My 3D Printer Purchase - Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer

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I used to buy very cheap Chinese PLA made by Excelvan for about £7 (delivered) from Ebay. Sadly no longer available. It's very good stuff and I wish I could get more. If anyone finds a source of this, fill your boots (but leave some for me!)
 

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My biggest problem when buying filament is deciding what colour to go for!
Is there any difference in printing behaviour between different colours?
 

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Is there any difference in printing behaviour between different colours?
Yes, though I haven't noticed as huge a difference as some people report. The main difference is that the required print temperature can vary with colour. For example, white filament tends to need a higher temperature and black lower, with lesser variation between colours. It's not something I worry too much about but it's always a good idea to experiment with temperatures when starting a new roll. If you look at Amazon user reviews you sometimes find reports of one or two colours in a manufacturer's product line causing more trouble than others, I suspect because people haven't bothered to tune their temperatures properly.
 

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This was my biggest, longest and most audacious print since getting my mp select mini last week, a charging base for my OnePlus 5 (it was still an 8 hour print even with really aggressive settings).

NOTE: I had to trim off the top of this in Tinkercad so it would fit / print in my tiny printer.

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It fit my phone PERFECTLY, even with the 1+ sandstone case.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2415437
 

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Fidget Spinners & Bunnies!

My girls decided to finally get into this whole 3D printer thing. First we downloaded and printed bunnies:

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Then we took a fidget spinner design and a bunny design and did some editing in Tinkercad and made a bunny fidget spinner!

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