What's your nozzle hole size?

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@Ariel_Yahni_UniKpty did you actually build/buy a printer yet? To me, your polls seem like a fast and efficient way of preparing for such a decision.

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@NathanielStenzel ​ I have built many, then take them apart and build another. This pols are a good resource for new users and experienced one’s, there always something to learn from others experience. Specially when you share the reason of your choosing.

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…Never ask about another man’s nozzle size…

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0.5mm

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I’m actually in the market for a 0.2mm MK8/9 nozzle.

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.3 and .6 Dual head and as stated above depends what im printing

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@Joseph_Larson The devil why would you want a nozzle that small? Find a friend with an SLA machine :slight_smile:

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@Ryan_Carlyle I use a 0.25 from E3D and its great. Nothing wrong with small nozzles if you want detail.

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@Daniel_Bull 0.25 is about the lowest I would ever recommend with FDM. People have gone lower but we’re really using the wrong tech for ultra-fine work. This stuff is an exponential relationship, the extrusion backpressure and print times rise MUCH faster than the detail gained.

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@Joseph_Larson ​ that 0.2mm nozzle hole sounds like jam city and an eternity to wait on every print

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@Ryan_Carlyle ahhh, that sounds reasonable. I found that some materials worked better than others with the 0.25 and in the end settled on 0.3 for regular use.

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If we got elongated nozzle holes to work, we may not need to worry as much about nozzle hole sizes.

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@NathanielStenzel elongated… Like an oval orifice? What do you mean?

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@Ryan_Carlyle oval or what you get when you put two circles between two parallel lines

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@NathanielStenzel Oval nozzle hole? can you explain the benefits of that .would give different extrusion width in x and y. Swivel nozzle?

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@Jan_erik_Halvorsen swivel nozzle. Choose the angle of approach to choose your extrusion thickness. To say the least though, manufacturing and software would be more complex.

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A star-shaped nozzle creates a better bond. Like cake.

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0.5 mm why is not in the options?

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Shawn this is just for you