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by outofmayo
Fri May 29, 2015 2:58 am
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: 100 micron success?
Replies: 6
Views: 10602

Re: 100 micron success?

IMG_4690.JPG IMG_4691.JPG The calibrations definitely have improved my prints. I still have a bit of a hard time with really fine detail on tiny structures which I suspect might be simply a limitation of extruder based FDM. The attached pictures are from an attempted bracelet print in which a lot o...
by outofmayo
Thu May 14, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: 100 micron success?
Replies: 6
Views: 10602

Re: 100 micron success?

Printing at low layer heights requires finer tuning than at higher, because so little filament is being fed at a time. Calibrate your extrusion: http://forum.makergear.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1964 Then make sure your first level height is perfect, using the same test print: http://www.forum.makerge...
by outofmayo
Thu May 14, 2015 6:58 pm
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: 100 micron success?
Replies: 6
Views: 10602

Re: 100 micron success?

What have you done to dial in the extrusion widths and multipliers? There's a guide floating around the forums that'll pop up soon explaining how to do all that, if you haven't. I haven't done anything directly with widths and multipliers as far as I can tell, but I did try the 100 micron "ultra" S...
by outofmayo
Thu May 14, 2015 4:24 pm
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: 100 micron success?
Replies: 6
Views: 10602

100 micron success?

I am at the point that I am getting pretty good results with the 200 micron prints using S3D and my new M2 with the V3b. I have not figured out how to get good looking prints at 100 microns. I get globs, lost details, floating strings, etc. Anyone out there getting success at 100 microns that could ...