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Best Wood and conductive filaments?

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by Wesley Knapp, Sep 9, 2020.

  1. Wesley Knapp

    Wesley Knapp Active Member

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    I have a need for some wood fiber filament as well as some conductive filament. If anyone has experience with either that can tell me which worked best for them, I'd appreciate it.

    I have used both from Proto-Pasta before but just checking my option as $50 + S&H for .5kg is a bit pricey.

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    Yes, I have used both -- from ProtoPasta and Laywood.
    You want a larger than normal nozzle for best results (0.5 or 0.6)
     
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  3. EyesFiT

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    Lay wood is still the best, in my opinion, because it can be printed with a treeing effect and has a flexible version. Extruder Fichte (Spruce) is also fantastic; it's bright and looks like MDF boards.
     
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    My first thinking for a possible practical application, though I'm not sure if it would be any better than present approaches, is to utilise a dual extruder printer to print multi-layered PCBs at home using conductive filament in one and non-conductive material in the other. However, there may be better options now. I've never made anything like this before.
    If this is possible, I believe it will be easier to reproduce some of the more complicated guitar pedals and other effects at home. However, because this is the first time I've heard of this filament, I'm not sure. Now it's time to do some research!
     
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    As a beginner One of the first questions to 3D printing has to sort out is what kind of filament to use. The novice is presented with a large number of choices, all with three-letter-acronyms (TLA’s). The most common filaments are PLA (Poly Lactic Acid), ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PETG (Poly Ethylene Terephthalate, HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene ), Nylon, as well as a number exotics such as Ninja Flex, conductive filament, and others. what should a newbie does?
     
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    i dont have personal experience but there are many brands that offer both wood fiber and conductive filaments
    • ColorFabb XT-CF20

    • Taulman Alloy 910

    • Fillamentum WoodFil

    • eSUN Wood-Polylite
     
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    How does it handle minor sanding and staining?
     

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