After buying your 3D Printer, your single most regular expense is likely going to be that much needed 3D printing nectar – Filament. The filament you decide to use is likely going to be one of the most important decisions you’re going to make. It’s effortless to become overwhelmed with the amount of choice suddenly.
Choosing the wrong filament
Pick the wrong/cheap filament, and you could end up jamming your 3D Printer.
You could cause a serious issue to occur with your extruder.
As a consequence, spend unnecessary amounts of time cleaning it up.
It could cost you a print job!
All of the above can and likely will happen at some point. But, making sure to pick the right filament will help to lessen these potential problems.
- Hatchbox
- Prima
- eSun
- TIANSE
- Mars
#1 HATCHBOX 3.00mm Black PLA 3D Printer Filament – 1kg Spool (2.2 lbs.) – Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Hatchbox PLA 3D Printer Filament is a big seller on Amazon. It comes highly recommended by those in the know.
#2 3D Prima Value PLA Filament also comes highly recommended. However, there are a few complaints about this one getting tangled as it is fed off the spool. There are cheap and quick fixes for this sort of issue, which can be found online easily enough. And this is something that can happen with any spool.
#3 eSUN 3D Printer Filament is widely considered to be Hatchbox’s direct competitor. Again there are spool tangling issues with this one, again fixable in the same way.
#4 TIANSE Black 1.75mm PLA 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 2.2 pound Spool Range comes very highly recommended. It exceeds our expectations at the least.
#5 3D MARS PLA 3D PRINTER FILAMENT performs very well. Print results are very smooth and the surface adhesion is right on the money. Good for printers that struggle with controlling temperature.
Do you have a favourite filament brand?
If so leave us a comment below and share your fave fila!
So there you have it, these are five of our favourites. The Filament market is wide open, and there are lots more to chose from, especially if you’re after a variety of colours. Overall, we believe that these five are up there at the top and are hard to beat. Be sure to look into these when considering which filament to buy, and above all else, make an informed decision.
Happy Printing 🙂
