HATCHBOX 1.75Mm Silver Silk PLA 3D Printer Filament - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03Mm, 1Kg Spool Review

Quality filament that prints easily like the usual hatchbox colors, but has a reflective sheen to it. Also slightly more expensive but worth it if you want the shiny colors. Bridging and layer adhesion isn't as good as the non-silk colors, but should still be acceptable for most prints that aren't abused. If you use thin walls or make highly detailed prints, layer separation is often an issue compared to normal (non-silk) hatchbox and other good PLA type filaments.

Hatchbox is hands down the best FDM 3d print filament you'll ever buy. At first I tried buying alternative brands do save the $5 or $10 difference in price but everything else failed me. I experienced constant snapping, adhesion issues, warping, etc . with other brands but not Hatchbox. I've purchased three rolls all different colors and each one runs just as smoothly as the last. I know occasionally people will recieve a roll from a bad batch of fillament, but even then Hatchbox customer…

I haven't found a Hatchbox roll of color that hasn't been spot on perfect and this sweet lavender is no exception. The color is titled light blue, but when you hold it to blue, you see the shades of purple when compared. If you're looking for a nice pastel lavender, this is it. From the perfect spool winding to the matte finish you expect from Hatchbox, you'll be happy you made this purchase. Consider paring this with the Mint for a spectacular dual colored print. As usual, Hatchbox is one of…

I found this to be prone to not sticking correctly in fragile spots. In large, solid spots, it did very well and it looks beautiful, but doing anything fragile leads to splitting and breaks. I'm not sure if adjusting the settings would work, but I was working on a Creality CR10 which is a pretty nice machine. Regardless, you may have to adjust your settings, or otherwise, stick to really solid things without fiddly bits.

The filament has some really unusually material properties, it’s a surprisingly stretchy and seems to have an very high surface tension, which leads to warping and shrinking. My extruder gears struggled to extrude it even after I raised up the nozzle temp significantly above the manufacturers spec or the normal range for PLA. I gave 2 stars instead of 1 because the color is really quite beautiful and if you can get this filament to work I bet the finished parts would look amazing. As for me…

I really like Hatchbox plastic, because it always prints well. This "Silk" PLA is no different. Functionally speaking, it's still a great product. The issue I have with this versus Hatchbox's non-silk products is consistency. I ordered the exact same listing, and received two vastly different variations. The first was more brown, and the second is significantly more red. Enough so that I can't use both spools while printing the same parts.I included a picture for a visual. It shows the…

I have tried all sorts of settings, and even at 215C with 45% infill and 8 walls of thickness everything comes out brittle and airy. If I lighten up the settings a bit, it just doesn't have any layer adhesion at all. If you beef up all the settings you can get it to print, but don't expect anything that can be played with by kids. It is just going to be something that sits on a shelf.It is funny, because one of my favorite PLA filaments is Hatchbox's orange filament, which just makes everything

Printed with no issue at 205. Went down smooth and made a nice print. The color however is not as rich as the color in the photos. Happy all in all, would have preferred a bit more color though

Interesting filament, has a different feel than most for sure. a bit of extra stringing when I use it - but with a name like "Silk" I sort of expected it. It works really well for Lithopane printing, as well as any model where you don't intend to do a ton of post-processing.

It prints very well with high quality, since using this I haven’t had any issues with clogging or failed prints. The one issue I have is that it sticks to the print bed.

Not as strong as other hatchbox filaments, the color is good, but I was surprised that the quality wasn’t as good as regular hatchbox pla

The wind on the outside of the spool is bad. It was actually wound tight and poorly which cause it to snap when it knotted up. Hatchbox has been better than this up until now. Maybe this one was fluke.

The quality of this is amazing. But This one was role by a monkey blindfolded. I already damage 2 of my prints because of it

I love these silk filaments. I’ve had no issues printing with them and they look amazing at .15mm layers. They are pricey but if you already use Hatchbox (or the likes) filament then you’ll be used to paying over $20 for a spool of PLA.

This is not normal PLA, it is silk just like it says meaning you need to use higher temps but comes out very good. Hard part is any cleaning you need to do, very hard to clean. this is only reason I didn't give it a 5 stars rating.

It's interesting since the way it comes looks dull and gold almost brown color on the gold color. But once it is heated up and exits the extruder it's a brilliant gold with sheen and it's absolutely beautiful. Printed on my mp v2 select mks 1.4 converted printer at 60 bed temp and 210C hot end. Printed it on bare glass, zero adhesion issues, stuck like glue. Fantastic filament.

I started using Hatchbox filament on the recommendation of an online source. It is now my go to filament. It has proven more reliable than the other brands I have used. I will order Hatchbox unless they do not have the color or type of filament I need.

Beautiful filament that prints easily!I purchased the silk mint color PLA and it prints better than other filament I have used so far. I will definitely buy from hatchbox again!

I only buy Hatchbox PLA, I have tried other brands, but theirs is consistently high quality and I am happy with every roll. I have never had an issue, the colors are great, and each print comes out just as good as the previous one.

I enjoyed the look of this filament. Unfortunately, after about 20% of the roll was used, a tangle caused a long print to fail. I unrolled past the tangle, but found more of them and what appeared to be an incredibly poorly wound left 10% of the roll. I've contacted Hatchbox and am waiting to hear back on any options for a resolution.Edit: Hatchbox customer support was great and made things right. However, the product isn't available through any source I can find so I cant provide a better…