{"id":165139,"date":"2022-07-20T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/docs\/?post_type=kb&p=165139"},"modified":"2022-08-11T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T03:40:00","slug":"amolen-marble-like-white-pla-filament-review","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/docs\/kb\/amolen-marble-like-white-pla-filament-review","title":{"rendered":"Amolen Marble-Like White PLA Filament Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amolen offers a wide selection of specialized consumer PLA. Join us as we take a spool of\u00a0Amolen Marble-Like PLA<\/span>\u00a0filament for a test ride.<\/p>\n

Every Friday, we review a 3D printing filament or resin. For this week\u2019s filament, we took a new spool of Amolen\u00a0Marble-like<\/span>\u00a0PLA filament and started printing.<\/p>\n

What\u2018s Special?<\/h3>\n

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Shenzhen-based filament manufacturer\u00a0Amolen started out in\u00a02017.\u00a0Since then, the Chinese brand became well-known in the segment of affordable filaments.<\/p>\n

Their portfolio concludes mainly of PLA and specialized PLA derivated. Besides regular PLA in a wide variety of colors, Amolen offers more unusual materials like fluorescent, shining, conductive\u00a0and even temperature changing PLA.<\/p>\n

We tested a fresh spool of Amolen marble-like PLA.<\/p>\n

The material is available in 1.75-millimeter diameter and comes on 0.5- or 1-kilogram spools. The company claims the material is also usable in 3D pens.<\/p>\n

The price for a 1 kg spool will set you back around $30.<\/p>\n

Tying to emulate a marble-like texture, Amolen\u2019s PLA filament offers a good print quality for a reasonable price.<\/p>\n

The Verdict<\/h3>\n

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We tested the Amolen marble-like PLA filament on a\u00a0Prusa i3 MK3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The spool came in a recycled cardboard box. The content of the spool was covered with plastic foil to prevent it from absorbing moisture. It also contained a desiccant bag. The plastic bag cannot be re-sealed, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

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Printing the material wasn\u2019t exactly hassle-free. We ran into some problems having the prints stick to the bed, but after applying some additional adhesive, we managed to get decent prints. We printed with the recommended standard settings (205 degrees celsius nozzle temperature, 50 degrees for the heated bed, 40mm per second). Nice touch: There\u2019s a label on the spool showing you the right temperature and speed settings.<\/p>\n

The surfaces turned out to be smooth and pretty much excellent.\u00a0 Support structures came off without leaving any residue.<\/p>\n

Unter the\u00a0microscope, you can clearly see the layer adhesion is good.<\/p>\n

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However, our\u00a0Benchy test model<\/a>\u00a0ran into some problems \u2013 the chimney printed only partially.<\/p>\n

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The rest of the Benchy looked great.<\/p>\n

Overall, we found the extrusion of the material to be somewhat inconsistent. Especially the first layers were more demanding thank with standard PLA. The reason for this might be the black bits and pieces the material uses to achieve its \u201cmarble-like\u201d look.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of it, how does the material look like? As a colleague put it, it\u2019s more like \u201cStracciatella\u201d than marble.<\/p>\n

Real marble offers lovely structures that a strand of PLA simply cannot reproduce. Also, the color of real marble ranges from white to greyish.<\/p>\n

The colored bits you\u2019ll find in Amolen\u2019s Marble-like material look nice, but in no way do they resemble marble, as you can see in the 3D printed version statue of\u00a0Venus de Milo<\/a>\u00a0(find the\u00a0model here). Also, they make the white PLA look more dark-greyish.<\/p>\n

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If you print just some layers, the color will be significantly brighter, as you can see below.<\/p>\n

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FacFox\u2019s Verdict<\/h3>\n

If you are trying to emulate marble, we cannot recommend any material that could compete with the real thing. Still, Amolen marble-like PLA is a fun material to work with, and if you are looking for a look that significantly\u00a0differs from your everyday PLA prints, you\u2019ll like it.<\/p>\n

The material was more difficult to print than we expected \u2013 especially the first layers turned out to be troublesome. Also, the color is relatively dark, and not white, as widely advertised.<\/p>\n

Supports came off easily, and overall, the material has a decent look and feel to it \u2013 but as said, be prepared to get \u201cstracciatella\u201d instead of marble prints.<\/p>\n

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Source: https:\/\/all3dp.com\/1\/amolen-marble-like-white-pla-filament-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Amolen offers a wide selection of specialized consumer PLA. Join us as we take a spool of\u00a0Amolen Marble-Like PLA\u00a0filament for a test ride. Every Friday, we review a 3D printing filament or resin. For this week\u2019s filament, we took a new spool of Amolen\u00a0Marble-like\u00a0PLA filament and started printing. What\u2018s Special? Shenzhen-based filament manufacturer\u00a0Amolen started out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[122],"kbtag":[354,469,61,287],"class_list":["post-165139","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-mtl","kbtag-filament","kbtag-marble","kbtag-material","kbtag-pla"],"yoast_head":"\nAmolen Marble-Like White PLA Filament Review - FacFox Docs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Amolen offers a wide selection of specialized consumer PLA. 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