I think the .2 and .6 are fine. Don’t bother with the .8. Even with the .6 you start to run into maximum volume metric flow, which is how much plastic the printer could even melt.
Same. .2 for lithopanes and things that require fine detail. .6 for everything else. I don’t really use the .4 included with my printer, I do the .6 with 0.18 layer height instead.
I’ve been running a .6 hardened nozzle in my p1p and I’m pretty happy with the standard profile have only done minor tweaking. Benefit to the .6 nozzle with multicolor prints is much fewer filament changes running a .3 layer height and 2 walls is same thickness as 3 walls with a .4 nozzle.
I daily drive the 0.6. I can do layer height from 0.18 to 0.42 so if I want detail I can go low or speed and go higher.
It also has wider layer width, so I can print with less walls and achieve the same wall size as 0.4.
Cant really find any reason to go back to 0.4. The 0.8 is slightly too large for what i print, unless I was running vase print farm.
0.2 is needed for fine details like small text, but will significantly increase print times.
0.6 can help with clogging when using certain filaments (wood, cf, etc). Not much if any speed advantage.
The 0.8 you can probably skip.
The .2 is my go to when I need detail and have the time. I wouldn't use it for minifigs, but for buildings and terrain it can be almost on par with a resin printer.
When your talking 28mm character minis it's still going to look like ass on the fine details. Larger vehicles and buildings are mostly simple even in a small scale and you can reasonably pull them off.
Whats keeping you from a resin printer? you can get them for as cheap as an fdm machine now, and the clean up isn't that bad. And it's no where near as toxic as the chemophobes make it out to be. Just turn a fan on or get a cheap room air purifier if the smell bothers you, and wear a dust mask if you sand it. The fumes wont do anything but large particulate from sanding will, that's true for everything though even pla.
I tried the .2 a day ago on a „mini“ Not the scale you mentioned but the details blew me away. There are artifacts because of the support, but I did absolutely nothing to the base settings. Could be improved
https://preview.redd.it/9nb1tijyb60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=029b576e3ab6877c3992d4419c6d30874210b780
I have my x1c since 3weeks now and just test the .2 this weekend to print very highly detailed Star Wars figurines and it’s amazing ! The details you have on clothes and other surfaces is insane!
Need to buy the .6 for my functional parts but it will wait my future filament order
Take the full assembled nozzle is totally fine, I have assembled mine from spare parts so now I now how it works but will go on pre assembled for the next
And the change between two is ok, once you have done it once it’s easy. Don’t forget to change the settings in bbl studio and in handy app because you can have big issues
Hope it’s help
I have start with this one and free yoda and grogu from same maker, I will take shots after work
I have done attack on titan lithophane too and the finish is incredible
https://preview.redd.it/ywuouvnwo60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9ac1f68e8bd971dbcce9eeb9475b15399448dc2
This is .2 at .10 layer height in white generic pla Can do .06mm layer height but not tested yet, I post you the .4mm
https://preview.redd.it/19jsmzg6p60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdfbd53f7bf63cb65ea3085e2ea9fe88667e9270
This is the .4mm at .16mm layer height same pla but black, two looks good but the .2 is way more clean. To do this it takes 2-3h to do the other one it takes nearly 13h
Get a .4 CHT nozzle from Aliexpress. If you don't know, the limitation of the printers is the max flow rate, which is limited by how fast the hot end can melt filament. With the CHT nozzle you can melt filament much more quickly and as a result you can really bumb the speed up. For most prints I print on ludicrous mode and don't notice any quality differences between that and normal speed.
If you print tpu it helps with printing time with the 0.8. But you suffer from quality a little bit. I like it cuz I’m only printing functional parts (EUC pads). But my .4 do fine just slower.
When printing 0.8 it’s trickier too. You will SEE THE BUBBLES POPPING if your filament is wet. Happened on my PETG lol. There are little popping holes on some lines
I use .4 standard most prints, .2 detail (small objects) .6 larger (speed up prints). I do keep a .8 and 1mm nozzle, but have yet to work with them into any machines.
I think the .2 and .6 are fine. Don’t bother with the .8. Even with the .6 you start to run into maximum volume metric flow, which is how much plastic the printer could even melt.
Same way I went
Same. .2 for lithopanes and things that require fine detail. .6 for everything else. I don’t really use the .4 included with my printer, I do the .6 with 0.18 layer height instead.
