HATCHBOX 1.75mm Black PLA 3D Printer Filament, 1 KG Spool, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 3D Printing Filament

This HATCHBOX True Blue PLA is consistent, easy to print with, and produces great results. The color is vibrant, and the filament feeds smoothly with no tangles or jams. Bed adhesion is solid, layer lines come out clean, and it has a nice matte sheen once printed. Virtually no odor and excellent diameter accuracy — a top-quality filament that always performs well.

The Qidi X-Maker is an excellent printer for 3D printing noobs like me. I didn't want something that I had to assemble for fear that I wouldn't do it quite right, and the Qidi comes very well packaged and is fully assembled. Compared to most other 3D printers, which are quite plain looking, the X-Maker is also quite an attractive printer with it's metallic red housing. Of course looks don't matter if the printer doesn't perform, and the Qidi prints very well. I especially like the magnetic print bed which helps tremendously in prints sticking to the bed properly, and makes removing prints from the bed amazingly easy. I did a ton of research on 3D printing so I'd be as prepared as possible for any printing problems and types of adjustments I'd need to make, and like all 3D printers you need to be prepared to tweak your levelling and print setting every time you change filament. While that has been my biggest frustration in getting accustomed to how to print well, from the many YouTube videos I've watched on other printers, it is just part of the hobby. You are, after all, creating custom objects from what amounts to silly string. :) I've had my X-Maker for 2 months as of the writing of this review, and in that time I've printed over 100 hours as I'm working on an "escape room in a case project" with a lot of 3D printed components. Last week the X-Maker stopped moving in the Z-axis, so I contacted Qidi support in China who got back to me in just a few hours. They sent me some videos of steps to perform to diagnose the issue, and within a couple of days determined I needed a new motherboard, which they sent me free of charge. It arrived in under a week, and they provided a video with instructions on how to swap it out, which was quite easily done. I'm back to printing now and cannot say enough good things about they competence and speed at which Qidi support helped resolve this issue - and from all the way across the world. I've printed with PLA, PLA+, and TPU, and Qidi also claims that ABS is possible although I haven't tried it yet. From the performance of the printer so far, I have no doubt it can handle it with easy. My only "gripe", and it is a minor quibble, is that the print area is comparatively small - the largest object you can print is about 6x6x6 inches, which I think if fine for most users. If you're looking for your first 3D printer, I truly believe that the Qidi X-Maker is one of the best choices you can make.

Quality is good. Good value for named brand. Adhesion was good. Used on a Ender 3d Pro.

Consistent material performance!

Filament is wound nicely and prints really clean. No stringing, clogging, or tangles. Good bed adhesion during print, easily removed when it was cooled down. I would buy again. The only con for me is that the filament roll does not fit on the Bambu Labs A1 AMS lite. This can be fixed by printing an adapter from MakerWorld, so it didn’t stop me from printing what I wanted. I was just annoyed that I had to print the adapter first- and I’m impatient and just wanted to get to my project.

Fantastic material that's never given me print issues. It's worth the extra price not to worry about guessing the settings on a new spool.

So far I LOVE this filament and will probably be being more from this brand. I am completely new to 3D printing and aside from the tiny spool that came with the Ender 3 I bought a few spools from Hatchbox based on the reviews and reputation. So far they do live up to the hype! Watched several videos on YouTube from CHEP in particular and Teaching Teach about printer assembly, calibration and profile configuration. After getting everything dialed in I am very happy with the results, ( wisps of stringing was my fault, damaged the nozzle so it will be replaced shortly. No stringing at all before that). The cat was printed with all stock parts, no upgrades or mods. I would highly recommend this filament to anyone new to 3D printing to minimize headaches associated with figuring out possible root causes. Did not have any problems with the filament sticking to the bed, warping or shrinking. When it did, it was because something was not properly set on the printer by me. The blue from the pic does not do it justice. It's actually a few shades darker. Material feels pretty sturdy but since PLA is not meant for long-term durability I will probably cover the parts with a clear acrylic since moisture is still the #1 enemy of PLA. With PLA though remember to keep it in an airtight container, particularly with a dissecant to keep moisture as low as possible. If you hear hissing or popping while printing this means the filament has absorbed moisture and while this can be fixed by drying in an oven but it's best to try to prevent this if you can. I highly recommend using this filament to anyone who is just getting into 3D printing. Like anything you are new at or have never used, make sure you do your research and do proper troubleshooting before blaming the product.

Hatchbox is the one brand of filament that I can consistently count on. I started 3D printing a long time ago when the machines were not as sophisticated as today. Among all the things that would go wrong with my machine and prints I could always count on the problem NOT being with my filament. This color green is perfect all my print projects including flowers, Christmas prints and Halloween toys. I use a Bambu Labs A1 now and this filament works great - I wish Bambu would upgrade their native list of filament options to include Hatchbox. Would highly recommend.