Abysmal QC on Makergeeks
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:33 pm
(FYI I did get a refund rather promptly from this vendor)
Just had an issue and concern with Makergeeks Maker Series PLA.. (this is the second problem I have had with this brand) I am very careful to make sure that when I load filament it stays properly tensioned. Usually I don't switch out filaments; I print from start to finish/ So NO.. this is not operator error on my part. What you are seeing in the pictures is from the vendor.
The filament was not wound onto the spool correctly; more than that there were sharp bends (crimps) in the filament that would easily jam up a bowden tube. The filament was not distributed on the spool evenly and it even had open-loops that were visible.
This concern only became visible in the middle of a print job.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dsz1HgU.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dsz1HgU.jpg[/img]
I am using many filament brands with better quality control...
Also Ziro PLA is fine, better wound and it comes in a good range of colors.
Just had an issue and concern with Makergeeks Maker Series PLA.. (this is the second problem I have had with this brand) I am very careful to make sure that when I load filament it stays properly tensioned. Usually I don't switch out filaments; I print from start to finish/ So NO.. this is not operator error on my part. What you are seeing in the pictures is from the vendor.
The filament was not wound onto the spool correctly; more than that there were sharp bends (crimps) in the filament that would easily jam up a bowden tube. The filament was not distributed on the spool evenly and it even had open-loops that were visible.
This concern only became visible in the middle of a print job.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dsz1HgU.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dsz1HgU.jpg[/img]
I am using many filament brands with better quality control...
Also Ziro PLA is fine, better wound and it comes in a good range of colors.