I did a test print at 0.08mm layers, the smallest layer height I’ve attempted yet.
I used a Makergear Plastruder, and black Ultimachine 4043D PLA.
Skeinforge sliced it onto 187 layers. It was not a fast print, taking about 2.5 hours.
Aside from a kind of smeary top layer, it came out ok.
Pictures follow:
0.08mm Nophead pulley in progress.
0.08mm layers
No manual cleanup done yet.
These two pulleys are the final print of a complete Prusa Mendel parts set I’ve been printing for a friend. It took about 3 weeks of evenings on & off. Most of the parts were printed one at a time, I didn’t use the production parts files.
The parts are now in the hands of Eric, hopefully he’ll be printing in a month or so.
Here’s some pictures.
Pair of Printed PLA Prusa Pulleys
Done!
It's like a quarter of a Mendel set.
Those spans are magic!