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You are here: Home / 3D Printing / NEAT PLA Filament (In-Depth Review)

NEAT PLA Filament (In-Depth Review)

By Norman on February 25, 2025

Photo of NEAT PLA Filament color samples.
Not only does NEAT PLA filament get beautiful results from your 3D printer, but they’re also earth-friendly and biodegradable.

Reviewing filament for 3D printers has opened my eyes to all the possibilities of PLA (Polylactic Acid) filaments. Typically I would just order whatever is cheap and be done with it. Thanks to 3D Printing Canada I found there are much better products available in the same price range. For instance, the other PLA filament I have tried have had issues with supports sticking way too much, even with lower temperatures. I won’t name these companies or sellers.

I would definitely recommend 3D printing Canada for the filaments I have reviewed so far.

This filament was sent to me to review and I received no other payment. This is my opinion only and I ask that you try it and form your own opinion. I believe you would come to the same or similar conclusion of your own.

This review is of the Neat brand PLA. This filament is in the $25 CDN price range which is a great price. Their shipping is a flat $10 fee or free for orders over $120 CDN. So for 5 rolls, you get free shipping and you will be well stocked. Depending on how often you print of course. Haha, I go through a lot of filament for personal use and for printer reviews.

Photo of Neat PLA Filaments after opening the box.
Neat PLA Filaments: Unpacking the box.
Neat PLA filaments - Blue, red, green, and pink.
Photo of Neat PLA filaments with blue, red, green, and pink. PLA stands for Polylactic Acid, a biodegradable, earth-friendly material made from plants.
<EM><SMALL>Close-up photo of spool of green 3D printer filament being taken out of the box.</SMALL></EM>
Green 3d printer PLA filament.
Close-up photo of label on Neat Filaments.
The label shows that Neat PLA Filaments comply with standards set by the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS). Neato PLA filaments are non-toxic, odorless, eco-friendly, and also take less energy to process.

OK, let’s get to the good stuff. I have a friend who asked me if I could make some dinosaurs for his friend’s 3-year-old kid who loves dinosaurs.

I started with the pink. My first print was a test print on the Tevo Michelangelo. I review printers as well as filaments and other technical Items. It started rough with strange shifts in the prints. I printed a couple of dinosaurs and wound up with some odd artifacts in the prints. The arms and legs have overhangs.

Pink tugboat.
The pink tugboat has some issues.
Pink tugboat printed with Neat PLA Filament.
Photo: Pink Tugboat with NEAT PLA Filament for 3D printers.
Photo of pink Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Photo: First attempt at a pink Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Photo of two pink Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Photo: Two pink Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs straight off the 3D printer (with NEAT PLA filament). The arms and legs have overhangs.
Photo of waste products from 3D printer.
Photo: Waste products left from the 3D printing process.
Photo of a shape printed with pink Neat PDA Filament.

Next, I printed the ever popular Benchi and the shifts were very obvious. It showed me the shift was in the X axis. After finding the grub screws loose on the X motor pulley I printed a new T-Rex. That one turned out perfectly. Zero issues at all. This little printer prints awesomely and a review is coming soon. Which brings me to a point. When reviewing filaments and printers you need to know what is the fault of the printer, what is the fault of the filament and what is the fault of the software.

Successful attempt at printing out the T-Rex.
After an adjustment, the T-Rex printed out perfectly,
A flawless T-Rex
The other side of the above T-Rex.

I printed a pixel dinosaur and an articulated triceratops in the red filament. The pixel one was a little under extruded but that is the fault of the printer and not the filament.

Photo: Red T-Rex.
This pixel T-Rex is a little under-extruded. But that’s the fault of the printer, not the NEAT PLA filament.
red triceratops - side view.
Red Triceratops – side view.
red triceratops - three quarters view.
Red triceratops – three-quarters view.

 

red articulated triceratops
Articulated red triceratops from a different angle.
Photo of red triceratops 3D printout.
Articulated triceratops, printed with the red NEAT PLA filament.
The red pixel T-Rex from a different angle.
Red pixel T-Rex from a different angle.

Toy dinosaurs are great but the Moon city is tremendous. Jukka Seppänen created a tiny city in a tiny moon. I have a thing for space. Stars, planets and other celestial bodies are fascinating. This model is a quarter shape moon with the city on the inside like a shell. The detail looks like Middle East architecture with a bit of modern and future tech.

Photo of Moon City 3D printout.
“Moon City” by Jukka Seppänen. Printed with NEAT PLA filament on a Tevo Michelangelo printer.
Photo of Moon City closeup in greater detail.
Moon City – closeup in greater detail.
Photo of Moon City 3D printout - from behind.
Moon City – from behind.
Photo of Moon City at a different angle.
A quarter-shape moon with the city on the inside like a shell.

