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Review on PLA Filament 1 by Christopher Bates

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Rainbow thread absorbs too much moisture.

I bought a roll of this material and it printed well for the first two days. After two days I started under-extruding which eventually resulted in a clogged nozzle. I've tried increasing the temperature and also tested the settings other reviewers have posted here on Revain, but I kept getting jams no matter what I did. I suspected the thread was very hygroscopic, so I measured the roll on my postal scale, wrote down the results, and dried it in kibble overnight. When I weighed the reel the next day it had lost over 8g which tells me that this thread is absorbing too much moisture. I would recommend that you store this roll in a sealed desiccant bag when not in use. This version changes colors very slowly. You have to print something very large to get more than 2 colors. To be honest I'm very disappointed with the performance of this thread.

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