Review on OVERTURE PLA Plus (PLA ) Filament 1 by John Ghattamaraju

**Second update** I'm trying to buy more. Looks like Revain doesn't have enough stock to order it. One of two brands/filaments that I keep coming back to because they stand out so well from the crowd. Tried other brands and other types of plastics, also for different reasons (different properties e.g. strength, impact resistance, colors, cost) and none of them were as easy and gentle to use as Overture's PLA Pro. Prints made with other threads often look like they have been visited by a family of tiny spiders. Even after optimization of retraction, temperature, print speed; other filaments still have a relatively large number of thin filaments that have to be cleaned after production. Overture's PLA Pro has spoiled me very much with almost no stretch on almost all printed parts. As much as I love tinkering, I'd rather spend more time designing than tweaking extrusion settings. I'm going back to Overture for PLA because I just want my filament to "work". **Original Review** I bought this and used it as starter filament for my Ender 3 v2. As a newbie to 3D printing, this is the very first filament I've used in my life (I haven't used Ender's short PLA starter filament pack). My very first print was almost perfect with settings matching Overture's recommended nozzle/bed temperature and print speed (my settings are 210°C nozzle, 60°C bed, 60mm/s print speed, 20-100% fan). The prints stuck very firmly to the glass platform and were difficult to knock over during printing, but the prints came loose easily after the platform had cooled (the trick is to make sure the Ender OEM glass plate is very clean (ie wipe with alcohol) before each use) Also hung prints with very narrow ridges (this recommendation does not apply to PETG where an adhesive such as glue stick or hairspray was required for good 1st layer adhesion) either warping, then warping was minimal and almost imperceptibly; did not find it necessary to add edges when using this filament. Adhesion was very good, even in raised parts printed without support structures. The 20% infill withstood a 4-6 inch hit with a claw hammer without deforming, i. H. The indentations are high in stiffness (ie less plastic deformation than PETG) but once deformed they don't have much resilience and ability to return to their original shape and may crack/fracture instead. Considering it's a PLA variant, it's not designed for structural elements, but it turned out to be much stronger than I expected, was very easy to use for beginners, and produced beautiful prints, including lithophane. I definitely recommend it.