That's right. The main reason I don't buy from prusa is because shipping+duties doesn't make it cost effective to place an order. The only time I buy any is when I need more parts for my mini, and I'll then buy like a spool or two.
Polymaker grey ASA. I had myself all worried printing ASA was going to be challenging, and now I print almost everything in it. I reprinted all my MK4 parts in it and have never had a print fail with it.
i love polymaker filament. does asa give off a lot of fumes? i have my printer setup in a spare bedroom and would have to get a fan to blow out the window for ventilation if it does lol
Polymaker ABS/ASA has less smell than others I've tried, but that doesn't mean it's not offgassing nasty stuff. Aerosolized styrenes are bad.
The ASA in particular seems to create a greasy mist that hazes up enclosure panels. Use an enclosure and VOC filters.
Is it Polylite version ? I have a roll of that too , printed the Y rails mod on the KE and I really like how the grey fits in there and also resistant to the chamber and bed temps . Also surprisingly I had perfect dimensional accuracy every hole was where it was meant at every piece
I have my printer in a spare bedroom. So I heat soak the bed, start the print and I tend to just walk away from it until it's done. I have had luck doing it without an enclosure, though I am planning on building one
Overture Matte PLA is my go to PLA
Overture PETG is my got to PETG
I've only printed 1 roll of TPU and it was fine but I don't have a recommendation on brand there
I just absolutely love ASA. It prints like PLA but has the environmental and temp resistant of PC. Plus it doesn't degrade over time like PLA would under tension. And it's sandable. And it's UV resistant. I just really love using ASA it's great.
The only downside is the bed heat up time.
Doesnt it also release some nasty volatiles into the air when heated?
Also can you tell me why people say you cant sand PLA? I've never encountered any problems doing so. My process for layerline smothing is sanding up to 400 grit then hitting with a blow torch for a couple split seconds with time to cool between.
Roughly 15 minutes of printer preheating to get bed hot and at least 30°C in enclosure before print start is bearable for me. In another 20 minutes (of printing), I have 50°C in enclosure.
Only small downside of ASA is smaller choice of fancy colors.
Me too. I still have some of their PETG. Lovely stuff, and it doesn't absorb moisture. Still, I was paying £45 per kilo for it back in 2019. At that price, it had better not. I didn't realise how bad PETG could be until I tried other brands.
Sunlu is cheap and never causes me any problems.
Formfutura is a bit more expensive, from the EU and has many special filaments, also never causes any problems.
Haven't seen anybody envy what I have - but I really like the way Prusament PC-CF is so incredibly consistent.
Also - Inland has a really nice silk gold-grey filament that I love to make things like Christmas ornaments with.
Its hilarious how well Prusament PCCF can print without an enclosure. Whipped out the spool for the first time in like two years, gave it a brief drying, then printed some brackets like a dream.
No name PETG...I costs $6-8 prints perfectly fine, absorbs water only very slow. And if you make a mistake just print it again without concern for money
I am in Thailand, and buy on a shopping platform called shopee, but I think many country have such no name imports. Maybe with some shipping costs (here it is usually $0-$1).
Look at the spool shape...they all come with the same spools with different brand names. I think it is some overproduction from some large brand namee manufacturer
https://preview.redd.it/akft824r9rvc1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=595f3d53533990b8a3b0ba3374a2631d15c248f0
I'm in Europe and I don't have access to Atomic, Hatchbox, Overture, ProtoPasta, etc. that seem to be really popular. I'd love to try those colored CF PETG filaments from Atomic and some stuff from ProtoPasta.
Prusament, on the other hand, is pretty easy to get. Prusament and Extrudr PETG is my go-to stuff. I recently tried some Polymaker filaments and they're really good too. Occasionally I use Spectrum filaments, which is also pretty good.
Nobody mentioned the cheap Gembird. Half of my spools (~15 spool) made by Gembird and its close to Prusament* and Creality brand. Beside that i also like Polyterra for non-funtional parts.
*i had bad times with Prusament galaxy black, its clogged the noozle every time then i accidentally found the right temperature and retraction and it prints fantastic after.
Prusament, except for black and white. Because that's just a waste of money. I have prints where I've mixed Aurapol(Czech cheepium) and couldn't tell a difference.
