Best PLA for particular jobs? May 04, 2017 11:23AM |
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PDBeal
I've had very good results with Hatchbox PLA or eSun PLA and eSun PLA+. Both have been very easy to work with and relatively inexpensive ($20-25 depending on color and availability) from Amazon.com. However, I once saw a "cheap PLA" advertisement from Deltrprinter, and bought a few rolls. I've had nothing but trouble getting them to extrude properly. I've ended up getting them to work, but they require much higher temps and don't look as good in the finished product as the Hatchbox or eSun brands and also require much slower speeds. It's almost as if the Deltrprinter ones have some sort of plastic filler or recycled material in them making them more difficult to work with.
All I can say, is not all PLA is equal, especially if I pull out the Deltrprinter version the melted end looks a lot different than what I've seen from the melted end of the Hatchbox or eSun filament.
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cwaa
When I was building my printer, I wanted a Wade extruder and I had one made. I asked for ABS, but apparently it was made from PLA. I put it on the back seat and drove home. When I got there the extruder motor mount was warped from the sun. What a piece of shit plastic. I have never printed with PLA myself in over 1 1/2 years of printing. I have two rolls still in the plastic wrap, but every time I think about using it, I ask myself it the object I am making needs to be long lasting and I use ABS. What type of objects do you use PLA for?