Where does everyone buy their filament? I just bought 1kg spool of 3mm silver PLA ($42) from OnlineFilament.com. It's is my second spool from them. I finished my first spool in 2 months. (Update) I am located in Florida, USA. I think (not sure) onlinefilament.com vendor is US based. Are there any other reliable and inexpensive sources of filament everyone uses? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160141#msg-160141 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:20:33 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162631#msg-162631 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162631#msg-162631 BoriSpider General Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:07:25 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162451#msg-162451 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162451#msg-162451 Diamond Age Solutions There is a USA distributor, check the website out for contact info. I am not associated with the company, I just live in the same city.]]> Chris_NZL General Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:06:41 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162323#msg-162323 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162323#msg-162323 BenitoSanduchi General Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:59:18 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162176#msg-162176 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,162176#msg-162176
I found this other site [www.protoparadigm.com] that was recommended to me by jamesjaz (ebay seller) who sold me Prusa i2 green ABS plastic parts printed with ProtoParadigm filament, that has an amazing finish.
I just ordered 1Kg 3mm silver PLA filament from them for $42 + 13.54 shipping. Fingers crossed.]]> peddiparth General Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:32:54 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,161086#msg-161086 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,161086#msg-161086 peddiparth General Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:34:58 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,161064#msg-161064 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,161064#msg-161064 xiando General Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:13:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160951#msg-160951 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160951#msg-160951 [forums.reprap.org]

Since I live in a humid part of FL, I hope the PLA did not absorb moisture during shipment.

Thanks for the list of other vendors.]]> peddiparth General Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:55:53 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160663#msg-160663 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160663#msg-160663 UltiMachine and Printbl.com .
And you can always get advise from the RepRap IRC chat .]]> BoriSpider General Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:54:18 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160334#msg-160334 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160334#msg-160334
An example is a set of 5 motors I bought from a vendor in china for a "reasonable cost", but unfortunately, when the dust settled, I realized I'd essentially paid double the cost due to shipping (which was actually slightly more costly than the motors themselves. I would have been better off purchasing higher rated motors from a US distributor who had them in stock than waiting for a month of delivery of motors that ended up with a per unit cost higher than the three (other) 70oz-in motors I bought from a US distributor...(and received within a week of purchase...)

I'm puzzling through the filament issue myself, as well as trying to figure out how to deal with the shoddy tactics of many sellers and manufacturers wrt filament quality and chemical makeup, so I'm in a similar boat.

FWIW, I'm located up near Cleveland, OH. The friend who got me into this runs 1.75mm filament and the stuff he gets from Octave is very nice (They only sell 1.75mm). You might also check out MakerFarm (?Utah?), (?~$39/kg) althoughcan't say anything about their filament quality. They DO have both 1.75 and 3mm filament though, and I'm happy enough with their other products that I will probably end up at least buying my first rolls from them (I have a 3mm extrusion head).]]> xiando General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:04:40 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160272#msg-160272 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160272#msg-160272 Since I could not find any local vendors, I have to get my filament online.

I am hoping that a community created list of reliable filament vendors per region will help everyone :)]]> peddiparth General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:12:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160258#msg-160258 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160258#msg-160258 xiando General Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:50:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160156#msg-160156 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160156#msg-160156 peddiparth General Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:42:35 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160147#msg-160147 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160147#msg-160147 here.

At the moment that thread is two slots below yours on the forum.]]> Sniper4395 General Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:49:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160141#msg-160141 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,160141,160141#msg-160141
I just bought 1kg spool of 3mm silver PLA ($42) from OnlineFilament.com. It's is my second spool from them. I finished my first spool in 2 months.
(Update) I am located in Florida, USA. I think (not sure) onlinefilament.com vendor is US based.

Are there any other reliable and inexpensive sources of filament everyone uses?]]> peddiparth General Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:11:31 -0400