Exotic Filament nozzle?

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jfjohnny5
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Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by jfjohnny5 » Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:44 pm

I've had my M2 for a while, and I've only printed in PLA so far. I want to try some ABS, but I'm also interested in trying some of the more exotic filaments like metal, wood, and carbon fiber. To get started with that, am I ok with the V4 nozzle from MakerGear or should I look into a different option? I've seen mention on the great wide interwebs of using hardened or plated nozzles for those types of filaments. Is there an "official" word from MakerGear?

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Jules
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Re: Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by Jules » Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:57 pm

For the metal filaments, you can use a stainless steel nozzle if you are printing a lot of it. (Holds up better to wear.) But for occasional use, the standard nozzle works fine, and is fine for the others.

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Re: Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by jfjohnny5 » Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:43 pm

Is there a downside to the stainless nozzle? They're both (Brass or Stainless) $10 through the MakerGear store.

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Re: Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by Jules » Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:15 pm

Not that I know of....I have one but haven't needed to use it yet. (you don't go changing out nozzles if you don't need to - it takes time) :)

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Re: Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by jfjohnny5 » Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:08 pm

Thanks! That makes two of my topics you've answered. My appreciation to you and the pensive hedgehog. :)

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Re: Exotic Filament nozzle?

Post by Jules » Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:17 pm

Chuckle! My pleasure! (And he's perpetually peeved, not pensive.) :lol:

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