Hey Chris im glad i found you on youtube. Ive watched your unboxing of Bambulab A1. And decided to buy one. I have tried many filament brands. Got some samples of esun pla+ and printed out of the box really great benchys compared to other brands i've used. So... For everyone asking... Your top5 its very accurate. Great work and keep it like that. Cheers
I’m looking to print a cap for my water bottle. If you can tell me which plastic would be best for outdoor mountain biking I would really appreciate it. I use whatever links you have. Thanks.
I had a major 24 hour print fail most of the way through using HATCHBOX. The filament was very poorly wound. I started over and had to babysit most of the next 24 hours. Will NEVER use HATCHBOX again. Either a brand can be relied upon or not, especially in this simple context.
Even tho these are all very good filament manufacturers (except Amazon Basic), not having Prusament in the Top 3 is a crime and just feels like a affiliate link spam scam.
What about Bambu Filament? I bought plenty of it when i got the printer, now i keep seeing everyone keep saying other brands? Was Bambu filament a bad choice? I got it on bulk sale so didnt pay much per KG but would love to know if i should stop with Bambu and go for the ones you show in the video?
I just got a bambu lab printer and the test filament is so great compared to esun pla or polymaker petg. The final result is better if you are looking for a cleaner and soft end. The difference is noticeble but I'm not sure if the price is according. Personally, I'll paint most of the prints I want to be clean so my next filament is esun pla plus. If I would use the print as is and the money is not problem I'd take bambu lab
YOUSU PLA+ Was the first filament I bought, because it was cheap. Got VERY good prints, without drying or tweaking. Wanted some black. Got a different "no name" brand. Prints were terrible. Dull, rough, stringy. Tried all the tricks, drying ect. Still dull and rough and weak. Bought YOUSU black.... OH MAN. Prints better than the first roll of Yousa white. Crisp, shiny, strong. Brand does make a difference!
i do not support your list. the best filament is the cheapest you can get your hands on. i am printing rn with 4$/kg chinese alibaba filament and have 0 problems. also you more or less only mentioned the PLA filaments and not the brands varieties in materials which is a big con to this list - some of us dont use pla at all anymore because its just cheap beginner crap which has no real pros besides ease of printing. how about PC ? PMMA ? PE ? any engineering filaments ? this is a huge bonus if a brand offers engineering filaments as well
@@3DPrintDood if you got the right settings and a good printer you can print pretty much every filament with no problems. do the calibrations set your parameters print. with that 4€ PETG first try. it just gets tricky if you got filament that changes properties over time like PVA or some flexibles but thats a storage problem not a printer or parameter problem. start with a printer like the anet a8 where you have to learn everything from the ground up and you can print with any printer and any filament.
Any specific alibaba suppliers or cheap filament manufacturers you'd recommend? I'm looking for some good inexpensive options for TPU, ABS, PA, & PC. Some of the prices get crazy expensive for what amounts to just spools of plastic. I agree if it prints and functionally performs similar why spend more? Anyway any recommendations on specific suppliers or brands or suggestions of what to look for would be greatly appreciated!
@@Jayko30 I run a small 3d print farm but am currently scaling pretty rapidly. I'd certainly be looking at those quantities or greater, at least for our core materials. When working with suppliers I assume you get samples first? Do you find you get consistency between the sample products and the larger MMQ orders? I'd hate to get one sample product and like it, and then place a large order only to find I get something else. Have you done repeat orders with particular suppliers and if so do you find the product is consistent across batches. Do you get them shipped in containers or air freight? Ever have any issue with orders being damaged/delayed/not arriving? Sorry for the wall of questions man just hard to get real answers.
1. Hatchbox - amzn.to/3VNGSZg
2. eSun - amzn.to/3W171nH
3. Polymaker - amzn.to/3xhrUkX
4. Overture - amzn.to/4bbPxJm
eSun and polymaker have been my go to, might have to give these other ones a go at some point.
Hey Chris im glad i found you on youtube. Ive watched your unboxing of Bambulab A1. And decided to buy one.
I have tried many filament brands.
Got some samples of esun pla+ and printed out of the box really great benchys compared to other brands i've used.
So... For everyone asking... Your top5 its very accurate.
