printing sticks is it possible

[hansw57]

Hello,

I should print sticks with diameter of 0,5mm x 20 mm.
But the sticks should stand.
Is this possible?
When I use skeinforge with layer setting of 0.05mm sticks with a diameter of 1mm x 1 mm is printed.
0.5mm x 0.5mm are not in the gcode-file. Are there settings which I should tune?
My printer is Wanhao Duplicator 4S.

Thanks

Hans

[curious aardvark]

half mm 'stick'
given that your extrusion width is 0.4mm, you are seriously going to struggle with a 0.5 mm column.
And it's going to be weak as anything.

Also do you mean: 0.5mm or 0.05mm you typed both - 0.05 is not possible with fff. Hell 0.5 probably isn't unless you have a 0.25mm nozzle.

1mm thick is probably the best you're going to get.

[Mjolinor]

Bore the nozzle out to 0.5 and extrude then cut to length.

[Marm]

Wouldnt it be easier to purchase 2-4m lengths of your diameter of choice and then cut it down from there?

Something like this http://www.amazon.com/Plastruct-Ar-2...2&keywords=rod

[richardphat]

Copper wire, needle have their own standard set. You may want to check if it solve your problem before throwing yourself into 3D printing.