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POLL: Which nozzle size?

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lvx0
POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 01:10AM
Dear Reprap users.

I'm curious about the nozzle size people use / choose. And what filament size they use.
I see the nozzle size going down over time as printers get more accurate ( print resolution). But is smaller better, or can you still achieve nice prints with large nozzle sizes?
Because the nozzle size defines filament pressure. A larger nozzle size is an easier print. (?)

As this forum does not support polling. I'm asking you all.

Please be so kind to give me your choice of nozzle.

Starting here myself:

J-Head 0.35mm with 1.75mm filament
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tmorris9
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 01:53AM
.35mm nozzle, 3mm ABS
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konwiddak
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 02:35AM
J-head 0.5mm, 3mm filament (pla)
Tempted to get a 0.35mm nozzle.
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Thijs
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 05:10AM
J-head 0.3 nozzle, 1.75mm PLA
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Floyd
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 07:58AM
E3D hot end, 0.4mm tip and 3mm ABS
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Ralf
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 08:39AM
.35 and .5 nozzle, 3mm filament, both ABS and PLA
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Ohmarinus
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 09:03AM
Why don't we make it into a 'real' poll which calculates most common used and other stats?

This is kind of pointless.

Anyway.

Merlin
1.75
0.5
PLA
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DonaldJ
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 09:22AM
I've used .2, .25, .35, .4, .5, .8, and 1mm nozzles; PLA, ABS, and T-Glase 1.75 and 3mm filament. Taulman Bridge and a flexible PLA are pending.

Layer heights range from .05 to .8mm. The .4mm nozzle seems the best (for my purposes) compromise for speed and detail.
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davew_tx
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 01:10PM
.4 with 1.75 seems to offer good range of usage
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lvx0
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 02:26PM
Thank you all for you're help. I hope some more people will be so kind to provide there poison of choice.

Yeah Ohmarinus you're quit right. But.....reprap.org doesn't have a polling method build in.
Never the less you're right.

The thing I notice with the 0.35mm is the pressure/force needed to get the filament true is "high" . Most of the times that is working out with a direct drive bowden extruder, but for no reason I will get complete f*#&*k up's.

So I was wondering of people choose a larger nozzle size over more print detail.
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3dkarma
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 05:21PM
0.3 and 0.5 reprapro nozzles with 1.75mm filament. E3D 0.4mm with 1.75mm. Budaschnozzle 0.4mm with 1.75mm. J-head with 3.0mm (all PLA). Best: E3D 0.4 / 1.75. Worst: Budaschnozzle 0.4 / 1.75
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SheldonE
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 06, 2014 06:47PM
Not actually printing yet, but I have a 0.4mm 1.75 AluhotendV5B
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FRC
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 07, 2014 12:53AM
0.4 and 0.35 mm with 1.75mm ABS. Haven't had a need to go to finer apertures, but considering 0.5 up to 0.6 in some cases to up print speed
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Ohmarinus
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 07, 2014 03:29AM
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lvx0
Thank you all for you're help. I hope some more people will be so kind to provide there poison of choice.

Yeah Ohmarinus you're quit right. But.....reprap.org doesn't have a polling method build in.
Never the less you're right.

The thing I notice with the 0.35mm is the pressure/force needed to get the filament true is "high" . Most of the times that is working out with a direct drive bowden extruder, but for no reason I will get complete f*#&*k up's.

So I was wondering of people choose a larger nozzle size over more print detail.

Hey, I would use something like this:
[www.easypolls.net]

Only a better one, but I couldn't find it in 10 seconds winking smiley

There should be some future way of making polls withing this forum maybe.. Idea to ask the admins?
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jm44807
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 07, 2014 09:46AM
0.4 and/or .08 1.75 filament. depends on how big object is and how much detail needed. also use 1mm sometimes and would like to 0.25 for some tiny prints.
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samp20
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 07, 2014 10:30AM
How about surveymonkey.com? For me it's 3mm PLA, 0.5mm J-Head.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/07/2014 10:32AM by samp20.
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Srek
Re: POLL: Which nozzle size?
May 08, 2014 04:49PM
0.3mm Merlin with 1.75 mm Filament of all kinds
some prints with 0.4mm Hexagon and again different Filaments.

[www.bonkers.de]
[merlin-hotend.de]
[www.hackerspace-ffm.de]
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