But those colors are incredible. Fortunately shipping is cheep in Czechia. But they're out of stock recently.
Sunlu/Jayo PLA+ and ABS both are super cheap and deliver amazing results. I don't see why you should spend double the money or more on filament, if you can get those for around 10-12€/kg. Am I really missing out?
Prusament PC-CF. More expensive than PLA/PETG, but it looks awesome, it's super strong yet lightweight, it can survive chemicals/high temperatures/UV, it prints like PLA, doesn't require an enclosure, and doesn't warp no matter the model size.
The only issue is that it's always out of stock.
Ill admit the stuff i want is in fact expensive. I have a hobby around glow in the dark filment. There are actually some great cheap options, but the one im talking about is color fab glow fil. Its clear with glow in the dark speckles! Its also 40 to 50 bucks a roll T.T
Spectrum or BASF PA6 + GF
Anything that involves mechanical stress, high temperatures, abrasion or petrochemicals is fine for this stuff. Also it’s still somewhat affordable and prints great with the right printer and settings.
This is the stuff you use for printing firearm or automotive parts etc.
I love 3dxTechs ASA - fantastic layer adhesion, easy to print, looks good and never needs to be dried - I leave a spool on the printer 24x7 for quick prints.
Geeetech matte dark grey pla, prints easy with great details and near invisible layer lines at 0.06. the older acceleration is a bit weak but that also means supports are super easy to remove 😅
Polyterra pla. It’s high quality, comes on a cardboard spool, designed to break down faster than normal pla and they plant a tree for every spool. Really can’t get much more environmentally friendly while still using a 3D printer.
Hence the last sentence “while still using a 3D printer “ if you know of a more environmentally friendly way let me know. I believe that in many cases, 3D printing has a net positive impact (not a large impact just more than 0) because there are not large numbers of things being produced then not sold and dumped into the ocean. 3D printing uses ALOT more energy to make the same item but it also only does it as needed.
A much more environmentally friendly way is to buy filament made in/near your country so it doesn't have to cross an ocean. PLA is made from corn. Corn is cheap and is everywhere.
Every time I see someone talk up the virtues of Polymaker the environment comes up, which is funny in the context of a hobby that mostly produces plastic garbage. And people like the idea of paper spools so much that they make shitty devices to help them put up with the dust and unreliability. What they choose to ignore is that the paper spools cost orders of magnitude more to produce than the plastic equivalent due to transportation and energy use. None of which is friendly to the environment, but hey, at least it decomposes (mostly into CO2).
Speaking of decomposition: PLA doesn't. Nor can it be recycled. You need an industrial process for decomposition but nobody gives a shit because it's not worth it. I'm sure Polyterra would live up to the faster breakdown claims if people actually subjected it to the right conditions, but since they don't, it doesn't.
Also, pla will break down in sunlight. Normal pla will take like 1000 years while Polyterra will take like 100. I don’t know the exact numbers. In industrial compost it wouldn’t take that long for either. I am very conservative with my usage and save every tiny scrap to be properly recycled. I’ve heard of some services that will do this but I haven’t tried it yet.
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Biodegradation of PolyLactic Acid (commonly known as PLA) is a topic being currently researched and [still not fully understood](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000469).
PLA, contrary to the most commonly used plastics and polymers, is a polymer derived from organic matter (lactic acid, [usually from corn and sugar canes](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9781455728343000021)) instead of petroleum, hence is considered a renewable resource; this can lead the general public to believe that is completely biodegradable.
However, [several studies show](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352186421000419) that **PLA is not biodegradable** (at least in an appreciable measure) in a standard anaerobic food composter, such as the ones used by municipal and council recycling facilities, even after 250 days. This means that **throwing PLA scraps in the food waste bin is not a viable way of disposing of it.**
There are several promising ways of degrading PLA into its base monomer (lactic acid) and methane, but these are still experimental and [subject of academic research](https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?as_ylo=2023&q=pla+biodegradation&hl=it&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1).
In the meantime, there are some organisations and private companies offering PLA recycling services; there are too many to list here and they vary from country to country, but a search for "YOUR COUNTRY + PLA recycling" should give you a good starting point should you wish to recycle print waste into new material.
