• ShadowRam
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    1 year ago

    No, I don’t agree with consumes ‘way more’ filament.

    If your design calls for 1mm width wall. You’re doing two passes with a 0.4 nozzle (0.5 width x2) or one pass with a 0.8 nozzle (1 width x1)

    It’s the same plastic.

    You’ll use more plastic on the infill, but you could arguably use a lower % infill if the infill wall thickness is larger.

    So you could be using more plastic overall, but I don’t think it would qualify as ‘way more’… maybe like 10% to 20% more.

    • Flaky_Fish69
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      21 year ago

      10-20 % comes out to $3-6 extra for the same parts across a 2kg reel. For parts that are structural or large (and not meant to be seen, or will be post processed anyway,) the advantages in strength and speed could be worth it.

      But, that 3-6 adds up significantly over time.

      I do agree that .6 and .8mm nozzles have a place in anyone’s kit. I don’t agree that this excludes .4mm or smaller nozzles from a similar place

      It’s all about finding the right balance.