SUNLU PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm PLA+ 3D Filament

 

So I ordered this to try it out. I have a Flashforge Adventurer 3 and I typically stick to their own brand of PLA, mostly because the built in spool holder only takes 500g spools and because I can be pretty sure their own filament will work well. Boy was I wrong.

Before this spool arrived I printed off a couple of Tush rollers to hold the spool externally because as me ruined above, these spools are too big for the Adventurer 3. The spool worked just fine on a pair of Tush rollers. No resistance all good.

I then ran a print using an old job stored on the printer. I have a little bunny rabbit print that I use as a benchmark, mostly because my youngest likes to get a new bunny rabbit when Daddy gets some new PLA but also because the model is tough enough to print that it challenges the printer but easy enough that I won’t get stuck in an infinite loop of troubleshooting that doesn’t matter because I never print anything that is insanely complicated or at the limits of 3D printing. I intentionally spend time making sure anything I print is oriented in a way that makes it easier or I modify it to make it less challenging.

Anyway, on to the PLA+…first print was perfect and I didn’t have to adjust anything. Print settings were 0.18mm layers, cooling off first layer, 60c bed (glass bed, I have the Pro model) and 220c nozzle. No raft. No brim.

I got a clean print, no stringing, perfect adhesion and no warping or layer issues. The final result was a sort of matte finish with a small amount of sheen.

I’ve printed with black PLA before and you typically get that shiny black drainpipe look but with this stuff, it’s quite tasteful. It’s not as flat as you’d expect though, definitely shiny but not overly shiny. Your prints won’t look cheap.

The stand out here though is the very low amount of stringing. It’s virtually none existent. There is a tiny bit of really fine stringing but it’s very easy to deal with after the print. Absolutely nowhere near the amount of stringing I usually see.

I think this brand might be my go to from now on. Good stuff.

In terms of toughness Vs standard PLA…my lad hasn’t snapped the ears off his bunny yet, which he usually manages within a few minutes. So I’m guessing this stuff is a lot tougher than Flashforge PLA.

I’ve since run off some other prints that I know to be quite weak with Flashforge PLA and so far they have proven to be a bit stiffer and less fragile. I’d place this stuff somewhere between standard PLA and ABS.

If you’re looking at this stuff and you’re like me and wondering if straying from your usual stuff is worth it, the answer is probably yes.

At this stage I don’t know how well the roll will keep, some other rolls from other brands have got brittle on me after a while, which is another reason I typically didn’t buy bigger spools.