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Pros & Cons
Pros
Best lw-pla ever, want to point jets? This filament is my favorite and prints very nicely. Packaged and spooled well, never had a tangle. Can be really hand for any model rc car or airplane application.
Despite the quality spider v3, i still do most of my prints at 65-80 mm/s so this is marginally slower. This pla basically prints like normal pla, but is lighter per volume.
Air pla is noticeably lighter than normal pla, about 25% less in weight. It seems to be stronger too. I expect that shrinkage is technically higher with air pla, but i didn't observe any negative effects from shrinkage. I have to say it has worked out... Read More
Cons
Acted more like a foaming lightweight pla, no way to get rid of the constant stringing and blob issues. It snaps while extruding on the ender 3. It prints great until the spool reaches the other side and jams up again. Same piece printed of pla is 327... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The prints have consistently turned out strong and durable, holding up well to rc flying and handling rigors.
This has a lot of settings to make it work like a dream i started like pla then i started getting lighter and lighter must say ... Read More
This is seriously the stringiest material i have ever printed with, and i have printed with wet nylon.
It is made to be lightweight for projects that require shaving off those extra grams.
Price
Overall, for the price, it's well worth the purchase.
Basically it's good stuff at a reasonable price.
Packaging/appearance
The roll is wrapped nicely with no tangles.
Packaged and spooled well, never had a tangle.
Competitiveness
People claim polymaker is the same stuff, yet i found this printed much better, and has a clear difference in surface texture.
I have talked to some other 3d printer enthusiasts and they were just as curious as me.
I have thing to compare to this filament because never heard of stuff like this.
I printed the same exact model with the same gcode settings on the same printer -- one in normal white pla from creality and th... Read More
Helpful InsightsBETA
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After trying various filaments i discovered overture 3d air pla filament a prefoamed pla specifically designed for printing lightweight rc components
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Ive used overture 3d air pla to print various rc components including propellers landing gear and structural parts
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Im sold on this brand and this type of filament
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It is true that the filament has been lighter when compared to regular pla
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I have seen at least a 1015 weight reduction when using the air pla but i have noticed some issues
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It was not as simple as swapping to the air pla from regular pla as i did have to slow my print speeds down and make tweaks to my pla profile
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I have also experienced a lot of stringing even after putting it in a dryer box
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The color is more of an off white and the filament texture is similar to polyterra from polymaker
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