While printing @ 0.3mm most of the more for speed reasons I wanted to print some really fine detailed things. I’ve found that Elizabeth is just right for that purpose. Graceful and petite. Even more if scaled to mice-dimensions. So I brought her down the net and wiped away my curiosity. I scaled the thingiverse model down to 0.5 in slic3r and set the layer height to 0.1mm.
Printing time was about 3 hours and took circa 3.5m of filament. See end of post for slic3r settings.
Not quite perfect. No wait…Far from perfect ! But judge for yourself. Picture-galore after the break.
As you can see cooling (again) is very important. Even more though on very small details. The fan duct is 1″/2.5cm away from the nozzle and directs the airflow by a 1cm by 1cm opening to the printing surface. Another fan without a duct, that conducts cooling to the whole part is advisable I guess.
Slic3r settings are as following:
| # generated by Slic3r 1.1.6 on Sun Jul 27 21:20:03 2014 | |
| [filament:elizabeth_0.1mm] | |
| bed_temperature | 65 |
| bridge_fan_speed | 100 |
| cooling | 0 |
| disable_fan_first_layers | 2 |
| extrusion_multiplier | 1 |
| fan_always_on | 1 |
| fan_below_layer_time | 90 |
| filament_diameter | 1.75 |
| first_layer_bed_temperature | 65 |
| first_layer_temperature | 200 |
| max_fan_speed | 100 |
| min_fan_speed | 100 |
| min_print_speed | 10 |
| slowdown_below_layer_time | 30 |
| temperature | 195 |
| [presets] | |
| filament | elizabeth_0.1mm.ini |
| elizabeth_0.1mm.ini | |
| printer | elizabeth_0.1mm.ini |
| [print:elizabeth_0.1mm] | |
| avoid_crossing_perimeters | 0 |
| bottom_solid_layers | 2 |
| bridge_acceleration | 250 |
| bridge_flow_ratio | 1 |
| bridge_speed | 10 |
| brim_width | 0 |
| complete_objects | 0 |
| default_acceleration | 250 |
| dont_support_bridges | 1 |
| external_perimeter_speed | 70% |
| external_perimeters_first | 0 |
| extra_perimeters | 1 |
| extruder_clearance_height | 20 |
| extruder_clearance_radius | 20 |
| extrusion_width | 0 |
| fill_angle | 45 |
| fill_density | 100% |
| fill_pattern | rectilinear |
| first_layer_acceleration | 250 |
| first_layer_extrusion_width | 0 |
| first_layer_height | 0.3 |
| first_layer_speed | 15 |
| gap_fill_speed | 20 |
| gcode_comments | 0 |
| infill_acceleration | 250 |
| infill_every_layers | 1 |
| infill_extruder | 1 |
| infill_extrusion_width | 0 |
| infill_first | 0 |
| infill_only_where_needed | 0 |
| infill_speed | 20 |
| interface_shells | 0 |
| layer_height | 0.1 |
| min_skirt_length | 10 |
| notes | |
| only_retract_when_crossing_perimeters | 1 |
| ooze_prevention | 0 |
| output_filename_format | [input_filename_base].gcode |
| overhangs | 1 |
| perimeter_acceleration | 250 |
| perimeter_extruder | 1 |
| perimeter_extrusion_width | 0 |
| perimeter_speed | 15 |
| perimeters | 2 |
| post_process | |
| raft_layers | 0 |
| resolution | 0 |
| seam_position | aligned |
| skirt_distance | 6 |
| skirt_height | 1 |
| skirts | 2 |
| small_perimeter_speed | 50% |
| solid_fill_pattern | rectilinear |
| solid_infill_below_area | 0 |
| solid_infill_every_layers | 0 |
| solid_infill_extrusion_width | 0 |
| solid_infill_speed | 20 |
| spiral_vase | 0 |
| standby_temperature_delta | -5 |
| support_material | 0 |
| support_material_angle | 0 |
| support_material_enforce_layers | 0 |
| support_material_extruder | 1 |
| support_material_extrusion_width | 0 |
| support_material_interface_extruder | 1 |
| support_material_interface_layers | 3 |
| support_material_interface_spacing | 0 |
| support_material_interface_speed | 100% |
| support_material_pattern | honeycomb |
| support_material_spacing | 2.5 |
| support_material_speed | 20 |
| support_material_threshold | 0 |
| thin_walls | 1 |
| threads | 2 |
| top_infill_extrusion_width | 0 |
| top_solid_infill_speed | 15 |
| top_solid_layers | 2 |
| travel_speed | 60 |
| [printer:elizabeth_0.1mm] | |
| bed_size | 155,155 |
| end_gcode | M104 S0 ; turn off temperature\nG1 Z90 F5000 ; home X axis\nM84 ; disable motors |
| extruder_offset | 0x0 |
| gcode_flavor | reprap |
| layer_gcode | |
| nozzle_diameter | 0.4 |
| print_center | 75,75 |
| retract_before_travel | 2 |
| retract_layer_change | 1 |
| retract_length | 1 |
| retract_length_toolchange | 10 |
| retract_lift | 0 |
| retract_restart_extra | 0 |
| retract_restart_extra_toolchange | 0 |
| retract_speed | 30 |
| start_gcode | G1 Z10 F5000 |
| toolchange_gcode | |
| use_firmware_retraction | 0 |
| use_relative_e_distances | 0 |
| vibration_limit | 2 |
| wipe | 0 |
| z_offset | 0 |
| [settings] | |
| autocenter | 1 |
| mode | expert |