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Review on HATCHBOX 3D Filament: Unsurpassed Dimensional Accuracy for Additive Manufacturing by David Dober

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Usually good company, terrible PLA.

Good. Well, I'm actually a pretty big fan of Hatchbox. I've used their black, copper, orange, red, and a few other colored PLA filaments. I also used ZIRO marble thread and Solutech 3D transparency thread. But their gray color is by far the worst PLA I've ever used. Point. I tried 3 rolls of it and all 3 rolls were just rubbish. The color isn't too bad, it's a cooler grey. However, ALL POSSIBLE PRINT ERRORS are displayed. So get ready. color is required. It holds up well about 80% of the time, which is terrible. I posted photos of one of my recent prints alongside a ZIRO PLA filament print (also new). Note the TOTAL 1mm GAP on the print. Why? I don't know dude. The printer printed normally. He just didn't want to stay. Maybe. You can also see how large gaps there are in the bottom and top layers. Massive Gaps. Big enough for a needle. No problem with ZIRO. Worst of all, ALL the gray buns I've tried had a tangled thread in the middle! HOW?! WHY?! You can see in my first photo the confusion that caused my 20 hour print to fail at the 15th hour. SO ANNOYING! It's like wasting 300g of filament due to poor quality control! Come on Hatchbox! Serious. Really let this thread run. Try literally any color but not this one.

Pros
  • 3D printing consumables
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.