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SainSmart PLA filament

Discussion in 'Printing Filament' started by Randysy, Jun 16, 2013.

  1. Randysy

    Randysy New Member

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    I've been impressed with the SainSmart PLA filament from amazon:
    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sainsmart+1.75mm
    or
    http://www.sainsmart.com/other-1/3d-printing-material.html

    It is certainly not the cheapest out there at $50/kg, but the print quality is great and I have not had any issues with it jamming. I have printed a
    roll
    of Green and a roll of Red, no issues on either.

    The green is a nice
    light green
    , see here:
    [​IMG]
    The red is a deep red, much better red than the ABS I
    purchased
    from Leapfrog which was closer to orange, see here:
    [​IMG]
     
  2. CAMBO3D

    CAMBO3D New Member

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    Because of the difference in material properties pla will always look better than abs.

    have you tried robo3d pla filament?
     
  3. Printed Solid

    Printed Solid Volunteer Admin
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    You mean surface finish looks better? I've found I like ABS colors better.

    Glad to hear you are liking sain smart. I actually have a spool of yellow 3mm PLA I bought from them a while back and never used. I'll have to pull it out.
     

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