Descrizione
A spool is a promise about consistency. Every roll is a claim that layer eighty will bond like layer eight, and most of the time you only find out the claim was empty eight hours into a print. This is five kilograms of ANYCUBIC PLA at 1.75 mm, vacuum sealed, wound tight enough that the filament does not cross over itself on a fast retract. Diameter is held to plus or minus 0.02 mm across the roll, which is the tolerance that keeps flow rate stable from the first metre to the last.
PLA has a narrow useful window: too hot and it strings, too cold and layers delaminate. This material prints cleanly between 200 and 220 C on a standard hotend, with a bed at 50 to 60 C, which puts it inside the default profiles of nearly every printer that ships today. It is a low odour formula, so it runs fine in a bedroom workshop without a full extraction setup, and the finished surface sands and takes primer better than most budget blends.
The five kilogram format is the part that changes how you work. One roll covers roughly fifty to sixty mid sized prints, which means colour and batch stay constant across a project instead of drifting between spools. For a workshop running parts on a schedule, that continuity is worth more than the per kilo saving, because it removes the mid project variable that ruins a matching set. Colours are saturated and consistent between batches, and the spool hub fits standard 200 mm holders including the Kobra and K3 series.
The cheapest filament is the one that finishes the print you started.
What you are actually buying
- ✦ Five kilogram roll at 1.75 mm, vacuum sealed with desiccant to arrive dry.
- ✦ Diameter tolerance of plus or minus 0.02 mm, which is what keeps flow rate even on long prints.
- ✦ Neat, cross free winding that will not snag on fast retraction or high speed travel moves.
- ✦ Low odour PLA formula suitable for indoor workshops without full extraction.
- ✦ Prints at 200 to 220 C with a 50 to 60 C bed, inside the default profile of most FDM printers.
- ✦ Sands, drills and takes primer cleanly for post processing and assembly work.
- ✦ Spool hub compatible with standard 200 mm holders including Kobra and K3 series machines.
Technical Specifications
- Material: PLA, polylactic acid
- Net weight: 5 kg per roll
- Diameter: 1.75 mm plus or minus 0.02 mm
- Print temperature: 200 to 220 C
- Bed temperature: 50 to 60 C
- Colours: Mia White, Gold, Texture Red, Olive Green, Mia Pink and more
- Spool: Standard 200 mm hub, vacuum sealed with desiccant
- Tensile strength: Around 50 MPa on printed test bars
- Odour: Low, indoor safe in a ventilated room
- Best used within: 12 months of opening, stored dry
Where it belongs
This roll is aimed at people who print at volume: a workshop running jigs, brackets and prototypes on a weekly schedule, a school or makerspace covering a term of student projects, or anyone selling printed parts where a colour shift halfway through a batch is not acceptable. It is also the sensible first bulk purchase for a new printer owner who has burned through sample spools and wants to stop thinking about reloading. Prototypes, enclosures, display models and tooling fixtures all sit comfortably in its range.
Questions buyers actually ask
Q: Do I need an enclosure for this PLA?
No. PLA prints best with airflow, not trapped heat. An enclosure helps ABS and ASA; with PLA it tends to cause heat creep above the heat break and can lead to clogs on long prints. A draught free room at normal temperature is enough.
Q: How should I store five kilograms once it is open?
Dry and out of sunlight. PLA absorbs moisture slowly, but a humid workshop will make it pop and string within a few weeks. Keep the spool in a sealed bin with reusable desiccant, and dry it at 45 C for four hours if you hear crackling at the nozzle.
Q: Will the spool fit my printer?
The hub is the standard 200 mm pattern used by most FDM machines, including the Kobra and K3 series and the common Creality and Prusa holders. Check your spool holder arm length, because a full five kilogram roll is heavier than a one kilogram spool and some side mounted arms flex under the load.
Q: Is diameter consistency really that important?
It is the single biggest cause of inconsistent extrusion. A roll that drifts between 1.70 and 1.85 mm changes the volume of plastic per step, so walls come out uneven and top surfaces show gaps or ridges. Holding plus or minus 0.02 mm removes that variable from your troubleshooting list.
Q: Can I print this on a 0.6 mm nozzle?
Yes, and it is the better choice for large parts. Run 215 C, a 0.3 mm layer, and expect roughly twice the throughput with stronger walls. The five kilogram format pairs well with a 0.6 mm nozzle because you consume material faster and the spool lasts longer than a single project.
Q: What is the difference between this and silk PLA?
Silk PLA adds a modifier for a glossy, reflective finish and prints slightly weaker with poorer layer adhesion. Standard PLA is stronger and more dimensionally accurate, which is why it is the right default for functional parts, jigs and anything that has to hold a tolerance.
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