About this site

3D Printing Ranked answers a small number of specific questions about filament selection and desktop FDM printer limits, using the manufacturers' and standards bodies' own published figures.

What you will find here

Three pages for one situation: you have a specific part to make, and you need to choose a material and confirm your machine can run it. Not a guide to buying a printer.

• Which filament does this part need? — My part has to sit in a hot car and not snap. Which filament do I buy?
• Can my printer actually run it? — I want to print ASA. Can my printer do it, or do I need to buy something first?
• What layer height can I actually use? — What layer height works with my nozzle, and is a 0.6mm one worth fitting?

How the pages are put together

Every figure is traced to a document we opened and read, and that document is listed at the bottom of the page with the date we read it. We prefer manufacturer specifications, published standards and official support documentation, and we quote them narrowly rather than generalising beyond what they say.

Where the answer depends on your exact model, we say so and point you at the specification field to look up. Knowing which number governs is more durable than being handed a guess.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it. Write to hello@plumberranked.com with the page address and what the correct source says.

Who publishes this

Linea Holdings LLC, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact Dustin Goodwin. The same publisher runs a small group of reference sites, which is why the contact address does not carry this domain's name.