Hi, Am a complete novice to 3D Printing and am considering using OpenSCAD to print some objects with an ABS structure & a 2 mm surface using Wood filament. I have searched using the following words but with no success: ' abs structure wood surface ' & ' 2 head printing ' I have looked at the ' text_on_cube.scad ' example & assume that I could cover the whole surface in a similar fashion. Would the resulting STL file order the 2 headed printer to perform this task correctly and, on a practical note, would the 'Wood' stick properly to the 'ABS' ? Thanks for any constructive comments (+ve or -ve), Walter -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/3D-Printing-2-Heads-ABS-structure-2mm-Wood-filament-surface-tp13031.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

On 07/04/2015 06:50 PM, walter74 wrote: > I have looked at the ' text_on_cube.scad ' example & assume that I could > cover the whole surface in a similar fashion. Would the resulting STL file > No, that's not possible with a single STL file. That format does not support multiple volumes that could be assigned to different extruders. Have a look at the slic3r documentation which gives some examples of how to do that (common case is using 2 STL files with the separate parts for each extruder). http://manual.slic3r.org/expert-mode/multiple-extruders > order the 2 headed printer to perform this task correctly and, on a > practical note, would the 'Wood' stick properly to the 'ABS' ? > Hmm, no idea about that. I think the Wood filament is based on PLA so it might be tricky to get it to stick to ABS. But I've never tried, so it's just guessing... ciao, Torsten.

Hello Walter From what I can see on the description of the "wood filament". It is 40% wood with a polymer filler. > This wood-like filament is very unique. It allows you to capture the texture of nature in your printed models and is the perfect fit for your wood working project. Give it that extra something special. The material is 40% recycled wood and the remainder is a binding polymer. Best printed at the PLA settings on your UP printer the material is still soft at the end of printing and it is recommended to let it cool before removing it from the perforated board.Once finished, it can be sanded and varnished too, just like normal wood. Low warp, good for printing large objects Would this stick to ABS, most likely not. Options would be to divide your model into two sections and the print them separately. You could then try and glue the two sections together with different glues looking for something that would bind the two materials together. Robert > On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:50 PM, walter74 <walter_enmontagnes@hotmail.fr> wrote: > > Hi, > > Am a complete novice to 3D Printing and am considering using OpenSCAD to > print some objects with an ABS structure & a 2 mm surface using Wood > filament. I have searched using the following words but with no success: ' > abs structure wood surface ' & ' 2 head printing ' > > I have looked at the ' text_on_cube.scad ' example & assume that I could > cover the whole surface in a similar fashion. Would the resulting STL file > order the 2 headed printer to perform this task correctly and, on a > practical note, would the 'Wood' stick properly to the 'ABS' ? > > Thanks for any constructive comments (+ve or -ve), Walter > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/3D-Printing-2-Heads-ABS-structure-2mm-Wood-filament-surface-tp13031.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org

Here is a discussion on the subject PLA on ABS and vice versa: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/makerbot/1ptc4S57a-8 2015-07-04 19:15 GMT+02:00 Toothrobber@rogers.com <toothrobber@rogers.com>: > > > Hello Walter > > From what I can see on the description of the "wood filament". It is 40% > wood with a polymer filler. > > > This wood-like filament is very unique. It allows you to capture the > texture of nature in your printed models and is the perfect fit for your > wood working project. Give it that extra something special. The material is > 40% recycled wood and the remainder is a binding polymer. > > Best printed at the PLA settings on your UP printer the material is still > soft at the end of printing and it is recommended to let it cool before > removing it from the perforated board.Once finished, it can be sanded and > varnished too, just like normal wood. Low warp, good for printing large > objects > > > > > Would this stick to ABS, most likely not. > > > Options would be to divide your model into two sections and the print them > separately. > > > You could then try and glue the two sections together with different glues > looking for something that would bind the two materials together. > > > Robert > > > > > On Jul 4, 2015, at 12:50 PM, walter74 <walter_enmontagnes@hotmail.fr> > wrote: > > Hi, > > Am a complete novice to 3D Printing and am considering using OpenSCAD to > print some objects with an ABS structure & a 2 mm surface using Wood > filament. I have searched using the following words but with no success: ' > abs structure wood surface ' & ' 2 head printing ' > > I have looked at the ' text_on_cube.scad ' example & assume that I could > cover the whole surface in a similar fashion. Would the resulting STL file > order the 2 headed printer to perform this task correctly and, on a > practical note, would the 'Wood' stick properly to the 'ABS' ? > > Thanks for any constructive comments (+ve or -ve), Walter > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.openscad.org/3D-Printing-2-Heads-ABS-structure-2mm-Wood-filament-surface-tp13031.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > > -- stempeldergeschichte@googlemail.com <karsten@rohrbach.de> P.S. Falls meine E-Mail kürzer ausfällt als Dir angenehm ist: Ich probiere gerade aus kurze Antworten statt gar keine Antworten zu schreiben. Wenn Du gerne mehr lesen möchtest, dann lass es mich bitte wissen. P.S. In case my e-mail is shorter than you enjoy: I am currently trying short replies instead of no replies at all. Please let me know, if you like to read more. Enjoy!

Thanks Torsten & Robert for your quick responses. I had seen the slic3r.org reference in the online manual, although the 3D Printer has not arrived yet, but had ordered ABS as opposed to PLA filament. I will try it once I start printing and will let you know the result. Possibly many holes/bumps in the ABS surface will help the binding. Walter -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/3D-Printing-2-Heads-ABS-structure-2mm-Wood-filament-surface-tp13031p13035.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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