you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

the spool is frequently included in the weight of the roll, so you're getting 1kg either way. you get more plastic for printing, though.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Uh, that would be deceiving marketing, a 1kg spool should contain 1kg of filament...
    But hey, maybe my view on this is a bit warped because I only buy filament from reputable brands (and usually from their own store) and not from marketplaces like "big A" where hundreds of sellers battle to be the cheapest.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago

    It’s not a “reputable” thing … it’s a process thing. Scales don’t get zeroed every time a fresh spool is loaded. Doing so adds complexity.

    It’s pretty common for consumer goods to include the mass of packaging when the product is sold by mass across most industries.

  • source
  • parent