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Thanks for the heads up! I do not plan on a lot of unusual filament but did order some of this Glow in the Dark. I may look into upgrading my nozzle. Also, on my first frog print one front leg fell down in printing due to the part not sticking to the bed. The bed was completely clean and up to the preset temp for PLA. So, on this little guy, I used the glue stick so the front feet would stick better. Well now I cannot get him off of the heat bed. I tried using a spatula but am not having success. I am afraid of applying too much pressure that might crack the feet. Any ideas?
Re: Build Issues
With the glue, water is your friend. I would wet a paper towel and wrap it around the frog and let it sit for awhile. Hopefully that will loosen the glue enough.
Re: Build Issues
With the glue, water is your friend. I would wet a paper towel and wrap it around the frog and let it sit for awhile. Hopefully that will loosen the glue enough.
Richard, you are the man!! I let is soak with a wet paper towel over night and it just popped right off!
Now attempting printing with Ninjaflex TPU, any pointers on this process?
Re: Build Issues
Todd,
Be careful with the exotic filaments like Glow-in-the-dark, Carbon Fiber, Wood Fiber, etc. The stuff they add to the PLA to make these is very abrasive to the brass nozzles and will wear the nozzle out quickly. If you intend to print these on a regular basis I would buy a stainless steel nozzle or a plated nozzle from Micro Swiss.
Is this the nozzle you would recommend for the MK 2 ?
http://www.micro-swiss.com/#!product-page/cv9c/a9b43d7a-f51c-0af1-dcfd-25b8c1dc7ee8
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Hi Todd,
I think Richard was talking about this one: http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/accessories/90-hardened-steel-e3d-v6-nozzle.html (or since it's out of stock you can order it directly from e3d-online.com, which I just did)
I have no idea if the one you provide will fit on the e3dv6.
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Todd
Although most nozzles with the same thread (6mm I think) will fit onto the E3D assembly, the print quality will most likely suffer if you choose to fit a non-E3D part.
I did try some Chinese "E3D" nozzles a while back, but they were nothing like as good as the originals. In fact I fitted the E3D nozzle onto a clone and the print quality improved significantly.
Peter
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Re: Build Issues
Todd,
Sorry for the delay. Here is the one I have been using on my Prusa MK1 for 3 months with no problems. I have been printed Carbon Fiber, Wood, Glow-In-The-Dark, Color Change, PETG, ABS and PLA with it. It is showing no signs of internal wear.
https://store.micro-swiss.com/collections/reprap/products/reprap-m6-thread-e3d-olsson-block-j-head