Best PLA filament for 3D printing

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I tried out 10 brands of filament from Amazon, come see which one is our favorite!
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0:00 Intro
1:22 Polymaker - Packaging
1:27 Overture - Packaging
1:32 Creality 3D Ender Series - Packaging
1:37 Duramic 3D - Packaging
1:42 Anycubic - Packaging
1:47 Hatchbox - Packaging
1:52 Inland - Packaging
1:57 eSUN - Packaging
2:02 GEEETECH - Packaging
2:07 SUNLU - Packaging
2:12 satisfying package opening
2:28 printing the model
3:03 the initial results
3:58 Polymaker - result summary
4:40 Overture - result summary
5:08 Creality Ender series - result summary
5:24 Duramic - result summary
5:48 Anycubic - result summary
6:08 Hatchbox - result summary
6:42 Inland - result summary
7:08 eSUN - result summary
7:33 GEEETECH - result summary
8:05 Sunlu - result summary
8:18 First Place - Anycubic
9:13 Second Place - eSUN
10:15 Third Place - Duramic
10:52 Runner Up - Sunlu
11:33 Outro
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Amazon Associate Affiliate Links:
*by using the Amazon affiliate links below, we receive a small commission on eligible purchases.
Anycubic PLA - amzn.to/3C9iRBz
eSUN PLA + - amzn.to/3I6MxTK
DURAMIC PLA+ - amzn.to/3G0SXRR
Sunlu PLA - amzn.to/3VvLUGj
Geeetech PLA - amzn.to/3Gm7CbA
Creality Ender Series PLA - amzn.to/3WTMCOZ
OVERTURE PLA - amzn.to/3WwrJJA
Hatchbox PLA - amzn.to/3YOxG6t
Inland PLA - amzn.to/3YSduAy
Polymaker PLA - amzn.to/3FYZUTd
(please note, prices can fluctuate. Prices mentioned in the video were at the time of purchase)
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Printers that I own:
FDM printers
Ender 3 Pro: amzn.to/3VJaVxQ
Creality CR10s: amzn.to/3CFjzaf
Resin Printers
Elegoo Jupiter: amzn.to/3Q6IGYX
(I own the original Elegoo Mars, but they have newer models)
Elegoo Mars 3: amzn.to/3YYI9fH
Thanks for watching!

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@Reazer69German Жыл бұрын

10 Shades of Grey XD

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for the laugh :)

@Slowed8796 8 ай бұрын

The little brother of 50 shades of grey XD. Nice one!

@proterotype Жыл бұрын

I needed this kind of info to help choose filaments. I’m new to 3D printing and appreciate the help

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, so glad you found it helpful. Welcome to the 3D printing club, happy printing!

@Sigue24 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video, I bought a Creality Ender 3 S1 recently and have only tried inland filament but now I am going to check out some of these other options.

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks so much for watching! Happy printing!

@josephhurtado8113 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid, thanks for the insight

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kevinmartin8019 Жыл бұрын

I'm brand new to 3d printing, I've had my ender 3 pro for alittle over a week and glad I found this video for great options for new filament. I have the gizmo dorks filament I was given, I'm hoping it works well, at least for practice

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the 3D printing club! I'm so glad the video was helpful to you, thanks for watching!

@user-ve7sz8pv7m 10 ай бұрын

If you are a novice, you should try iSANMATE's matte filament, which is very easy to print and has a good printing effect

@chriss7031 7 ай бұрын

ive been 3d printing for about a year now with a Ender 3 Max Neo. Ive had the best luck with creality and hatchbox PLA. When i put the sprite extruder on and started into PETG, again creality seemed to work the best right out of the box. I wanted to like polymaker but had the same problems as described in the video. But after watching this video i will try some of the cheaper ones.

@cowboygeologist7772 6 ай бұрын

Great review. Thanks for posting.

@xykit 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, and thanks for watching!

@Avargatoth 7 ай бұрын

Great job Xykit, earned that sub man!! keep it up!!!

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks so much!

@octopro8937 Жыл бұрын

Great video I have an FLsun sr and I was having a hard time finding the best filament, you earned yourself a sub

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@fuzzlestick 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, well done.

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@davelm42 7 ай бұрын

The exact video I was looking for.

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thanks for watching.

@davidfarris1332 Жыл бұрын

I'm new to 3d printing and every time I've ordered a new color of PLA I've gone for a different brand to test. I'm partial to Polymaker at the moment but I've only tried 5 brands so far. The Polymaker prints great at 205/60 once flow rate was calibrated. Good video!

