Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

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remocampopiano
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Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by remocampopiano » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:29 pm

This probably a dumb question but here goes.

I accidentally bought a roll of 2.85 diameter filament. Is it useless in the M2?

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by 3dPrintingMD » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:32 pm

Yes, you can not use that in the M2.
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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by SouthSideofdaSky » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:36 pm

Not to muddy the waters, but

You can't use it on the M2, ASSUMING you have the stock 0.35 mm nozzle.

If you have been printing with standard 1.75 mm filament, then yes you will not be able to use the 2.85 mm filament without modifying your M2.

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by 3dPrintingMD » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:19 pm

SouthSideofdaSky wrote:Not to muddy the waters, but

You can't use it on the M2, ASSUMING you have the stock 0.35 mm nozzle.

If you have been printing with standard 1.75 mm filament, then yes you will not be able to use the 2.85 mm filament without modifying your M2.
Nozzle has nothing to do with it, the 2.85mm filament isn't going to even fit inside the v4 opening on the top, nor will it fit though the filament drive.
M2 - V4, MIC-6 Build Plate, Astrosyn Damper's(X/Y), Rev. E, Geeetech LCD

S3D - FFF Settings https://forum.simplify3d.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2367
Print Quality Troubleshooting https://www.simplify3d.com/support/prin ... eshooting/

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by SouthSideofdaSky » Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:18 pm

3dPrintingMD wrote:Nozzle has nothing to do with it, the 2.85mm filament isn't going to even fit inside the v4 opening on the top, nor will it fit though the filament drive.
Good point, you would also need a new filament drive and hotend.

Guess I did muddy the waters after all. :lol:

So in response to the OP...the short answer is yes, that is useless on the stock M2.

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by Matt_Sharkey » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:10 am

gotta watch out when you're shopping.
On amazon usually I put "1.75" in my searches; like: "PLA Gray 1.75" and that will give me the shopping results i'm looking for.

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by remocampopiano » Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:18 pm

Thanks...for the thorough response...the mud actually helps...

I'm just glad it was my bosses mistake and not mine 8-)

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Re: Filament Diameter - Does it have to be 1.75mm

Post by Matt_Sharkey » Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:21 pm

remocampopiano wrote: I'm just glad it was my bosses mistake and not mine 8-)
I used to operate an M2 for my previous school. I know this all too well..............

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