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cwbullet
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RE: Filament settings

That is what I am using on most of my printers.  

Posted by: @foxrun3d

I use standard flow Obxidian nozzles everywhere. Never had to replace any. 

 

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Posted : 03/05/2026 11:50 pm
Robin_13
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RE: Filament settings

I have printed 3DTech CarbonX ASA+CF with 0.4mm steel nozzle.  I did need the precision for what I was printing.  I found that this filament, when calibrated is very accurate.

From this thread, I am looking at Obxidian nozzles for my REVO when I get it installed.  I came across an interesting test of how hard this nozzle is.  Not compared to a true diamond nozzle.  Once I put the steel nozzle into my printer, I have just kept using it.  I had to modify temperatures due to thermal characteristics between brass and steel.

How tough is ObXidian really?

As for calibration, it depends on how accurate you want or need.  For many things I do, I need sub mm accuracy so I spend the extra time calibrating.  

I follow much of what is on the link you provided and will look at more of it once I finish my printer upgrade.  Presently, I measure filament thickness, mass and put them into PrusaSlicer.  Do temp tower.  Next extrusion multiplier and ensure that I am less than 2% error.  Finally shrinkage. For filaments that will be doing large prints, I run full size X/Y and Z calibration prints.  I created a simple X/Y cross and simple Z tower in FreeCAD.  I am going to look at what hyiger has recommended at a later date.  I have a spreadsheet to calculate the corrections to put into the slicer.  I have been reading about doing an angle calibration to see how square your printer is.

Even after 3 years (of my own), I am still learning and making mistakes, like, not drying brand new filament right out of the box or thinking that a filament in a dry box, after months, would eventually dry out.  These were very big mistakes.

Posted : 04/05/2026 12:33 am
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