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FilaCube PLA 2 1.75mm Black

FilaCube PLA 2 1.75mm Black

By FilaCube · Filament & Resin · 3D Printing

  • 1.75mm diameter
  • 1kg spool weight
  • ±0.03mm diameter tolerance
  • 0.15mm mesh filtration

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Summary

A 1 kg spool of FilaCube’s modified PLA 2 in black, 1.75 mm, made in Houston, Texas and sold direct at $23.97 (FilaCube, October 23, 2026). Check your printer’s bed preset before the first print: the maker’s Black-page recommendation runs cooler than most generic PLA profiles.

Strengths

  • Owners describe smooth, clean prints once temperature is tuned, including at 220°C.
  • Maker documents cosplay shields sanded, primed and painted after printing.
  • Black PLA 2 is sold in 1, 2, 3 and 5 kg spools for consistent color runs.
  • Published nozzle, bed, cooling and retraction starting points, plus Black-specific troubleshooting.
  • USA manufacture with a published support email and brand shop.
  • Some owners name FilaCube a favorite in filament comparisons.

Weaknesses

  • Bed-temperature advice conflicts: below 40°C, below 50°C, or 50–70°C depending on source.
  • Drying advice conflicts: 50°C versus 60–80°C for 1–2 hours.
  • Black pigment can need a hotter nozzle than other colors (215 to 220°C).
  • No verified technical data sheet or mechanical/thermal test numbers for this spool.
  • Walmart’s exact Black listing showed unavailable when checked.

Verified specifications

Materialmodified PLA (“PLA 2”), black, 1.75 mm diameter, 1 kg nominal net filament per spool.
Dimensional tolerance1.75 ± 0.03 mm per the maker; a community catalog lists ±0.02 mm.
ManufactureFilaCube LLC, Houston, Texas, USA, from globally sourced materials.
Nozzle temperaturemaker’s Black page proposes a 180–230°C tower in 5°C steps; the cheat sheet starts at 210 or 215°C.
Bed temperaturemaker’s Black page says unheated or below 40°C; the cheat sheet says unheated or below 50°C.
Coolingpart-cooling fan at 30% or less on layer one, 100% from layer two; first layer at 35–50% of normal speed.
Retraction starting point5 mm at 25 mm/s, subject to tuning for the toolhead.
DryingBlack page says about 50°C for 1–2 hours; the cheat sheet says 60–80°C for 1–2 hours.
Packagingmachine-wound, vacuum-sealed with desiccant.
Melt filteringtwo stainless-steel 100 × 100 mesh screens with about 0.15 mm apertures.
Community density1.24 g/cm³ from the SpoolBites/Open Filament Database profile.
Spool sizesBlack PLA 2 is listed in 1, 2, 3 and 5 kg versions.
Full research notes and sources

Which model this is

FilaCube PLA 2 (second-generation PLA), Black, 1.75 mm, 1 kg net per spool. It is not the older first-generation PLA, PLA+, high-temperature PLA, another color, or the 2, 3 or 5 kg rolls. Walmart lists the Black 1 kg version as item 604751756. FilaCube LLC states manufacture in Houston, Texas from globally sourced materials.

Temperature, bed and drying

The Black product page recommends an unheated bed or one below 40°C, while the general cheat sheet says unheated or below 50°C and community profiles land at 50–70°C. An archived maker case describes warping at a 70°C bed that stopped after lowering toward 60°C. Print-surface adhesion is machine-dependent, so import a community profile without changing the bed preset and the first layer may fail. Drying guidance also splits: about 50°C for 1–2 hours on the Black page, 60–80°C for 1–2 hours in the cheat sheet. Treat the higher figure as unverified for the delivered reel and use a temperature-controlled dryer.

Stringing, jams and tuning

Owner reports range from smooth prints at 220°C to severe stringing that tuning did not fix. A January 2024 owner reported smooth running at 220°C and jams below 215°C. Maker support documents a Black spool printing unevenly at 215°C that improved at 220°C, attributed to colorant. A 2022 Ender 3 owner found 6.5 mm retraction at 20 mm/s helped, but that is one Bowden setup, not a universal value; 5 mm retraction on a direct-drive extruder is too much. A February 2025 Bambu P1S user with maroon PLA 2 saw adhesion and blobbing; maroon is not black, so it speaks to the family needing tuning rather than to this color’s failure rate. No measured defect rate for Black spools exists.

Running costs

At the direct list price, material costs $0.02397 per gram: about $2.40 for a 100 g print and $5.99 for a 250 g print, before delivery, tax and failed prints. At 3 kg per year the raw material is $71.91 and at 12 kg per year $287.64, assuming $23.97 per roll and excluding shipping, taxes and waste. There is no required subscription or proprietary consumable. Electricity and drying energy cannot be estimated from the published temperatures alone.

Support and returns

FilaCube LLC publishes support@FilaCube.com and says replies usually come within 24 hours. No separate written warranty specifying coverage length or claim process was located. Keep purchase proof, packaging identifiers and print samples if a roll measures outside the ±0.03 mm tolerance.

Is it worth it?

At $18 or less delivered, the spool is a good buy. Between $19 and $24 delivered it is defensible when USA manufacture and brand consistency matter.

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