V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
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V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Finally upgraded to the v4 extruded; wow what a great upgrade
Question here: I need to print a few parts a little faster; current part takes about 4 hours and I need to cut that firm
I had a .5 mm on my v3b and it worked great.
Jus wondering if I can safely us a .5 to increase speed; is it ok with petg?
And is the .75mm an option? Does the printer push enough filament for the .75mm to work?
Thanks guys! Loved my m2; even more with my v4. Great work makergear!
Question here: I need to print a few parts a little faster; current part takes about 4 hours and I need to cut that firm
I had a .5 mm on my v3b and it worked great.
Jus wondering if I can safely us a .5 to increase speed; is it ok with petg?
And is the .75mm an option? Does the printer push enough filament for the .75mm to work?
Thanks guys! Loved my m2; even more with my v4. Great work makergear!
Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
I would guess that melt time might be a limiting factor, so you might not be able to speed the printer movement up as much as you'd like, but you could go with a higher layer height, and that is going to speed things up considerably.
Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
.5 is no sweat. .75....ehhh. i wouldnt bother. atleast on my e3d, anything above .5 and as jules said you are limited with melt time. basically you can put a .75 on but then you need to slow down the print speed because the hot end cant melt that volume of material fast enough to squirt it out the nozzle.
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Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
That is what I thought; thanks guys, love you and this community!!
Just a side question: would you guys buy a nozzle and change when needed; or am I better off have separate complete hot ends so I don't screw anything up?
Just a side question: would you guys buy a nozzle and change when needed; or am I better off have separate complete hot ends so I don't screw anything up?
Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Remember to be very careful when you remove the nozzle on the V4.....you have to take it out of the clamp and do not twist the thin neck on it to remove the nozzle....they tend to break.
I keep at least one spare hot end for the V4. (So for the that reason, I'd go with the whole hot end over changing the nozzle.)
I keep at least one spare hot end for the V4. (So for the that reason, I'd go with the whole hot end over changing the nozzle.)
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Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Ok, good advice.
I am guessing the v3b .5mm nozzle wont work for the v4?
I am guessing the v3b .5mm nozzle wont work for the v4?
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Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Using smart print profiles tends to be the biggest speed factor. If I need a print fast I would use the following settings.
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
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Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
How about for a .5mm nozzle?Matt_Sharkey wrote:Using smart print profiles tends to be the biggest speed factor. If I need a print fast I would use the following settings.
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
Or a .5mm nozzle with PETG; any suggestions?
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Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
0.4 layer height and 0.8 layer width is the furthest that I would go with PETG on a 0.5mm nozzle. any more you may have trouble keeping the hot end up to temp.jcspball13 wrote:How about for a .5mm nozzle?Matt_Sharkey wrote:Using smart print profiles tends to be the biggest speed factor. If I need a print fast I would use the following settings.
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
Or a .5mm nozzle with PETG; any suggestions?