Description
Every failed print is really a conversation about material. Layer lines that lift, walls that ring hollow, a spool that snaps at three in the morning twelve hours into a job: those are not printer faults, they are filament faults, and they cost more in lost time than in wasted plastic. This supply is built to take that conversation off the table.
Geeetech draws this PLA to 1.75 mm with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.03 mm, which is the single number that decides whether an extruder grips consistently at 50 to 100 mm per second. It prints between 185 and 210 degrees Celsius onto a plate held at 20 to 60, shrinks very little as it cools, and degrades biologically rather than sitting in a landfill for centuries. A kilogram spool carries roughly 343 metres of usable line and keeps for two years in a dry cupboard.
The colours are picked for a workshop rather than a shelf: a true orange for jigs and fixtures that have to be found fast across a cluttered bench, a transparent grade for light pipes and inspection covers, and a silver that reads as metal without the weight. Brackets, enclosures, prototypes, the replacement knob for a machine that stopped being supported in 2019: the material is indifferent to what it is asked to become.
The cheapest part of a print is the plastic. The expensive part is the hour you lose when it fails.
On the Spool
- ✦1.75 mm diameter held to plus or minus 0.03 mm for consistent extruder grip
- ✦Prints at 185 to 210 degrees Celsius onto a bed between 20 and 60
- ✦Working speed of 50 to 100 mm per second without skipping
- ✦Low shrinkage and no bubbling across long unattended runs
- ✦Biodegradable PLA, non-toxic to handle and to sand
- ✦1 kg net per spool, about 343 metres of usable line
- ✦Two year shelf life when stored dry and out of sunlight
- ✦Supplied as orange, transparent and silver in a five kilogram bundle
Technical Specifications
- Material PLA (polylactic acid)
- Diameter 1.75 mm, tolerance plus or minus 0.03 mm
- Print temperature 185 to 210 degrees Celsius
- Bed temperature 20 to 60 degrees Celsius
- Print speed 50 to 100 mm per second
- Spool net weight 1 kg, roughly 343 metres
- Gross weight about 1.4 kg per spool
- Bundle 5 kg total supply
- Colours orange, transparent, silver
- Shrinkage low, with no visible bubbling
- Shelf life 2 years, stored dry
- Base plate note apply glue on an unheated bed
- Printer fit all common FDM printers using 1.75 mm filament
Who It Is For
This is the filament for people who print for a reason. A workshop that runs jigs and fixtures needs colour coding it can read from across the room and dimensional stability that survives a workshop at 30 degrees. A design studio prototyping enclosures needs a transparent grade to see whether a board fits before the case is closed. Schools and maker spaces need something that does not smell like a chemistry lab and does not need an enclosure to print. And anyone maintaining old equipment needs a material that will quietly become a discontinued bracket instead of a search result.
Questions From the Print Bed
Q: What temperature should I run it at?
A: 185 to 210 degrees Celsius at the nozzle with the bed between 20 and 60. Start at 200 and 50, then move in five degree steps for the finish you want.
Q: Do I need glue or a raft?
A: On a heated bed at 50 to 60 no adhesive is usually needed. On an unheated plate, apply glue stick for the first layer.
Q: How tight is the diameter tolerance?
A: Plus or minus 0.03 mm on a nominal 1.75 mm, which is tight enough for direct drive and most Bowden extruders without pressure artefacts.
Q: How much material is on each spool?
A: One kilogram net, which measures out to roughly 343 metres of 1.75 mm line. The bundle is a five kilogram supply.
Q: Will it work in my printer?
A: It is standard 1.75 mm PLA, so it fits any FDM machine set up for that diameter. No enclosure is required.
Q: Does it need drying before use?
A: Out of the sealed pack, no. Once opened, store it dry; PLA absorbs moisture slowly and will string after a few humid weeks in the open.
Q: How long can I store it?
A: Two years in a dry cupboard away from sunlight, which is why a bundle of this size is reasonable rather than excessive.
Q: Is it food safe or safe for children?
A: It is non-toxic to handle, but printed parts are not food safe because layer gaps harbour bacteria. Treat it as a workshop material.
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