> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://a9droid.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Best ABS 3D Printer Filament by Spool Spec and Fit - URL: https://a9droid.com/best-abs-3d-printer-filament-writers/ - Published: 2026-09-07T06:30:41.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-07T09:49:14.000Z - Description: A spec-by-spec look at five 1.75mm ABS spools, from a 2.2 lb vacuum-sealed roll to an 84m pen refill pack, with the fit and enclosure conditions that decide which one belongs on your printer. - Author: Samuel Harris - Tags: 3D Printing Supplies, 3D Printing, Maker Tools The best ABS 3D printer filament for writers is Polymaker ABS Filament Black, a 2.2 lb spool of 1.75mm ABS on a fully recycled cardboard spool with a stated 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in box footprint. If you'd rather have printed temperature and speed numbers on the label, SUNLU's 1kg black spool publishes them: 250-260°C nozzle, 80-100°C bed, 40-60mm/s. Price tiers in this category map cleanly onto what you get. The cheapest option here isn't a printer spool at all, it's a 24-colour pen refill. Mid-range buys a full kilogram with proper vacuum packaging. The top of this set adds stated support terms and heat figures. In this guide 1. [Best ABS 3D printer filament for writers at a glance](#best-abs-3d-printer-filament-for-writers-at-a-glance) 2. [How the picks were scored, and what got cut](#how-the-picks-were-scored-and-what-got-cut) 3. [Does a 3D pen refill count as printer filament?](#does-a-3d-pen-refill-count-as-printer-filament) 4. [What decides an ABS spool: diameter consistency or heat rating?](#what-decides-an-abs-spool-diameter-consistency-or-heat-rating) 5. [1\. Polymaker ABS Filament Black 1KG 1.75mm — Best overall](#1-polymaker-abs-filament-black-1kg-175mm-%E2%80%94-best-overall) 6. [2\. SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm — Most versatile](#2-sunlu-abs-filament-175mm-%E2%80%94-most-versatile) 7. [3\. Creality ABS Filament 1.75mm — Best premium](#3-creality-abs-filament-175mm-%E2%80%94-best-premium) 8. [4\. ELEGOO ABS 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG Strong — Best for families](#4-elegoo-abs-3d-printer-filament-175mm-black-1kg-strong-%E2%80%94-best-for-families) 9. [5\. MIKA3D 24 Colors 1.75mm ABS 3D Pen Printer Filament Refill — Best budget pick](#5-mika3d-24-colors-175mm-abs-3d-pen-printer-filament-refill-%E2%80%94-best-budget-pick) 10. [Do you need an enclosure for ABS?](#do-you-need-an-enclosure-for-abs) 11. [What more money buys across these five ABS spools](#what-more-money-buys-across-these-five-abs-spools) 12. [The verdict](#the-verdict) 13. [FAQ](#faq) ## Best ABS 3D printer filament for writers at a glance | Pick | Spool / format | Key spec | Price | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Best overall**[Polymaker ABS Filament Black 1KG 1.75mm](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKQR8HD?tag=a9droid-20) | 1kg cardboard spool | 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in box2.2 lb | [Check Price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKQR8HD?tag=a9droid-20) | | **Most versatile**[SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XF5KM74?tag=a9droid-20) | 1kg spool | 250-260°C nozzle claim2.2 lb | [Check Price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XF5KM74?tag=a9droid-20) | | **Best premium**[Creality ABS Filament 1.75mm](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7BW71L8?tag=a9droid-20) | 1kg spool | 8.27 x 8.27 x 2.76 in12-month support claim | [Check Price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7BW71L8?tag=a9droid-20) | | **Best for families**[ELEGOO ABS 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Black](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F37VY5VZ?tag=a9droid-20) | 1kg spool | 85°C heat claim2.2 lb | [Check Price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F37VY5VZ?tag=a9droid-20) | | **Best budget pick**[MIKA3D 24 Colors ABS Pen Filament Refill](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B5TT2X8?tag=a9droid-20) | 24 loose strands | 84m total, 3.5m per colour7.41 oz | [Check Price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B5TT2X8?tag=a9droid-20) | ## How the picks were scored, and what got cut I weighted three things, in this order. 1. **Published, comparable specifications.** Weight, spool or box dimensions, diameter, count. These are the numbers you can line up against your own machine before you spend anything. A listing that publishes a footprint tells me more than one that publishes an adjective. 2. **Packaging against moisture.** ABS is less thirsty than nylon, but a spool that arrives in a bag with desiccant starts from a better place than one that doesn't say. Two of these five state vacuum sealing outright. 3. **Format match.