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Review on ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Dremel Printer Filament: Optimal Diameter & Weight for Superior Printing Results by Marc Gallner

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Extremely brittle, good shape memory, breaks between uses

Like all other Dremel PLAs I've used in my Digilab 3D45, this filament breaks after every few uses if left for no more than 2 Days in a row (cracks in 2 or more places due to the strong memory of the round shape and the fragility of the thread). This happens at a maximum of 3 places: in the guide tube, outside the guide tube and next to the extruder. I don't have this problem with other brands of filament in my other non-Dremel 3D printer. I contacted Dremel support earlier this year about this silver PLA issue and they sent me a free replacement spool of the same fragile filament which results in a lot of waste as I have to cut and reload about 6" of filament fragments. Every time I type after not typing for days. I was hoping it was just a problem with the silver Dremel PLA, but apparently it's happening with the red one too. PLA isn't known for its flexibility, but at least it shouldn't break while it's on the spool before it's used to print. and the desiccant bag was intact, this isn't the first coil this has happened to so I'm guessing Dremel just has the wrong formula for their PLA. Too bad for such a high price. It's the most problematic and brittle filament I've ever used, but at least it doesn't stick and seems to be a consistent width. I have lost over 3ft of this reel due to breakage since receiving it on November 28th. I only use it because using non-Dremel filament requires an external spool holder and voids the warranty on my Dremel printer, and I'm not ready to do that just yet.

Pros
  • 3D printing filament
Cons
  • I'll write later