$20 PLA filament : Industrial Plastics

[VicHobbyGuy]

This may have been mentioned already in another post?

Industrial Plastics and Paint is clearing out their Ottertek PLA.
$20 for a 1kg roll.
So if you have an IPP store local to you, it might be worth a visit.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks and it's printed perfectly in my Bambu A1 using the Bambu Basic PLA settings.
It's on cardboard spools which are a too-tight fit on the hubs of the AMS Lite- they go on but trying to get the empty spools off is dangerously difficult- so I've been sanding the holes out to ~56mm ID (and then vacuuming the dust off ...).

BTW, I tried a spool of Overture PLA from amazon ($16CAD) - it worked just fine. When I went back a week later to order more, the price had been bumped to $26. "Click here to buy again". No thanks.
The Amazon pricing algorithm hikes prices for returning customers; it's worthwhile to check those previous invoices.

 

[David]

This may have been mentioned already in another post?

Industrial Plastics and Paint is clearing out their Ottertek PLA.
$20 for a 1kg roll.
So if you have an IPP store local to you, it might be worth a visit.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks and it's printed perfectly in my Bambu A1 using the Bambu Basic PLA settings.
It's on cardboard spools which are a too-tight fit on the hubs of the AMS Lite- they go on but trying to get the empty spools off is dangerously difficult- so I've been sanding the holes out to ~56mm ID (and then vacuuming the dust off ...).

BTW, I tried a spool of Overture PLA from amazon ($16CAD) - it worked just fine. When I went back a week later to order more, the price had been bumped to $26. "Click here to buy again". No thanks.
The Amazon pricing algorithm hikes prices for returning customers; it's worthwhile to check those previous invoices.

Industrial Plastics also carries a line that is made here in Victoria.
M3D something or other.

 

[VicHobbyGuy]

Industrial Plastics also carries a line that is made here in Victoria.
M3D something or other.

I think I noticed your mention of that in another thread? That was PLA+?
I don't recall the brand, but last week I was in IPP and they were out of white PLA in the Ottertek. The staff person grabbed a different brand box, and said it was PLA+, then said that he didn't recommend printing it in a machine with Bowden tubes. So I passed on it and went home, and ordered the Overture.

 

[David]

I think I noticed your mention of that in another thread? That was PLA+?
I don't recall the brand, but last week I was in IPP and they were out of white PLA in the Ottertek. The staff person grabbed a different brand box, and said it was PLA+, then said that he didn't recommend printing it in a machine with Bowden tubes. So I passed on it and went home, and ordered the Overture.

It was their Performance PLA

Performance PLA

Product Description: Matter3D’s Performance PLA is FDA approved for food and beverage use, and is manufactured from pure NatureWorks 3D850 resin. This engineering-grade PLA has higher bulk crystallization and is developed for high-heat (< 85 °C) and high-strength applications (stronger than most...

www.matter3d.com

I've had outstanding success with on my Sovol 6 which has a direct drive extruder.