eSUNPLA PRO (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm, 1kg Spool, 1.75mm, Black

So im a hatchbox guy when it comes to PLA. They have excellent filament, great colors, and for 20 bucks a 1kg spool, you really just cant beat it.However, ive switched to printing a lot of PETG lately and love that. I went to ESun for my PETG, and it prints like a dream. But, i like options, and so i wanted more PLA and i was running low. Hatchbox is out of stock on EVERYTHING, and so i took a look at ESun. Their PETG is cash money, so their PLA should be great as well i assumed.Then i saw they have a PLA+ option. I love pla, but man i wish it was a bit better. Welp, ESun delivers. I doubt itll have the heat resistance that PETG does, but i know my filaments and i wont us PLA+ in a hot environment.Anyhow, im using a Original Prusa Mk3s and i loaded up a spool of the PLA+. Nothing but problems. At first. Lots of folks said use base PLA settings. NOPE. Dont do that. I looked around, some people print colder, some hotter, so its all over the place. One thing you gotta know when getting this stuff, is your going to have to mess with your temps. It was printing like garbage, stringy, blobs everywhere. I canceled the first two prints i did with this stuff about a minute in. It wasnt even done printing the brim. Yeah, that bad.So, i took my temps on my MK3s to first layer of 225, bed at 65. Second Layer and beyond i went to 220 nozzle 60 bed. Right now, im printing a yellow banana stand, and i have to say it looks AMAZING. These temps work for me, and i saved the profile since i couldnt find an ESUN profile.Again, tho, ive seen people print cooler. This is just my 3rd shot at temps and it looks good, so ill keep 225/220 - 65/60 unless i see a need to back it off a bit.ESUN, if your reading, one favor i have to ask. I love your products, but i really wish filament makers like yourselves would have on your website a part that just has Printer Profiles for your products. Maybe throw the link on the cards you put in the box with all the great information on them. You must do extensive testing, and this would take your product above and beyond anyone out there since NO manufacturer posts filament profiles on their site.And they are pretty universal. Make one for Slicer, one for cura, and youd prolly cover 90% of your user base. And wed love you for it.But yeah, if youre looking for a great spool of solid filament that prints great, ESun should be on your short list. Ill still get some hatchbox from time to time, if esun is out of stock lol. But for now, for PLA+ and PETG... im an esun guy.

I printed a lot of PLA over the last year, so when Intservo invited me to test a spool of the new eSUN PLA PRO (PLA+) filament in exchange for a comparison review, I agreed.I'm glad I did.... this PLA PRO (PLA+) will be the filament I buy from now on.The colors are very close to the old favorite eSUN PLA colors, but the PLUS colors are a bit richer and have a deeper tone, (as near as I can tell on the several colors that I bought for the testing). But the PLA PRO (PLA+) is a LOT stronger, and more flexible after printing.To strength-test it, I ran a print with the PLA PRO+ that I had consistently had trouble with just using plain PLA. The problem print has a latch that would snap under pressure when the support was removed. (Six times in a row - very frustrating.) The PLA PRO filament printed at a slightly higher temperature than the regular PLA, and it was.....creamier. (Sorry...not a terribly masculine word....but that's what it was.) It was strong enough that I was able to remove the support without breaking the latch off into my hand for the seventh time, and it flexes enough to allow the latch to close and open easily. No fear of it cracking again.The support was not overly clingy either, which I would have expected. But it came away cleaner than regular PLA supports. Definitely a pleasant surprise.I wanted to test it on overhangs as well, so I put it up against another print that had caused trouble for me with overhang curl and heat pitting on a curved bottom surface. The underside of the egg shaped print usually developed pitting, (even with support), in PLA.I absolutely didn't believe the results of this test...which was run with NO SUPPORT for the PLA PRO (PLA+) filament, on a smaller version (heat soak effect magnified), just to see what it would do. I'll put the pictures below, because otherwise, you won't believe it either. (Keep in mind, the bottom of the white PLA egg had support underneath it, and it still looks like a mountainside. The black PLA PRO egg showed a smooth surface with ZERO support, and the top of the egg did NOT collapse! I've NEVER been able to print that egg without center support. The PLA PRO printed without it. (Gonna be reprinting all of those as well in the PLA+.)I tested a couple of Benchies - the PLA PRO handled them just fine without any added support. There was no warping or curling. (I do run a MIC6 plate with a PEI coating, so warp is not usually a problem, except on steep overhangs.)Finally, I did a test on heat resistance, and there was no significant gain in the PRO filament. Both straightened segments slumped in a 250°F (120°C) oven, at about the same time.Bottom line - this is by far the best PLA I've tested. The only thing I noticed was a few absolutely miniscule zits here and there, because I haven't dialed it in yet. It's slightly shinier than regular PLA, but the shine can be easily and uniformly knocked back with a damp Magic Eraser.Give it a try and see if you like it as well. It is so easy to print, you'll never go back to the other stuff.Update: Just printed a flat box divider that shows the flex on this stuff - the divider is 2.8 mm thick, so it would be pretty stiff (and might break) when bent this much, if it was printed from plain PLA. The curvature was not imprinted into the divider though - it flattened back out.

eSUN PLA+ has become one of my favorite PLA's to print with. It is a higher temperature, more flexible yet harder PLA that makes beautiful parts with almost no stringing (as long as you keep it dry). I use it to make lower wear operational parts such a bullet and case feeders and reloading equipment upgrades from thingiverse.I run Ender 3 S1 Pro's these days and an older Tevo Tornado and Aquila and they all print very well using it with 210 at the nozzle (215 first layer) and a bed of 60. Speeds anywhere form 45mm/sec for intricate parts up to 75mm/sec for more basic parts with amazing results. It sticks well to my PEI and glass beds and pop right off once they COMPLETELY cool down.This is a high quality filament with great layer adhesion and flows beautifully leaving very nice vertical walls with almost no layer lines.