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

• 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.

  source

  • 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.

    source
• thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

  source

  • 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.

    source

    • 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

      source

      • SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I personally haven’t used tungsten carbide or ruby nozzles to have a point of reference.

        For all I know the Diamondback could be overkill, with little world benefit compared to ruby and just more expensive.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
• 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.

  source