Topic: Alternative/specialty filaments?
I know it's WAY early to hope for experimentation like this, but has anyone been brave enough to try some of the specialty filaments like laywood/laybrick, or ninjaflex or similar?
2 2015-01-26 22:19:09 (edited by jagowilson 2015-01-26 22:20:03)
Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
Sounds like it's time for you to give it a go!! The hotend has been fully disassembled by others so if you clog it up there is hope (this used to not be so easy). All the filaments you mentioned run at or under ABS temps, so I don't see any immediate reason why this would be a problem, except for the extruder might need some work (especially for t glase and ninja flex; TG because it requires a lot of tension, and ninjaflex because... It flexes).
Basically I'm saying it would be safe to experiment. If you run into extruder problems don't forget you can design and print one 
Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
bibulb wrote:
I know it's WAY early to hope for experimentation like this, but has anyone been brave enough to try some of the specialty filaments like laywood/laybrick, or ninjaflex or similar?
Laywood requires a .5mm nozzle or larger. I would not recommend trying it in a Press.
SD2 with E3D, SD Press, Form 1+
Filastruder
NYLON (taulman): http://www.soliforum.com/topic/466/nylon/
Filastruder
NYLON (taulman): http://www.soliforum.com/topic/466/nylon/
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I have done some PCTPE, and it actually printed very well, except for on the solid infill layers, as there is no way to slow the speed on them in Soliprint. I was planning on posting some pictures and details in the next day or two.
Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
All the filaments you mentioned run at or under ABS temps, so I don't see any immediate reason why this would be a problem....
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Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
Hey guys
i tired lay-wood and some flexible stuff!!
the wood worked great and im working on the flex (im having the classic jamming issue between the idler and hole)
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What were your temperatures for lay-wood? I have tried it a couple of times without much luck.
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i did it at 240 but im not sure that it could be classified as "lay" wood just cause i got it from "reprap warehouse" (i'd post a link but i can't)
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ekul3e3 wrote:
i did it at 240 but im not sure that it could be classified as "lay" wood just cause i got it from "reprap warehouse" (i'd post a link but i can't)
Did you get the "wood (coffee)" colour ABS filament? Or the actual wood filament?
Wood (coffee) colour filament: http://www.reprapwarehouse.com/collecti … coffee-abs
Wood filament: http://www.reprapwarehouse.com/products … ngfilament
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Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
no i used the 60% wood stuff
ive also had tremendous sucess with copper (the 80% copper filings stuff) and only moderate sucess with their flexible stuff
the stuggle with the flexible stuff it that right after the extruder gear/hobbed bolt itll bend, im trying to print or make a solution currently
Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
ekul3e3 wrote:
no i used the 60% wood stuff
ive also had tremendous sucess with copper (the 80% copper filings stuff) and only moderate sucess with their flexible stuff
Awesome, I'll have to order the wood.
The copper I found says it is PLA, but I am struggling lots with black PLA that I have. Is what you're using PLA, or did you find an ABS version?
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i stuggled with the wood, copper and pla at first, but after i flipped the fan around i have had practically no trouble
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I found that the wood from RepRapWarhouse jams easily. I tried two 8 hour prints, and the spool jammed during both, ruining the print. Have you attempted a long print?
I wonder if the official Laywood filament is worth a try.
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My press havn't arrive yet ( god damn it 4 months!) but I must say i'm very interested in the laybrick filament. Is there anyone here who had try it?
And generally speaking, is it hard to use some special filaments?
thanks!
Re: Alternative/specialty filaments?
willthewill wrote:
My press havn't arrive yet ( god damn it 4 months!) but I must say i'm very interested in the laybrick filament. Is there anyone here who had try it?
And generally speaking, is it hard to use some special filaments?thanks!
The wood filament from RepRapWarehouse (which is NOT branded Laywood) worked well for me after I solved my tangling issues (as discussed on other threads).
Most of us seem to have trouble with most PLA based filaments. I'm not sure if anyone has tried Laybrick, but I'm eager to try different kinds of filament.
I think the key is that the filament must melt at a higher temperature similar to ABS. PLA melts quite low which is a problem for the default Press configuration, and any filament which melts this low will also experience issues due to cooling issues with the gears in the extruder assembly.
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Thanks for the advices, i also saw that laybrick was to be melt at relative low temperature compare to ABS.
Do you have a link to a thread where they talk about the problems you mentionned?