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09-01-2015, 02:19 PM #1
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0.02mm layer thickness possible with a filament printer?
I have been looking at the Wanhao duplicator 3d filament printer on various web pages and all say it can produce a 0.02mm layer height....can that really be possible with a filament printer?
Looking at some photos of objects supposedly printed on this printer the resolution looks amazing, almost too good to be true!
I'm new to 3d printing but I thought you could only produce that kind of resolution with an SLA printer.
http://3d-printers.ireviews.com/wanh...cator-5-review
http://cjr.en.alibaba.com/product/13...D_Printer.html
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09-01-2015, 04:26 PM #2
Yes. I have printed 0.025mm (25 micron) layers, and my coworker has printed 0.010 (10 micron) layers with Hyrel printers.
You won't do it with a threaded rod in the Z, but that's why we use precision ball screws. We are positionally accurate in the Z to less than half a micron.
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09-02-2015, 01:26 AM #3
To be honest, to reach that kind of precision, you need a perfect bed levelling and with a dual head it will be a pain.
If you NEED that kind of precision, why not go to a resin printer instead ?
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09-02-2015, 01:06 PM #4
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Two reasons, Firstly I am mostly interested in printing large objects and a resin printer is usually for small objects. Secondly its much cheaper and its less mess then liquid resin.
I'm actually trying to decide between XYZ Nobel SLA printer
http://www.technologyoutlet.co.uk/co...sla-3d-printer
And Wanhao D5
http://www.technologyoutlet.co.uk/co...ild-duplicator
They both have similar res so I'm tempted to buy the Wanhao because I will be able to print large objects
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09-02-2015, 02:19 PM #5
How large? Do you have an idea how long one of your objects will take to print at a 0.02mm layer height? If you haven't already, spend some time learning one of the freeware slicers (slic3r, cura, etc.) enough to slice a similarly sized object found on thingiverse, and see what it estimates for a print duration. Add about 20% for a more accurate estimate.
Last edited by printbus; 09-07-2015 at 07:15 AM.
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09-06-2015, 08:58 PM #6
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09-06-2015, 10:13 PM #7
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i hadnt really give much thought to the wanhao dup 5s until i started looking in to it.
wish the 8 inch build side was more like 10-12, but its still a lot of build volume.
anyone running one?
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09-07-2015, 06:07 AM #8
What are you going to print, at 0.02mm it will take a very long time, you may want to ask yourself whether this type of resolution is necessary. If your requirements for feature resolution (x-y resolution) is low then prominent layering could be removed with post processing.
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09-07-2015, 08:20 AM #9
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Printing time- Is this right?
09-13-2024, 07:51 AM in General 3D Printing Discussion