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Welcome to the 3D printing club! That's a great idea to try a new brand every time you need another roll. Its crazy how different each brand can be sometimes, but spending some extra time dialing in settings can totally be worth it. We just printed at the same settings for the sake of consistency. Thanks for watching, and happy printing!

@hammadhahmeda3094 Жыл бұрын

can you tell the temp,e steps flow rate and other settings for polyterra pla

@nikkolaus 2 ай бұрын

I've got some Duramic (D3D), CC3D, Elegoo, and eSun... Love em all.

@xykit Ай бұрын

I haven't tried Elegoo PLA yet. Is it pretty good?

@RickTheGeek 10 ай бұрын

I’ve used the overture space grey and I think it looks nice. Most of the time I use inland cuz it’s the micro center house brand and works well

@xykit 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, honestly, it seems that most filaments these days will perform pretty well if you dial in your settings. Convenience and affordable are definitely big factors for me also. If I can get a filament that works well, ships to my door, and is affordable, I'm in! Thanks for watching!

@garrettscott138 6 ай бұрын

New to printing so this helps out a lot, I bought some Hatchbox filament as I see plenty of amazing reviews and I really like the range of colors they provide !

@xykit 6 ай бұрын

Awesome, welcome to the world of 3D printing! Thanks for watching!

@emeralddumas4994 Жыл бұрын

Very in-depth review! Would love to hear how they do if you were to fine tune the settings a bit more!

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, I started with my default settings for that printer, but I do think with a little fine tuning several of these filaments could be even better. Seems like most brands of filament will do the job, but there do seem to be some that are a little better than others. Thanks for watching!

@Selppins Жыл бұрын

I’ve used Fulament filament and it’s been amazing. It’s a bit pricier, and often times most colors are out of stock so I’m looking for other brands for other colors. Thanks for your video

@xykit Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen that one, just looked it up, seems like they have some good variety (when it's in stock). I'll have to try it out sometime. Thanks so much!

@Polarbear00713 Жыл бұрын

It would be see an Tier List vs Numbered list. It takes pressure off of having a BEST one. Besides that, thanks for the video! Gave me something to think about

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's a good point. Honestly, it seems like most filaments will preform pretty well when your get the settings dialed in with your specific machine. I was pretty impressed with the Anycubic brand though, as it gave me very clean results at my normal settings without any tweaking. I've gone back and used more of each of these rolls, and the Anycubic and eSUN have stayed my favorites. Thanks for watching!

@DarienHarp Жыл бұрын

Love the review, thanks for the comparisons! (Also, just learned it's pronounced Zy-kit, I've just been saying X-Y-Kit ever since I started following.) I've used Overture for my small business for the better part of 2 years now. The stringing is something I experience as well. However, I feel it's a pretty easy side effect to deal with in my products. I also feel that the recyclable spool is a big plus, as I am still holding on to my old plastic spools in hopes of being able to reuse them instead of throwing them out. Hope to see more from you in the future!

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, I do really like those cardboard spools! Overture had a very wide selection of colors, so I'd be curious to try out a few more!

@mattlebel Жыл бұрын

So it isn't just me. I've mostly had good luck with Overture except for the stringing and that for some reason I have tons of adhesion issues with their standard PLA but NOT with their Matte PLA. The Matte prints like a dream. And dumbass me accidentally had an Amazon subscription for the non-matte so I have 7 rolls of it...

@DarienHarp Жыл бұрын

@@mattlebel How funny, it's been the reverse for me. The Matte stuck too well and ruined my build plates (I'm not using glass so maybe that's the difference?), but the regular PLA works perfect for me.

@mattlebel Жыл бұрын

@@DarienHarp I’m printing on a Neptune 2S with a Pei sheet. The matte has worked great at 205/50 and the regular is still having issues at 220/60. At first I was trying to print it with the same temp as the matte and it was awful. Now I just end up with one corner lifting for some reason. But it’s 99% better than it was. Once I’m done with these 7 rolls I will be sure to buy matte. I think their labels are easily confused.

@DarienHarp Жыл бұрын

@@mattlebel I don't know what you use to clean the Pei sheet between prints, but I bought an all-purpose cleaner and wipe down the bed every few prints. Works wonders and even better than rubbing alcohol in my opinion. Maybe that will help with the adhesion.

@mrchilled85 Жыл бұрын

im very new to 3d printing having picked up a anycubic mega x last week i have been using anycubic filament as where its a cheap price i just got it to use for testing and stuff but the finish has been great i have to say only been doing small stuff like keyrings for my motorcycle group but i love it

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Welcome to the 3D printing club. I've been pleasantly surprised by the final result with the Anycubic filament. Thanks for watching, and Happy Printing!

