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what layer height is best?
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In my experience? Doesn't really matter -- layer height influences outward print quality and dimensional accuracy more than strength.
This right here. As long as your layers are bonding properly and everything else is equal, layer height is not a major factor in strength. I usually use 0.2 for most everything, and fuzzy skin to give the impression of print quality. Seems to work reasonably well:
https://i.imgur.com/OXWCyHJ.png
I like to dip to 0.16 and 0.12 where it makes sense purely for quality. The mag catch on the SF5, for example, benefits from the higher resolution against high-friction surfaces and makes the paddle smoother to operate.
Print fine stuff with fine settings, more or less.
EDIT: That's a kickass-looking leber btw
Thanks! It shoots great.
And yeah, if I'm doing smaller parts I'll drop the layer height down a bit on the 0.4 nozzle, or swap over to the 0.25 nozzle and drop it way down for the really small stuff. Most everything I do is large enough that I just stick to 0.4/0.2 though. Layer height around 50% of nozzle orifice seems to be a good place.