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Review on Gizmo Dorks 3Mm (2 Additive Manufacturing Products by Roger King

Revainrating 4 out of 5

First ABS filament for my Ultimaker 2 Extended

This is the first ABS filament I've used, so I don't have any other basis for comparison other than PLA, that's not too fair is to compare it to, so I'll try not to do it. First, it's quite difficult to work with as it doesn't stick to the printing platform. If this is your first ABS filament, be prepared to also buy Kapton tape and use acetone juice to make a wand. Do a YouTube search and you will understand. Once you fix the ABS what I printed will be really tough. They are slightly flexible but very stiff. It's a bit strange that the spool of filament is black, but when you print something, it looks more like pine green. Again I have no other experience with this type of filament so I don't know if this is normal but just so you know. You may need to print at a fan speed of 80% or less, or you may get heater errors. I also don't think it will work with an extruder size less than 0.6 because they will clog. I got it working with .6 and .8. Possibly at higher temperatures (I use 210) but then you have to play with the fan speed again. The delivery wasn't very good. I had to order this twice as the first time it appeared UPS staff had lost or stolen the item. The box was half open and it actually looked like it had been taped open. I was there when they delivered it so I know it wasn't opened while it was on my porch. I'm giving 4 stars because I can't compare it to anything else like it and also for shipping and discoloration.

Pros
  • Filament roundness: +/- 0.07mm
Cons
  • vanishing