** Whether the product is genuinely a printer spool or a pen refill. That distinction decides more than any other factor here, and it's the reason the cheapest pick is ranked last rather than first. What got cut: anything not listed at 1.75mm, since mixing 2.85mm into a 1.75mm shortlist makes the comparison meaningless. Anything sold as a colour multipack of full spools, because it changes the per-spool comparison. And anything where the listing gave no weight figure at all. That left five. Four are 1kg black spools at 2.2 lb. One is an 84m multi-colour refill set weighing 7.41 oz. Same material, two very different jobs. ## Does a 3D pen refill count as printer filament? Worth addressing directly, because the keyword here carries a qualifier the listings don't answer. Nothing in the data speaks to writing, lettering or text projects specifically, so I'm not going to pretend one of these spools is engineered for it. What the data does support is a fit question you can check yourself. The MIKA3D pack is 24 separate 3.5m strands, 84m in total. The listing says it supports MYNT3D and SCRIB3D pens and explicitly does not fit the 3Doodler. It's 1.75mm ABS, so a printer will physically accept it, but 3.5m per colour is a few minutes of printing, not a part. The other four arrive as continuous kilogram spools. If you're feeding a printer, that's what you want. If you're hand-drawing letters or shapes with a pen, loose strands in 24 colours is the format built for the job. Judge the qualifier against your own project, because these listings won't do it for you. - **Pen work:** loose strands, short lengths, many colours. - **Printer work:** one continuous spool, one colour, full kilogram. - **Both:** buy the pen refill separately. Cutting a kilo spool into 3.5m pieces wastes it. ## What decides an ABS spool: diameter consistency or heat rating? Most guides to the best ABS 3D printer filament for writers lead with heat resistance. ELEGOO claims up to 85°C, and that's the highest figure published in this set. It's also the figure least likely to decide your outcome, because almost nothing a home printer produces ever gets near 85°C in service. What actually decides it is whether the roll feeds without incident for the whole kilogram. Two things drive that. First, diameter consistency, which MIKA3D calls out directly and Polymaker addresses by way of its resin choice. Second, whether the spool tangles. Polymaker's listing includes an instruction most people ignore: pass the end through the fixed hole after every session. That single habit prevents the loose-loop tangle that ruins a print eight hours in. Warping is the second real criterion. Creality claims that layer separation, warping and splitting are improved against ordinary ABS on large cornered objects. That's a manufacturer claim, not a measurement, but it's aimed at the failure mode that actually bites: a tall square-cornered part lifting off the bed at hour three. Heat rating is a specification you'll probably never use. Feed reliability is one you'll use every single print. ## 1\. Polymaker ABS Filament Black 1KG 1.75mm — Best overall **The most completely documented spool here, and the only one on a recycled cardboard core.** [![Polymaker black ABS filament on a recycled cardboard spool — the only cardboard core in this five-spool comparison](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LW6imU8cL._SL500_.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKQR8HD?tag=a9droid-20) **Best for:** someone printing tall, cornered parts on an enclosed machine **Skip it if:** you need colour variety from one purchase Polymaker publishes more usable numbers than anything else in this group. You get 2.2 lb of 1.75mm ABS, a stated box footprint of 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in, model PE01001, and a colour spec precise enough to include a hex code, #16161a. That hex code sounds like trivia until you're printing a second batch months later and need it to match. The material story is specific too. Polymaker says the resin is a specialty bulk-polymerized ABS rather than a standard grade, and credits that for lower emissions and better stability. It also says the spool ships vacuum-sealed with desiccant inside a sealed box. That's the packaging you want, and it's not universal here. The cardboard spool is the part people will argue about. It's fully recycled and it goes in the bin rather than the drawer, but a cardboard core flexes more than plastic and can shed fibre near the flange over time. It sits mid-pack on price and sells faster than anything else in this set. The trade-off against Creality is stated support: Polymaker's listing publishes no warranty term. **Pros:** - Full 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in footprint published - Vacuum-sealed with desiccant in a sealed box - Hex code #16161a for repeat colour matching - Recycled cardboard spool and box - The one buyers choose most often here **Cons:** - No warranty term stated on the listing - Cardboard core flexes more than plastic - Only two sellers stock it - Single colour, no variety option [Check Price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKQR8HD?tag=a9droid-20) ## 2\. SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm — Most versatile **The only spool that prints its recommended temperatures and speeds on the listing.