For those of you looking for good filament at good prices.

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For those of you looking for good filament at good prices. I took a punt on this Wanhao Filament via AIiexpress.com. I bought 1KG 3mm ABS (in sky blue) for $31USD including shipping and I’m very happy with it: the diameter is consistent to +/-0.075mm (2.75-2.9) which compares to the ‘premium’ stuff I’ve had for Diamond age in the past. It prints well, once again comparable to the premium product and it turned up within 10 days of order. I shall be buying more.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/wanhao-3d-printer-filamnets-PLA-ABS-1-75mm-3mm-plastic-hot-sale-high-quality/862588568.html

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I’ll have to give this a shot. The shipping to the US is a little more, but still roughly comparable to the free shipping prices I’ve found on Amazon (with unfortunately mixed results in terms of filament quality). It’s always nice to have another source with trustworthy testimonials about quality.

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How Is the flexibility of the fillament? Does it break easy. Is it on small spools?

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@Mano_Biletsky_Open_M It’s on a reasonably small spool but it seems pretty flexible and my basement is about 10-15 degrees ambient at the moment (springtime in NZ). My printer is using a bowden system with a few reasonably tight bends and I’ve had no problems yet - been using it for the past 5 days.

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Thanks! All I needed to know. My current filament is breaking often mid-print.

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thanks Tim good to know

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Thanks for letting me know. Keep posting print results.