Good PLA filament?
Can anyone recommend a good, easy-to-print PLA filament? I've had very good experiences with the one from Eryone. I tried the NX1 from Extrudr, which was very disappointing in terms of quality (see picture). I actually wanted a filament that didn't contain any toxic ingredients like Chinese filament, but Extrudr unfortunately didn't convince me at all. Does anyone have experience with the NX2 or can recommend other filaments?
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Comes a little on the print bed, but on my BuildTak print bed Polymaker Polyterra is excellent, I have virtually never mistakes in the first layer. It is, however, a special PLA filament that is "stretched" with biological filling materials to protect the environment even better – this makes PolyTerra more flexible and less fragile than other PLAs, and has an interesting silk mat look.
I've already heated some coils of Polymaker, and I've never had problems with it before. Polymaker also has a (English speaking) discord server, where you will get help from other users and Polymaker staff in case of problems.
With the rPLA of Formfutura I also had good experiences. This is also much closer to "normal" PLA.
But no matter which manufacturer you buy filament, each filament has some other properties, and I would be surprised if the filament of extruder was really so bad. With a little more fine tuning, you'll get that done.
Can you give me a hint of what the extruder might be like? I don't have any other filament and printer, it's very slow and hot.
The height of the first layer and the distance of the pressure bed can have an effect on the bed adhesion. If the distance is too small, then it can be that it smears plastic and pushes through the area, it is too large, then the plastic is not pressed properly against the pressure bed. It can also help to print the first layer with a slightly higher layer height, eg when I print with a 0.4 nozzle and 0.2 layers, I usually do 0.3mm at the first layer.
And as I said at bed leveling it can sometimes also help not to set it super tight. eg, if you have leveled everything again at all 4 screws you can turn back exactly a quarter turn so it won't get too tight.
That on the picture looks like a bubble.
I like to use Sunlu PLA. I had no problems with this.
Especially the wood filament makes a good impression.
I like to use Amolen PLA for model construction. They are beautifully matt and concrete also looks like concrete.
Unfortunately, they have no more red bricks. That was really good for walls.
However, such effects filaments have the disadvantage that they can break more easily. It is therefore absolutely necessary to remove it from the printer after printing. Even after one day, the filament breaks off from the winding due to the tension.
Try FormFutura's filament. We changed our 3D printing service to this brand. The PLA is available in many variations and properties. The manufacturer comes from the Netherlands.