Metalpoet Nov 23, 2022
First time trying to 3D-Print wood PLA. So, what have I learned so far ? Well this stuff is horrible for bed adhesion, eventually had to apply a liberal coat of glue stick to get the first layer not to instantly lift away. There is a distinct smell of burning wood in the room now. But once I had the first layer down, it seems to be printing pretty well now. Busy doing a temperature tower as the package helpfully said "195 - 230C" ... okay ?
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I picked it up in a sample pack with 4 other filaments, 250g of each. These include stone gray and marble, but also metalic - which I think is the type with actual iron filings in it which can rust and everything.

I have this idea of printing a moon lamp out of the marble (coloring should complement the text perfectly) and the base out of the metalic.

But I decided to try the wood first. The obligatory baby groot awaits.

#3dprinting #Filaments #PLA

PS. Using a 0.6mm hardened steel nozzle

Nov 23, 2022 at 8:22pmWeb
Show threadMetalpoet Nov 23, 2022

I'm using an #Ender 5 Pro, though it's been very heavily modified. It's running #klipper firmware off a Pi400, I added an ABL, a #microswiss direct drive and all-metal hotend, as well as the aforemention 0.6mm hardened steel nozzle, dual part-cooling and an upgraded hot-end fan.

One of the reasons for many of these upgrades was to be able to print other materials than just basic PLA(+) stuff like wood and iron PLA which contains abrasives that ruin brass nozzles.

So ... here we go.

Show threadMetalpoet Nov 23, 2022

And here it is, my first #wood #3dprint

The results seem pretty conclusive. 215 celcius it is.