Speed and Strength - 0.75mm Nozzle?
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:06 am
I designed a model for work that broke too easy at lower infill. It needs a high amount of infill to have durability and to keep them from being broken accidentally. I decided on eSun PETG and I cranked up the infill and some border thickness until the prints became as strong as I felt they needed to survive general use. My initial nozzle is 0.35mm with Auto on the width. The issue I am running into is the print is taking around 24 hours to print even though S3D says 10. Print speed is 80mm/sec. I have to figure out how to speed it up, but also maintain strength and function.
My design is boxy and functional and has no real fine detail, so I was thinking a larger diameter nozzle say 0.75 mm would help to print it faster. I really haven't used one except for the 0.50 mm one for ninjaflex. I don't have any experience with settings for the larger 0.75 mm nozzle in S3D.
For models with no surface detail, would the 0.75 mm nozzle be a better choice for me and cut down my print time without sacrificing strength?
Thanks,
Jerold
My design is boxy and functional and has no real fine detail, so I was thinking a larger diameter nozzle say 0.75 mm would help to print it faster. I really haven't used one except for the 0.50 mm one for ninjaflex. I don't have any experience with settings for the larger 0.75 mm nozzle in S3D.
For models with no surface detail, would the 0.75 mm nozzle be a better choice for me and cut down my print time without sacrificing strength?
Thanks,
Jerold