HATCHBOX Matte PLA 3D Printer Filament - 1.75mm White, 1kg Spool, High Precision +/-0.03mm for Smooth 3D Printing - Perfect for Prototyping, Cosplay Props & Home Decor Projects

My wife won’t let me buy any other filament for her prints. She paints them using tabletop miniature paints and loves the texture and how it holds on to the paint. I think it looks great straight off the printer. I use a PEI covering a magnetic steel plate, but if I let the print sit till everything is room temp I don’t need anything but to tap it and it comes right off. Don’t have a problem getting it to adhere either, just print with normal PLA settings.But, this filament absolutely hungers for brass nozzles. I got a new Ender3 with the Sprite extruder. I printed about 1/4 a roll of ABS before this, so relatively new nozzle going in. Printed 2 relatively large busts, taking up 65-80% roll each, in a row. We set up Cura on her computer and decided to try a smaller print to test her settings. Could not get the first layer to adhere for anything. Finally, I extruded about 2cm and used calipers to measure the width. .57mm on what was supposed to be a .4mm nozzle. That’s almost 50% gain. Printing with that size of nozzle when you sliced for .4 won’t extrude enough filament to adhere, and I’d be surprised if it didn’t cause delamination or other under-extrusion problems. Replacing the nozzle with a fresh .4 one, and verifying that what’s coming out is actually .4mm fixed all my problems.If you don’t have a hardened nozzle, have some extras on hand when printing this filament, it WILL eat them, and fast. But if you can get a hardened nozzle, do it. You’ll save yourself some headaches.I'm printing a 1/10 RC Dodge Challenger (DukeDoks) and I thought the accents (light frames, grilles, side skirts, etc.) would look great with the Matte Black. They do, but I have come across a couple things using this material I'll pass along.Use a clean glass bed to print on. I tried a couple parts with my usual Aqua Net hair spray and I damaged a couple parts just trying to get them off. I was stunned how firmly they were attached to the glass. I was afraid I was going to break the glass getting them off. I did try putting the glass in the fridge for 15 minutes but even that didn't help.Let the bed cool COMPLETELY on it's own before attempting removal. I'm talking a good hour or even overnight. Check to see if at least part of your print may be loose enough that you can get a thin spatula underneath to start working the piece off the bed. Go slowly and carefully. This material is softer than regular PLA and will deform easily. If nothing is loose, use a single sided razor blade and start at a corner to try and get it started. Again, work slowly and carefully.Watch out for layer adhesion. I did my parts in 0.1mm layers. I tried a gentle tap with a rubber gripped screwdriver when I couldn't just lift them off (this was with hair spray on the bed) and got a clean break in the middle of the part. I was running at 220°C with a 65°C bed and this rather surprised me. I haven't tried a higher nozzle temp yet or thicker layers yet to see if that helps with layer adhesion.So far, I'm very happy with the look of the parts. Very clean and the layer lines are so much less visible than regular black Hatchbox PLA.I'm a long time user of Hatchbox PLA. Seems to run the best of all the brand's I've tried in my printer. This Matte Black is worth a try if you have need of the appearance of matte finish on your part.Good luck!Definately pay attention to the reccomended temperture on the label. Regular Hatchbox in my experience likes to run around 200-205. I've found the best performance from this matte around 210-215.On the upside, it looks great. Matte as described, and as another reviewer said the layer lines blend in very nicely. Downside, it's quite weak along the layer lines. If you want to do anything structural with this, pay attention to the layer direction and orient the stresses against them.Just don't be expecting this to be a general-purpose filament. It will do compressive loads well, but that adhesion will get you.A little tough to stick to the bed. Needed a spotless glass. Prob related to the sheen flatteners. Not a problem. Though I wouldnt call this a navy. It feels pretty light. Like a gray-blue. Still beautiful if this pic uploads you may get to see!Will def buy other matte spools from Hatchbox in the future.For Matte black - Fantastic look. Layer lines not easily visible. I noticed the filament is brittle when handled. It kinked a bit when my print head moved up in the z axis after a job was finished. Things that I have printed have easily fractured along layer lines but will not crack when pressure is places perpendicular to them. I would suggest using it for something that you want to look good but does not need to hold up to much stress. Or print with the layer lines perpendicular to the highest expected load of your print.The main issue I’m having with matte filament from hatchbox, is that it’s so soft that it crumbles and won’t feed sometimes. The wheel just rips it apart instead of pulling it.When it’s successful, it’s a very nice printClean lookingI use 200 degrees for the hot end and 60 degrees for the bed on my Ender 3. Extremely consistent, rarely fails.Pruebas hechas con una EnderV2 con extrusor de doble engrane con tubo azul, variando temperaturas de 200 a 220 y flujo de 100% a 80%No me esta funcionando de ninguna forma. Se atasca porque es muy flexible. No puedo imprimir ni una pieza de 20 minutos porque se atasca... Solo si bajo el flujo es como pudo imprimir una pirámide, pero muy mal hecha.Muy malo la verdad, anterior mente compré el color blanco normal y el negro y muy buenos, pero este blanco mate muy malo su aderencia pésima le subí la temperatura lo trabaje más lento y al final se seguía rompiendo, de plano está guardado y desperdiciado.Todo iba bien, pero luego dejó de adherirse y por más que estuve nivelando y subiendo la temperatura de la cama, simplemente se hacía esta plasta horrible. En verdad el costo no lo vale para semejante porquería, que solo termino desperdiciando.llego bien y esta en buen estado lo que pediMuy bueba la calidad del producto y llego antes de la fecha