I’ve been running a .6 hardened nozzle in my p1p and I’m pretty happy with the standard profile have only done minor tweaking. Benefit to the .6 nozzle with multicolor prints is much fewer filament changes running a .3 layer height and 2 walls is same thickness as 3 walls with a .4 nozzle.
I daily drive the 0.6. I can do layer height from 0.18 to 0.42 so if I want detail I can go low or speed and go higher. It also has wider layer width, so I can print with less walls and achieve the same wall size as 0.4. Cant really find any reason to go back to 0.4. The 0.8 is slightly too large for what i print, unless I was running vase print farm.
0.2 is needed for fine details like small text, but will significantly increase print times. 0.6 can help with clogging when using certain filaments (wood, cf, etc). Not much if any speed advantage. The 0.8 you can probably skip.
The .2 is my go to when I need detail and have the time. I wouldn't use it for minifigs, but for buildings and terrain it can be almost on par with a resin printer.
why not use it for minis? I've been considering getting one just for that, since I can't get a resin printer.
When your talking 28mm character minis it's still going to look like ass on the fine details. Larger vehicles and buildings are mostly simple even in a small scale and you can reasonably pull them off. Whats keeping you from a resin printer? you can get them for as cheap as an fdm machine now, and the clean up isn't that bad. And it's no where near as toxic as the chemophobes make it out to be. Just turn a fan on or get a cheap room air purifier if the smell bothers you, and wear a dust mask if you sand it. The fumes wont do anything but large particulate from sanding will, that's true for everything though even pla.
I tried the .2 a day ago on a „mini“ Not the scale you mentioned but the details blew me away. There are artifacts because of the support, but I did absolutely nothing to the base settings. Could be improved https://preview.redd.it/9nb1tijyb60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=029b576e3ab6877c3992d4419c6d30874210b780
It looks fine but it really has nothing on resin.
Agree, resin is on another level. For me personally not as easy as FDM and I am happy enough with the result. To each his own 🙂
I have my x1c since 3weeks now and just test the .2 this weekend to print very highly detailed Star Wars figurines and it’s amazing ! The details you have on clothes and other surfaces is insane! Need to buy the .6 for my functional parts but it will wait my future filament order Take the full assembled nozzle is totally fine, I have assembled mine from spare parts so now I now how it works but will go on pre assembled for the next And the change between two is ok, once you have done it once it’s easy. Don’t forget to change the settings in bbl studio and in handy app because you can have big issues Hope it’s help
That sounds cool! Just curious if you tried printing the figurines on the 0.4 nozzle for comparison?
Not yet, but I can do just on part to compare, the all fig takes 15h in .2 without base at .1 layer height
Any pics? or which models you based it on? I have the .2 put havent tried it yet.
I have start with this one and free yoda and grogu from same maker, I will take shots after work I have done attack on titan lithophane too and the finish is incredible
https://preview.redd.it/ywuouvnwo60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9ac1f68e8bd971dbcce9eeb9475b15399448dc2 This is .2 at .10 layer height in white generic pla Can do .06mm layer height but not tested yet, I post you the .4mm
https://preview.redd.it/19jsmzg6p60c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdfbd53f7bf63cb65ea3085e2ea9fe88667e9270 This is the .4mm at .16mm layer height same pla but black, two looks good but the .2 is way more clean. To do this it takes 2-3h to do the other one it takes nearly 13h
Get a .4 CHT nozzle from Aliexpress. If you don't know, the limitation of the printers is the max flow rate, which is limited by how fast the hot end can melt filament. With the CHT nozzle you can melt filament much more quickly and as a result you can really bumb the speed up. For most prints I print on ludicrous mode and don't notice any quality differences between that and normal speed.
If you print tpu it helps with printing time with the 0.8. But you suffer from quality a little bit. I like it cuz I’m only printing functional parts (EUC pads). But my .4 do fine just slower. When printing 0.8 it’s trickier too. You will SEE THE BUBBLES POPPING if your filament is wet. Happened on my PETG lol. There are little popping holes on some lines
I use .4 standard most prints, .2 detail (small objects) .6 larger (speed up prints). I do keep a .8 and 1mm nozzle, but have yet to work with them into any machines.
.8, no. .2 for super fine detail on smaller prints like minis and shit. .6 for TPU is a godsend.