Let's Review ALL the 3D Printing Filament I've Used!

I've used a variety of filament throughout my journey in 3D Printing. In this video I'll be covering some of the brands I've used, which ones i recommend and why, plus some tips to help you make the best choice possible for the projects you want to make! Enjoy!

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[keanuzflip]

I've been using Elegoo PLA a lot since its been the most consistent and cheap PLA I've used. They're making a lot of new colours recently aswell and they do free shipping above a certain price so if i ever need extra material, they're usually my go to

[jonathan__g]

Everytime I printed with Overture PLA it would just come out like butter on my Prusa Mini+ and looked fantastic. I can't recommend it enough.

[Atomic_Nightmare]

Hello there! You helped me find my first 3D printer about a year ago. An Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus. Never had issues using the gray Elegoo PLA and just bought 10 rolls to prepare for a comiccon in 2025! I'm literally on layer 4 of Slade's helmet from Teen Titans right now.

Thank you so much for all your support and advice!

[mrs]

So glad you said we can use pla for cosplay.
Could you do a video on “cosplay” settings wall thickness infill etc. just starting a full build but worried about prints being too stiff etc

[trekgod]

My go-to is ESUN PLA+. Great for just about anything, especially firearm frames

[malibuman]

Since I have a Bambu printer, I have used alot of bambu filament. I've also had good luck with Creative filament. Another good one is Geeetech. I've had nothing but great luck with it and it's on sale for around 9 buck's a roll. Just got in 8 rolls of it and it is printing fine.

[Walexander]

Love the coverage of filaments. So glad I've been unknowingly using the same!!!

[TJoker---]

Been using SUNLU silk and I love it. My P1S already had the settings dialed in and have not even needed any post processing.

[bpkop]

If you live near a Micro Center i highly recommend the inland (micro centers "house" brand) pla+ and tough pla. ive never had an issue with either of them. ive used a couple silks and they were ok but that was years ago so im sure theyve updated the formula by now. Plus they frequently run sales for a few bucks off a roll.
Also the workers in the 3d printer section have gotten better and better and tend to shoot pretty straight on recommendations.
(your mileage may vary)

[nikkolaus]

My go-to filament brands are eSun, Sunlu, Duramic 3D, and Eryone

CC3D is hit or miss.. To start my experience with their brand I bought an absolutely beautiful looking PLA Silk in a sapphire blue color.... and then it proceeded to jam up my nozzle at every conceivable opportunity.. It would balloon up upon retraction and jam the hole between the sensor and extruder... But yet, also from CC3D, I've had GREAT experiences with their orange PLA+ Max

I've tried brands like Hatchbox and Overture, and where everyone else was seeming to love them, I just couldn't ... I had nothing but issues out of them...
As odd as it sounds - same experience with Bambu Lab's filament. The first 2 spools I got with my printer were great... Ordered 2 more... They were great... Ordered 2 more, and they were absolutely terrible! Had to make all kinds of adjustments just to get them to work... Of course this was during that little few-months stint where there was a rumor going around that they were cycling thru different vendors and trying to stick to one or the other - so who knows, maybe that was true and I just got an abnormal batch...

Duramic 3D is a really good top contender for the love in my heart, but recently I've had issues with their marble filament repeatedly clogging my nozzles, even though it's the same spool i've been using since the start.. and I did a full purge on the nozzle -- Cold pull, flush with clean pla, and a probe thru the hotend up towards the extruder.. Just a bad bit near the center of the spool... And in addition, they continue to use cardboard spools, while everyone else is using some kind of recyclable plastic spool.. After having AMS rollers get their rubber warped because of wonky cardboard spools and damages in shipping to cardboard spools and then progressively getting worse, i dont know if i want to go back to a company that still uses cardboard spools.. (Yes, i know re-spooling is a thing, but that takes time, effort, and risks that I'm not ready to endeavor upon)

I do like to Ziro brand, but I've only tried it for part of a spool so far, with their sparkling purple, but damn does it look amazing! ..and it just prints well, which is all I ask of any filament...

Printing on a P1S, with every filament calibrated -- and even a step further in calibration, I use a digital microscope so i can SEE the gap distance between the layer lines, rather than running my finger across the top and going "Hmm yeah that feels nicer"... totally antiquated way to do it if you ask me...

[antonioalbanese]

I’m not getting into Cosplay. I watch you because I’ve watched a lot of your videos and you seem like a guy who gives HONEST reviews. Not just shilling brands to make money. You have a large following and a reputation that putting your name on crap wouldn’t be a great direction for your business. I’m just getting into 3d printing and ordered the P1S. So I try to take tidbits from your videos like which PLA to start with, which brand is best etc.

[colincampbell]

I've done 3D printing for 5 years now! I now have a few different 3D printers, and I also been trying many branded and un-branded filaments.
The ones most of the time work well are the PLA + by Sun Lu just as you said they really print well, but you have to tune in the heat and speed etc. to get a good result?