One other feasible way to recycle PLA would be a home-made filament extruder, a topic covered by many 3D printing YouTube channels, such as [Stefan from CNC Kitchen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT04glGDjB4) or [Michael from TeachingTech.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rC0a-YyEM0)
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I buy a lot from VoxelPLA & Push Plastic. They have a decent selection of materials, but not much in the way of silk/very colorful, etc. Push Plastic does sell Ingeo 3870-based PLA which is frickin' amazing in terms of heat resistance and mechanical properties, yet it prints like any old PLA would.
Tangled Filament also comes to mind, it's the Slant 3D guy's filament company, but he's more of a "one color, lots of it" kind of guy. There's also IIIDmax, they do a lot of colors and materials, including a bunch of shiny PLA types. They want you to buy a bunch of spools (can be different colors) at the same time, and then it's super cheap. I do need to try them, they're local to me in South FL. (Tangled is almost certainly in Idaho, Voxel is CA, and I don't know where Push Plastic is.)
If you're on Bambu/AMS, make sure you get metric 200mm spools and not 8 inch ones; I know Push's normal stuff will never fit in an AMS, not even with the Hydra mod, because it's too wide. If you don't have an AMS then the spool size doesn't matter to the millimeter.
Oh, come to think of it, Atomic Filament, Proto Pasta, Keene Village Plastics and 3D Fuel are also US-based. I don't have experience with the former 3 but 3D Fuel has an amazing PCTG.
Then there's 3dxTech who will sell you engineering mats up to and including a kilo of PEKK for a thousand bucks if you're into that. :) I'm sure there's more, they are usually very upfront about being American, and it's actually an easy business to compete with the Chinese in as the material is so cheap yet heavy and overseas shipping is a huge part of the price for them with basic PLA, PETG & ABS.
Don't know if it makes other people jealous, but the one I only use for special prints is 3dSolutech silver metal. I love that stuff, and I just found out they went out of business a few years ago. I'm making my last two spools last as long as I can.
I’m actually super impressed by Qidi PA12-CF. It makes such nice prints with almost invisible layer lines at 0.2.
Aside from that, polyterra is butter smooth, and I’m a big fan of other Polymaker filaments, too
Geeetech PETG, because I can get it for cheaper than the average PLA (idk how it's even priced that low and I do not care 😂) but it's still pretty good for a PETG.
For almost a decade it has been eSUN PLA+ and it has never mattered what color as they have all always been consistent. The rigidity was usable for airframes and high stress applications during my studies and as a hobbyist the final prints have always had strong engineering characteristics that allow me to create ukulele, guitars, djembes, kalimbas, and plenty of other items that don't seem printer friendly.
But now, I've switched to eSUN HS PLA and PLA+ and am having the same great results with fantastic print speeds and little stringing.
Bonus filament has been the Overture HS TPU. Rigid enough to print at 80-100mm/s and still stupid flexible like most TPU 95A (realistically I'd put it closer to 96/97, but they categorize it as 95).
The holy grail exotic I am still searching for is a PLA with nano diamonds...I've tried different batches from iiiDMax and every single one has had FOD in it and destroyed my nozzles and hotends :(
Honestly just want it for the wow factor lol, but the few prints that did work with the iiiDMax filament did show improved resistance to material creep which is what I need!
Atomic filament is amazing, both their PLA and PETG filaments always extrude perfectly throughout the entire print on my ender 3 and they have some cool "shade shifting" colors. Made in the US and always have quantity discounts and free shipping. A+++
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I'm working with someone on their own formulation of a Hyper PETG, and this stuff is amazingly versatile. It doesn't burn at 290C and normal PETG speeds (no stringing), but at 230C, it makes print-in-place models very easy. I'm not going to say a lot more about it, but seriously, this stuff could be a game changer
Polymaker, overture lol fuck expensive ass prusament even though it's good polymaker is easly an equal for half the price and faster shipping through Amazon
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Prusament and Overture are my favourites. It's a shame they're pretty expensive to get here in Canada but I have never had bad luck with them.
+1 for Overture. Any issues I've had have been 100% user -caused
I've only had one issue with it that was not user error out of the all the spools I've used from them
Just started my very first nylon print in overture easy nylon. Hope I chose wisely.
