Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations Hello, So am getting to grips with printing on my Prusa i3 clone now [youtu.be] and well I have lots more ideas I would like to make so now is time to buy much more 1.75mm PLA. So I was wondering what the consensus of opinion is re the best value for money make/type and supplier of PLA is please? Many thanks and a happy new year imk. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735007#msg-735007 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:51:37 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737513#msg-737513 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737513#msg-737513
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been discussed before Excelvan not sure I want to wait around to find 50 people wanting one colour

Mmmm ok see the point then what about getting a number of these 3D print shops involved.
See my post to Excelvan thread]]> imk General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:10:43 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737496#msg-737496 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737496#msg-737496 Excelvan not sure I want to wait around to find 50 people wanting one colour]]> jinx General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:11:34 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737488#msg-737488 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737488#msg-737488
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I saw some at double the price, but it seemed to have gone through a rebrand, same roll different name 'So'
Either I predicted right, they get us hooked then cut off supply/hike price...or they read the prediction and thought yeah what a good idea lets do it...added to that the news is saying how the raw material costs are going up in China...and they might pass it on to us....god the news is so slow...it's not might pass it on, they will, along with everyone else in the chain...so a 10% hike doesnt feel like 10% if everyone wants a slice, added to that the exchange rates, where getting screwed every orifice, I'm off to get a crate of KY to make the experience a little less painful

The Filament Boycott is coming.

Maybe time to start a 3D printer club/group and buy the stuff in bulk and then member buy it.
Sort of find 50 or so people on forum that want a roll of red and buy it in bulk.]]> imk General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:39:27 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737401#msg-737401 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737401#msg-737401 Either I predicted right, they get us hooked then cut off supply/hike price...or they read the prediction and thought yeah what a good idea lets do it...added to that the news is saying how the raw material costs are going up in China...and they might pass it on to us....god the news is so slow...it's not might pass it on, they will, along with everyone else in the chain...so a 10% hike doesnt feel like 10% if everyone wants a slice, added to that the exchange rates, where getting screwed every orifice, I'm off to get a crate of KY to make the experience a little less painful

The Filament Boycott is coming.]]> MechaBits General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:46:49 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737367#msg-737367 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737367#msg-737367
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Excelvan has been great in the UK, but something has happened to supply of the 1.75mm filament, its like they either no longer make it or a container full sunk somewhere in shipment. Other non-name filaments are still available on ebay at cheap prices but the one roll I tried was unusable.

DADIY ya I can't find any either, lots of 3mm but no 1.75.
Maybe container lost or as was mega value for money it has all been bought up and sitting in warehouse until they can hick the price up :-)
IMK]]> imk General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:04:47 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737357#msg-737357 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,737357#msg-737357 DADIY General Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:28:06 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735310#msg-735310 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735310#msg-735310 MechaBits General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:03:17 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735304#msg-735304 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735304#msg-735304 DragonFire General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 13:39:53 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735290#msg-735290 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735290#msg-735290
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My personal favorite is eSun PLA+ and PETG. The PLA+ has replaced the regular PLA for my printing. Gives better strength and flexibility over PLA.

Hello ElmoC are you by any chance in UK as finding it tricky to locate a supplier of esun pla+ here.
many thanks imk

No. I checked the eSun site and they don't have a distributor in the UK. I did see one in France though. Not sure how difficult it would be to order from there.]]> ElmoC General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:52:55 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735283#msg-735283 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735283#msg-735283
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My personal favorite is eSun PLA+ and PETG. The PLA+ has replaced the regular PLA for my printing. Gives better strength and flexibility over PLA.

Hello ElmoC are you by any chance in UK as finding it tricky to locate a supplier of esun pla+ here.
many thanks imk]]> imk General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:24:16 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735216#msg-735216 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735216#msg-735216 imk General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:44:33 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735172#msg-735172 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735172#msg-735172 JamesK General Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:05:05 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735042#msg-735042 Re: Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735042#msg-735042 ElmoC General Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:38:56 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735007#msg-735007 Best value/quality PLA filament recomendations https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,735007,735007#msg-735007 So am getting to grips with printing on my Prusa i3 clone now [youtu.be]
and well I have lots more ideas I would like to make so now is time to buy much more 1.75mm PLA.
So I was wondering what the consensus of opinion is re the best value for money make/type and supplier of PLA is please?
Many thanks and a happy new year imk.]]> imk General Mon, 02 Jan 2017 16:24:52 -0500