@mrchilled85 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit Thank you and happy printing to you to :)

@ozarkmountainranger4201 Жыл бұрын

@xykit you should try Monoprice PLA Plus in Black. I have had consistent results at 207C nozzle and 60C Glass Bed (Ender 3)

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Hey good to know, I don't think I have tried that brand. I would love to try more brands in the future. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@JamesBrown-kc2nb Жыл бұрын

Good review, liked the examination of the different brands. Long time fan of eSun PLA+, printed dozens of spools worth, price is a little higher but worth it I think. Printed a great deal of Inland when I first started out but had a few spools that gave me fits, only us Inland for some of the Glass colors now. Hatchbox is my other go to filament when eSun is unavailable. I will give Anycubic a spin and see how it goes, price point is good. Love your Kickstarter campaigns, looking forward to see where you take the channel.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I really liked the eSUN, seems like it is worth the slightly higher price. Seems like the Anycubic price fluctuates quite a bit, but so do a lot of things on Amazon. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your own experiences!

@krollmond7544 Жыл бұрын

I love eSun but holy hell whoever winds the spool needs contacts.

@rogelioenns Жыл бұрын

I use a lot of esun pla+. Prints pretty good on my x1 carbon. I just have to keep the nozzle temp low cause otherwise it struggles with overhangs.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Good to know, thanks for watching.

@omegadeepblue1407 Жыл бұрын

How much low?

@rogelioenns Жыл бұрын

@@omegadeepblue1407 between 205 and 210 degrees Celsius.

@Jangmo_SC 3 ай бұрын

I also had the same warping results with Polymaker

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

Good to know, thanks for sharing, and for watching the video!

@RocktCityTim 9 ай бұрын

Good dig in, but there's a brand that I discovered around 8 months ago - IIID Max. I've gone to exclusively their PLA+ for my Sovol SV06 and SV07 printers. I'd given SUNLU, Polymaker, eSun, American Filament, AnyCubic, and GeeeTech brands good runs (I print functional engineering parts) over 7 months, and the eSun and IIID Max PLA+ products were the consistent performers. When I add in IIID Max's bulk order deals (3, 6, 10, etc), their pricing puts them in the lead by a good margin. Also, when I started using larger nozzles and bigger layers, it really became the star. Also, while I normally use their black and Night Gray, I've not needed to change the settings for colors including white, red, green, or blue variations.

@xykit 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I have not tried this brand before. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for watching!

@terrylyn Жыл бұрын

Anycubic makes really good resins as well, maybe that's why they performed so well in this test.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

That's good to know, I'd like to try their resin out at some point. Thanks for sharing

@alfonsito2652 Жыл бұрын

The any cubic one gets moist quicker than others, but the filament that I can always look to is the ender series one. Just tune it once and forget it

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for sharing, I haven't had it very long yet.

@mulldennis Жыл бұрын

e-sun PLA+ all the way.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@crashoverride6413 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the review - i'm even looking for new filament, cause i don't get some from my old used brand (3d Kordo) again - so i looked for options, especially when i need to print out parts for others (meaning of that i need at least 2 different colors) that i might have a decent filament what doesn't make many problems... had such one (fiberlogy - it's PETG, but that prints horrible, so i wouldn't buy again a role from them) who leads me into problems, and i don't want it again (just mentioning, it doesn't stick very well - even on a completely cleaned glassbed, so that a raft is needed for prints). with the 3D kordo - just got a role from that from somewhere "around the corner" - i didn't have issues with printing, the quality was out of the box (with a "standard profile" from cura) really good - so, i can recomment that PLA even for usage. i'm not really sure how much it costs in the us (if you get it there), but compared to amazon, it's cheaper than esun, but a little bit expensive than sunlu (esun: 25€, sunlu: 19€, 3D Kordo: 20€) for a 1kg spool.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and for sharing your experiences :)

@Soravia Жыл бұрын

Polymer and Hatchbox has best consistency in extrusion. Their PLA CF has most stable extrusion across wider temp ranges and best for high speed printing.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Great, thanks for sharing! I'll keep that in mind if I get some faster printers in the future!

@spark669 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you liked the sunlu. I’m running a basically stock Ender 3 v2 and I’ve had nothing but problems with both the red and the gray where it swells up in the Borden tube.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Oh that's interesting. I didn't have that problem on the CR-10s. I still have some left that's been sitting for a while now, I'll have to see if it gives me trouble in future prints. Thanks for watching!

@NWGR 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this, some great info. I've used a few of these brands and they all print similarly enough once you get the settings dialed in, so now I just go for the best prices. Of those you tested, which one would you say is the lightest gray? I'm trying to find a close color match for my bambu a1 mini for some accessories. Great content btw, subscribed. 🙂

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yep, watch the sales on Amazon for sure, the prices are constantly fluctuating. The Anycubic was probably one of the lightest greys we used, at least at the time. Happy Printing!

