Filament question

Is it normal for a filament to be deformed like this?

not really but it also depends on how much you pay for it

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Unfortunately with filament you typically get what you pay for. I've found that the best for the price is makergeeks.com. They also offer free shipping and a huge selection of filament. They as well as printrbot have always had great products as well as even better customer service.

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It should still print ok.

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Thank you for your answers. I checked out makergeeks a long time ago but the shipping price (Shipping: $62.45) doesn't work for me
Indeed, I also think it should print ok (the diameter is kind of accurate) but I am trying to push a 1.75mm crooked filament through a 2mm PTFE tube to guide it to the hotend and the force to do that will increase exponentially with the length of the tube.

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I am trying to push a 1.75mm crooked filament through a 2mm PTFE tube to guide it to the hotend and the force to do that will increase exponentially with the length of the tube.

Yeah, that filament will be kind of useless in a bowden setup. Where did you buy it from? Have you asked for a replacement?

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I am trying to push a 1.75mm crooked filament through a 2mm PTFE tube to guide it to the hotend and the force to do that will increase exponentially with the length of the tube.

Yeah, that filament will be kind of useless in a bowden setup. Where did you buy it from? Have you asked for a replacement?

China ) For the price I paid I won't do that. The shipment was double the price of the PLA. It's ok, i'll make it work.

I just bought some MakerGeek's ABS (Blue Gray) I tried printing with it yesterday for the first time... I cannot get this sh-t to stick well to anything... Glass w/ ABS Juice, @110c , Glass w/ Kapton @ 120, Glass w/Kapton+Abs Juice @110, Glass w/ Hairspray, Glass w/ 50/50 PVA...

Glass/kapton/ABS juice was the best of the bunch but still had some lift...

As far as ive ever known makergeeks has guaranteed filament as well as free shipping. If you're not happy I would email as they have been very helpful to me.

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As far as ive ever known makergeeks has guaranteed filament as well as free shipping. If you're not happy I would email as they have been very helpful to me.

I may need to... this stuff just turns to snot in acetone.... more than 24 hours and just a glob in a jar.