Great work and keep it like that. Cheers
Elegoo filament works awesome. Did some prints with their MATTE finish and totally smoothe. Always use a dryer
I’m looking to print a cap for my water bottle. If you can tell me which plastic would be best for outdoor mountain biking I would really appreciate it. I use whatever links you have. Thanks.
Unless your gonna be throwing it off a cliff you could just use some PLA with 100% infill
I had a major 24 hour print fail most of the way through using HATCHBOX. The filament was very poorly wound. I started over and had to babysit most of the next 24 hours. Will NEVER use HATCHBOX again. Either a brand can be relied upon or not, especially in this simple context.
Even tho these are all very good filament manufacturers (except Amazon Basic), not having Prusament in the Top 3 is a crime and just feels like a affiliate link spam scam.
Where are all the fish!?
So literally just the first 5 brands that pop up on Amazon...
One is slightly different in price
What about Bambu Filament? I bought plenty of it when i got the printer, now i keep seeing everyone keep saying other brands? Was Bambu filament a bad choice?
I got it on bulk sale so didnt pay much per KG but would love to know if i should stop with Bambu and go for the ones you show in the video?
I think it's just that bambu is a bit more expensive than other brands
If you are getting good, consistent prints with it that you’re happy with and the price is reasonable to you I don’t see any issue using it 🤷♀️
I just got a bambu lab printer and the test filament is so great compared to esun pla or polymaker petg. The final result is better if you are looking for a cleaner and soft end. The difference is noticeble but I'm not sure if the price is according.
Personally, I'll paint most of the prints I want to be clean so my next filament is esun pla plus. If I would use the print as is and the money is not problem I'd take bambu lab
What’s the difference between pla pro and pla plus
Do you still make fish videos?
Not really lol
Source: Trust me dude. 🤣 Genz "review" quality.
YOUSU PLA+ Was the first filament I bought, because it was cheap. Got VERY good prints, without drying or tweaking. Wanted some black. Got a different "no name" brand. Prints were terrible. Dull, rough, stringy. Tried all the tricks, drying ect. Still dull and rough and weak. Bought YOUSU black.... OH MAN. Prints better than the first roll of Yousa white. Crisp, shiny, strong. Brand does make a difference!
I have to wonder how many actual manufacturers there are. I've got a feeling it's a lot less than the number of brands available.
A filament brand im having success with so far is giantarm at least the blue one ive had for a few months
The new Sunlu Pla High Speed is amazing.
You just repeated yourself over and over it got to be unwatchable. Maybe practice in a mirror or... idk edit your videos?
Thanks for checking out the video 🙏
i do not support your list. the best filament is the cheapest you can get your hands on. i am printing rn with 4$/kg chinese alibaba filament and have 0 problems. also you more or less only mentioned the PLA filaments and not the brands varieties in materials which is a big con to this list - some of us dont use pla at all anymore because its just cheap beginner crap which has no real pros besides ease of printing. how about PC ? PMMA ? PE ? any engineering filaments ? this is a huge bonus if a brand offers engineering filaments as well
Damnnn really? I like your mentality! Haha
@@3DPrintDood if you got the right settings and a good printer you can print pretty much every filament with no problems. do the calibrations set your parameters print. with that 4€ PETG first try. it just gets tricky if you got filament that changes properties over time like PVA or some flexibles but thats a storage problem not a printer or parameter problem. start with a printer like the anet a8 where you have to learn everything from the ground up and you can print with any printer and any filament.
Any specific alibaba suppliers or cheap filament manufacturers you'd recommend? I'm looking for some good inexpensive options for TPU, ABS, PA, & PC. Some of the prices get crazy expensive for what amounts to just spools of plastic. I agree if it prints and functionally performs similar why spend more? Anyway any recommendations on specific suppliers or brands or suggestions of what to look for would be greatly appreciated!
@@cbro212 depends on your MOQ... the prices i get with 4$/kg have an MOQ of 500kg
@@Jayko30 I run a small 3d print farm but am currently scaling pretty rapidly. I'd certainly be looking at those quantities or greater, at least for our core materials. When working with suppliers I assume you get samples first? Do you find you get consistency between the sample products and the larger MMQ orders? I'd hate to get one sample product and like it, and then place a large order only to find I get something else. Have you done repeat orders with particular suppliers and if so do you find the product is consistent across batches. Do you get them shipped in containers or air freight? Ever have any issue with orders being damaged/delayed/not arriving? Sorry for the wall of questions man just hard to get real answers.