Solved How do you get ROBO 3D R1 Plus to print 50 microns

So I was on the user @tesseract profile and I read that he had gotten his printer to print all the way down to 10 microns. I have searched the forums for a clear answer on what upgrades he used but all I got is a heaping pile of nothing. Now I will have you know I have only had my printer for about a month and a half so im pretty new to 3D printing. So please if you can dumb down your answer.

 

I really can't think of anything that would need that kind of tolerance. Especially with all the "holders" and other silly items that people make with their printers.. Even the items that I made are not so complex either but I'm trying. http://www.thingiverse.com/Pergo/designs
. I get really excited when I find something that really different..

Check out this thing.. This dude did some real work here!
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1249221

 

Thanks man for the amazing feedback! This is why I love the Robo, its customer support is only topped by its amazing forum and its community.

 

Oh ya.. the Robo3D (how low can you go)"Lowrider".

 

To answer your question on how to print at 50 microns the simple answer is change the layer height to be .05mm

The more detailed is that fine layer heights are difficult. You need to print a bit slower and use a lot of top fill layers. I generally say 1mm is a good top layer thickness, but the finer the layer height the more top fill is needed, so 1.5-2mm (30-40 layers at .05mm). You can experiment with less though.

Just be aware that 50micron prints take forever because layer thickness is directly proportional to print time. A 50 micron print will take twice as long as a 100micron. Longer perhaps because of the need to print slower.

It's also worth noting that the finer the layer height the weaker the print is because of more chances of poor layer bonding.

Only use it for small miniatures with fine detail.