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Best possible quality settings

Posted by Sardi 
Best possible quality settings
May 05, 2014 06:17PM
So, what are the best (user verified) possible settings (speed, brim, temperature...) to get the best possible print out of an Ormerod with 0.5 nozzle?

And by "the best" I mean the best, so litteraly that there is no way to get it any better than that smiling smiley
Re: Best possible quality settings
May 06, 2014 07:18AM
Best appearance? Best strength? Best dimensional accuracy? Best print time?

Much depends upon the geometry of the part being printed, the material being used and how much fill you want. What is best for one shape and filament may not be best for another. You also need to compromise between quality and speed in most cases - an acceptable print in 6 hours or a very slightly better one in 18 hours?

I suppose 20mm/s speeds everywhere, 100% fill, 0.1mm layer height and add support material for every slight overhang and small bridge would give pretty good results most of the time after you clean the support material away, but you would still need to experiment with hotend temperature to find the best for the specific filament in use.

Dave
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Re: Best possible quality settings
May 06, 2014 08:22AM
Thnx for the reply.

To be honest, I didnt consider much best settings "for what", just wanted to ask a question and take it from there.

Ive been looking and learning (and experimenting) a bit with the settings in slic3r -> speed -> this is a value that could go as high as 80mm/s in my opinion since its used only for moving the head while its not printing.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2014 08:23AM by Sardi.
Re: Best possible quality settings
May 06, 2014 09:35AM
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Sardi
Thnx for the reply.

To be honest, I didnt consider much best settings "for what", just wanted to ask a question and take it from there.

Ive been looking and learning (and experimenting) a bit with the settings in slic3r -> speed -> this is a value that could go as high as 80mm/s in my opinion since its used only for moving the head while its not printing.

I set non-printing speed to 120mm/s - I can't see that it could affect the quality of the print at all, so set it as fast as the machine can move. 70mm/s is a good compromise between speed & quality for most printing moves. Cura has different algorithms to Slic3r, and so a part sliced with Cura can print completely differently to a part sliced with Slic3r. I find that Cura is faster (it optimises the non-printing moves so the head is not moving unnecessarily), and makes better support material, but is worse at printing bridges and you have less control because fewer parameters are adjustable.

Dave
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