PolyMaker PolyWood PLA 600g

Light-weight wood-mimic filament with no wood composites used! Features Jam-Free and Stabilised Foaming technology.

• High quality Polymaker wood-mimic foam PLA.
• Grainmattesurface finish for wood-mimic models.
• Stabilised foaming produces light weight models.
• Easy-to-print.
• Jam-free technology improves compatibility with all-metal hotends.
• Cardboard spool & packaging (made from 100% recycled cardboard)

PolyWood is a wood mimic filament without actual wood powder, which removes all risks of nozzle clogs. PolyWood is made entirely with PLA using a special foaming technology. It exhibits the same density and appearance as wood.

Features

• Light Weight –PolyWood is a first of its kind light weight foam PLA designed to mimic the weight of real wood! Featuring Polymakers Stabilised Foaming technology, PolyWood is 35- 40% lighter than regular PLA, only weighing 0.8 g/cm!

• Attractive Surface Finish –The Stabilised Foaming technology in PolyWood delivers an incredible matte surface finish which makes it a unique material choice for aesthetic applications such as architectural models, figurines, gaming dioramas and decoration or lifestyle projects.

• Wood with no mess –Instead of using wood to mimic wood, Polymaker developed a unique foaming technology to deliver a material that mimics wood structurally. PolyWood is composed entirely of polymers. The Results? Excellent print quality without the risk of nozzle jams associated with other wood filaments.

• Jam-Free –Polymaker have implemented their Jam-Free technology into PolyWood to improve the heat stability of the filament with softening temperatures over 140 C. As a result, PolyWood shows minimal softening in the cold end and can melt rapidly once entering the heating zone, leading to excellent printing quality with zero risk of nozzle jams caused by heat creep.

• Uncompromised Quality –PolyWood filament is made with the highest quality ingredients including Ingeo from Natureworks. Natureworks is a world-leading biopolymers supplier based in the USA with a portfolio of high quality raw PLA materials produced from rapidly renewable plant resources. Combining Polymakers innovative R&D technologies, compounding and extrusion systems with Natureworks Ingeo resins produces a reliable 3D printing filament to print beautiful and accurate models.

[1]Heat creep is the the process of heat spreading irregularly throughout the hot end, one common example is with all metal hot end designs. Once heat creeps towards the cold end, the PLA filament softens prematurely in the cold end and expands resulting in a jam. Polymakers Jam-Free technology increases the heat resistance of the filament itself (not the printed part) to 100C which prevents the filament from prematurely softening in the cold end and can still melt rapidly once entering the heating zone.

Wood-like materials are a uniquecategory of 3D printing filaments specifically designed to mimic the look and texture of real wood.PolyWood like many other wood mimic filaments uses PLA as it’s base material which is one of the most popular base materials due to its low printing requirements and excellent dimensional stability.

PolyWood offers some unique differences to other commercially available solutions,specifically designed to solve many problems faced when printing other wood-likefilaments..

• Features no real wood particles, delivering a wood mimic material with less clogging and hassles.
• Features PolymakersStabilised Foaming technology which delivers an incredible surface finish and filament whichis 35- 40% lighter than regular PLA.
• Features Polymakers Jam-Free technology to prevent heat creep related jamming.
• Minimal printing requirements.
• Exhibits excellent dimensional stability for large 3Dprinting projects.

PolyWoodfeatures no real wood particles, delivering a wood mimic material with less clogging and hassles.

Unlike commercially available wood-powder based filaments, Polymaker took a unique approach with PolyWood to deliver a more user friendly wood mimicfilament composed entirely of polymers. Wood powder in other wood-like filaments(often present in large amounts) tends mess up the flow properties of the polymer melt, resulting in poor printing quality. Furthermorepoorly dispersed wood powder can even jam the extruder on your printer, which will never happen for PolyWood.

PolyWood is 35- 40% lighter than regular PLA, only weighing0.8 g/cm!

PolyWood was the first 3D printable foam filament of it’s kind, printing with a porous structure which mimics the grainy textureand weight of real wood. This structure enablesPolyWood toprintparts 35- 40% lighter than regular PLA.PolymakersStabilized Foaming technology stabilizes the air bubbles inside the material so you can maintain the porous structure during and after printing.

Whether it be to print wood-mimic architecture models, beautiful household lifestyle projects or eveninsulation applications which utilize the intrinsic foamy structure, PolyWood is a popular choice for hobbyists, professionals and educators thanks to it’s unique aestheticproperties, light weight performance and excellent printreliability.

The Stabilised Foaming technology in PolyWood delivers an incredible matte surface finish.

PLA based filaments arerecognized as one of the most beginner friendly materials but with some 3D printers susceptible to heat creep,that reliable experience withPLA isn’t shared by everyone. Polymakers Jam-Free technology is engineeredto provide an easier solution to heat creep by increasing the softening temperature of the filament.

PolyWoodhas minimal warping and shrinking compared to other materials, perfect for applications featuring flat surfaces and hard angles, or requiring tight tolerances for fit.

