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For educators

3D printing for schools and boards

Classroom filament, printers and quotes for Canadian schools, boards, libraries and makerspaces. Stocked in Ontario, shipped within 24 hours, no duties and no brokerage. Purchase orders welcome.

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What to order for a classroom

  • EconoFil PLA, from $12.49

    The classroom workhorse. Plant-based, low odour, prints on every desktop printer, 25+ colours on 1kg spools. Buy 20 or more and save $0.50 a roll.

    Shop EconoFil PLA
  • Standard PLA Matte Black 1.75mm filament on a plastic spool

    Select PLA, $16.99

    Matte and silk finishes on a rigid plastic spool that drops straight into a Bambu Lab AMS. For display pieces, competitions and printers that are fussy about spools.

    Shop Select PLA

  • Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro, $579

    Enclosed, auto-levelling, filters 99% of particulates and VOCs, and sets up in about 10 minutes. Our pick for a first classroom printer.

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  • EconoFil Hyper PLA Filament - Yellow - 1.75mm - 1 KG (image 2) | Filaments.ca

    Hyper PLA, from $14.99

    For Bambu Lab, Creality K1 and other fast printers: it keeps their speed without losing detail, so a class worth of parts finishes in a period.

    Shop Hyper PLA

How much filament does a class need?

Every class is different, but these numbers are close enough to budget with. They assume 0.4 mm nozzles, 15 to 20% infill and standard PLA.

Rule of thumbWhat that means for ordering
One student project20 to 40 g, so a 1kg roll covers roughly 25 to 50 projectsPlan one roll per class per project, in the colour the kids pick
One printer, running most days1 to 2 rolls a monthKeep a spare black and a spare white next to every printer
A lab of 10 printers15 to 20 rolls a monthOrder 20 at a time: the per-roll discount kicks in and shipping is free
A board-wide orderHundreds of rolls, several schoolsSend us the list and the addresses and we quote it as one order, shipped where you need it

Need help choosing colours or quantities? Call 1-844-465-7684 and ask for an education quote, or send the list through the quote form.

Classroom staples

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  • EconoFil Low Cost PLA 3D Printer Filament Canada
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - White - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    From $12.49
    From $12.49
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.49 $11.99
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Grey - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Grey - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.49
    $12.49
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.49 $11.99
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Orange - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Orange - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.99
    $12.99
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.99 $12.49
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Red - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Red - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.99
    $12.99
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.99 $12.49
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Silver - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Silver - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.99
    $12.99
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.99 $12.49
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Purple - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Purple - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.99
    $12.99
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.99 $12.49
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Yellow - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Yellow - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.49
    $12.49
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.49 $11.99
  • EconoFil PLA Filament - Flag Red - 1.75mm - 1 KG | Filaments.ca
    EconoFil

    EconoFil™ PLA Filament - Flag Red - 1.75mm - 1 KG

    $12.99
    $12.99
    Save $0.50/roll at 20+: $12.99 $12.49

How ordering works for schools and boards

  1. 1

    Send us the list

    Materials, colours, quantities and the ship-to address (or addresses) through the quote form or by email to hello@filaments.ca.

  2. 2

    Get a quote

    We confirm stock and price, including the bulk discount, and send a quote you can attach to a requisition.

  3. 3

    Pay your way

    Card online, or a purchase order against a vendor account. Setting one up takes one email; we cannot accept POs from outside Canada.

  4. 4

    Ships in 24 hours

    From our Brampton, Ontario warehouse, tracked, with no duties or brokerage because it never crosses a border.

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Questions from teachers and purchasing

Do you accept purchase orders?

Yes, from Canadian schools, boards, colleges, universities, libraries and municipalities. Email hello@filaments.ca to set up a vendor account, then send POs to the same address. Card payment online is always available if that is faster.

Can we get one quote for several schools?

Yes. Send the full list with each school's address and we will quote it as one order and ship each school its share.

Which filament is safest for a classroom?

PLA. It is plant-based, prints at low temperatures and has very little odour. EconoFil PLA and Select PLA are both PLA. We suggest keeping ABS and ASA for enclosed printers with filtration, like the Adventurer 5M Pro or Creator 5 Pro, in a ventilated room.

Will your spools fit our printers?

All our filament is 1.75 mm on standard 1 kg spools, which fit every common desktop printer. For Bambu Lab AMS units, choose Select (rigid plastic spool) or a plastic-spool variant of EconoFil.

What if a roll is defective?

Tell us within 30 days of delivery and we replace it at no charge. Unopened rolls can be returned within 30 days. Details are on the returns page.

Who do I call when a print fails?

Us. 1-844-465-7684, Monday to Thursday 10 to 4:30 and Friday 10 to 4 Eastern, or hello@filaments.ca. The temperature guide has settings for every material we sell.

How much does a print cost, and which filament should we buy?

Use the print cost calculator: put in the grams your slicer reports and it shows filament, electricity and a failure allowance per print and per class set. For a longer answer on which PLA to buy, how many rolls a lab goes through and how to get it through purchasing, read The Best 3D Printer Filament for Schools in Canada.

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