Polymaker Light Weight PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 0.8kg, PolyLite 3D Printer PLA Filament Grey Low Density, Print with Most 3D Printers

The important bits: layer bonding and strength is incredible! very rigid and much lighter than PLA or PLA+ but heavier than foaming lightweight PLA. I am going to use this on all my future 3D printed planes! Now my long boring story :) Patience was the key with this filament! I have seen too many great reviews to think that there was an issue with the filament itself. I took the recommended approach of printing using PLA settings and increasing the retraction distance and speed to the settings recommended on polymakers website. My prints were completely unusable initially. I didn't have a lot of time after work to run calibration tests but I did what I could in my free time. I would change one setting and print a part, I didn't write anything down and I didn't keep track of my changes. The poor print quality was completely my fault for not taking the proper time to dial in the print settings. I even tried multiple slicers! I finally had a day off! no chores, no work... time to get this right :) I started with the basics, e-step calibration and PID tuning. Those were very close to perfect already so I knew that wasn't my issue. I started back with the defualt PLA settings and did a retraction test (two 10mm cubes spaced 40mm apart). I would do a print and take a picture, record the settings and results and then make only 1 change to 1 setting at a time until I got the setting dialed in. Then I would move to the next setting. Rinse and repeat until I got everything dialed in. About 10 hours later, a nearly perfect print with just the smallest amount of stringing! Don't do what I did and just get frustrated and start throwing different settings at this stuff! It took the perfect mix of speed, temp, retraction speed & distance as well as extra prime after retraction to get this stuff dialed in. A change to any one of those setting will throw off the print! Cura 5.10 Artillery Sidewinder X2 (love this printer!) Fulament magnetic flex PEI bed Temp 190 Bed temp 60 (I always run 60 for everything, just seems to work) Print speed 40mm/s Travel speed 250mm/s Retraction 3.5mm Retraction Speed 35mm/s Extra prime after retraction .36mm My issue was an extreme amount of stringing and oozing. I am printing a single walled print and it is important to have a strong Z seam. The loss of material during travel moves and layer changes made the Z seam very weak.

This stuff prints great. Just like regular PLA except with a little post cleanup required. However, it must be noted that if you’re trying to print RC planes, this is NOT the active foaming LW PLA that many RC planes are supposed to be printed out of. That being said, this pre foamed filament will likely still work, just a bit heavier and more expensive. Way easier to print though.

This filament is pre-foamed! If you are printing an eclipson model plane, their recommended settings will not work. I almost returned this filament but eventually got it going after much trial and error. Obviously settings will change based on your printer, but I figured I’d share what I changed vs Eclipsons guide. Here were my findings for a V1 Ender 3 with a steel nozzle. Nozzle: 208 Bed: 60 Flow: 139 Retraction: 3.5 I followed all the other eclipson recommendations. I really had to jack up the flow rate to get it to flow smooth. It prints nicely, marginally heavier than ColorFabb. It appears to be very strong as well. I do have some issues with stringing during travel, and it appears to be just a part of this filament. I brought retraction back even further, but was seeing some issues with incomplete extrusion right after it begins printing after travel.

Works great prints very well on my creality ender 3 s1 pro. Prints seem to be strong and very light. I am printing parts for a R/C airplane. I bought a second spool because i really liked how well it works

While it does have some positive aspects, I encountered significant issues that outweighed the benefits. Here's a breakdown of my experience: Pros: Very strong for a lightweight PLA: The filament boasts impressive strength despite its lightweight nature. It produces sturdy prints that can withstand some stress. Really nice color and matte finish from the filament. Cons: Constant clogging on multiple printers: The most significant drawback I encountered with this filament was the constant clogging issue. It became a frustrating experience as the filament would clog randomly, either within 15 minutes of printing or after as long as 20 hours. This inconsistency made it difficult to complete successful prints. Random distortion and clogging: The filament showed signs of random distortion in certain sections, which eventually led to clogs. It seemed like there might be some foreign material embedded within the filament itself, as unclogging the nozzles became nearly impossible without resorting to extreme measures like using a torch. Wasted spool on failed prints: Unfortunately, due to the frequent clogging, I ended up wasting a almost all of the spool on failed prints.

This is the Polymaker prefoamed lw-pla. It is slightly heavier than eSun lw-pla, but still extremely lightweight. The reason I love it so much is because it is so much easier to use than regular lw-pla. Basically I used regular pla settings in Cura. The photos are from the new Eclipson GO 1 WOLF plane that is free to print on the Eclipson website. The prints are strong, smooth, and zero stringing! There is not as much material on a spool since it is already prefoamed, but the price is in line with other lw-pla for the amount you get. I totally love it and will be purchasing again for future builds!

Le stampe sul sample di prova che uso sempre per valutare i filamenti è risultato in una struttura molto fragile e poca aderenza tra strati. Inoltre il filamento è fragilissimo, parrebbe umido ma in realtà è stato usato appena tolto dalla confezione. Da evitare.

Les températures d'impression ne sont marquées que sur la boite : reportez les sur la bobine pour ne pas oublier. Le fil est '' rèche '', pas lisse avant impression. La bobine fait 800g pas 1kg, comme prévu.

Polymaker LW filament is top-notch. I use it with a dryer, printing at 50 mm/s, 750 mm/s² acceleration, and 210°C. Taking it slow pays off—prints come out super clean with amazing detail and great adhesion.

Iam a Rc plane enthusiast ,few days back I bought this filament for less than 3500 / 800 grams . Now the price is very high. Please encourage RC hobbists by offering with minimal margins so that more people will use your product. Quality: Good quality Price : very High

lo he comprado por error, al confundirlo con el Polylight 1.0 LW-PLA de 3DLabPrint, y con este material las piezas pesan, por lo menos, 3 veces más y al ser preespumado, no se expande con la temperatura, así que además, también imprimes la mitad de piezas o incluso menos, ya que yo he estado imprimiendo con el Polilight a 44% de extrusión… Además este producto es mucho más caro y sólo viene con 800gr. en vez de 1 kg. Culpa mía por no haberme fijado bien… he tirado el dinero :(