PolyWood’s compatibility with specialised support materials, enablesusers with a dual extrusion 3D printer the ability to 3D print complex structures and geometry.PolyDissolve S1is a dedicated support materialengineered for printing water dissolvable supports with perfect interfacing and improved part surface quality.PolyDissolve S1offers excellent compatible with a wide range of material types and Polymaker filaments including PolyWood.PolySupportis a dedicated support material engineered to break away easily by hand without the risk of damaging the part.

Printing Settings

Based on 0.4 mm nozzle. Printing conditions may vary with different printers, higher speeds / flow rates and nozzle diameters.

Like other foam PLA filaments, PolyWood PLA can tend to have more stringing than regular PLA which isrelatively easy to removewith tweezers or a scalpel.To reduce stringingduring printing we recommend to adjust the retraction settings and increase the print head travel speed.

Pre-foamed PLA filaments can be quite stiff and more brittle than regular PLA soit is recommended to take extra care and make sure your filament guide system is smooth and with minimal bends.

For other tips printing PolyWood PLA,contact us!

Specification

Compatibility

PolyWood PLAhas been engineered with compatibility in mind to print excellently on a wide range of 3D printers. To get the best results always recommended to spend time tuning the settings to suit your printer and filament combination.

PolyWood PLA is manufactured with Polymakers stabilized foaming technologywhich means the filament is pre-foamed withsmall bubbles inside the material offering a low density material which prints with a grainy wood-like finish. Pre-foamed PLA like PolyWood or Polymakers LW-PLA filaments can be quite stiff and more brittle than regular PLA soit is recommended to take extra care and make sure your filament guide system is smooth and with minimal bends.

Of course with thousands of unique 3d printer models on the market, we can’t guarantee each filament type will work with every 3D printer.

Technical Data

All testing specimens were printed under the following conditions: Nozzle Temperature = 195C, build plate temperature = 60C, infil = 100%, cooling fan = ON
All specimens were conditioned at room temperature for 24h prior to testing.

THERMAL PROPERTIES

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

We have full MDS and technical data sheets for PolyWood PLA and all otherPolymaker products.Contact us to enquire!

The typical values presented in Polymakers data sheet are intended for reference and comparison purposes only. Due to the nature of 3D printing they should not be used for design specifications or quality control purposes.

STORAGE & DRYING

Before packaging,PolyWood PLAis dried to ensure the best printing quality and filaments are vacuum sealed to protect the filament from moisture. When not in usePolyWood PLA should be stored away from sunlight in the packaged resealable bag.

PolyWood PLA issusceptible to absorbing moisture from the air which can subsequently effect the quality, mechanical properties of the final prints and increase the brittleness of the filament through a process called hydrolysis. We recommend storing PolyWood PLA inthePolyBoxor a dry cabinet during printing to prevent moisture absorption which will lower the quality of the print. The PolyBox keeps the filament at dry conditions (relative humidity of 15% or less).

If you hear popping sounds and notice that the surface quality of your print is uneven or the color is not consistent, this is a likely indicator that the filament has absorbed too much moisture. Spools of PolyWood PLA can be dried in a preheated convection oven at 55C for up to 6hours. Results may vary depending on the accuracy of your oven so please be conservative. For more information about filament drying please read ouruser guide.

FAQ

Q:How does PolyWoodcompare to other wood-likematerials?
A:Like Polymaker’s other products, PolyWoodis designed specifically with 3D printing in mind. The wood powder present in other wood-like filaments, tends mess up the flow properties of the polymer melt, resulting in poor printing quality. In filaments where thewood powder is poorly dispersed, users can also encounter consistentnozzle jamming. Thiswill never happen for PolyWood as Polymaker add no wood powder during production of the filament.Instead developed theirStabilized Foaming technology which mimic the grainy texture and weight of real wood. PolyWoodis also manufactured with Polymaker’s patented Jam-Free technology to prevent heat creep jamming and during R&D, significant timewas spent optimizing the softening temperature,material flow and printing characteristics to ensure excellent results on a wide range of 3D printers.

Q:Does Jam-Free technology prevent all filament jamming?
A:Jam-Free technology is designed to prevent jamming caused by heat creep. There are many reasons why a material may jam, such as printing with the wrong extruder temperature or incorrect nozzle height;Polymaker’s Jam-Free technology won’t prevent jamming in these cases.

Q:CanPolyWood be printed at large scales without warping?
A:One of the benefits of PLA is the ability to print large parts with excellent dimensional stability; we have many customers printing large full-size printing projects inPolyWood. Please note that while PLAmaterials don’t warp in most situations, printing with poor first layer adhesion can cause any material to warp andprinting orthe heated bed too hot can cause any PLA filament to crystallize rapidly, creating internal stressand warping.

Q:What support materials can I use with this product?
A:PolymakersPolyDissolve S1orPolySupportfilament are the recommended support filaments for PolyWood. If your 3D printer is not equipped for multi-material, self-support can be used.

Q:Should I rewind this filament if I want to use it with a different spool?
A:We strongly advise against tampering with the product by rewinding.See our article for full details about the risks. All Polymaker filaments are wound with tension but without strain.Rewinding completely rearranges the curvature of the winding and this strain over time can cause most plastics to catastrophically break.If for some reason your printer is locked into fitting less than standard sized spools, there may be safe printable adaptors or external mounting solutions available.

Don’t know where to start? Or which filament will suit your application? We have a broad range of support options including telephone support.Contact us today!