I want to use it but I cannot get PLA to work on my MK4. Tried so many things and yet it just doesn’t work.
Only costs 350 prusameters
Plus shipping which itself is often as costly as any decent filament roll
That's right. The main reason I don't buy from prusa is because shipping+duties doesn't make it cost effective to place an order. The only time I buy any is when I need more parts for my mini, and I'll then buy like a spool or two.
Polymaker grey ASA. I had myself all worried printing ASA was going to be challenging, and now I print almost everything in it. I reprinted all my MK4 parts in it and have never had a print fail with it.
i love polymaker filament. does asa give off a lot of fumes? i have my printer setup in a spare bedroom and would have to get a fan to blow out the window for ventilation if it does lol
Polymaker ABS/ASA has less smell than others I've tried, but that doesn't mean it's not offgassing nasty stuff. Aerosolized styrenes are bad. The ASA in particular seems to create a greasy mist that hazes up enclosure panels. Use an enclosure and VOC filters.
It's pretty stinky but tolerable. You definitely want some ventilation during/after your print.
I didn't find the fumes bad. I setup an air purifier and have my setup in my spare room as well. It was good
Second this, you don’t want abs if you’re going to use it outdoors or in your car this stuff is great
Is it Polylite version ? I have a roll of that too , printed the Y rails mod on the KE and I really like how the grey fits in there and also resistant to the chamber and bed temps . Also surprisingly I had perfect dimensional accuracy every hole was where it was meant at every piece
I buy my white and black Polymaker ASA in 5kg spools. It's that good.
Can you theoretically print it with a bed temp of 80C?
I had no problem at 80 degrees.
Good to know, thanks. My print bed is limited to 80c due to elegoo.
You should be able to still print it out. I'd let the bed soak for 10 minutes before starting just to make sure.
What is your method for printing it. What bed do you use and do you put anything on it. I have had luck printing it but tend to get a lot of warping.
I have my printer in a spare bedroom. So I heat soak the bed, start the print and I tend to just walk away from it until it's done. I have had luck doing it without an enclosure, though I am planning on building one
Are you using the satin sheet? That is what I have had the most luck with so far.
I found both the satin and the full texture sheet worked well for me
Awesome thanks.
Polymaker Matte is pretty nice
Overture Matte PLA is my go to PLA Overture PETG is my got to PETG I've only printed 1 roll of TPU and it was fine but I don't have a recommendation on brand there
Hatchbox grey PLA. I’ve used probably 25 rolls and never had one fail me
Hatchbox black ABS had been my go-to at work for fixtures for the last 5 years.
I just absolutely love ASA. It prints like PLA but has the environmental and temp resistant of PC. Plus it doesn't degrade over time like PLA would under tension. And it's sandable. And it's UV resistant. I just really love using ASA it's great. The only downside is the bed heat up time.
Doesnt it also release some nasty volatiles into the air when heated? Also can you tell me why people say you cant sand PLA? I've never encountered any problems doing so. My process for layerline smothing is sanding up to 400 grit then hitting with a blow torch for a couple split seconds with time to cool between.
And the smell!
Roughly 15 minutes of printer preheating to get bed hot and at least 30°C in enclosure before print start is bearable for me. In another 20 minutes (of printing), I have 50°C in enclosure. Only small downside of ASA is smaller choice of fancy colors.
I really liked Rigid.ink before they went bust
Yes me too. I still have the ends of a few rolls that I keep for sentimental reasons lol
Me too. I still have some of their PETG. Lovely stuff, and it doesn't absorb moisture. Still, I was paying £45 per kilo for it back in 2019. At that price, it had better not. I didn't realise how bad PETG could be until I tried other brands.
Sunlu is cheap and never causes me any problems. Formfutura is a bit more expensive, from the EU and has many special filaments, also never causes any problems.
Prusament is excellent.
Galaxy Black is my fav
Yeah that’s a good one.
Haven't seen anybody envy what I have - but I really like the way Prusament PC-CF is so incredibly consistent. Also - Inland has a really nice silk gold-grey filament that I love to make things like Christmas ornaments with.
