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[DJW]

Hi All


I have some tricky wooden pieces to produce for my Aquarama build, for example a grating in the cabin, or a rattan magazine holder for back of seats.  Could be done but not really seen and would take a lot of time. And I thought why not try 3D printing the parts, then paint them, and discounted the idea almost immediately as a particularly bad idea.  But then found I can actually source wood infused filament, like this...


https://www.123-3d.co.uk/123-3D-mahogany-wood-PLA-filament-1-75mm-0-5kg-i1536-t26973.html


Question is, has anyone tried this or any similar filament..?  I'm wondering how it really behaves.  I'm using a Creality K1C.


Best regards to all.
David.

[tica]

I have printed with Wood PLA on my Ender 3V2, follow suppliers recommendations and it works best with a 0-6mm nozzle.  A 0.4mm tends to clog easy.

[DJW]

Morning Tica


Thanks for your comments.  I've just found out that Creality have released a nozzle set of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8mm for the K1C, so I'll get a set and some of the filament to try.  Do you have any comments on whether it looks like wood when printed, or takes varnish..?


Thanks
David.

[tica]

This is one of the items I have printed with a wood filament (not the one you have linked to) have not tried to add varnish to it.

[DJW]

Hi Tica


Thanks for posting the pic.  I've had mixed results so far.  I couldn't source the mahogany infused filament I mentioned, waiting for it to come back into stock. I tried the eSun Wood filament, and while it does sand better than normal PLA, it's really light in colour so not ideal for my purposes.  I'll play around with it a bit more and try staining it to see what happens.  In the end I just used the print as a template then faced my part in mahogany veneer and used the accuracy of the 3D print to drill then chisel / file into a grid.





And the result:





Should be fine once sealed and finished.


So a fail for 3D printed wood, but I haven't given up yet.


Best regards to all.
David.