ABS 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.3 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Blue

Very happy with the color and performance of this filament. I am new to 3D printing and this is first time I printed with ABS so I can offer no comparison to other filaments at this point - only actual performance vs expectations. Very good. No tangles. No bad spots. I used most of this spool to print an RC model ship 28" long and 6.5" wide, in multiple pieces. Each piece took about 10 to 14 hrs so it took about a week printing a piece or 2 each day. It rained 2 of those days but didn't seem real humid to me. Printer was Prusa MK2S kit built. The room temp was 61 degrees F, I had a thin foamboard box around my printer 24" square, no bottom. I used Prusa Control software to slice and changed no settings from the default for generic ABS - 255 degrees C hotend and 100 degrees for the heatbed. I used glue stick on the bare bed, no cleaning between prints but did add some glue each time - parts stuck extremely well. I thought this might be too hot a temp but it worked real well and the ABS is pretty solid - you can twist & bend it but it doesn't come apart at the layers. Pretty smooth finish at 150 microns, looks about the same as the PLA I used and was able to do some overhangs I thought not possible with such hot material. So on the second to last print, 4th day of printing, I could see a minor change in the surface appearance, not quite as smooth looking. Then the final print on friday looked like it had a rough finish. On close inspection I believe this to be the result of accumulated moisture absorbed by the ABS finally showing its effect. It was very minor and smoothed out easily enough. Very good results gluing/chemical welding the parts together with some of the scrap ABS (power went out on one piece and so it became scrap, I mean glue ingredient). So when my glue had finally gotten to the right consistency for me, it had been sitting for a couple of days and had enough ABS to Acetone ration so it was like melted ice cream. No clamps, just brush on each piece, hold for a few seconds, move on to the next piece, let dry completely overnight and it won't come apart but sands easily. Am going to buy some more of this brand ABS in other colors for other RC projects.

Before I dive into the negatives, it's worth pointing out the goods in the product and why I like it. ABS is hard to print with, Hatchbox ABS is usually pretty strong and very good for the price. If you are looking to build durable materials and are willing to do some filament testing and stress tests you can absolutely get this to print beautiful parts that hold up to abuse, but you have to test the material. Being ABS, this suffers the same level of warping and shrinking as any other ABS material in 3d printing. You need a solid heat bed that can get to 100°C to even consider printing this and cold spots in your heat bed or lack of warm air during a print can cause shrinking, recommend having an enclosure around your printer as well as a decent heat bed to even consider printing ABS. That aside, this specific color does appear to be a little more difficult to work with than the black, grey, and white ABS that I've had from the same company. Temperature tolerances are much lower on this specific color and so printing above 210°C has caused printing quality issues as well as burned filament. Occasionally I'll just have blobs or streaks of brown as if the filament had been sitting in the hot end too long but never had the same issue with the white filament. I did some serious dial-in testing with my prints (photos included to show progress) because out of the box I struggled to get any form of decent bridging or overhang. For some reason this material oozed like hell and was especially apparent when trying to bridge even small gaps. It's not consistent with flow rate and actually had worse blob issues with decreased flow rate. I have my finalized settings below, but after about 30-40 extreme bridging tests I was able to understand the tolerances of this material. Unfortunately I had some issues with first layer adhesion as well and I'm not sure if this is related to the color and dye used or not, but using a brim of 2mm has almost entirely eliminated all first layer issues. Settings I landed on are below, your mileage may vary so I recommend doing temperature and bridge tests if you have issues. Slicer: PrusaSlicer 2.3.0 Printer: Prusa Mini (DIY, not official) Enclosure: Yes First layer temperature: 235°C Every other layer temperature: 210°C Heatbed: 100°C (All Layers) Bridge fan speed: 75% Normal cooling fan: 25% (always on) Bridge print speed: 25mm/s Bridge flow rate: 0.75

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Ich habe mir 2 Rollen Hatchbox ABS Filament gekauft , 1* Orange und 1* Schwarz . Mit der Orangen habe ich mir jetzt vorsichtshalber Ersatzteilen für mein Prusa I3 Mk2 gedruckt , Qualität ist super . Das Filament haftet bei mir sehr gut an der PEI-Beschichtung des Betts , es war kein Kleber oder ABS-Juice notwending ! Gedruckt habe ich mit 230° Hot-End , 100° Bett mit bis zum 100mm/s ohne Probleme . Danach zu Schwarz gewechselt , die Druckeigenschaften waren absolut gleich . Würde mir dieses Filament auf jeden Fall wieder kaufen !

Ich habe nun schon die 6. Rolle verschiedenster Farben der Hatchbox ABS Filamente verbraucht. Keine der Rollen machte Schwierigkeiten. Alle sauber gewickelt, der Durchmesser passt auch soweit. Ich kann nichts schlechtes berichten.

Prints extremely well on my BBL P1S Very tough material Adheres well to the build plate and prints relatively fine details

Nachdem ich einige Hersteller durch hatte, entschied ich mich für Hatchbox Filamente, da diese günstig und gut zu sein schienen. Die PET-G und PLA Rollen machten ein absolut gutes Bild und schienen meine Entscheidung zu bestätigen. Doch diese ABS Rolle gab mir in vielerlei Hinsicht zu denken. Zuerst riecht das Filament nicht. ABS ist ja bekannt dafür, beim Druck unangenehm zu riechen. Dieses Filament hingegen ist absolut neutral beim Druck. Was eigentlich nach einem Vorteil klingt macht mich etwas stutzig über die Zusammensetzung. Hat es die Performance, die man von ABS erwarten kann? Bisher hatte ich zumindest keine Probleme bzgl. Stabilität und somit sehe ich diesen Punkt eher positiv als negativ. Eine wissenschaftliche Analyse kann ich allerdings nicht abgeben. Die Druckbarkeit des Materials ist einwandfrei. Ich nutze 3DLAC auf einer beheizten Glasplatte, das funktioniert wunderbar. Auch die Variation des Durchmessers ist äußerst gering und macht keine Schwierigkeiten. Leider gibt es 1 KO-Kriterium, welches mich veranlasst hat, von Hatchbox wieder Abstand zu nehmen: Das Filament ist äußerst schlecht gewickelt. Knoten sind leider kein Einzelphänomen sondern sind auf der Rolle desöfteren zu finden. Das führt unweigerlich zum Druckabbruch, denn den Knoten schnell genug zu lösen ist schwierig bis unmachbar. Egal wie günstig eine Spule sein mag, so etwas darf auch bei 10 Euro Filamenten nicht passieren. Knoten - vor allem wenn sie im Rudel auftreten - machen das Filament unweigerlich zu Abfall, außer man wickelt es auf eine Leerrolle um. Fairerweise muss ich sagen, dass ich bei mehreren Rollen von Hatchbox - vor dieser Rolle - NIE ein einziges Problem hatte. Vielleicht habe ich ja eine "Montags-Spule" erwischt. Ich hoffe es zumindest, denn insgesamt ist das Material mitunter eines der besten bzgl. Preis/Leistung.