** [![SUNLU 1kg black ABS spool — the only pick publishing full nozzle, bed and speed settings](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51C+n5YHbnL._SL500_.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XF5KM74?tag=a9droid-20) **Best for:** anyone who wants published temperature and speed numbers to start from **Skip it if:** you want a listed spool footprint before you buy This is the pick for someone who doesn't want to spend an evening on calibration cubes. SUNLU publishes a complete starting profile: nozzle 250-260°C, platform 80-100°C, print speed 40-60mm/s, retraction distance 5mm, retraction speed 50mm/s. Nothing else in this set gives you retraction figures at all. That matters more than it looks. Retraction settings are where ABS stringing lives, and a stated 5mm at 50mm/s saves you a test-print cycle or two. You'll still tune for your own hotend, but you're tuning from a real baseline instead of a guess. The spool itself is 1kg of 1.75mm black ABS at 2.2 lb, model listed simply as ABS Filament 1.75mm. SUNLU also notes the pack was converted up to 1kg, which means older comparisons against smaller SUNLU rolls no longer apply. It's the second-cheapest here and the cheapest actual printer spool, which is a strong combination. The gap against Polymaker is documentation of a different kind: no dimensions, no warranty, and no statement about vacuum packaging or desiccant. You get print settings instead of packaging detail. **Pros:** - Full published profile including retraction values - Cheapest full 1kg printer spool in this set - Several sellers stock it - 2.2 lb of 1.75mm ABS, upgraded pack weight **Cons:** - No spool or box dimensions published - No stated vacuum sealing or desiccant - No warranty term listed - Model designation carries no useful detail [Check Price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XF5KM74?tag=a9droid-20) ## 3\. Creality ABS Filament 1.75mm — Best premium **The only pick in this group with a stated support window attached to it.** [![Creality black ABS spool box — the only pick with a published 12-month support term](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X69qkPtNL._SL500_.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7BW71L8?tag=a9droid-20) **Best for:** Creality owners who want a stated 12-month support window **Skip it if:** price position matters more than after-sales cover Creality's case rests on two things the other four don't offer together. It publishes a box footprint of 8.27 x 8.27 x 2.76 in, and it states 12-month, 24-hour after-sales service. When a spool arrives out of round or with a snapped strand under the flange, a stated support term is the difference between a replacement and a shrug. The technical pitch targets the failure everyone actually hits. Creality says that against ordinary ABS, printing large objects with edges and corners shows clear improvement in layer separation, warping and splitting. It also claims good dimensional stability and no harmful emissions during printing, and states compatibility with all Creality FDM machines. The spool is 1kg of black ABS at 2.2 lb, model 3301020035\. Note the storage instruction on the listing: keep it dry and ventilated, away from high temperature. This is the most expensive pick here. For that, you get support terms and a published footprint, but no stated vacuum packaging and no heat figure. Polymaker delivers more packaging detail for less, which is why it's not first. **Pros:** - Stated 12-month, 24-hour after-sales service - Published 8.27 x 8.27 x 2.76 in footprint - Warping and layer separation claims aimed at large parts - Stated compatibility across Creality FDM machines **Cons:** - The most expensive pick in this set - No stated vacuum sealing or desiccant - No published heat resistance figure - Only two sellers list it [Check Price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7BW71L8?tag=a9droid-20) ## 4\. ELEGOO ABS 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG Strong — Best for families **Highest published heat figure here, and the only listing that flatly requires an enclosure.** [![ELEGOO 1kg black ABS spool — claims heat resistance up to 85°C and requires an enclosed printer](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ywY7QfPeL._SL500_.