A couple of blue dinosaurs to add to the set. You can find almost anything you’d want to print on the two big free model sites: ThingIVerse.Com and MyMiniFactory.com. If not you can probably find it on one of the pay sites. There is a site that you can buy models for RC airplanes which you can actually fly. I’m looking forward to trying a 3D printed RC plane.

Photo: 3D printout of a blue triceratops.
3D printout of a blue triceratops at a front, three-quarters angle.
Photo of 3D printout of blue stegosaurus. - front view.
3D printout of a blue stegosaurus, front view.
Photo of 3D printout of blue stegosaurus.
3D printout of a blue stegosaurus lying down, from the side..
Photo blue triceratops.
View of blue triceratops from another angle.
Photo: Blue triceratops from the rear.
Blue triceratops at a rear, three-quarters angle.

Next, a Captain America figure from the Avengers Infinity War movie and a very nerdy Star Wars clock. 3D printing is a nerd and geeks dream come true. I painted the minute and hour hands in red and green to represent lightsabers. I will probably design my own hands the shape of lightsabers and print them in the proper colours as soon as I have the time.

3D printout of Captain America - front three-quarters angle.
Captain America from a front three-quarters angle.

3D printout: Nerdy Star Wars clock.
3D Printout with a Star Wars clock.

3D printing is more than just printing trinkets and cosplay. It also has it’s practical uses. For instance, I purchased a new set of jewelry screwdrivers for my workbench. I plan to use them quite often and don’t want to get out the case and open it then put them back when I’m done. So I opened Fusion 360 which is a free computer aided drawing (CAD) for students and hobbyists. Then I designed the cool little holder that I can screw to the side of the desk and have easy access to the screwdrivers. It printed easy and is plenty strong enough to hold them and not break if it gets knocked by something or someone.

Photo: Set of screwdrivers for workbench.
A set of screwdrivers for my workbench, complete with a base.

side of the screw driver holder.
back of the screw driver holder.
Photo of set of screwdrivers
The base for storing the set of screwdrivers.

Photo: Set of screwdrivers for workbench.
A set of screwdrivers for my workbench, complete with a base.

I love playing in Fusion 360. There are plenty of free YouTube or other online tutorials to get you started. There are also plenty of advanced tutorials. I get a sense of accomplishment when I print something I came up with in my head.

The fourth colour I chose to review was green. I have been wanting to print a cool Hulk statue since I started 3D printing. So I went to www.thingiverse.com to find the perfect Hulk statue. The one I chose is 300mm(30cm) tall. It used almost the entire roll of filament. The tolerances were not set right so the pieces need to be sanded a bit to assemble it. It uses block extrusions and cavities to hold the parts together.

This Hulk shows the level of detail that can be accomplished with the right printer and NEAT PLA filament.

Photo of Hulk action figure printed on TEVA Michelangelo 3D printer with green filament.
Hulk action figure printed with green NEAT PLA filament on TEVA Michelangelo 3D printer.
Photo of green 3D printout of the Incredible Hulk's head and upper body - front.
The Tevo Michelangelo printer with NEAT PLA filament renders the Incredible Hulk in great detail.

Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's arm. Detail - Hulk's leg. Detail - Hulk's leg. Detail - Hulk's leg. Detail - Hulk's leg. Detail - Hulk's leg. Detail - Hulk's leg.

Detail - Hulk's leg.
Detail: Hulk’s right leg, facing front.
hoto: Printout: Hulk's lower body and legs, back.
Lower body with connectors for legs (rear view).
Photo: Printout: Hulk's lower body and legs, front-facing.
Lower body with connectors for legs.
Photo of green 3D printout of Hulk's head and upper body - back.
The Incredible Hulk – upper body – back.

One thing about 3D printing is the waste of plastic. There is often a waste when it comes to supports. If there is a more than 45% overhang then you need to add supports so the filament doesn’t ooze down onto the build plate. The other waste of plastic is failed prints. Many times you will have a print start off well and part way through the nozzle will catch a curled up part and pulls it off the platform. You can count on probably 20% waste depending on what you print most.

Photo of wasted plastic from 3D printer.
Unfortunately, 3D printers leave a lot of waste.

Again 3D Printing Canada has impressed me with another spectacular filament. The only downside is the supports sticking to well to the prints. This can be adjusted within the supports settings but that only gets you so far. Being mid price range the Neat filament is definitely worth the price of admission.

 

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