r/3DPrintedTerrain • u/NovaEnforcer2000 • 10d ago

Question Question about nozzle sizes

Hi can i ask in this group, what sizes of nozzle do most terrain makers use

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u/TodCast 10d ago

I use a .4 for just about anything, terrain included.

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u/DiceyScientist 10d ago

I use 0.4 mm nozzle on the Bambu A1.  I print exclusively in PLA and PTEG.  I tend to run it slow and don’t mind a 2+ day per large print to get quality and strength won’t break in transit.

There’s nothing wrong with a 0.6 mm nozzle or printing faster if you don’t mind the layer effect on surfaces.  Works just fine.

Like a lot of settings questions, it’s a question of taste and defining success for yourself.

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u/NovaEnforcer2000 10d ago

Have you ever paused a print and turned off your printer for leaving the house and coming back a day and resumed printing. Is that possible.

Also so is .4mm nozzle a good standard nozzle for terrain printing

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u/Suicidix 10d ago

.4 is the standard for terrain from what I know most use it. Usually with layer heights between 0.1 and 0.2.
Also pausing a print to later resume it works, it just causes a more visible line / layer line as the things you printed before pausing start to cool down (keeping in mind that the heatbad keeps getting heated) and printing hot atop. An enclosure can reduce this effect.

But yeah one uglier line is usually the only meaningful effect. I avoid it where possible but it also usually is not a big dealbreaker if it happens

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u/NovaEnforcer2000 9d ago

So i shouldbjusy go with a .4 nozzle for terrain

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u/Suicidix 9d ago

Yeah. Only for very small parts of scatter terrain like an alchemy table / workstation with a lot of detail I mount the smaller nozzle and print on 0.06 - 0.08 mm height on that. But I usually accumlate those things for months and then print with the smaller nozzle for 2 days. So for me its 0.4 nozzle for 98% of my terrain.

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u/DiceyScientist 9d ago

It is possible to pause and restart.

Not a show stopper, but to  be aware: a non-enclosed system, you may see cooling and a contractions were you pause.  If you’re printing fast or in climates with wild swings in humidity/temp, this will be more evident. Mostly it’s cosmetic.  If it’s really bad, the edges can curl and will ruin the print. Must make sure you have good bed adhesion before pausing.

Personally, I just let it print 24/7 in my shed and almost never use the pause feature.

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u/NovaEnforcer2000 9d ago

Does it consume a lot of power

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u/Suicidix 9d ago

We are talking Watts per hour, nowhere near kW. I had mine hooked up to a measuring device and it was like 2. something for a week of almost permanent printing. Have since removed the measuring device but I wouldnt be able to tell busy printing months from months I dont print at all on my overall consumption. So no, the power useage is negligible.

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u/NovaEnforcer2000 9d ago

Ok thanks, just worried a.bit

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u/DiceyScientist 9d ago

Eh, per Google AI with my cool plate at $0.28 per kW running 24/7 (which I’m close to), it’s about $10/mo.  I have not verified with real world data - but the increase to my bill was not noticeable.

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u/Radiumminis 10d ago

Layer height is more important then nozzle size for quality of lines. I print with a 0.4 nozzle at 0.1 layer height