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Review on πŸ“¦ Polymaker Filament 1.75mm: Cardboard-Resistant 3D Printing Material by Chris Edgerton

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Filament is smoother and hygroscopic

I'm used to printing with Hatchbox ABS, on which I can print perfectly most of the time, but I've changed it and got different results. I'm using a heavily upgraded Ender 3 (body, glass deck and all other upgrades) and am following recommended print settings. I had to do 16 different test prints (each with optimized settings based on previous printing errors) before I was able to print this filament correctly. It breaks very easily and the filament is significantly smoother and more slippery than any other filament I've printed with. Also, this filament is highly hygroscopic, which means it will absorb moisture, so bake and dry before printing. One good thing about this yarn is its ability to react with acetone (ABS thinner). In general, this filament is not bad, but with patience and testing you can get good prints with it.

Pros
  • practical article
Cons
  • so far so good