@nathanw5747 11 ай бұрын

so i have a question which filament has the longest life span Out of package without a filament dryer . which become brittle 1st? . i recently bought some inland from micro center and its terrible a couple months in and im getting all kinds of misprints and break ups

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

That's a good question, and would be a great test. Honestly, I'm not sure. I do tend to keep them in a zipped bag though with a desiccate packet. I have gone back to several of the various rolls and they seem to still be printing fine, even without using a filament dryer.

@treskelley7814 10 ай бұрын

I like the esun pla+ I bought black and that gray. I have ender 3 max Neo. It’s really strong too.

@xykit 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, I agree, the eSun pla+ is a pretty nice filament. How do you like the ender 3 Max neo?

@treskelley7814 10 ай бұрын

I'm liking the max neo so far. I'm slowly upgrading it - so far all metal hot end and noctua fans. I've had it 6 weeks and this is my first printer@@xykit

@xykit 10 ай бұрын

@@treskelley7814 that's great! Welcome to the 3D printing world!

@jenittowinit 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! How about iiid max?

@xykit 5 ай бұрын

Haven't tried that brand, do you like it?

@jesseburson Жыл бұрын

Poly maker likes to be cool at about 200c. It also seems like it has a broad range of retraction length anywhere between 4-7mm @ 40mm/s. Those strings will go away and I've printed the army beige @ .10mm layer height and could hardly tell there were lines.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, good to know. I'll try that out next time I pull that roll out.

@lordwafflesthegreat 11 ай бұрын

Huh, I use default Prusaslicer settings for "Generic PLA" and get near perfect prints on a Prusa Mini+ with Arctic Teal, Cotton White and Peanut Brown Polymaker Polyterra PLA. And those colours are really matte, which I like because I mostly print D&D minis and terrain.

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

@@lordwafflesthegreatThanks for sharing. I've actually used up most the rest of the Polyterra PLA on the Bambu Labs printer with their default settings and had much better results than on my CR10. I do kinda like the matte finish that it has, might have to try some of their other colors.

@cruzearnold2664 7 ай бұрын

I just bought a Creality K1 Max, can I print with the eSun pla+ with light having to change nozzle or anything. Thanks I’m advance

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Yes, you should be able to, I believe it comes standard with a .4mm nozzle and that is almost universal. I only use a .6mm nozzle because on my older 3D printers it gives a big speed improvement. I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to use the eSUN PLA+ with the K1 Max. Thanks for watching and happy printing!

@Sysshad 11 ай бұрын

You should test 3Dprima select and 3dprima easy print aswell. I only use those. Works OK And I only print everything but grey at 200 degrees celcius

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Oh nice, I haven't tried that brand, I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks!

@sanderveenman599 Жыл бұрын

i used Esun pla + for most my prints until i got to using their white pla + no matter what i tried i could not get it to extrude consistantly on my ender 3 v2 with a microswiss NG . so at least for white, im not using esun anymore. Also, every now and then you get a spool that is a mess and needs rewinding.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Oh that's good info to know. It's interesting how color can affect how filament prints. I really liked the eSUN pla+ in grey. Thanks for sharing, and Happy Printing!

@debemdeboas 6 ай бұрын

new to 3d printing here. what’s the advantage to increasing the temps to 220°c when using PLA+?

@xykit 6 ай бұрын

PLA+ has a slightly higher melting point. It depends on manufacturer but that range is typically between 210-230 degrees Celsius. PLA+ tends to be a little more durable than standard PLA. However, it is always a good idea to test your own temps with your specific printer and adjust according to your results. Thanks for watching the video!

@stever1412 11 ай бұрын

Shocked you liked the sunlu. I just purchased some for the first time. No matter what i do i cant get rid of the stringing, wishing i just stuck with my usual otder of geeetech

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Oh that's interesting, I have actually purchased several more rolls of Sunlu this year and they seem to be performing well for me. Have you tried lowering your printing temp and upping your retraction length? I do like geeetech as well, usually prints quite cleanly. Thanks for watching!

@stever1412 11 ай бұрын

@@xykit yeah I've run all the retraction and temperature settings. There's little to no difference it's wild. The price was great for pla+. May be worth the additional cleanup needed. Just driving me nuts

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

@@stever1412 oh yeah, that's a bummer. Any particular color? I know different colors can respond differently, and I'm sure there are probably discrepancies from batch to batch. Anyways, thanks for sharing, and good luck🤞!

