SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

Re: why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (johnforeman) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:25:08 +0000

great info. the blog post pretty much spells out exactly what i was going for with the extrusion width. thanks for the replies.

Re: why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (Photog) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:01:48 +0000

So it seems you can use any width higher than .4mm so with .50 you should be ok according to the guide.

Max height of .32mm but .2mm suggested

Re: why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (Leghk) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:01:18 +0000

Try this link: http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter%2 … sion_width

I think the forum mangled that previous url with its special characters

Re: why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (spapadim) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:31:27 +0000

Short answer: no.

This has been cited multiple times, may provide starting point for experimentation: http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter's_Calibration_Guide#Layer_height.2C_Extrusion_width
(Google "extrusion width to height" for more)

.30 is smaller than nozzle diameter, however, so probably not a good idea (assuming you have standard nozzle).

Re: why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (Photog) — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:33:33 +0000

Wouldn't .48mm be correct for the .40 nozzle on the SD3?

ANYWAY I set my perimeters to print at .30 because if I don't, slicer doesn't want to add infill onto small gaps and also 3d lettering. Im not sure what else this small of a perimeter setting will affect...

why .42mm width? why not .5mm width?

null@example.com (johnforeman) — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:18:03 +0000

is there a reason why my SD3 is set to .42 extrusion width? from a modeling standpoint, it would be easier for me to have it at .5mm. I always try design so my walls/ribs are divisible by the extrusion width, and would be alot simpler if i were using .5mm. does anyone know if this would cause a problem?