Submitted 1 year ago by Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
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I have always wanted to try printing larger, using a bigger nozzle - just got around to swapping to a .6mm in my MK3S+. Printed a gift for a childhood friend. 300% size. Took just under 10 hrs. With the slicer settings on .4mm it was over 17hrs.
I’ve been using 0.6 for some time, I normally do functional prints. It is a good compromise between speed and quality.
Ever since Arachne came out .4 became obsolete for me. If you play with the settings right a .6 can produce nearly the same small details while being way faster for infill etc.
Can I ask what settings you had to hone in?
I lowered minimum wall width and wall transition length.
How did that print so well without any supports?
That is a very good question. There aren’t any insane overhangs, just a few tricky spots. I had print he same thing smaller, so I knew it would be okay. I think the file actually mentioned in the notes that you COULD print it without support.
I was shocked too at first, but then i realized the same thing, i don’t see anything problematic, what a great model
Like many others on here, my stock is now 0.6mm
I’ve also tried a 0.8mm which is amazing haha. Though it definitely has it’s limitations, so I usually just stick with 0.6mm
I also use .6 as my standard nozzle. Since the stuff I print is usually custom brackets and cases, a bigger nozzle would be even more ideal. The problem is my stock heating can’t keep up with anything larger than a .6
What printer and hot end?
It’s an ender 3 pro with the stock hot end, but it’s also running klipper and prints at 60mm/s
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When it works, it’s pretty great. I’ve got a weird overextrusion issue to fix on my MK3S+ with the 0.6 nozzle, but the prints themselves are tougher and faster.
Contend6248@feddit.de 1 year ago
Did you play around with different filament settings? Most importantly extrusion multiplier in them?
Measuring the filament might be a good idea too, maybe slight differences are becoming visual with a bigger nozzle
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Thanks for the ideas, yeah I’ve tried playing around with the presets and such, and I’m fairly certain the filament itself is good, matterhackers pro PETG.
When I have a moment I’ll be trying to make an extrusion tower to test settings.