@Jrelim 3 ай бұрын

Hello, just curious, what retraction speed and retraction distance did you use for the ender PLA? Mine is stringing so much and I don’t know what retraction settings to put.

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

Hi There, I used 45mm/s for retraction speed, and 5mm distance. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!

@SK-me9by Жыл бұрын

With Polymaker PLA Terra nozzle at 210c first layer 208c the rest and for Polymaker PLA Pro 212c first layer 210c the rest, 55c bed temp for both (just a tad higher if AC is on w/room temp at or below 70 degrees F.) Slight temp tweaking from default slicer settings--->, Speed print moves set at 40mm/s and lower except for infill left at 50mm/s (but did OK using PrusaSlicer defaults for Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro before any tweaking) I know there's no one settings that works for all but hope this was a little helpful.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, and watching the video. I appreciate the suggestions

@sojanarne 4 ай бұрын

Micro Center (inland) uses esun filaments. As of like an hour and a half ago i was at my local store and they informed me of that. Just thought you might want to know

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

That's good info, thanks for sharing. So just a difference between PLA and PLA+ then. I did find the eSUN PLA + performed better than the inland rebrand. Thanks for watching.

@MrBirdHd Жыл бұрын

Isn't your hot end at 212 pretty high for pla? I'm at 205 and it seems to be a perfect temp and I don't get any stringing ever

@xykit Жыл бұрын

For this specific printer, we use a .6mm and an all metal hot end, and we find that it generally prints a little better at slightly higher temps. I do think that some of the filament brands we tested could definitely be dialed in better to exact temperatures. But for the sake of consistency, we chose to print at our normal print settings for this machine. Thanks for commenting.

@Ureallydontknow Ай бұрын

You probably need to dial in retraction, cooling, pressure advance, and nozzle temp on all of these. The holes are from variation in filament diameter as you print. The big problem with a lot of these cheap filaments is that the formula and diameter is not consistent from batch to batch so there is no way to know how you will get screwed over time.

@smallnuts2 Жыл бұрын

I keep getting tangled pla during prints. Is there away to fix this or keep filament from going loose? I have a Ender 5 plus.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Oh that's never fun. This is something I experienced when I accidentally let go of the end of the filament when attaching it to the printer, it caused the filament to wrap itself under itself and basically tie a knot as it got pulled tight. I had to take the filament off the printer and unwrap it until it no longer was tangled. Now I'm careful to never let the end of the filament loose. If your filament is coming tangled when you open it carefully, It could have been poorly handled/ wound from the manufacturer in which case I would contact the company. Good luck!

@dontXtheGunLine Жыл бұрын

Great review video,esun is best that I've used and worst would be Casnorton silk pla, always is brittle and messes up almost every print

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I've actually used up the rest of the e-SUN and it printed beautifully, thinking about getting some more!

@nitzerebbhead Жыл бұрын

Actually really happy with Sunlu PLA+ on my Bambu X1C and it's really cheap bought as a three pack at $15.50 USD per kg.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Yeah the Sunlu seemed like an all together decent filament, and that's quite the deal! Thanks for sharing. How do you like your Bamboo X1C? It's been tempting me :)

@nitzerebbhead Жыл бұрын

@@xykit It's had a few quirks, but for the most part better quality and faster speeds. Bambu Labs has been releasing firmware updates and fixing issues really fast. On average, for the same quality print levels it is around 3 times faster for my prints. Sliced my current print for my Qidi iMates and for the X1C....1 day 16 hours on the iMates....16 hours on the X1C. Mind you that is at a .08 layer height with a .4mm nozzle. My only real complaint is that the power loss startup has never worked for any print where the power has been disconnected. It's happened about 3 times to me and every time it screws up the print in progress.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Better and faster is great, but always a bummer when things don't resume the way they are supposed to. I'm definitely keeping and eye on Bambu Labs, I like that they are working to improve FDM printing.

@DisorderedArray Жыл бұрын

I can second Sunlu PLA+ printing well on the X1C.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Good to know, I'll keep that in mind next time I need a restock. Thanks :)

@tzampini 8 ай бұрын

Great video! But at the end when you were showing the top 3, you didn't say the brand of the #3 filament. I was able to get a glimpse of the bottom and there was a "D" there, so I assume it is the Duramic. Correct?

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct, the 3rd was Duramic, the other PLA+ filament. Printed very well for us. Thanks for watching.

@weldingjunkie Жыл бұрын

Sunlu is one of the best I’ve used. Really can’t beat it. I think it’s better than esun etc

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Sunlu did preform quite well for me as well. I think with a few temperature tweaks it would be a great everyday use filament. The price is usually quite affordable as well. Thanks for watching!