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F37VY5VZ?tag=a9droid-20) **Best for:** households running a fully enclosed printer with kids nearby **Skip it if:** your printer is an open-frame bedslinger ELEGOO publishes the highest heat number in this comparison: up to 85°C, alongside a water resistance claim. If you're printing something that lives in a car, a window or a garage in summer, that's the figure to note. The spool is 1kg of 1.75mm black ABS at 2.2 lb, model US-EL-3D-PA01, and ELEGOO states it ships vacuum-sealed to keep moisture out before first use. The reason this earns the family label is the enclosure requirement, stated plainly on the listing rather than buried. ELEGOO says an enclosed printer is required for better results and recommends drying before use. An enclosed machine also contains fumes and keeps hot components away from small hands, which is exactly the setup most households with children already run. Read that requirement as a genuine limit, not marketing caution. On an open frame you'll get warping and delamination regardless of the heat rating. It's the pricier of the two premium-position picks and the slowest seller in this set. There are no published dimensions either, so you can't check spool clearance before ordering. That's the trade against Polymaker and Creality, both of which give you a footprint. **Pros:** - Published heat resistance up to 85°C - Stated vacuum-sealed packaging - Water resistance claim for functional parts - Several sellers stock it **Cons:** - Requires an enclosed printer, stated outright - No spool or box dimensions published - The slowest seller of the five - No warranty term listed [Check Price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F37VY5VZ?tag=a9droid-20) ## 5\. MIKA3D 24 Colors 1.75mm ABS 3D Pen Printer Filament Refill — Best budget pick **Twenty-four colours and 84m of 1.75mm ABS, but it's a pen refill, not a printer spool.** [![MIKA3D 24-colour ABS pen refill strands — 3.5m per colour across 84m total](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61sjj7x4f5L._SL500_.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B5TT2X8?tag=a9droid-20) **Best for:** 3D pen users who want 24 colours to sketch with **Skip it if:** you need a full kilogram on a spool for your printer The cheapest pick here, and the only one that isn't a kilogram spool. You get 24 colours at 3.5m each, 84m in total, weighing 7.41 oz altogether. Model 27abs 3.5, released 2024, and it's the only product in this set with a warranty entry on the listing at 1 year. Fit is the thing to check first. MIKA3D says it supports MYNT3D and SCRIB3D pens and states plainly that it does not fit the 3Doodler. It's standard 1.75mm ABS, so any printer that takes 1.75mm will accept it, but 3.5m of a colour won't finish much beyond a keychain. The listing also claims 100% new raw material and consistent diameter, which is the specification that matters most for a pen. Pens have narrow feed paths and no filament sensor, so an out-of-spec strand jams instantly. Buy this to draw with, or to sample 24 ABS colours before committing to a kilogram of one. What it can't do is replace a printer spool. Every other pick here gives you roughly twelve times the material weight on a continuous roll, and that's the trade you're accepting for the low price and the colour spread. **Pros:** - Cheapest pick in this set - 24 colours, 84m total ABS - The only listing here with a warranty entry - Stated fit for MYNT3D and SCRIB3D pens - Released 2024, consistent-diameter claim **Cons:** - Not a continuous spool, so poor fit for printers - Only 7.41 oz of material total - Explicitly does not fit 3Doodler pens - 3.5m per colour limits part size sharply [Check Price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B5TT2X8?tag=a9droid-20) ## Do you need an enclosure for ABS? Short answer: yes for anything larger than a matchbox. ABS shrinks as it cools, and uneven cooling is what lifts corners off the bed and splits layers. An enclosure keeps chamber air warm and still, which slows that cooling down. ELEGOO is the only listing in this group to state the requirement outright. Polymaker gets close, noting that a heated bed and a suitable print surface are both necessary to prevent warping. Take both statements as describing the same physical reality. What that means before you buy: - **Enclosed printer:** any of the four kilogram spools here works. - **Open frame with a heated bed:** small parts only, and expect corner lift on anything tall. - **No heated bed:** don't buy ABS at all. - **3D pen:** no enclosure needed, and the MIKA3D refill is the format built for it. Ventilation is separate from enclosure. Creality states no harmful emissions during printing, and Polymaker cites lower emissions from its resin choice. Even so, put the printer somewhere with airflow. ## What more money buys across these five ABS spools Across this