I have an ender 3 S1 Pro (.4mm nozzle) and have looked at the docs for the suggested print settings -
[ Print time¶
Print times have varied from 65hrs (0.5mm nozzle @38mm/s), to 120hrs (0.4mm @60+mm/s), and 160hrs (0.4mm nozzle @35mm/s).]
, I wanted to probe users on here who have pushed the limits for print time and what their settings were? What was the average range of print time for the MPCNC 23.5mm OD version ?
I printed this spring on an Ender 3 Pro (not S1) also with .4mm nozzle.
I would have to check what acceleration I used for setting but I printed the parts with the recommended infill and .2mm layer height.
My total print time was just over 242 hours.
I tracked each part on a spreadsheet that I can post later if you are interested on the breakdown.
interesting and yes I would be interested in seeing that Joe.
You can drastically decrease your print times using a thicker layer. 80% of your nozzle diameter is recommended max. I believe this is stated in the instructions.
Here is my data:
The first 2 columns with numbers are the estimated time from my slicer and the next 2 are the actual time it took to print. Final column is the amount of filament used in grams.
The Core was printed fully at 70%. I did not catch the note about 70%/30%/70% until after I printed.
I printed each part type separately so I could stay organized. Parts with multiple were printed together, i.e. all 4 feet were printed in one batch.
Here are the speed settings that I used:
Consider my times to be on the high side. I did not want to push my printer since it has failed prints before and so I wanted to play it safe.
That is a great tip and would have saved a bunch of time.
I did not have the greatest confidence in my printer so I kept it at .2mm since I knew that worked from test print of the test file.
thank you Joe for that info and advice.