@weldingjunkie Жыл бұрын

@@xykit I appreciate you responding. I have a bamboo X1 carbon coming, so hopefully it works well with that.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Oh awesome, I've been looking at getting a bamboo labs printer. It seems like a lot of people really like them.

@paulknight8810 Жыл бұрын

Did you use the same for printer for every print?

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Hello, yes, all the prints were tested on the exact same printer. Thanks for watching.

@Beskar181 2 ай бұрын

That Polymaker Polyterra doesn't really compare because it's a biodegradable/eco friendly variant of their PLA. Can you compare their other PLA to these?

@xykit Ай бұрын

Yeah, it iss a bit different. I would like to do another filament test video in the future. Thanks for watching.

@tonycosta3302 Жыл бұрын

Inland PLA+ is really good. I never have stringing, even printing at 215 degrees. Prints beautifully on my Ender 3 Pro and 5 Pro.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try that out next!

@jessicaalvis7063 7 күн бұрын

Great video :) I did miss one brand though, elegoo. Where would you put Elegoo?

@xykit 6 күн бұрын

Good question, at the time of making the video, I don't think Elegoo had their filament out yet. However, I've recently tried it out and have a new video coming out soon with some thoughts.

@jessicaalvis7063 6 күн бұрын

@@xykit great ❤️ because I just ordered 10 kilos and I am completely new. Got my First printer 3 days ago.

@xykit 6 күн бұрын

@@jessicaalvis7063 oh exciting! What printer did you get?

@jessicaalvis7063 6 күн бұрын

@@xykit a bambu lab a1 combo ❤️

@hammadhahmeda3094 Жыл бұрын

can i get settings for polyterra pla?

@xykit Жыл бұрын

We did, 60C on the bed, 212C on the hot-end, 60mm/s speed on our CR10s with an all-metal hot-end. Looking at the results again, I think I would lower the nozzle temp (maybe like 205C), and watch the first layer very carefully. I had a hard time getting this one to adhere to the glass bed, even with a little glue stick. It was quite stringy, and sagged on the overhangs with our standard settings for that printer.

@codycallaway9057 5 ай бұрын

I have overture and may need to convince my mom to switch but I honestly don't sed that happening any time soon

@xykit 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@pmehndiratta0824 Жыл бұрын

What settings do you use? I have some silk PLA and can't get the settings quite right to avoid zits or stringing. One of them is overture and one of them is TTYT 3D. And what are your settings for normal PLA? I might be picking up a roll of the any cubic

@xykit Жыл бұрын

The printer I used in the video is a CR-10s with an all metal hotend and a .6mm nozzle. The nozzle temp was set to 212°C and the bed was set to 60°C. Layer height was .2mm and I have retraction enabled to 4mm.

@pmehndiratta0824 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit I also have an all metal hot end. Which brand do you use and have you noticed if there's a difference between many different brands?

@xykit Жыл бұрын

@@pmehndiratta0824 It's one a friend actually gave me, I believe it was just a generic one, but I have noticed that it seems to print cleaner (than the stock hotend) and I haven't had a clog since I put it on over a year ago, but I also installed the .6mm nozzle at that time, which also helps prevents clogging.

@pmehndiratta0824 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit I've actually noticed that mine gives me a lot of clogs, especially if the bed isn't leveled first and the filament gets stuck and it's just a hassle so but thank you!

@xykit Жыл бұрын

@@pmehndiratta0824 oh that's interesting. Have you ever tried a larger nozzle? You do sacrifice a little detail, but you make up for it with faster print times.

@olafschermann1592 Жыл бұрын

Please make a Conclusio chart at the end of the video.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, and for watching.

@ballamoto Ай бұрын

I get crazy stinging from the Esun PLA+. No matter what I do, I can't get rid of it!

@xykit Ай бұрын

Oh really? What printer are you using? How do your retraction settings look?

@ballamoto Ай бұрын

@@xykit did a ton of retraction tests last night, ended up settling on 3mm at 50mm/s, but still get stringing (brand new reel of Esun PLA+). Then swapped over to Cura from PrusaSlicer and the stringing was almost gone! Seems to be a slicer issue. Then swapped to an old reel of PLA from 2017 and there's no stringing at all! So it seems to be the slicer and the filament... Not my retraction settings at all. Fancy that

@dprits419 11 ай бұрын

Im new to 3d printing. Had an ended 3 neo for a while but that broke, then I bought anycubic kinda 2 and this worked. I need a good filament, thank you for this guide.

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Welcome to the 3D printing club! Thanks for watching the video.

