Gizmo Dorks 3mm (2.85mm) ABS Filament 1kg / 2.2lb for 3D Printers, Black

I've found Gizmo Dorks filament to be of exceptional quality. I've never had a bad reel. The price is reasonable. I use almost exclusively ABS. I need the strength and tolerance to heat that ABS provides. I have a Ultimaker 2+ and have had no issues with Gizmo Dork and my printer.

I have successfully used this ABS to print replacement herringbone gears for my printer. (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:97377) Components are virtually impossible to break. For components that don't require thin walls, I've had very satisfying results.I do have trouble printing components with walls. For example, if I try to print a 3"x4" raspberry pi case with 2mm thick walls, the layers will not stick together well enough to produce a sufficiently strong part. Outer walls will separate or snap if I apply any force to them, and applying any sort of torsional force results in layer separation throughout the part. Part of this may be inherent to ABS, but I haven't had as much trouble with another brand I use. I'm at 73F ambient temp, not a drafty room.Lulzbot TAZ 4230C extruder temp - extrudes well at this temperature90C bed temp with glue stick - adhesion to bed is not an issueI'd be very interested in hearing any tips that people may have to prevent delamination of parts with thin walls.

This is the first ABS filament I have used, so I have no basis for comparison other than PLA, which is not too fair to compare to, so I'll try not toFirst, it is pretty tough to work with because it doesn't stick to the print bed. If this is your first ABS filament too, be prepared to also buy kapton tape and also use acetone juice to make stick. Do a youtube search and you'll figure it out.Once you get the ABS to stick, the things I've printed are really tough. They are a bit flexible, but really tough. Something odd is that the filament roll is black, but when you print something it's more like pine green. Again, I have no other experience with this type of filament, so I don't know if it's normal, but just so you know.You may have to print with 80% or less fan speed or you may get heater errors. Also, I don't think it works with any extrude size less than .6 because they clog. I got it to work with .6 and .8. Maybe at higher temperature (I use 210), but you'll have to play with your fan speed again.Shipping was not great. I had to order this twice because the first time seems to have been lost or stolen by UPS staff. The box was half open, which really appeared to have been pried open at the tape. I was there when they deliver it, so I know it wasn't opened while on my porch.I give it 4 stars because I cannot compare this with something equal and because of the shipping and discoloration.

This fillament is fantastic. I do not see how people have so many problems with abs in an open air enviroment. 240c for the extruder temp and 110 for the bed. If you have adhesion problems print with a raft or brim and use a knife to trim it off when you are done. I use cura on a taz 5. When printing I use lulzbot high detail cura profile. Prints take longer with this but 3d printing is not a fast process when printing in this fashion. I am really excited to try the color changing fillament that gizmodorks has to offer so once I get money I will order some and review on that as well. One last thing I use high detail on parts that I am going to use for hobby things like my rc cars. For things like the xbox one controller wall mounts that I printed I used the cura lulzbot high speed profile. Remember when using a high speed profile you need to use a high amount of infill or the layers will split easily.To summarize: this fillament is great. Good quality just make sure you have the right printer settings. If the fillament seems to be spurting which mine did when I got it just relevel the print bed which should fix that problem

Right out of the box, I popped the spool onto my Lulzbot TAZ 5 and started it on a lengthy 60 hour print (the longest I have attempted to date.) Everything worked perfectly. No extrusion problems, no separation or adhesion issues. I am also very happy with the color quality of this filament. When printed, the transparent filament turned into a perfectly frosted/opaque bright white. It's perfect for defusing LED light and allows RGB LEDs to shine though with no color tinting.Overall, I am really happy with the quality and the price. I will probably be getting more filament from Gizmo Dorks in the future.

I am using this filament with a Prusa i3 Mk3 printer and the Multi Material Unit 2S. About 20% of the spool has been used and no issues have been encountered. The printer has a PEI coated magnetic steel build plate and first layer adhesion has been very good. There have been no failed prints due to filament jams or any other factor that can lead to printing problems.

I've bought a good amount of this product as I am a professional 3D Printer. Usually its good in all ways-- it doesn't crack, it sticks to the bed, doesn't clog. All good. Unfortunately the last two rolls I got are really badly wound so that the filament knots up in the spool and doesn't freely roll out. This is clearly an issue of how the manufacturer rolls their filament and I hope they fix it in the next shipment I get because right now, its a pretty prohibitive issue.

I am brand new into 3d printing and have started up making small parts. I wanted abs for the specific properties I needed.It took a few prints to start getting good quality results, with this material, from my lulzbot mini.I have the end at 245 and the bed around 110. I also slowed the print speed and printed 2 parts at a time in order to allow layers a chance to cool. This seems to be working well and at 100 micron, the results are excellent. The surface is very smooth and detailing is exactly what I need. It looks like a cast part.So far, I am happy with this material.

Works good for 3doddler pen

Good and stable quality