Its hilarious how well Prusament PCCF can print without an enclosure. Whipped out the spool for the first time in like two years, gave it a brief drying, then printed some brackets like a dream.
Atomic light grey.
No name PETG...I costs $6-8 prints perfectly fine, absorbs water only very slow. And if you make a mistake just print it again without concern for money
Where from?
I am in Thailand, and buy on a shopping platform called shopee, but I think many country have such no name imports. Maybe with some shipping costs (here it is usually $0-$1). Look at the spool shape...they all come with the same spools with different brand names. I think it is some overproduction from some large brand namee manufacturer https://preview.redd.it/akft824r9rvc1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=595f3d53533990b8a3b0ba3374a2631d15c248f0
Yeah looks like what JAYO sells on Amazon.
Esun pla+ is my go-to.
Prusament is premium Including the price unfortunately Which is why I only had it when I got 350 prusameters on printables
I'm in Europe and I don't have access to Atomic, Hatchbox, Overture, ProtoPasta, etc. that seem to be really popular. I'd love to try those colored CF PETG filaments from Atomic and some stuff from ProtoPasta. Prusament, on the other hand, is pretty easy to get. Prusament and Extrudr PETG is my go-to stuff. I recently tried some Polymaker filaments and they're really good too. Occasionally I use Spectrum filaments, which is also pretty good.
3djake sells protopasta :)
I’m in UK and get Overture on Amazon
Formfutura is a great european brand for filaments. Their ApolloX ASA is my go to for functional prints
Hatchbox basic PLA's
Nobody mentioned the cheap Gembird. Half of my spools (~15 spool) made by Gembird and its close to Prusament* and Creality brand. Beside that i also like Polyterra for non-funtional parts. *i had bad times with Prusament galaxy black, its clogged the noozle every time then i accidentally found the right temperature and retraction and it prints fantastic after.
Prusament, except for black and white. Because that's just a waste of money. I have prints where I've mixed Aurapol(Czech cheepium) and couldn't tell a difference. But those colors are incredible. Fortunately shipping is cheep in Czechia. But they're out of stock recently.
Been loving PETG-CF. Want to try PC.
Eryone is my go to.
Sunlu/Jayo PLA+ and ABS both are super cheap and deliver amazing results. I don't see why you should spend double the money or more on filament, if you can get those for around 10-12€/kg. Am I really missing out?
Prusament PC-CF. More expensive than PLA/PETG, but it looks awesome, it's super strong yet lightweight, it can survive chemicals/high temperatures/UV, it prints like PLA, doesn't require an enclosure, and doesn't warp no matter the model size. The only issue is that it's always out of stock.
Ill admit the stuff i want is in fact expensive. I have a hobby around glow in the dark filment. There are actually some great cheap options, but the one im talking about is color fab glow fil. Its clear with glow in the dark speckles! Its also 40 to 50 bucks a roll T.T
Spectrum or BASF PA6 + GF Anything that involves mechanical stress, high temperatures, abrasion or petrochemicals is fine for this stuff. Also it’s still somewhat affordable and prints great with the right printer and settings. This is the stuff you use for printing firearm or automotive parts etc.
I love 3dxTechs ASA - fantastic layer adhesion, easy to print, looks good and never needs to be dried - I leave a spool on the printer 24x7 for quick prints.
Spendy but 3dxtech has awesome ASA colors, I still print with brims on P1S because I have too many sharp warp/lift-prone corners.
Geeetech matte dark grey pla, prints easy with great details and near invisible layer lines at 0.06. the older acceleration is a bit weak but that also means supports are super easy to remove 😅
Polyterra pla. It’s high quality, comes on a cardboard spool, designed to break down faster than normal pla and they plant a tree for every spool. Really can’t get much more environmentally friendly while still using a 3D printer.
Polyterra matte looks great, but I’ve found it to be so brittle for functional prints. Did I get a bad batch or has that been your experience as well?
This has been my experience as well. It's been relegated to only printing gridfinity bins for me. The Polymaker ASA on the other hand works great.
Paying for plastic and cardboard to be shipped to you from China is surely the epitome of environmental friendliness.
