MatterHackers MH Build Series PVA Filament - 1.75mm (0.5kg)

MH Build PVA is an affordable PVA filament intended for producing quality support prints for your 3D printed parts. PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) is a water-soluble material that is often used as a support material, but can also be used to print independently. PVA supports are useful for complex designs where removing support material manually is difficult or impossible, but leaving the part in a water bath overnight will completely dissolve this material. MH Build PVA is made with price in mind for any maker, from beginner to advanced.

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MH Build Series - Affordable PLA 3D Printer Filament for Every Maker

MH Build 3D printing filaments are designed with price in mind; we have taken the best aspects of PVA filament and created an affordable solution for every 3D maker. MH Build filaments include PLAABS, and PETG. So if you’re a pure beginner with a limited budget, or an additive manufacturer looking to save on production costs, MatterHackers MH Build PVA is the filament to get any job done.

PVA filament is easy to print with due to its low melting temperature of 185°C, which also make it a perfect match with PLA, which has very similar printer settings. The only special characteristic to keep in mind is that PVA is very hygroscopic, meaning it very easily absorbs water from the atmosphere. Best practices for managing this include storing the filament in a sealed container or drying it in an oven before printing.

PRINTS BEAUTIFULLY ALONGSIDE PLA

PLA is a favorite filament in the 3D printing world, and shared common printing temperature with PVA. PLA is also hydrophobic, meaning it doesn't absorb water, which means you don't risk affecting your parts by submerging them in a water bath to dissolve your supports. PVA and PLA also share a very similar glass transition temperature which is very helpful as you are not printing two materials next to each other at heavily varying temperatures. MH Build PVA prints translucent with a slightly yellow tint. It is most often used on 3D printers with dual extruders, with one extruder printing a primary material (such as ABS or PLA) and the other printing this easily-dissolved material to provide support for overhanging features.

A full suit of T-60 Power Armor printed with MH Build PVA supports

This Power Armor is ready to take on the Wasteland!

MH Build PVA Specifications

LEARN MORE ABOUT 3D PRINTING WITH MH BUILD PVA FILAMENT

Your success in 3D printing is our goal, so we have created guides to help you create the highest quality 3D printed parts possible.

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Will this work with Taulman 910 Nylon?

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Is PVA as stiff as PLA? Or is it more flexible like ABS?

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Can this be used on a Prusa multimaterial?

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I have a dual extruder, single nozzle. I'm using the Prometheus system. Will this print with the temp of 230-240c? I am currently using ABS, and do not like using PLA if necessary.

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How do I use the narrow 0.5kg roll in a Bambu Lab X1C? It is narrower than the rollers and the center hole is to small for the twist-on Bambu rails.

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Can I use this with my MakerBot Method?

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Can you provide the PVA's molecular weight and degree of hydrolysis?

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Can I print a hollow, but solid object made out of PVA only? I want Then to cast some auto curing or photocuring composite material, and finally, to wash out the PVA. Is this possible with an Adventurer 3? Thanks

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Is this filament compatible with the TAZ 6?

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I can't seem to get the PVA to print right. I have a flashforge Creator pro(using.4mm nozzles) . Slicing with Simplify 3D. In the slicer I have it set up to print a skirt around the part before printing to purge, and to build an ooze shield around the part. It starts off ok printing those two processes. When it starts to print the PVA support it just leaves a trail of little tiny pieces of PVA. I tried with a couple of different parts to print but they all had the same outcome. I was printing the PVA at 185c, and I used a 40c bed temp. What should I do?

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Hi, Do you sell PVA Filament - 1.75mm in 1kg or 2 kg? Thanks, Martin

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Is this biodegradable?

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Is there a version of Make-It-Pro that can make PVA supports? I thought that the second extruder was only for duplicates. Is there a video in your library that shows how determine where and how many supports to place? Thank you

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Can you provide the MSDS for PVA Filament

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Will this work with Polycarbonate filament?

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Will this work with single extruder, creality crx?

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I noticed after I leave this to dissolve in water the PLA part the PVA was supporting snaps very easily. Does the water weaken the PLA? Is there any way to make the PLA stronger again?

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I am using this product to develop PDMS molds for stem cell culture. Can you tell me what this filament contains besides PVA? What is the molecular weight of the PVA used?

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Is there information about the properties of PVA like strength and solubility ?

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Spool Hub hole diameter?

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Is that working with makerbot printer? what is spoon dimensions?

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What is the spool size?

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Can this be used in a FlashForge Creator Pro?

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So how do I just make my support material PVA?

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Can I buy a sample quantity of your PVA to try before committing to a full roll? Enough to print a few small test pieces would be great.

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