1 Topic by widespreaddeadhead

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Topic: hardened nozzles

I've been printing in bronzefill on and off and I want to start using SS, CF, and some other exotic PLA mixes and was wondering if anyone had some feedback about if a hardened nozzle has helped with wear. My stock e3dlite6 nozzle isn't worn or anything, but just wondering if the price is worth it vs just buying a few spare brass ones, especially since I want to start running these filaments more regularly.

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2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: hardened nozzles

Brass nozzles wear about 20 times faster than hardened. If you plan to print more than a few hundred grams of those materials, a hardened nozzle makes sense.

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