Airkoul Filament. Any Good?  

Re: Airkoul Filament. Any Good?

For that price, I'm more inclined to stick with the more known brands. At minimum, I want to see a good number of user reviews.

Do post an update when you've got some experience with it. One complaint about some of the lesser-known brands is that they include the weight of the spool in that "1 Kg" advertising. Weigh it to see how much filament you get.

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+1

Please be sure to post your results/impressions after using it! 😉

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@Bobstro. I didnt think of that. Ill be sure to weigh it when it arrives Friday.

Im still a complete noob at 3D printing only having my printer a few days but Ill post back with some photos for everyone's analysis.

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I usually weigh the filament and put the weight on the spool. so later I can estimate how much is left, before starting a print!

I also tend to write Talc, on PETG and TPU rolls, to remind me to take care to prevent over bonding to the buildplate!

I prefer not to use glue stick if I can help it!
regards Joan

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Daniel,

Not sure where you are located, but if you are in the US and want low cost filament check out Fox Smart ( http://thefoxsmart.com/ ). I've bought a lot of their PLA ($12-$16/KG). True 1KG of filament. I've actually had good luck with printing with their PLA. The 2 issues that I have with their filament are:
1. The color doesn't always match what you expect it to be. For example their "red" is more like a reddish-orange color. Other colors have been varied as well... so don't assume RED is RED, BLUE is BLUE... they'll be a variant of that color.
2. Their spools are smaller diameter than what most use (6 3/8" diameter by 3 3/8" high) so the last 20% of the spool has a nasty coil to it. I've used a few spools all the way down to about a meter/yard worth of filament remaining on the spool... made me cringe, but the MK2S and MK3 that I have can do it. ---> I read someplace that they might be (or have) changed to a more standard size spool... I wouldn't know because I still have about 16 spools to go thru before reordering.

BTW - I used PRUSA, HatchBox, eSun, FoxSmart PLA so far and they all have worked well, for me.

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I use cheap $13-16 per kg PLA filament as well. They seem to work just fine and I agree with most of the comments.

The colors are sometimes a bit different than expected. Don't expect a perfect color match if you order again, even if it is from the same vendor.

The initial weight is typically around 1.15kg, so I suspect they are reasonably close on the actual weight. I haven't emptied a spool completely. The closest I have come started breaking as it got to the smaller diameter, so maybe the comment about the tight spool is completely correct.

Steve

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Thanks, everyone.

Well, I finally got my Amazon PETG after a month. So far seems to print fine. Definitely not the same quality as the Prusa but ok for my needs.

The Airkoul was scheduled for delivery today but guess what, I live right in the path of Hurricane Florence so Fedex sent me a email saying basically forget it. They will be out next week, after the storm. Good thing I have two rolls to play with while things get nasty outside.

Ah I miss California. The occasional earthquake at 6 am would barely wake me up but here on the East Coast its Hurricanes, Hot *** summers and bugs. I really hate bugs.

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[...] The Airkoul was scheduled for delivery today but guess what, I live right in the path of Hurricane Florence so Fedex sent me a email saying basically forget it. They will be out next week, after the storm. Good thing I have two rolls to play with while things get nasty outside.
Good thing the power hasn't gone ou... *click*

Stay dry and have fun printing!

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So far so good it just started to rai