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Answered Nozzle size question.

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  1. Robert Foreman

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    I installed the E3d v6 upgrade on my robo 3d r1+ I then installed a hardend .4mm nozzel but when I extrude 10mm of filament it is measuring .62mm. I know on my FlashForge Creator Pro the MK10 nozzle when I do the same thing it measures .4mm. Is there something I need to look at to fix this or should I just set the nozzle size to .6 in S3d. It seems like it is over extruding. It was also doing this with the nozzle that came with the E3D v6.
     
    #1 Robert Foreman, Apr 7, 2016
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    disclaimer:
    Measuring the filament after extrusion can be tricky since some filaments types shrink and others swell. A pin gauge is the correct way to accurately measure the hole size.

    All that said though it is a decent ballpark estimate and shouldn't be that far out (50% is a lot of swell). :)
    I did have one 0.4 that measured 0.6. I just adjusted the slicer to know it was really 0.6 and life was good.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Apr 7, 2016
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    As far as over extruding, calibrate the extruder.

     
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  4. Robert Foreman

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    Thanks. I did do calibration.
     
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