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Review on Premium Quality Black HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament With High Dimensional Accuracy - 1 Kg Spool, 3.00 Mm by Adrian Woodside

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great filament, stupid size

This is a great filament and compares well to much more expensive Pro PLAs I've used. I have tired of spending twice much at MatterHackers and decided try a roll. I have not been disappointed with the results. I just use the Generic PLA preset on my Ultimaker 3 with the original Bowden tube, only modifying it from 2.85 mm to 3.00 mm . I didn't even slow the print speed. It just works. My Bowden tubes are about 2 years old so I suppose they may be slightly enlarged internally from wear, but I had no problems whatsoever.That said, why won't HatchBox just conform and make this stuff in 2.85 mm diameter like everyone else in the world? It would eliminate a lot of angst in buying it (and many of the bad reviews). I have to create a profile in Cura for every color I print to accurately display what it will look like because I can't use my Generic PLA profiles that all assume 2.85 mm filament. I will be trying filament from eSun next time just because of HatchBoxes almost stupid refusal to make a 2.85 mm version.

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Pros
  • the Hatchbox 3D PLA Printer Filament works wonderfully in our 3D Printers
Cons
  • Very stringy, seems weaker than other PLAs.