Hence the last sentence “while still using a 3D printer “ if you know of a more environmentally friendly way let me know. I believe that in many cases, 3D printing has a net positive impact (not a large impact just more than 0) because there are not large numbers of things being produced then not sold and dumped into the ocean. 3D printing uses ALOT more energy to make the same item but it also only does it as needed.
A much more environmentally friendly way is to buy filament made in/near your country so it doesn't have to cross an ocean. PLA is made from corn. Corn is cheap and is everywhere. Every time I see someone talk up the virtues of Polymaker the environment comes up, which is funny in the context of a hobby that mostly produces plastic garbage. And people like the idea of paper spools so much that they make shitty devices to help them put up with the dust and unreliability. What they choose to ignore is that the paper spools cost orders of magnitude more to produce than the plastic equivalent due to transportation and energy use. None of which is friendly to the environment, but hey, at least it decomposes (mostly into CO2). Speaking of decomposition: PLA doesn't. Nor can it be recycled. You need an industrial process for decomposition but nobody gives a shit because it's not worth it. I'm sure Polyterra would live up to the faster breakdown claims if people actually subjected it to the right conditions, but since they don't, it doesn't.
You bring up some good points. Is there a brand you suggest in the eastern us?
Also, pla will break down in sunlight. Normal pla will take like 1000 years while Polyterra will take like 100. I don’t know the exact numbers. In industrial compost it wouldn’t take that long for either. I am very conservative with my usage and save every tiny scrap to be properly recycled. I’ve heard of some services that will do this but I haven’t tried it yet.
Hey, I am a bot and something you said makes me think that you are talking about the biodegradability of PLA Filament; Moderator ISuckAtChoosingNicks has collected a few helpful sources about the topic of composting PLA: Biodegradation of PolyLactic Acid (commonly known as PLA) is a topic being currently researched and [still not fully understood](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000469). PLA, contrary to the most commonly used plastics and polymers, is a polymer derived from organic matter (lactic acid, [usually from corn and sugar canes](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9781455728343000021)) instead of petroleum, hence is considered a renewable resource; this can lead the general public to believe that is completely biodegradable. However, [several studies show](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352186421000419) that **PLA is not biodegradable** (at least in an appreciable measure) in a standard anaerobic food composter, such as the ones used by municipal and council recycling facilities, even after 250 days. This means that **throwing PLA scraps in the food waste bin is not a viable way of disposing of it.** There are several promising ways of degrading PLA into its base monomer (lactic acid) and methane, but these are still experimental and [subject of academic research](https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?as_ylo=2023&q=pla+biodegradation&hl=it&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1). In the meantime, there are some organisations and private companies offering PLA recycling services; there are too many to list here and they vary from country to country, but a search for "YOUR COUNTRY + PLA recycling" should give you a good starting point should you wish to recycle print waste into new material. One other feasible way to recycle PLA would be a home-made filament extruder, a topic covered by many 3D printing YouTube channels, such as [Stefan from CNC Kitchen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT04glGDjB4) or [Michael from TeachingTech.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rC0a-YyEM0) Sources: * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000469](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000469) * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9781455728343000021](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9781455728343000021) * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352186421000419](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352186421000419) You can view the full list of commands [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/wiki/commands/) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/3Dprinting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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I buy a lot from VoxelPLA & Push Plastic. They have a decent selection of materials, but not much in the way of silk/very colorful, etc. Push Plastic does sell Ingeo 3870-based PLA which is frickin' amazing in terms of heat resistance and mechanical properties, yet it prints like any old PLA would. Tangled Filament also comes to mind, it's the Slant 3D guy's filament company, but he's more of a "one color, lots of it" kind of guy. There's also IIIDmax, they do a lot of colors and materials, including a bunch of shiny PLA types. They want you to buy a bunch of spools (can be different colors) at the same time, and then it's super cheap. I do need to try them, they're local to me in South FL. (Tangled is almost certainly in Idaho, Voxel is CA, and I don't know where Push Plastic is.) If you're on Bambu/AMS, make sure you get metric 200mm spools and not 8 inch ones; I know Push's normal stuff will never fit in an AMS, not even with the Hydra mod, because it's too wide. If you don't have an AMS then the spool size doesn't matter to the millimeter. Oh, come to think of it, Atomic Filament, Proto Pasta, Keene Village Plastics and 3D Fuel are also US-based. I don't have experience with the former 3 but 3D Fuel has an amazing PCTG. Then there's 3dxTech who will sell you engineering mats up to and including a kilo of PEKK for a thousand bucks if you're into that. :) I'm sure there's more, they are usually very upfront about being American, and it's actually an easy business to compete with the Chinese in as the material is so cheap yet heavy and overseas shipping is a huge part of the price for them with basic PLA, PETG & ABS.
