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How do I print this?

Posted by msaeger 
How do I print this?
July 23, 2015 12:56PM
I am trying to print this quick print gear bearing. [www.youmagine.com]

They call for doing a .7 mm thick single wall. I slic3r I have figured out how to turn off infill and set the set the top and bottom layers to 0 but how do I change the wall thickness? If I change the number of vertical shells I either get too thick or too thin. Is there somewhere else I set the wall thickness?


Newbie with Folgertech 2020 i3.
Re: How do I print this?
July 23, 2015 06:32PM
Easiest would be with a 0.5mm nozzle and proper calibration for the printer.
Nested prints are always a challenge, so before you waste a lot of plastic and nerves on it do some calibration prints.
Re: How do I print this?
July 23, 2015 07:54PM
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Downunder35m
Easiest would be with a 0.5mm nozzle and proper calibration for the printer.
Nested prints are always a challenge, so before you waste a lot of plastic and nerves on it do some calibration prints.

When you say with a .5 mm nozzle you mean a nozzle with a physical diameter of .5 mm not just setting the nozzle diameter to .5 mm right?


Newbie with Folgertech 2020 i3.
Re: How do I print this?
July 23, 2015 08:34PM
I got it to print! I set the default extrusion width to .7 mm and the first layer to 100% in advanced. Then I did 1 vertical shell, 0 top and bottom shells, and no infill.

I found the slic3r manual on their website and found were to set the extrusion width.

[manual.slic3r.org]


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