I like PETG, yes it can be a pain sometimes? But I do usable prints which need the extra strength, I do use Carbon Fiber PLA as well now! It really is great for printing with and has a bit more toughness while being able to print like normal PLA, Just need a hardened nozzle and the 0.6 mm nozzles are better for this type of filament.

I use TPU and now using ABS & ABS + and just a couple of weeks back started using ASA, as I have the Qidi X-Plus-3 so that inbuilt chamber heating and enclosed build area really helps with these high temperature filaments?

I just got the Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus last week and it is printing a useful desk top Item for someone at work and
I designed it. and yes they have said they will be paying for the work so that's good.
The Brands of filament I seem to have found best are as you said some of the cheap ones!

Odd but it is true if you find one that works, Then you keep using it.

I do have trouble with any silk filament though? I tried so many different brands and all just won't print right?

They often just won't stick to the bed even with glue stick on there, Also the seem more able to clog up the nozzles too?

Even when I use the working settings for a silk I do manged to print on any of the silks that did not print right, it still was the case the silk just either clogs or comes off the bed just as the printed 1st layer was fine and ends up wrapping around the nozzle in the blob of death.

Yes so Sun Lu and Elegoo and Flashforge and Amazon Basics and Eono and Eryone filaments are my choices too!
One odd thing I found is, Every filament has to have it's own temps and speeds and flow etc. on One 3D printer to work.

But those filament all have to have different temps etc. on every other printer too? Even if say I print on the Elegoo 3 that filament used has it's own settings & temps etc.

Then if I use the same filament on say the Elegoo Neptune 3 Max, the settings of temps etc. have to be different again!
Same goes for the new Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus I got last week, or the Qidi X-Plus-3 or the FL Sun QQ-S Pro Delta.

I live in the UK, so the moisture here is a few levels higher than where you are in the US, So I have to filament dry in the Sun Lu 4 spool dryer I got last month then the spools will be put in the filament bags and a big bag of desiccant and I suck out the air with a electric air pump for storing! I do write the needed heat and flow and such for that filament on the original box or stick a note on the ones that I can't write on?

That way I can stick the filament on the printer listed on the box for that one and print without worrying if the settings are wrong? I just have so much filament now it is a big problem storing it all and the 5 FDM printers I now have all also are taking up more limited room I have? The Elegoo Saturn 2 resin Printer I not really using as the water waste issue here is a problem to deal with sadly?

My 1st 3D printer 5 years ago was the Tronxy X5SA that one was a pain to level even after buying the pricey new Tronxy all surface detecting Black Coloured Advanced Bed Probe which I replaced the original Blue probe with as it did not work well? So in the end to free up space for the better printers I dismantled the printer and it is back in the box.

The 2nd printer I brought 4 years ago the Aquila ( G32 chip ) I upgraded that like mad and it just would not level right either so that be dismantled asap!

Just trying to work out how to do Klipper control on the Elegoo printers ( Neptune 3 & 3 Max ) using the BTT Pad 7 now, klipper coding and set up is a bit above me sadly?
None of the help videos have helped either, it is very complex if your not a expert in the codes!

[mattzehr]

Overture is my new go to, print what works for you. Thx for the video

[Ghxzt]

Always been a fan of your videos. I learned a trick from a fellow printer I met in my local farmers market. He has the Prusa XL with the 5 print heads. I was curious how his overhangs were extremely clean. He prints in PLA but the supports are PETG. Since they don’t stick together, it leaves no marks from the support and since his printer has multiple print heads that attach magnetically, there is no material waste like an AMS. This could be a huge step towards less sanding and with the printer, being so large, larger print pieces.

[Freeinthefog]

When sanding wood, I was taught to use a pencil to draw a large squiggle across my piece so I can easily see where I have and haven't sanded. It might help with white filament!

[michaelalanstlouis]

Great topical video Frank. I admit I’ve been sticking mostly with bambu lab filaments for my P1P and probably paying too much. But their prices have come down and buying in bulk can get prices down to around $13 a roll (without a spool). But after this video I feel more confident with getting less expensive brands on Amazon. Cheers mate!

[Redskiiiii]

I have a x1c with ams and it's been having problems with sunlu. Is there any settings you recommend?

[raymondgomez]

Crazy you made this when I was thinking about this topic a lot recently. Thanks Frank!!!

[michaelwulff]

Im in jacksonville nc and ive had abs unboxed in renovation environments with dust, moisture, everything, and it prints great still.

[KABH]

Hey literally just started out and I am waiting for delivery of my very first printer. Thank you so much for your channel! It is amazing! If you have a second can you explain the difference between the SUNLU PLA and the PLA+ and maybe why you want one over the other in certain situations? Thank you again! Amazing channel!