Review on 🖨️ NovaMaker 1 3D Printer Filament by Doug Virden

I built a custom printer around a CR-10S (nothing else is original). Running 32-bit SKR-Pro, fine-tuned Marlin 2.0, TMC2209 drivers at 128 steps. It was cast with regular PLA. Been doing this for a while xD - This thread is GREAT if you're printing simple models with little detail. The clogging problem (it's only happened twice) comes when you start creating highly detailed models that require a lot of retraction. Unless it is just a puller, do not use a puller with this thread when you switch layers to avoid clogging. With a 0.4 nozzle this will eventually happen due to too much retraction, but it's wood. - Tension is pre-programmed here. The filament has some stretch as the real wood heats up, the gases come out and push the filament out and I tested this with pullbacks from 3mm to 6mm and the results were the same. Speaking of gasses, the first few turns on the spool were pretty wet, but quickly corrected. - Strength - Surprisingly it has moderate tensile strength but not as strong as eSUN PLA Pro (my strongest and best printing filament which I use for simple technical parts). It's fragile so I wouldn't use it for anything weight bearing. - SMELL - IT surprised me - but my printer started giving off a faint smell of burnt wood, similar to when someone uses an iron (like a soldering iron) to make art. After a few hours it got a little tough. Will i buy it again? AHA. The texture and smell of the print was amazing. 85% of my prints were fine but needed a thorough cleaning. It sands very well (see the shiny boat) and paints normally. Overall thumbs up.