set, extra spend buys documentation and support rather than more material. Every kilogram spool here weighs the same 2.2 lb. At the entry position, MIKA3D gets you 84m across 24 colours for pen work, and SUNLU gets you a full kilogram with a complete printed profile. That's the best material-per-outlay in the group by a distance, and SUNLU is the smart default if you already know your printer. Mid-range is Polymaker: stated vacuum sealing with desiccant, a published box footprint, a hex code, and a recycled cardboard spool. You're paying for certainty about what arrives and how it was stored. At the top, Creality adds a 12-month support window and a footprint, and ELEGOO adds an 85°C heat claim plus stated vacuum sealing. Neither adds material. Whether that's worth the step up depends entirely on whether you'd ever actually file a support claim, and on whether your parts see real heat. For most people printing brackets and enclosures indoors, the answer to both is no. ## The verdict If you're feeding an enclosed printer and want the fewest surprises, buy the Polymaker ABS Filament Black. It's the only pick combining stated vacuum sealing with desiccant, a published 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in footprint, and a hex code you can match a year later. It's mid-range in this set and it's the one buyers here choose most often. If you're setting up ABS for the first time and don't want to burn a weekend on calibration, buy SUNLU instead. Its printed 250-260°C nozzle, 80-100°C bed and 5mm retraction figures are a real head start, and it's the cheapest kilogram spool of the four. That's SUNLU's exact advantage over Polymaker: settings you can type in immediately. The cutoff is your printer's enclosure. Fully enclosed, any of the four spools performs; pick on documentation. Open frame, keep parts small and expect corner lift no matter which brand you choose. No heated bed at all, and none of these belong on your machine. For pens rather than printers, MIKA3D's 84m across 24 colours is the only correct format here. Nothing else in this set works in a 3D pen without cutting a kilogram spool apart. ## FAQ ### Is the best ABS 3D printer filament for writers worth buying over PLA? Worth buying over PLA only if you need heat and impact resistance. ELEGOO claims up to 85°C and MIKA3D notes ABS is stronger than PLA. The cost is difficulty: ABS wants an enclosure and a heated bed, and it warps when either is missing. For decorative prints, PLA is easier and gives better surface detail. ### How much filament do you actually get for the money here? You get 2.2 lb, or one kilogram, from four of these five picks, including the cheapest full spool. The exception is MIKA3D at 7.41 oz across 24 colours totalling 84m. So the material quantity barely varies between price positions. What changes with price is packaging detail, published dimensions and stated support terms. ### Will 1.75mm ABS fit any 3D printer or pen? 1.75mm ABS fits any printer or pen built for that diameter, but confirm two things. First, your machine needs a heated bed reaching 80-100°C per SUNLU's stated range. Second, check pen compatibility specifically: MIKA3D states support for MYNT3D and SCRIB3D pens and says outright that it does not fit 3Doodler pens. ### Polymaker or Creality: which ABS spool should you choose? Choose Polymaker for packaging you can verify, since its listing states vacuum sealing with desiccant plus a 2.36 x 7.87 x 7.87 in footprint. Choose Creality for its stated 12-month, 24-hour after-sales service and its 8.27 x 8.27 x 2.76 in box. Creality costs more and publishes no vacuum sealing, so the support window is what you're paying for. ### What mistake do first-time ABS buyers make most often? First-time ABS buyers most often skip the enclosure and blame the filament. ELEGOO states an enclosed printer is required, and Polymaker says a heated bed and suitable surface are necessary to prevent warping. The second mistake is tangling: Polymaker's listing tells you to pass the strand through the fixed hole after every session, and almost nobody does it. Start by checking your printer's chamber before you check anything else, because that single answer eliminates most of this shortlist for you. Enclosed machine, Polymaker's documented and vacuum-sealed spool is the safe default. First ABS roll and no appetite for calibration, SUNLU's printed profile gets you to a working print faster than any packaging claim will. Pen rather than printer, MIKA3D's 24 colours is the only format that fits. Whichever you order, keep the roll bagged with desiccant between sessions and thread the loose end through the spool hole. That habit costs three seconds and saves whole prints. *Last updated: September 15, 2026\. Product availability re-checked.* *This page contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.*