Do I have a bad roll of filament?

wirlybird · 2016-09-11T01:24:39.000Z

I have a new roll that is very rough - bumpy on one side of the filament. I pulled a bunch from the roll and it is like that all the way.

I don’t believe it is moisture since it just came from a vacuum sealed bad with desiccant.

I am having some printing problems with this filament and wonder if this may be the cause.

I could see where it could cause some erratic extrusion.

Thanks for any thoughts.

SOC3D · 2016-09-11T13:39:38.000Z

If your filament is not smooth (equal radius throughout the roll) it is likely bad. It could have been a bad extrusion when the filament was created. Picture?

wirlybird · 2016-09-11T15:56:40.000Z

It does seem it is a bad extrusion when made. I’ll try to get a pic when I can. In the meantime it is like little bumps on one side or 1 quarter side. At first I thought it was teeth marks when I felt it but I ruled that out as it seems to go for a long time and really does look like little bumps or blisters.