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Review on ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Gizmo Dorks 2.85mm Filament Printers: Advanced Additive Manufacturing Supplies for High-Quality 3D Printing by Russ Montgomery

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 which isn't too fair to back it up compare, so I'll try not to. First, it's quite difficult to work with as it doesn't stick to the print bed. 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
  • 3D printing filament
Cons
  • Some little things