3D Printer Filament - Red PLA 1.75 mm 2.2 lbs (1 kg) Spool by MINDSMITH - PREMIUM Quality | Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm

I'm feeling kind of torn on this stuff. My experience with it has been very inconsistent, but when it works, it works well. I suspect a lot of the issues I'm having, however, are more to do with my printer than problems with the filament. I suspect it would work much better on other printers. I'm running a MP Maker Select v2 with the microswiss all metal hotend and a PEI on glass bed. I'm really more setup for PETG. I found this filament extrudes best for me at about 180 degrees, but at that temp I get basically zero bed adhesion. The best results have been on blue tape with no bed heat,The Good:The diameter is consistent as advertised, and the color has been very consistent for me. I'm also getting excellent layer adhesion even printing at 180. I even got some really excellent bridging out of it with proper cooling.The Bad:The big one is bed adhesion. I've leveled, I've tried on the PEI with heat, without heat, I've tried on blue tape with and without, and there's a general lack of consistency. Some stuff worked just fine, other times it won't stick at all. And then some prints started great but then curled. One even broke free of the bed about 3 hours into a 4 hour print. I tried rafts twice. On one it worked just fine. I forget the print but it was something quite small (marvin maybe). Tried to print something a bit larger than a benchy with a raft, total failure. The raft printed, and it moved onto the part, but then the raft curled so badly that it popped the part off the top of it. Still can't figure that one out. I get the best bed adhesion printing at 200, but that's also where I see the most overheating issues. This, however, very well could be due to my all metal hot end, something to consider. The last thing is stringing. This stuff is STRINGY. No matter the temp or retraction settings I get fine spiderweb style strings. While trying to find the optimal extrusion temp, I did some tests just pulling the extrusion right from the nozzle, and unless it was pulled away with great speed, it created strings. I don't think I got a single print that didn't exhibit stringing.Summary: This shows sings of being great, just maybe not on my specific printer setup. I suspect this filament is just rather picky in terms of hardware. On buildtak with a traditional PTFE lined hot end, it should work great, while maybe being a bit stringy.

great quality!