OVERTURE PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm, Matte PLA 1kg Cardboard Spool (2.2lbs), Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm (Matte Orange)

I needed a filament that best matched Haze Grey and that wasn't going to cost me a couple hundred dollars for a color calibrated filament. US Navy Ships are painted in 2 colors on the exterior, Haze Grey and Deck Grey. The grey color you see when you look a Carrier or a Destroyer is Haze Grey, Deck grey is a darker grey and is usually painted on the floor of traversed spaces aka where a sailor may step on. I needed something that was close after a lot of research I bought 3 grey PLA's and of the 3, this was the closet in color.The ship I printed was 1/700th scale using a .2mm Nozzle and a .08 nozzle layer height. I used an Ender 3 Pro and I printed on a piece of G10 heated up to 60 degrees. I had lot a bunch of trouble getting this to stick at first. I refuse to use glue sticks, hair sprays, etc to make them stick and I almost caved here. I think the problems with getting this to stick deal with the smaller surface area of a .2mm nozzle. I found if I used a brim of at least 8mm in diameter then I had a much better chance of getting it to stick. if you look at the one picture you can see my thumb, to get an idea of how small some of the parts were. I had some stringing on some of the smaller parts but because of how long these take to print and the fact I knew I was going to do some post processing I wasn't too worried.I also tried some larger prints using a .6mm nozzle and these had no issues at all. I printed some PCB din rail holders since I already had this filament queued up and the filament had no issues with sticking or stringing.The matte color does a really good job of hiding the layer lines you can still see them in the right light or up close.This is the first time I've ever tried this brand. I generally stick to the same 1-2 brands that I know and trust. I have mixed feeling amount wether I would buy more from this same company. on the one hand I had a lot of trouble when printing really small but on the other with larger nozzles I've had no problems. this is problem due to a lack of experience with printing really small, fine detail models.

This filament in various colors , but the Matte Green does not meet my expectations.I have not tried any other colors except the black.The black has a label with Hot end temp up to 220, bed 50 to 60The green, orange, red, blue and yellow in the photo says hot end 220, bed 50 to 701) Color Green Matte is very difficult to stick to hot bed, I tried it several ways but the material curls like when you rpint ABS without an enclosure. I also tried it with an enclosure, and it has a hard time sticking.2) The weight of the parts is almost double the weight ot other PLA's, so I am wondering if this material is being made from recycled plastics, perhaps with ABS, other plstics or even wood fragments. This would also explain the matte finish, I say this with similar experience in printing wood fiber filaments, they are difficult to print and are just as heavy as this one, material is hard to stick on table because of the wood fibers. Perhaps also why in the label they reccommend printing at higher bed temperatures.3) the layering is heavy and does not blend smothly with the previous layer as most other regular PLA's do, so this is another indication this material has some other additional ingredient in it like wood particles and is not virgin PLA.4) The red looks like a dusty dark red, meaning not bright and IMO another sign this is probably mixed with wood particles.On the other hand the black PLA is lighter weight, flows easier and prints just fine but is very shiny.I have not opened the other colors but I suspect they will be the same as the matte green. MIA

Overture Filaments are very consistent, which is still the case with this Matte Red filament. I have done various prints over months of leaving the spool out and they still come out great. You might want to run some quality test to find the right temperature settings for your printer.My only issue with it is that any artifacts while printing are VERY noticeable and cleanup can leave blemishes. Besides that it is a must have.

This carbon filled PLA is fantastic and an answer to a big need. I have been printing carbon filled nylon for 2 years for structural parts and carbon fiber prints very clean but i hate the expense of using it for nonstructural. I now have a fantastic option for non structural carbon filled prints!!!

I had some issues with this stuff at first but once I went from 200 to 205 nozzle temp it started behaving like any other pla. I really like the flat grey, it almost looks like grey resin.

This prints like butter (On a well calibrated machine), layer adhesion is perfect, and the cardboard spool is designed well enough that the very last bit of the roll can still be used without snapping off from being wound in a tight circle.Seriously, the one star review videos I've watched are all user error issues. Every one of them. People either not knowing how to properly set up their machine or someone not knowing how to engineer for 3D printing. Not one of them showed an actual flaw in the material.This filament is great.

It has a rough texture so I thought it'll be easy to paint. Nope, it sucks up the paint. Other than that, it's ok. It reminds me of ceramic texture.