Comment on Small reminder: Don't forget to sporadically renew your nozzle from time to time!

• Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, 70 bucks buys a LOT of disposable ones though. It’s probably worth it at some point, but not at my amount of abrasive filament use.

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  • clb92@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, you could get hundreds of cheap nozzles for $70. I’ve bought packs of 10 nozzles for 86 cents. That’s like 800+ nozzles I could get instead of one $70 tungsten one. Or maybe “only” 700 nozzles if I factor in the shipping cost too.

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    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The time and care required to changing the nozzle (unless you’ve got a good mod or fancy system) isn’t worth it IMO.

      Quality > Quantity

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    • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And after a while, you can melt all those nozzles into an ingot of whatever it is made of and show off the weight to others.

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      • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Brass pot metal most likely. Don’t expect to be able to sell it for much though.

        Might be neat to learn sand casting and make a huge commemorative nozzle trophy, or even better, a container for the future spent nozzles!

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Obligatory we already create a lot of waste 3d printing. Please keep that in mind.

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• SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Forget about tungsten, get yourself a Diamondback nozzle They’re pretty much indestructible regardless of the hardness of the filament! Ask our boy Zack over at Voidstar Labs

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  • TheTetrapod@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bought one of these a while back, and it’s been great. Yeah, you can get hundreds of cheapo nozzles for the price, but not having to deal with increasingly shitty prints and nozzle changes has made it worthwhile for me, at least. I don’t even use abrasives, mainly just matte PLA.

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    • Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ackschually

      PLA is not abrasive by itself but it’s additives might be. Titanium dioxide is a common colorant for example which might end up eroding your nozzle slowly.

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  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not sure if I see a difference but it’s more expensive.

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    • SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The link I sent does have material property comparisons with most other nozzle materials, including tungsten carbide.

      But, given that they’re trying to sell the Diamond nozzles in the first place I would take all those values with a grain of salt.

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      • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        From their information it’s like super amazing but that’s not always translated to actual use. I tried finding more reviews but couldn’t find anything.

        Do you have one of those? Have you used any other hardened nozzles? I’m still under the impression that the ruby tip is king for the cost and reputation

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  • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is what I did. I have not had to change nozzles since.

    I will say, however, that this will definitely prompt you to git gud at cleaning nozzles, and inventing jigs and tools for doing so, because you’ll no longer just want to shrug and throw away your current nozzle if it clogs badly.

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