (2 stars for the cardboard spool):
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-1-75mm- … ewpoints=0

2 Reply by DePartedPrinter (edited by DePartedPrinter 2012-12-25 04:56:01)

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Re: SainSmart filament

I have not heard of or used that filament.

Another reason why I think we need this....http://www.soliforum.com/topic/650/filament-reviews/

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Re: SainSmart filament

SainSmart Filament  is certainly not the cheapest out there at $33/kg, but the print quality is great and I have not had any issues with it jamming. I have printed a roll of Green and a roll of Red, no issues on either.

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4 Reply by Leghk

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Re: SainSmart filament

I've gone through 1/2 kg each of yellow and lime SainSmart without any issues.

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5 Reply by Hunter Green

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Re: SainSmart filament

I've actually had better luck with SainSmart than Octave filament at this point, though that may just be luck -- I've had a lot of humidity-related issues lately (in the air, not the filament), and it seems to affect darker colors more, and I happened to get lighter colors from SainSmart on the whole.

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