Your Trusted Guide to 3D Printing
3dPrinter360 Team 
PLA+ vs standard PLA is the choice between plain polylactic acid filament and a modified blend. The blend usually contains impact modifiers, flow improvers or small amounts of co-polymers, and it is designed to make printed parts tougher and less likely to snap. There is no formal definition of “PLA+”, so every brand uses its … Read more
A PLA+ filament 1kg multipack is a bundle of two or more 1kg spools of toughened polylactic acid, normally 1.75mm, sold as one order. PLA+ is standard PLA blended with modifiers that improve toughness and layer bonding, and buying it in a pack cuts the cost per kilo and stops you running dry halfway through … Read more
Picture a 28mm knight who has just lost his face to a smear of layer lines. It happens to everyone, and the culprit is rarely your printer. More often it’s the spool. The right PLA filament for miniatures is the difference between a figure that looks cast and one that looks as though an overenthusiastic … Read more
A PLA filament 5kg bulk buy means purchasing five kilograms of polylactic acid 3D printer filament in one order, either as a single large spool or a bundle of five 1kg spools. The aim is to lower the price per kilo, avoid constant reordering and keep the same colour or batch on hand for bigger … Read more
What is PLA filament 1kg? It is a standard 1 kg reel of polylactic acid thermoplastic, usually 1.75 mm in diameter, made for FDM 3D printers. PLA is plant-derived, prints at low temperatures (roughly 190-220°C) and rarely warps. That is why a 1 kg reel is the default buying unit for prototypes, models and household … Read more
PLA vs PETG vs ABS is the three-way choice behind most FDM prints. PLA is the easy, low-warp starter. PETG is the tougher, moisture-resistant all-rounder. ABS is the heat-tolerant, impact-resistant option that wants an enclosure and good ventilation. Choose by where the finished part will live, not by how it looks on the bed. Here’s … Read more
Few things ruin a Saturday like the runout alarm four hours into a ten-hour print. A 1.75mm filament multipack is the cure. It’s several spools of the standard desktop-printer diameter, bundled so you’re rarely stranded and rarely overpaying. Whether you want four hefty 1kg reels of workhorse PLA or eight dainty 250g spools in every … Read more
Somewhere between the mystery spool that costs less than a takeaway coffee and the boutique reel priced like a decent bottle of Rioja sits a very happy middle ground. In 2026, 3D printer filament under £15 per kg is that middle ground. It’s cheap enough that a failed print is a shrug rather than a … Read more
Here’s the thing nobody tells you when you unwrap a child’s 3D pen: the pen is the cheap bit. The plastic is the running cost. Within a fortnight of the birthday party, the starter strands are a tangle of half-used rainbow stubs, and you’re on the hunt for PCL filament refills for 3D pens that … Read more
3D pen filament refills are replacement lengths of thermoplastic, usually PLA, ABS or PCL, that feed into a 3D pen’s heated nozzle so you can keep drawing in three dimensions. The right 3D pen filament refills match your pen’s diameter, melting range and material. That is why compatibility matters far more than the number of … Read more