Best filament on Reddit

238 reviews from r/BambuLab, r/3Dprinting, r/BambuLab_Community and 25 more subreddits

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PETG

4.1

(33)

"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."

"PETG is the typical choice because it's easy to print and has high resistance to heat."

"I use PETG for anything outdoors."

"PETG is a very "slick" material."

"I would do PETG."

"PETG is all I work with for blasters."

Polymaker

4.5

(26)

"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."

"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."

"Polymaker pa612 is the best."

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

"Now trying Polymaker. All prints very well."

"If you have an all metal hotend pa6-cf is pretty much the best."

Sunlu

4.2

(26)

"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."

"Sunlu plus has a built in setting, and Amazon has it for cheap right now."

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

"Sunlu has always worked well for me."

"I personally like Sunlu, ESUN and Anycubic."

eSun

4.4

(18)

"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."

"Toughest stuff I've seen in years and print perfectly."

"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

4.3

(17)

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

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

"I prefer Elegoo’s PETG Rapid (and PETG Pro) over Bambu PETG HF."

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

"I bought a roll of Elegoo Rapid PLA Plus and am impressed."

"Cheap and works great."

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

"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."

ASA

4.4

(12)

"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."

"I print almost exclusively ASA now."

"For engineering prints we mostly use ASA."

Bambu

4.3

(10)

"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."

"I like Bambu filament. Price is reasonable if you billing bulk."

"I just buy bambu pla, 11.99 a kg on offer."

"Bambu's PETG HF, per that website at le"

"PLA is dirt cheap, easy to print, and robust."

"We liked Bambu pla with the fiber in it, worked good, but we also had a x1c to print it on."

"The Bambu filament is usually nice as it’s tuned better and prints faster."

"Bambu filaments are regularly on sale for a close enough price to the cheapest filaments."

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."

Prusament

4.3

(6)

"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."

"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."

#10

Creality

4.4

(5)

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

"Space Pi is the only answer."

"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."

#11

PLA

4.2

(5)

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

"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."

#12

Overture

4.5

(4)

"I use almost exclusively Overture and Sunlu PLA."

"Overture TPU has been awesome in my experience."

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

"I sometimes buy PLA from OVERTURE because I can buy one roll without shipping cost from Amazon too."

#13

Nylon

4.0

(4)

"If you've already got the printer ready -> Nylon."

"I would do it with some sort of Nylon and water anneal it to increase strength and flexibility."

"Nylon's big 'selling points' are heat and wear resistance."

"Depending on the project I would take something with Nylon."

#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

TPU

4.7

(3)

"I always recommend hard tpu's for functional prints."

"Flexible & strong."

"For impact resistance TPU."

#16

PLA, PETG

4.0

(3)

"PLA and PETG are both easy to print."

"You should start with PLA and PETG."

"PETG is recommended, and is a very good choice."

#17

Inland

4.0

(3)

"The availability of Inland at my local Microcenter at a cheaper price is equally as nice."

"I've also been using Inland PLA variants exclusively so far."

#18

SUNLU

4.0

4.0

4.0

(1)

"Microcenter Inland and Elagoo are both good."

#59

ABS

4.0

(1)

"I really enjoy printing with ABS filament for its strength properties."

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