Best filament on Reddit

271 reviews from r/BambuLab, r/3Dprinting, r/fosscad and 29 more subreddits

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PETG

4.1

(40)

"Is so strong I couldn't believe it."

"It's very printable and holds up great to water and UV exposure."

"I generally recommend PETG for everything because of its better thermal properties."

"I believe PETG is the best for springs, as it's able to flex a lot."

"I have been very happy with transparent PETG printed very slowly."

"It holds up to temperature ok, is somewhat stronger and has some give to it before it breaks."

"Best compromise between ease of use and outside durability is usually considered to be PETG."

"I think this is a pretty close match to what you want. It is PETG."

"PETG is just reliable and cheap."

"I would use PETG."

Polymaker

4.5

(29)

"Polymaker always makes good, quality, and consistent filament."

"Polymaker and overture have been good for me."

"PolyMaker PolyLite PLA Pro. That and the Pro3dFuel are what I've found to be really well-printing filaments."

"Polymaker has never let me down."

"Doesnt Matter what printer, polymaker pla. It Just works Out of the box."

"I am partial to polymaker polylite pla pro."

"Polymaker is a quality brand in my experience."

"Polymaker.. it doesn't have that cheap plastic looks."

"Polymaker. Best availability, price, and shipping speed."

"I got a very good print on Bambu A1 with .6 hardened steel nozzle."

Sunlu

4.3

(26)

"Sunlu Pla + is very good."

"Sunlu is worth a try, i love it and it's cheap"

"Sunlu 👍🏼. Colours don't vary between spools."

"I have had zero problems with sunlu pla so far."

"I really like Sunlu PLA. Prints perfectly with the Bambu Basic PLA profile."

"Sunlu and Esun are both very solid brands."

"I’d recommend going for PLA+/PLA Pro as it’s genuinely better than standard PLA."

"I have had great success with the cheapest one on eBay when I order. So far, no issues with Sunlu, Anycubic, Comgrow, and Elegoo."

"I normally use Sunlu for PLA because it will take speed without complaint."

"I'm kind of a fanboy for SUNLU here. It's just so clean."

eSun

4.4

(19)

"NEVER had any problems!"

"I like this Esun PLA+ it prints great. It’s stronger."

"ESUN seems to be the best imo, it's all I use now at this point lol."

"I exclusively use ESUN PLA+."

"Esun pla+ or polymaker pla pro."

"I used eSUN PLA+ Cold White."

"If you can get the right color, eSUN, overature, and sunlu are also great."

"I found eSun and they're like $12 for a 11kg roll and i can't tell the difference in that and some of my better filament."

"I really like the eSun PLA+."

"I use eSun Pla+ works perfectly."

Elegoo

4.2

(16)

"I am a huge fan of Elegio PLA +."

"I’ve been using Elegoo Rapid PLA+ and Sunlu High Speed PLA with really good luck."

"In my experience having tested dozens of different kinds and brands of filaments: Elegoo is the best brand for sure."

"Cheap and works great."

"I’ve printed over 100kgs of the stuff and it is by far the best i’ve used so far."

"I recently found a good deal on Elegoo pla+ which I stocked up on black and white."

"Pla or pla+ Elegoo own brand is fine and cheap."

"If I'm printing a lot and going for inexpensive ellgoo has bulk discounts."

"Other brands I like are Elegoo and Polymaker."

"Elegoo has some of the best prices I find."

Bambu

4.3

(15)

"I recommend the Bambu Matte PLA, although im sure other Matte PLA brands would work fine as well."

"I love Bambu for most of their PLA filaments."

"I love Bambu spools."

"With the X1C go for ABS GF from Bambu. It's the best compromise without breaking the bank."

"Personally I don't think you can go wrong with Bambu, ... I use Sunlu for PETG and PLA."

"I've had issues with overture petg. I've also been pretty happy with esun materials."

"Bambu matte bought with Makerworld points gift cards is the cheapest though."

