Comment on Filament quality
hwang@social.lol 14 hours ago
@Maerman Typically “brand name” filament is going to be more consistent over time and is more likely to have reasonably good filament profiles in the slicer.
Will the cheap stuff also work with some effort, usually. But you might find that a new batch of filament is a noticeably different color. You might find that it absorbs moisture more quickly or is strangely brittle. Or they somehow got a bunch of cardboard dust onto the spools.
IMO if you’re not truly using a ton of filament or trying to make money from this, it’s worth buying the more expensive stuff.
AzuraTheSpellkissed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 hours ago
Though I can imagine if you’re trying to make money, the consistency might be worth the additional cost, rather team having to put time and material into failed batches.
Personally I buy the cheapest PLA and hate myself everytime I have to disassemble the AMS to get out stuck pieces of broken filament (might not be related to the filament itself, I’m not asking for advise).