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what layer height is best?
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this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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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.