IC3D Green 3mm ABS 3D Printer Filament - 1kg Spool - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm - Professional Grade 3D Printing Filament - MADE IN USA

To set the stage, I just purchased a Lulzbot Mini 3D printer (my first). I'm no newbie to 3D modeling, but 3D printing is new for me. I've been researching it for a week and I finally dove in head first. So, I purchased several different vendor's filaments to kind of "test the gamut". I'll give my review of the ones I've used so far, so others don't have to learn the hard way:After having printed half a spindle on both IC3D and Verbatim, I found the following:IC3D ABS Black 3mm filament prints very consistently. No change in print quality and no bubbles. I have printed several 4x2x2" brackets I specially modeled to mount a 42" smart TV to a specific 60" stand. I even took a hammer to the printed bracket and it wouldn't give (and it has a honeycomb pattern inside, so it isn't even solid)! I have to mention that the filament tries to fall of the spool and wrap around the spindle holder, but I think this would more likely be a Lulzbot Mini issue, rather than IC3D. I will probably print an add on to their spindle holder. I also printed a part that had broken on my RC car, which is holding up better than the original part (and oh yes, I took a hammer to this one too... and it didn't break).Verbatim PLA Red 3mm filament prints inconsistently. Kind of surprising considering how long Verbatim has been in the plastics business. I printed one of those heart gear models for my wife. I had to print in several jobs due to my 6x6x6" footprint. Some of the prints have bubble pops, misalignments and rough surfaces (while some prints came out perfect). I used the temperature they specified, every time, so I can only chalk it up to inconsistencies in the filament. I didn't take a hammer to this one, so can't say.Now granted ABS and PLA are very different plastic, I can still say I have had NO issues with IC3D filament, so I can recommend it thoroughly.I must thoroughly recommend getting a iGauging caliper if you are going to be modeling and printing your own 3D models to match up with real world objects. The IC3D filament and the LulzBot Mini printer and the caliper tied together perfectly, matching up to the millimeter.

This filament is nice and flexible, spooked off the roll smoothlyfor my 16 hour prints. It's is a high quality ABS. I do have more of a problem getting adhesion to my kapton covered heated bed. Peeled up instantly around corners smaller than 5mm radius. Had to slow it down 20% and increase extrusion multiplier 10% for the first layer of raft. After that the layers adhesion and surface quality is great.Value: consider you are buying 2 lbs. not one kg. - 10% less than most spools. I like this product but I've gotten as good results with other brands priced at $30 per spool.IC3D- how about reducing you costs by deleting the pricey printed box and just put a color label with (your nice logo)on the shrink wrap?

I have printed with various materials and printers over the last several years. I purchased this filament for use with my Ultimaker 2. I find this filament to be the best I have tried to date, on both small (1/2" or smaller) and large (8" or greater) prints. Prints using a small layer height (.06mm) come out with exceptional detail, and a great finish. Draft prints done with a large layer height (.25mm), and at high speed (150mm/s), also come out great with good bonding between the layers.At first, when printing with ABS on the Ultimaker, I was using the Ultimaker filament (2.85mm) and was having various intermittent issues. PLA worked okay, but the material properties of ABS was more suited to the mechanical parts I was designing. I decided to try the IC3D filament during my last refill, and have not had a single problem since. Each part prints well between 210 and 230 degrees, with or without fan usage. Adhesion is great on the Ultimaker heated glass platform using nothing more than a Staples glue stick. While I was a little nervous about using the 3mm filament in a printer that specifies 2.85mm, but it works great.I highly recommend this filament to anyone who needs to print with ABS.

I bought my first roll of 3mm black ABS from IC3D on based on price and reviews. It was my first roll of filament for a new Lulzbot Mini that I bought as a Christmas present to myself. My new 3D printer was my first 3D printer and it didn't come with a roll of filament. I'm happy to say that I had no problems printing with the filament from IC3D, even though this was my first experience with 3D printing.  IC3D High Quality Black 3mm ABS 3D Printer Filament - 2lb Spool - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm - Professional Grade 3D Printing Filament - MADE IN USA  I then bought a roll of 3mm white ABS from IC3D, and again, no unpleasant surprises, which is good, very good. I'm sure most of us wouldn't like unpleasant surprises.  IC3D High Quality White 3mm ABS 3D Printer Filament - 2lb Spool - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm - Professional Grade 3D Printing Filament - MADE IN USA  I have since bought two more rolls of these 3mm black ABS filament and have been very happy with the quality and the price and speedy delivery with Amazon Prime. I generally print with a Lulzbot profile of 240 degrees C for the filament and 110 degrees C for the bed. I measured and set the diameter for the filament for 2.90 for my printer.