Fillamentum ABS Filament - 1.75mm Traffic White 0.75kg

Although we all love to create fun and silly prints from time to time, from slinky-worm keychains to decorative memorabilia from classic movies and shows, but as Makers, we can’t help but feel that it’s the functional side of 3D Printing that really makes it all worthwhile. This is because, while standard prints are enjoyable and are certainly great gifts for friends who don’t have their own 3D Printers, functional prints require a solid blend of both logic and creativity, often presenting a nice new challenge that you, as a Maker with a 3D Printer, can overcome. This is why we feel it’s important to be constantly expanding our 3D Filaments Collection, so that we can offer polymers for both fun and functional prints, with Fillamentum Extrafill ABS Filament being one of the most exciting additions to date.

Fillamentum Extrafill ABS is not necessarily unique, and fits the same kinds of standards that many other ABS Filaments adhere to. However, where Fillamentum ABS differs is in the fact that it’s absolutely perfectly consistency from spool to spool, over thousands of different batches. This, in addition to the awesome, vibrant colours that really make Fillamentum Filament stand out compared to most, makes it a great polymer to work with, not only offering the high strength of ABS, but also some exciting aesthetics and reliable, repeatable results every time.

In terms of the colouring and aesthetics of this filament, the name Traffic White is actually taken directly from the RAL Colour Standard, and this filament is carefully polymerised to precisely match that exact colour. This is fantastic, as it means that serious designers and 3D Makers with distinct tastes can match this filament precisely to real-world settings, blending the slightly shaded white with whatever project you’re working on, whether it be a discrete media centre enclosure, an earphone stand or small decorations around the home or office. And while the colour itself is great as it is, another fine benefit is that this Traffic White ABS Filament can also be painted afterwards, adding some extra splashes of colour or completely covering it with a design of your own. Regardless of how you’re planning on using it though, one thing that is for sure is that you can rely on the consistent quality and colour, ensuring that your vision can be matched exactly when creating your next masterpiece.

Of course, with a core focus on ensuring precision consistency in ever spool produced, Fillamentum has rightfully garnered a position as one of the top suppliers of 3D Filaments throughout the world. From their vibrant range of Fillamentum PLA to the more exotic styles like the Fillamentum Timberfill Range, this amazing brand is not only passionate about quality, but is actually capable of delivering on this promise each and every time, without fail. This is why, regardless of what Fillamentum Polymers you’re choosing for your next project, you can expect excellent results with each and every one.

If you’re looking for a great, functional polymer to use for all kinds of projects, from electronics enclosures to little toys for younger family members, Fillamentum ABS Filament offers some of the best features around, enhanced with consistency that you can truly rely on.

Helpful Tips for Printing with Fillamentum ABS Filament:

As many experienced 3D Makers will know, ABS Filament is often regarded as the “higher-grade” filament when compared to PLA, as it is substantially stronger and more durable than PLA, but can also be quite a lot more difficult to print with. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s impossible to print with, and once you’ve got your settings dialled in just right, it can be just as easy as any other filament. It simply requires more practice and patience to get right, and of course because of the higher temperatures required, it’s often recommended to get an enclosure of some kind to prevent the plastic from cooling too rapidly.

With this in mind, and to make your life as a 3D Maker a lot easier than if you were just going in blind, we’ve taken all of our knowledge and experience with this polymer and refined it down to three simple tips, which should help you get off to a running start, or at least assist in getting your settings sorted, from which point you can perfect your settings according to your particular setup:

• ABS Printing Tips – Controlled Printing Environment: Although we all want to print parts that are both easy to produce and highly durable in real-world applications, we often can’t have the best of both worlds, and ABS is a prime example of that – offering high levels of durability and resistance, but requiring stricter and arguably more difficult printing parameters. This is why we always recommend a good quality enclosure for your 3D Printer for printing ABS, as this will give you an even better control over these parameters, and will help prevent uncontrollable external forces from affecting the print while it’s being produced. With that said, some of the extra parameters that are important to keep in mind is that you want to keep the filament nice and toasty, without cooling them down too quickly. This will prevent differential cooling of the part, which in turn would cause warping as some parts cool faster than others, and will help to ensure strong adhesion between layers, leading to a great print that doesn’t layer-separate or present weaknesses in various parts of the print.
  
  
• ABS Printing Tips – Benchmarks Save Time & Troubles: As you can probably tell by now, printing with ABS is quite a bit trickier than many of the other popular filaments we stock, and this is why we will always recommend “dialling in” your 3D Printer with calibration or benchmarking prints. And while some may argue that calibration prints are a waste of filament, we’ve actually found the opposite to be true, as calibration prints typically use minimal amounts of filament while greatly assisting with rapidly calibrating the printer for a higher level of quality. This can save you substantial amounts of wasted filament from failed prints while only using a small amount of filament to get it all calibrated, resulting in saved time, saved money and (most importantly) saved filament to use for your next exciting project!
  