"Recently bought a bunch of bambu lab filament since it is in the eu store."

"I just use bambu PLA."

"I'm having good results with Bambu's PLA/CF."

ASA

4.5

(14)

"ASA is the best, PETG second best."

"Go for ASA if it needs to be really protected and sturdy go with pla-cf, and if you don’t want to spend too much use PETG."

"Asa works great."

"ASA is great 👍"

"ASA is the best for outdoors."

"Ive been using ASA for this purpose and they have worked great."

"ASA would be the best combo of easy to print and very durable while also being UV stable and standing up to heat well."

"For physical strength, temperature and UV resistance ASA is probably your best bet."

"ASA best for UV resistance."

"ASA is designed to resist UV."

Overture

4.6

(11)

"Polymaker and overture have been good for me."

"Overture Easy Nylon"

"I have been using mine for over a year with Overature PLA, PETG, and TPU."

"Right now I am running Overture ASA in my SR."

"My go to PLA is Overture Easy PLA."

"So far I have been having the best with Overture Turbo PLA."

"I use almost exclusively Overture and Sunlu PLA."

"I mainly use Overture but am considering using Bambu."

"Ive heard Overture (amazon) is pretty good too."

"Brands I’ve used with good success are: Overture, Elegoo, Polymaker."

Creality

4.4

(8)

"I’ve been having my most consistent prints with the creality hyperPLA on my A1."

"I used Creality Matte and it’s awesome."

"Space Pi is the only answer."

"I really like the Creality hyper PLA."

"I have printed a lot with Creality Hyper PLA+."

"I would say to either get comgrow (Petg) or get some creality filament."

"Personally I have the creality one, and I’m happy with it."

"The new Creality Space Pi plus looks pretty solid for $90."

#10

Prusament

4.3

(8)

"To get the best without being worry about the budget than prusament is the best you can buy."

"My go-to material suppliers are: Prusament, Spectrum, eSUN."

"Mine printed really nicely. I was using Prusament ASA."

"Prusament Natural ASA Not only does it look similar, it also has comparable material properties."

"Prusament is also great but its slightly more on the pricy side."

"Prusament is good, atomic has some wild effects like translucent you don’t see often in PLA."

"If you're the type who's willing to calibrate and tune your results, then Prusament, MatterHackers, and Polymaker are high-quality brands."

"Prusament is beautifully spooled, but their colour selection is a bit strange."

#11

PLA+

4.0

(7)

"I recomend pla+ but make your walls and really any part thicker."

"Hoffman's latest recommendation is PLA+."

"Cant go wrong with Pla + you can get them multicoloured too."

"Use Pla+ …..slice with .1 outside only fuzzy skin."

"The Pro PLA or PLA+ are modified slightly so they print a smidge nicer."

"PLA+, similar properties to PETG."

"I would recommend pla plus just for the impact resistance."

#12

PLA

4.2

(6)

"Start with PLA. There are many varieties, pick a basic one and an exotic one."

"Material wise go for PLA."

"PLA is the standard starter filament."

"PLA would be totally fine for pottery stamps."

"Are you sure PLA isn’t enough? PLA is not weak at all."

"We use PLA. It prints fast, reliable, and can take a beating."

#13

Flashforge

4.5

(4)

"Definitely check out Flashforge Burnt Titanium, it’s gorgeous."

"Flashforge burnt titanium is one of my favorites lately."

"The FLASHFORGE PLA is pretty good."

"I bought 2 other spools of their PLA and the only errors I’ve had with them were my own 'figuring out' types."

#14

PET-CF

4.0

(4)

"I’ve been really happy with pet-cf for its strength and heat resistance."

"PET-CF is almost as good, solves the melting in the car issue."

"PET-CF has shown very positive results."

"Wait until the jury comes back about PET-CF."

#15

Nylon

4.0

4.0

(1)

"I use a food dehydrator. Can fit 2 spools in it and it works really well."

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