@jakemosely9377 Жыл бұрын

For functional prints Esun PLA+ and SUNLU PLA+ are the best. Thanks to the Fosscad community for testing them. But the special edition filaments from overture and poly maker are the best looking and hide layer lines well.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, and for watching!

@themuddyrug55 7 ай бұрын

I bought some overture PETG and its 99.9% strings complete crap. Good to know the PLA is the same. Also good video thanks for this

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I don't use a lot of PETG myself. I like PLA for the ease of use. Thanks for watching.

@CriticalDelete 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic review! The only thing I would have done differently is your chapters. You have multiple sections of specific product in this video, why wouldn’t you set it up chapter wise that way so people could go back to specific timestamps?

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

Hey there, thanks for watching. That's a good suggestion, I think I chose automatic chapters, but I'll look into doing manual timestamps. Thanks!

@shahzada9321 10 ай бұрын

Can someone guide me about Filabotics Filaments

@xykit 10 ай бұрын

Sorry I've never used them before.

@chemlst 4 ай бұрын

You did not mentioned third place brand, just said it was PLA+

@xykit 4 ай бұрын

Oops, yeah....It was the Duramic brand, the other PLA+ brand we used.

@leenanipun1269 3 күн бұрын

Hi, please also add bambu pla to the list

@Raffix394 Жыл бұрын

Sad not tonsee Prusament and Bambuu filament tested they are amoung the most popular.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, these were all filaments that were available through Amazon, and at the time, I don't believe either of those brands were sold there. Maybe next time, we'll extend our search out further. I know there are definitely some good brands that aren't available on Amazon.

@moto083c Жыл бұрын

Could you please share your printer profile for these prints. +1 sub

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Below is a breakdown of our settings for Cura. Maybe, I'll get a get a profile added to our website eventually, but a lot of settings will vary based on your specific printer and nozzle set-up. 3D printer: Creality CR10s, all metal hotend, .6mm nozzle Slicer: Cura Nozzle Temperature: 212° C (PLA) 220°C (PLA+) Print Bed Temperature: 60° C Supports: NONE Infill: 10% Infill Pattern: Gyroid Print speed: 60 mm/s Outer wall speed: 30 mm/s Retraction: 4mm We have more details about the filament test on our blog: xykit.com/blogs/news/best-pla-from-amazon-going-into-2023 Thanks for watching and for the sub.

@moto083c Жыл бұрын

@@xykit Thank you. I have an Ender 3v2 with direct drive extruder mod and i use cura as well. I found a plugin for cura that adds tabs to print to help with preventing warped prints. Cheers

@protectyourassests1028 11 ай бұрын

I've had bad experiences with eSun. Not sure if it's only me or I might be doing something wrong because it would break while other brands wouldn't.

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Huh, I wonder why that would be. I really liked printing with the eSUN, in fact, I've almost finished off that roll, and was considering getting more. I think they only sell PLA+, so I printed it at a slightly higher temperature. What temp have you been printing it at? It's possible you got a bad batch or it was exposed to high moisture levels. Have you tried a filament dryer? Thanks for watching, and happy printing!

@williammichael2049 Жыл бұрын

Did he totally forget to say the name of what #3 was or did i miss it lol

@xykit 11 ай бұрын

Haha, I think I totally did. It was the other PLA+ filament, that was Duramic brand. Thanks for watching!

@joeking433 9 ай бұрын

Seems Anycubic has raised it's price to $20 on Amazon on your recommendation. ;)

@xykit 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the price does seem to fluctuate. I have been quite pleased with how the AnyCubic filament prints though.

@goldenshatter 7 ай бұрын

@@xykitit's $15.99 now muahaahahahahahah

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

@@goldenshatter I guess it's time to buy them :)

@Southpawarsenal 3 ай бұрын

4:59 it came on a what?

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

"Cardboard Spool" :)

@parvariramin Жыл бұрын

Hallo, ich möchte Objekte in schwarzer Farbe drucken, die ich in den Garten stellen werde und die Sonne und der Regen direkt darauf scheinen und regnen. Bitte sagen Sie mir, welche Art von Filament ich verwenden soll, das eine so gute und hohe Qualität gegen Sonnenlicht und Regen hat.? Teilen Sie mir bitte auch die Temperatur der Düse und der Heizplatte dafür mit. Danke

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. You will need a more durable filament such as ABS, PETG, or possibly a PLA+. As far as what temperatures to print at, I would go with the specific manufacturers recommendations. The exact temperature could vary depending on your specific 3D printer as well which filament you choose. Thanks again.

@jakeMTSU 7 ай бұрын

you should do 40 more...

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

That would be a lot of filament! There sure are enough brands out there. Thanks for watching!

