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Finely ground wood flour is one of the parts of the print material. The particles need to be very small and uniform for layer deposition to work well.
The other part of the mixture is WeldWood, also known as urea formaldehyde, which is often used as a water-activated wood filler and glue. I would like the binder to be simple, easy to jet, and non-clogging, and so I’ll have the adhesive actually in
This was made by casting the material and binder into a cylindrical chamber (it was not 3D printed!). This was done many times to play with different intermix ratios of the wood flour, urea formaldehyde, and binder (water and surfactant).
This was made by casting the material and binder into a rounded cube chamber (it was not 3D printed!). This was done many times to play with different intermix ratios of the wood flour, urea formaldehyde, and binder (water and surfactant). This cube
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