Wood Based Filament - How does it work / How does it look?

[BurnItDownBaby]

I'm hearing more and more about wood based materials being used in 3D Printing. However, I have never actually seen a wood printed item. How does wood powder get turned into a solid wood substance?

Also, more importantly, how does the wood look after it is printed? Does it look like wood, and feel like wood, or is it more of a plasticy texture? Does anyone have any experience with it?

[NJ_Lifer]

I'm not sure if this helps or not, but here is a photo of something that is printed using the wood material. As you can see, it has the texture of wood.

[Geoff]

wow, looks totally different colour to mine...

It's not a wood powder, its a filament thats infused with small MDF like particles that melt, this stuff I have to print like PLA, you really dont want the nozzle too hot. This an extreme closeup of 0.15mm, no sanding. sadly the model wasnt the greatest detail, but hey you test small first right The eye details didnt come out as well as hoped, this stuff probably better for more solid clunky objects, not fine detail stuff.

It's a dream to sand tho!!!

[BurnItDownBaby]

Geoff, that looks pretty cool. Does it feel like wood, or does it have the plastic feel to it? I guess what I am asking is, "If someone that didn't know about 3D Printing were to pick it up and tell you what it was made out of, would they say 'wood'?"

[Geoff]

Totally feels like wood when it's done, sands like wood, paints like wood

[aeviaanah]

Totally feels like wood when it's done, sands like wood, paints like wood

Can a Makergear M2 print this filament?

[Geoff]

Can a Makergear M2 print this filament?

Try this link...

@Egon, no I wouldnt go that high, although they say 180-230c melting point, I found more than 200c made it too squishy and had feed problems. around 200c and 80mx feed seemed to be a good combo.

[Egon van Engelen]

I think most of my problems are in getting it to stick on the build platform. Might I ask what do you use as thickness for your first layer? And do you use your heated bed for Lay-Wood?

[aWsomeABE]

I think most of my problems are in getting it to stick on the build platform. Might I ask what do you use as thickness for your first layer? And do you use your heated bed for Lay-Wood?

I just tried this stuff the other day, and have had the same issue. It won't stick to my build plate at all! I don't know if I should be using a different type of coating on my plate or what....

[Geoff]

I think most of my problems are in getting it to stick on the build platform. Might I ask what do you use as thickness for your first layer? And do you use your heated bed for Lay-Wood?

Whatever Replicator G's default is, I haven't messed with it, I generally print with 1 shell with the wood filament.. I can't say it gave me much trouble on the flashforge, the only problem I have with it is the price. I set my bed to around 70c and the extruder to 200 and that seems to get it going in a nice shade. 70c even for the bed is a little high, I find if I set it too low tho, the starting layer wont stick well enough.

Be aware it will melt at 180-190c, and that will give you that light shade of wood. Basically, 180c is light shade of wood, 230c is a dark shade, personally it extrudes funny for me at 230, so I go 200-210c