Polymaker Matte PLA Filament Army Blue 1.75mm 1kg 3D Printing Filament, PolyTerra 3D Printer PLA Filament

I've never had any issues with Poly Maker filament. I really enjoy printing with the matte finishes. The prints come out super clean.No issues with tangles on the rolls. Temp ranges are good and no adhesion issues.

I originally purchased this because it's supposed to be a close match to Milwaukee Tool red. I wanted to make some accessories for my garage to organize my bits and pieces, and so far it definitely appears it's a nice match for the matte red color that Milwaukee uses on its tools. And, at $20/kg, it doesn't break the bank compared to some premium or specialty filaments out there.Aside from liking the red color and matte finish, I had excellent experiences with this filament:• Printed with a 0.5mm hardened steel nozzle, I used nozzle at 220°C, bed at 50°C• If adhesion is an issue, which I ran into when printing lines only 2 walls thick with no infill or other connections, I did need a light film of purple glue stick. That stuck down very well.• Stringing was nearly nonexistent for me. I had a tiny bit of light fuzz where retractions and travel moves happened, but that was it. I can easily burn that off with a quick touch of a torch.• Cardboard spool is a great touch to cut down on plastic trash in landfills.• Polymaker also supplies technical info on testing and composting for their PLA filament.I haven't tested for dimensional accuracy, but that's not a major concern for my use cases. There's probably enough tolerance in my printer's movements and belts that I wouldn't notice a huge difference anyway.The matte finish is excellent. It has just a small amount of sheen, but definitely isn't glossy except for the bottom layer on a smooth PEI bed.Overall, I'm very happy with this filament. It is excellent value for the price, and I've already ordered more to continue organizing my garage workspace.Update 6/19/2024: I've continued using this filament for various battery and tool holders, and it has been excellent. Prints well, nearly zero stringing, no clogs, no tangles, the cardboard spools have been fine. Overall, it's my go-to filament for my tool-related projects.

I can easily say the polymaker brand is easily my go-to and favorite filament brand, there so many high quality looking filaments, and they always print great.and there is many different shades of a color that polymaker carries aswell,I used this Arctic Teal as an Ice color on a project I did.The adhesion is always good aslong as long as your build plate is clean. dimensionaly stable width with no random clumps that could get stuck in your extruder gears, consistently seems to be the 1.75 diameter.I've only ever had 1 roll, maybe 2 that have had a tangle in it, but with the amount of polymaker rolls I have ordered on both amazon and the official site, it comes to no surprise and would be bound to happen. Prints always come out great.The only downside is using the cardboard spool in an AMS system or similar, as it risks flaying/ splitting apart at the edges, but it is easily fixed with a printable edge guard for the spool.

Polymaker PLA Matte is seriously one of the best filaments I’ve used. It prints flawlessly with my Bambu X1C—no clogs, no stringing, no dialing in. Just load and go. The matte finish looks super clean and professional too.I’ve tried a few of their other filaments as well, and they’ve all been great. Consistent quality across the board. If you’re looking for hassle-free printing with excellent results, I definitely recommend Polymaker.

First, let's talk about the actual filament material. It seems great. It comes out matte (using Matte Gray .. Grey for most other English countries), which allows for consistent sheen no matter what temperature or speed you print at (something gloss PLA's struggle with). I've been able to get some really good-looking parts with it. Side note, I've been able to print it very fast on the X1C using a forked PolyMaker profile (has max volumetric set at 22 mm³/s).Material property wise seems to line up with what PolyMaker says, it has slightly more flexibility in terms of resisting a bend, but it's also very stiff, so be sure to design your parts to have the proper geometry to allow for flexing if you need that property, right angles will elongate (discolor) slightly before the material fails.All that seems great, why 4 out of 5 stars? I docked a star because PolyMaker still has a wide tolerance threshold of +/- 0.05mm when many other manufacturers at this price point are promising (and delivering) +/- 0.02mm. My roll measured 1.78mm at the beginning and 1.77mm with periodic 1.76mm measurements about halfway through it. That may not seem like much, but it's enough to add little defects to a print as the slicer can't compensate since 3d Printers don't have a filament diameter feedback loop (yet?), it all has to be precalculated. This becomes more evident if you're using Archane instead of Classic Mode, because dimensional accuracy plays a bigger roll for thinner features. This inconsistency is why I docked it a star.