Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting  

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Hi Peter,

great rule of thumb is to set the line width to be little over the nozzle diameter, 10%ish maybe.

For 0.4mm - 0.45mm line width. For 0.6mm - 0.67mm. And so on.

Then you want to set the layer height at about 50% of the line width. This gives you great overhangs of at-least 45% angle.

This is the initial setting and you can tweak them by experimenting 🙂

I am a fan of 0.6mm nozzle, it still gives great print quality and is super fast.

When you try to push more volume of plastic, you might need to upgrade the extruder motor and print cooling 😉

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

I've tested now but had problems with the temperature of the Nozzle.

Tested at 220 degrees and the temperature went down to 214 and then slowly go up again. When the temperature reaches 220 degrees the same thing happens again it goes down 6 degrees to 214 degrees and then slowly go up again.!?!?

E3D V6 Lite can not hold his temperature with a 0.6 nozzle, or is there another problem?

Best regards Peter

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

That was during a print?

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Also, when you switch back to 0.4mm, what does it do?

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

I will reply when I checked again with 0.6 nozzle and nozzle 0.4

Best regards Peter

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Any news?

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Josef,

Is the +10% line width recommendation just for Simplify3d or for other slicers like slic3r also?
Thanks.

Glenn

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Hi Jofes,

have not tested with 0.6 nozzle again. Do it when I have more time. With nozzle 0,4 temperature drops 4 degrees when the fan starts up, then the temperature goes up again by 4 degrees and the temperature can then switch between around +1 to -1 a degree.

can you make an simplify3D_18_12_2015.zip of 0.6 nozzle ?

Best regards Peter

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Hi Jofes,

I've tried with 0.6 nozzle now and PLA 220 degrees
second layer fan 60% temperature falls 3 degrees 217
third layer fan 100% temperature falls 8-9 degrees 211-212

approximately Percent of printing:
23%, the temperature is 213-214 degrees
35% 215-216
47% 217
58% 218
64% 216-217
67% 218-219
69% - 96% 219-220
97% - 100%, 218-219

What can be wrong?

Best regards Peter

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Hi Peter

PLA can be printed at 190 degrees and even lower; anything over 210 is on the high side, so you should not be having any issues, even with the higher volume of a 0.6mm nozzle.

Peter

Re: Nozzle fun pack and Simplify3d setting

Hi Peter

Sorry, I didn't explain the temperature drop and rise...

With the extruder low down and the part fan turned on, the air from the fan doesn't really have many places to go, so some of it blows on the heater block cooling it down. As the extruder rises, then there is more room for the air to go, and less blows on the heater, hence the rise in temperature as the layer count increases.

As I mentioned, you should not have any printing issues with 210 degrees, even with the larger nozzle and good print speeds. Incidentally, what speeds and layer height are you using with the 0.6mm nozzle?

If you can't achieve the required layers height and speed, then you could look at some heater block insulation like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10PCS-2-5mm-thick-3d-printer-heating-block-cotton-hotend-nozzle-heat-insulation-/291607868829?hash=item43e52ef59d:g:LQkAAOSwYHxWOciR

Peter