2.3. FIRST PRINT
3. Nozzle Diameter
The diameter of the hot-end nozzle is usually clearly displayed either in the
description of the hot-end, or in the associated documentation, when the
hot-end is purchased. The nozzle sizes available for the TAZ hot end are
0.35mm and 0.50mm.
If the nozzle was home-made, or came from a source without a diameter
given, then carefully measure the aperture as accurately as possible. One
way of determining nozzle size is to very slowly (1mm/s) extrude some
lament into free air and measure the thickness of the resulting extrusion
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This has the benet of taking die swell into account, and consequently may
be a useful thing to do even if the diameter is known.
Figure 2.4: Conguration Wizard: Nozzle Diameter
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