{"id":574,"date":"2022-01-14T01:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/printermaterials.com\/?page_id=574"},"modified":"2023-01-15T01:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T01:19:13","slug":"sainsmart-filament-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/printermaterials.com\/sainsmart-filament-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SainSmart Filament Review: Top Quality, Good Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

SainSmart filament is made by an electronics supplier from China. The company sells many different parts and accessories for DIYers and makers.<\/p>\n

Their filament is very good for a stripped down manufacturer. There are no frills about SainSmart filaments, but they get the job done, and the price is right.<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

\"SainsmartSainSmart is an amazing, cheap brand. Most hardcore makers, DIYers, and tinkerers have at some point needed to buy a part or material from a cheaper source, and SainSmart should be\u00a0one of the top choices.<\/p>\n

But SainSmart has a mixed reputation.<\/p>\n

Some customers take issue with SainSmarts’ slower shipping times and small manufacturing mistakes. But the majority of the criticism has to do with the cheap cardboard spool that SainSmart used to use for its filaments.<\/p>\n

The truth is that most SainSmart customers are very happy. You can see this on marketplaces and forums across the internet, where SainSmart receives hundreds of 5 star reviews from die hard fans. <\/span><\/p>\n

SainSmart is a no frills, globally distributed, Kansas based Chinese mass producer of cheaper microcontrollers, Arduino accessories, robotics, 3D printer parts, and 3D printer filament. When we say no frills, we mean old school no frills. <\/span><\/p>\n

When you order your parts or materials from SainSmart, you might not get instructions in the box, you might not even get everything you need for your project, but the parts and materials will work and it will be cheap. Perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s what you should expect when you choose to buy parts from a massive Chinese company that produces thousands of products at a time. <\/span><\/p>\n

SainSmart Filament: Quality and Materials<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"SainSmart\"SainsmartNow we will get right to heart of why we like SainSmart filaments so much. What many of the critics are focussing on are the longer shipping times and the way the company doesn\u2019t respond to emails during the Chinese New Year \u2013 essentially, all of the little things that are somewhat important but not core issues. <\/span><\/p>\n

These are not the things that make or break filament companies like SainSmart.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, what it really comes down to is one core metric: the quality to price ratio. That is the most single most important metric by which all 3D filaments brands are measured and it is surprisingly hard to find companies that pass this basic litmus test. <\/span><\/p>\n

SainSmart knocks the price to quality ratio out of the park. It has some of the lowest prices for a high quality filament available, putting it in the same league as Hatchbox. Check out our list of the best PLA filaments to see other similarly high quality filaments.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

SainSmart offers a fairly wide variety of materials, and more than just the regular PLA and ABS subtypes, such as clear and glow in the dark. The most unique of these is probably their specialty Flame Retardant ABS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And in general, SainSmart filaments are great quality. Their filaments have hundreds of positive ratings, over 80% of which were given 4 or more stars. On forums across the internet, SainSmart 3D filaments are recognized as top quality materials. <\/span><\/p>\n

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