@gladiatormechs5574 Жыл бұрын

the best filaments should be the one that lasts the longest without cracking or dissolving... place them in HOT WATER and see which ones dont break down.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

That's a good test, I'll have to try that out! Thanks

@gladiatormechs5574 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit they will all break down in boiling water... so make the test in 120 F .This will represent ultimate earth conditions.

@blakecorkill Жыл бұрын

Should've done 50 different filaments just so you could say, "We have about....50 shades of grey"

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that would have made a better joke, and been a lot of filament!

@lion7718 Жыл бұрын

No Ziro..?? I use them the most.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Ziro does look like nice filament. Is that your favorite then? I'll have to try it out sometime! Thanks

@lion7718 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit Yes, I use Ziro more than anything else. Second would be Sunlu, followed by Creality/Ender.

@1blktalon Жыл бұрын

Do you also use Ziro PETG? If so do you like it?

@lion7718 Жыл бұрын

@@1blktalon I've never tried their PETG, I don't print in PETG that often. Mostly PLA, ASA and TPU. The only PETG I've ever tried is Sunlu.

@1blktalon Жыл бұрын

@@lion7718 ok. Thank you for the reply.

@Lurker1222 Жыл бұрын

Anycubic must have seen this video because now they are charging $21.99 for the same roll.. 😕

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's a bummer. I saw that the price went up. I think price changes happen a lot on Amazon. Hopefully they will drop it again soon!

@sherlockhomes9919 5 ай бұрын

Polymaker disintegrates after a few years.

@xykit 5 ай бұрын

Good to know, thanks for the tip!

@frogmandave1 Жыл бұрын

I don't see the point of doing a filament test with a bowden style printer. There are just too many variables not attributable to the filament for a reasonable comparison. You did a good job on the video though.

@xykit Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. There are a lot of variables for sure, that's why we used our same standard settings for each filament. But even still the settings could be refined for each filament. All in all it was a fun experiment and we did find a few filaments that quite performed well with our standard settings.

@logicalfundy 11 ай бұрын

Bowden printers just add a tube, it's not really that many more variables than direct drive. Plus he's testing with PLA, one of the stiffest filaments, which is ideal for a bowden style printer. The biggest challenge for bowdens is flexible filaments like TPU.

@joshe272 4 ай бұрын

dude did you even say what the 3rd place winner was?

@xykit 4 ай бұрын

Oops...It was the Duramic brand, the other PLA+ brand we used.

@ken-w 6 ай бұрын

Nice info (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)

@xykit 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@sovietcomrade7733 Жыл бұрын

The sunlu one really sucks. I got a black and pink spool of that brand and they're horrible. Fragile and way too soft

@xykit Жыл бұрын

That is interesting. I tried the "Grey" and it performed quite well for us. I wonder if you got a bad batch or if the colors preform differently. Thanks for sharing.

@sovietcomrade7733 Жыл бұрын

@@xykit I had the black one. Too cold and it didn't melt correctly, 5 degrees more and it just melted and couldn't even bridge 2mm without sagging. Removing the supports was also a nightmare, and I just sawed them off

@JSparrowist Жыл бұрын

I have been through many spools of Sunlu in multiple colors and it almost always prints consistently and good. Perhaps your settings are whack?

@johnallen596 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the honest feel of your review, but why do all of you product testers exaggerate prices? It is not just you, all of you KZfaq product testers cannot be transparent enough to be completely honest about the pricing. You were nowhere near the exact pricing. I know what you are thinking and it doesn't matter.

@xykit 8 ай бұрын

Hi there, thanks for watching. At the time of filming this, the prices shown were what the filament was selling for and what we personally paid. There was no intent to mislead. Unfortunately, the prices do seem to fluctuate quite a bit on Amazon. Sorry they don't currently match. The idea of the video was to find some readily available filament that worked well.

@FranciscoMaiaOficial 7 ай бұрын

Qual o melhor filamento por agora ? Ou tem algum fora dessa lista que você está usando ?

@xykit 7 ай бұрын

@@FranciscoMaiaOficial Hi there, yes, we are still using Anycubic filament, and have also used quite a bit more of the Sunlu filament. Both brand have been working well for us.

@FranciscoMaiaOficial 7 ай бұрын

@@xykit Muito obrigado pelo trabalho, um abraço 🫂🫶🏻🙇🏻‍♂️🤍

@daspicsman 3 ай бұрын

I’ve used all of these top 4. Some rolls good, some seriously bad. It would seem consistency is key. A few rolls turned to crap just near the end.

@xykit 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think there can definitely be a consistency problem from time to time. Different colorings can also tend to affect how the filament performs in my experience. Do you have a brand that you prefer?