Laywoo Wood Filament - NOT for newbies like me!

First off, where did you purchase from? Second, are you trying to print with the standard 0.4 mm nozzle? Most of these types of filaments really work better with 0.6 or 0.8 mm nozzle sizes as they can jam easily with anything smaller.

 

That is a bad vendor (a cheap one?) and yes, I have had that as well with some I tried.

The real Laywood looks, feels, smells, sands and stains .. .just like wood. It is just not as cheap as some of the others (but, this is why).

Yes, even the real stuff is brittle. Not that brittle, but don't leave it in the feed to the extruder overnight -- it will break


I always buy the specialty stuff from known, good quality sources or brand names (like Laywood,
Zen Toolworks, ColorFab, etc.)

 

and @WheresWaldo is dead on. The wood filament want a larger nozzle. Can you print it with a 0.4? Yes, but it may clog.

 

I asked William @ INTSERVO about eSUN's wood filament. Their site says PVA based not PLA, so I asked for clarification and a typical application scenario. They are out of stock, but it may be a good alternative. Only issue I have is 0.5 Kg spools (not my favorite size to purchase), although I have no idea what I would do with 2.2 pounds of wood filled filament!

 

hello,
I ordered bamboo filament from printed solid. I'm sure it will be awesome (I am using a .4 nozzle OEM for ROBO). I'll let you know after it comes in.

I currently use the "wood" filament from hatchbox. I have had ok turnouts with hatchbox but I would suggest talking to Printed Solid about options.

As far as printing with the hatchbox goes it gives good results but because (like mark and Waldo said) it wants to jam. My "workaround" is to prehead the head and bed, apply hair spray, then load the filament extrude 100mm of it ( I know its wasteful but what ya gonna do) then immediately print. DO NOT leave it in the head when the print is done. It seems to cool and "expand" causing the jams the others are warning about. When I get home I'll upload a picture or 2 of things I've printed in wood.

With that being said...I have printed for hours with it but you cannot really stain it but it does trim and sand down pretty ok. Every time I've used it prior to immediately removing the filament after print it jams. So the way I use it works but is VERY wasteful.

I hope this helps!

 

@Geof Just go to Banggood / eBay / AliExpress and get a selection of nozzles bigger than 0.4 mm, the jamming chances will be greatly reduced.

Sample Links:
http://www.banggood.com/E3D-V6-Bras...per-Nozzle-Extruder-Print-Head-p-1013819.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...1644_4_79_78_77_82_80_62_81,searchweb201560_1
http://www.ebay.com/itm/E3D-V6-V5-J...784412?hash=item33abed3fdc:g:P9IAAOSwT5tWMvA4

 

I'm upgrading to the E3DV6 and having larger nozzles on hand. I'll look at those though. Thank you!

 

So here is the main difference between a genuine E3D nozzle and all the Chinese offerings. Some time ago E3D changed the angle of the inside bore, a normal drill bit has a 120° angle to the tip and that is what the Chinese use. The E3D has a steeper angle. Does it make any difference? E3D says it does. In my own experience I have never noticed a difference while printing. So now I just buy 5 or 10 packs of whatever Chinese nozzle size I want and then never have issues and replacement nozzles for years. or hours if I am using abrasive filaments like carbon nanofiber filled.

Same for the Volcano nozzles.

 

interesting on the E3D nozzle. I think I'll get both . Will the nozzles for the E3D (or J head) work on the hexagon stock?

Terry Reilley, I have the colorfabb trans green and it is amazing in comparison to my hatchbox colors. Just prints much nicer (more expensive and less per roll so I'll use hatchbox for my "junk prints" still), I'll post how the bamboo does but I imagine it will be awesome.

I liked how well my colorfabb prints that I have 3 other spools coming after the first use ! .. huge difference in the better quality more expensive filament then the cheap stuff!

 

E3D nozzles will work on a hexagon, the reverse is not true.

 

Thank you!