Micro Center filament for $19.99

I am not sure if this is the place to post this but Micro Center has filament for 19.99. I was wondering if anyone has anything to say about it? The brand is "Toner Plastics" which has a MicroCenter label. I picked up two spools of ABS because they were out of PLA. They sell Makerbot filament too but it cost anywhere from 47-109.

-Greg

I've never seen it this cheap! Let us know how it works out

Interesting. I see the "velleman" and makerbot filament on their website for $40+ per spool but not that stuff. I like that they have green and silver PLA.

would be great if i didn't need to drive 1200miles to the nearest store. these prices are for pickup only.

makes sense though if you are near one with these state initials.
CA,CO,GA,IL,KS,MA,MS,MI,MN,MO,NJ,NY,OH, and TX!

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/2014 05:08PM by jamesdanielv.

Don't forget about TX, I am fortunate to have one across the street from my work. Once I get my printer going again I can let everyone know how it works. The sale ends tomorrow and the price goes back to 40.

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Interesting. I see the "velleman" and makerbot filament on their website for $40+ per spool but not that stuff. I like that they have green and silver PLA.

same here. do not see sale one.
anyone have link?

You will have to add your store for inventory search

[www.microcenter.com]#

All,

I started using the 20 dollar Micro Center ABS and although it had some moisture, it still printed acceptable. I measured the diameter in several places and it was 1.73-1.75. Overall i'm happy with it and If this stuff goes on sale again I will definitely buy some more. Hopefully next time my store will have the PLA to test.

-Greg

Microcenter has the toner plastic on sale again but for 15.99 this time. I have been using nothing but this stuff and have been very pleased with it.

[www.microcenter.com]

I just bought one spool of every $15.99 Toner Plastics item they had in stock at their nearest store to me (60 miles away). Unfortunately, I accidentally twisted my ankle loading it into my car at the store, so I left it out in the driveway for now after a painful drive home in traffic and hobbled into the house.....

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2014 05:13PM by vreihen.

That sucks dude, sorry to hear. I bought 6 rolls of different colored ABS. I haven't tried the Toner PLA because my ABS has been working good for me. PLA causes my printer feeding problems and I wouldn't trust it on a 30 hour print.

My wife jokingly said that my next project should be a DIY X-ray machine as she was taping up my swollen ankle!

Seriously though, my printer project has reached the point where it is time to start gathering an inventory of various colors and types of filament to make thing that aren't printer parts, and a couple hundred bucks goes a long way to filling up the workshop with $15.99 spools. I just wish that they carried orange filament, because I think that I'm going to be using a lot of it in the future. One of the spools that I bought was black ABS, which is probably the best non-scientific test for filament quality.....

@vreihen : Here ya go, and I hope you heal fast...

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