Inland 1.75mm Natural Nylon 3D Printer Filament - 0.5kg Spool (1.1 lbs)

great workable filament

I left the filament sealed in original package until I was ready to print. I opened the package and started printing. There was constant popping with poor printing. Nylon is very sustainable to moisture and needs to be dried before printing but it should not have to require 6 hrs or drying upon arrival direct from the company. What is the point of delivering the filament in vacuum sealed packaging if it wasn't already dry?

If you have the ability to dry your filament, this is a decent bargian. It IS trickier to get good prints than some competing nylons, but its worth fine tuning things for this price IMO. Generally speaking, nylon changes shape as it cools.My best results came from:Overnight in a food dehydratorPrint cooling fan OFFComplete enclosure for printer95c heatbed265c first layerz axis really getting the first layer smashed down260c all other layers.25 layer height4mm BRIM (this helps it stick without pulling off the print bed)4mm WALLVERY thin coat of glue stick on PEI print surface (I applied coat, wiped it down with damp paper towel then roughened the glue with wire brush)25mm/s first layer40mm/sec all other layers2 wall layers all around (having thick walls on the bottom and sides increase your chances of it deforming as it prints. and nylon is orders of magnitude tougher than other plastics)This nylon took RIT dye like a champ and it looks truly amazing...it looks like anodized brushed aluminum. (boiled water, pulled off heat, added dye, submerged parts and agitated every 5 mins for 30 mins.)

I dried it, from straight out of the package for 6 hrs, and got 5 grams of water out of it. Put it straight into the drybox.Tried to print 3dbenchy at 250 C / 85 C glass bed with stick glue, ant 60 mm/s. 30% infill didn't print well (weak infill). Increased temp to 260 C, same result.Dried again for 4 hrs, no change in weight. Slowed print speed to 40 mm/s - still weak infill.I can print PETG and other nylons with no issues before and after attempting this roll, so not a clog.I almost tossed it in the trash, but I'll keep it in a bucket for now, but I have a feeling it won't magically work.I had almost the identical issue with a roll of gold inland PLA, but I print inland PETG with no issues, so I don't know what to make of it.