  
• ABS Printing Tips – Tiny Adjustments can make a Big Difference: Finally, we often see beginners go through the common problem of overshooting their changes and modifications to settings, and instead of making tiny changes on at a time, they tend to try a few different changes, only to suddenly face an entirely new problem altogether. And this is why we always recommend making very small changes, and preferably only one at a time. This way, you can know precisely what is helping, what might be hindering, and how to better fine-tune settings in the future. Conversely, if you make a lot of different changes all at once, even if it fixes the problem you were having, you may never know which of those changes helped or hindered, or how they affected the overall quality. As such, small changes help you pinpoint problems with precision, ensuring that if you ever face that problem again, you will know exactly which settings to tweak and how much to tweak them by to get your print quality back to the level that you’re happy with.

Fortunately, although ABS is more difficult to print with than many other options, with the above three tips, you already have a great place to start from, and of course you should never be scared to do further research too. Additionally, consider getting involved in discussions and asking questions in online communities. You may be surprised at just how helpful and friendly the SA 3D Maker community can be, and there are always great people eager to help others, often just waiting for an opportunity to do so.

Additional Resources for 3D Printing with ABS:

After being so involved in the industry of 3D Printing for many years now, we have to admit that we are still constantly learning, and that’s certainly not a bad thing at all, as it also allows us to constantly improve our skills and knowledge. This is why we will always recommend doing further research, forming your own opinions, and sharing opinions with others so as to learn from each other and grow the global knowledge that is shared on a multitude of different forums and online communities. And with this in mind, we’d like to share some of the best and most valuable resources that we’ve found so far, which are all meant to help you improve your 3D Printing skills, with a particular focus on 3D Printing with ABS Filaments:

• To kick off these awesome guides, we’re going to start by sharing this fantastic Simplify3D ABS Printing Guide, since Simplify3D have become quite famous for not only their involvement in 3D Printing, but also their specialised slicing software that many 3D Makers absolutely love. It helps with tips on controlling potential warping, assistance with setting up and using brims and rafts for extra support and stability, as well as some handy health and safety insights to keep you safe while enjoying your ABS Printing.
  
  
• The next awesome guide is a General ABS Tips & Tricks Guide from Tractus3D, which gives a good rundown of what the filament is often used for, what you can do to improve your print quality, as well as some tips on troubleshooting when you experience specific types of problems.
  
  
• Once you have your 3D Printer producing relatively good quality prints, the next step is to start fiddling with fine settings and slight adjustments, at which point this All3DP ABS Print Refinements Guide is the ideal next step to improving overall quality. It caters to all of the common problems like warping, bed adhesion and stringing, but also goes into slicing settings and more advanced tips too, so be sure to check it out.
  
  
• Finally, because the Creality Ender 3 has become such an incredibly popular 3D Printer throughout 3D Maker communities all over the world, we feel that this awesome Creality Ender 3 ABS Printing Guide is an excellent addition to the above resources. Bear in mind, however, that the final printing tip is to get an enclosure, but don’t feel pressured to buy an expensive enclosure, and consider doing some research yourself into how you can make a very affordable makeshift enclosure by using simple tools like “Grow Tents”, squared acrylic sheets, or even an unused cupboard or shelf.

Starting in as early as 2013, but with roots that go even further than that, Fillamentum is a brand that actually began working in the automotive industry, before moving into the packaging industry, and then eventually arriving in (and specialising in) 3D printing, where they found their true passion. And as a company that has always placed a high priority on following innovation, they took to 3D printing like a fish to water, and since 2013, have been consistently introducing fresh new innovations to the industry in the form of new types of polymers, refinements to classic polymers, as well as hybrid polymers that blend in materials like wood for distinctively unique effects.

What we really love about Fillamentum and their awesome 3D filaments range, is that they offer true consistency even between hundreds or thousands of batches. In fact, they actually match many of their colours to specifically defined Pantones and RAL colours, which are universal colour standards that artists, designers and many other professionals commonly use for precision colour coordination. This of course is complemented by their consistent quality, with an impressive (and tested) 0.05mm tolerance throughout each spool, as well as consistent results from various colours across multiple batches during our own testing phases.

As a brand that clearly demonstrates its passion for 3D printing through it’s beautiful 3D filaments, we’ve been exceptionally impressed with Fillamentum, and we certainly won’t be too surprised if Fillamentum becomes your new favourite 3D filament for all occasions.