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Review on 🖨️ Gizmo Dorks 1: Top Quality Additive Manufacturing Products and 3D Printing Supplies by Ramon Hood

Revainrating 3 out of 5

If you DO NOT NEED it, choose PLA

This is a good ABS when it comes to ABS. Unless you have a specific reason to print from ABS; However, you should avoid it. The difference in ABS and PLA printing is like driving a car with a joystick versus an automatic transmission. He's picky and this ABS is no exception. On a heated bed (110°C), with a head temperature of 238°C, with a raft over hairspray-soaked Kapton tape, I still had enough creases to ruin the print. Suspension from ABS, the same. Fast print speed (95mm/s), slow print speed (30mm/s), fan on, fan off, fan running at half speed, fan running at full speed - warp, warp, warp, more or less. That's not a hit to this ABS, that's a hit to the entire ABS. This filament is no exception and does not protect you from the undesirable properties of ABS plastic. As for color, it's pure white, but not the bright, retina-burning titanium dioxide white we're all used to. The smell is not as bad as other ABS filaments. FOLLOW UP: I tried this thread again and I still don't like it. I'm starting to wonder if there is contamination in the filament itself - it's the ONLY filament I have that seems to be partially clogging my extruder, resulting in under-extrusion. Just to be sure, I took about 12 cold hits before using it. This filament adheres fairly well to Buildtak BuildTak 3D Printing Build Surface, 8" x 8" Square, Black (Pack of 3), with no additives, but I haven't tried large flat printing yet. Also, the color of this thread is better described as "white as a bone". FYI, Gizmo Dork's ABS Filament product page (unpostable link): ABS Filament SPECIFICATIONS** Net Weight: 1kg or 2.2lbs Diameter: +/- 0.05mm Roundness: +/- 0.07mm Temperature prints: 220-240°C Heated bed temp: 110°C From Gizmo Dorks blog on ABS printing: SPECIFICATIONS: ABS filament size: 1.75mm or 3mm Glass transition temperature: 105°C (221°F) Printer extrusion temperature: 220°-240°C (428°-464°F) Hot stage temperature: 110°C (230°F) This data is for general information only as the Revain list is somewhat missing. I really want to like this thread. I think I was spoiled by Hatchbox HATCHBOX 1.75mm White ABS 3D Printer Filament - 1kg Spool - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm. I plan to constantly play around with the pressure settings as ABS can be finicky and the pressure response can change drastically with just a 5 degree temperature change, but I'm not optimistic.

Pros
  • Filament Roundness: +/- 0.07mm
Cons
  • No Auto