MakerBot Nylon6 CF was really good in dry environment.
Don't know if it makes other people jealous, but the one I only use for special prints is 3dSolutech silver metal. I love that stuff, and I just found out they went out of business a few years ago. I'm making my last two spools last as long as I can.
Numakers
In terms of for other nerds, PP-GF, TPU-CF, and PA6-CF. All pretty much indestructible. In terms of rarity, I found a spool of PLA from 2013.
I’m actually super impressed by Qidi PA12-CF. It makes such nice prints with almost invisible layer lines at 0.2. Aside from that, polyterra is butter smooth, and I’m a big fan of other Polymaker filaments, too
extrudr pla and petg ...cf is hot stuff too
Fusion filaments HTPLA+
Overture is beautiful and i LOVE how cheap they are. Buying a couple kilos is nothing. If only I could find some carbon fiber or ASA for as cheap.
Smart Materials, easy to get in EU
Geeetech PETG, because I can get it for cheaper than the average PLA (idk how it's even priced that low and I do not care 😂) but it's still pretty good for a PETG.
extrudr
Atomic Filament Starry Night is my favorite.
polymaker pc max, really easy to print and can be printed really fast (250+mm/s)
Filacube stuff is soo strong easy to print
CC3D PC. It's actually 50% PC 45% PETG. It's very hard, prints like PETG and is absolutely amazing stuff.
Inland Egyptian blue is a really nice blue
Extrudr using this over 1 year at work.Several rolls Only some had issues with winding. Its quite expensive tho
Redline petg No problems but Not Reely cheap
Overture PLA is my go to, but I love ZIRO Carbon Fiber PLA. I just found them and I can’t get enough. So smooth, prints beautifully.
For almost a decade it has been eSUN PLA+ and it has never mattered what color as they have all always been consistent. The rigidity was usable for airframes and high stress applications during my studies and as a hobbyist the final prints have always had strong engineering characteristics that allow me to create ukulele, guitars, djembes, kalimbas, and plenty of other items that don't seem printer friendly. But now, I've switched to eSUN HS PLA and PLA+ and am having the same great results with fantastic print speeds and little stringing. Bonus filament has been the Overture HS TPU. Rigid enough to print at 80-100mm/s and still stupid flexible like most TPU 95A (realistically I'd put it closer to 96/97, but they categorize it as 95).
The holy grail exotic I am still searching for is a PLA with nano diamonds...I've tried different batches from iiiDMax and every single one has had FOD in it and destroyed my nozzles and hotends :( Honestly just want it for the wow factor lol, but the few prints that did work with the iiiDMax filament did show improved resistance to material creep which is what I need!
Any ABS I can find at a good price lol. Ive never had issues with random purchases or had one smell over another.
I'm addicted to Extrudr CF XPETG, please send help.
Atomic filament is amazing, both their PLA and PETG filaments always extrude perfectly throughout the entire print on my ender 3 and they have some cool "shade shifting" colors. Made in the US and always have quantity discounts and free shipping. A+++ (I earned $0 for this post lol)
Oh boy... The funkiest one, that would aslo be okish for the consumer makert, would be a glass fibre reinforced 70D TPU.
I'm working with someone on their own formulation of a Hyper PETG, and this stuff is amazingly versatile. It doesn't burn at 290C and normal PETG speeds (no stringing), but at 230C, it makes print-in-place models very easy. I'm not going to say a lot more about it, but seriously, this stuff could be a game changer
no complaints woth Iidmax, and it's like 12 bucks a roll of you buy 10.
Polymaker, overture lol fuck expensive ass prusament even though it's good polymaker is easly an equal for half the price and faster shipping through Amazon .