Snapmaker says all 4 tool heads should have same size nozzle for a single print. But could I perhaps replace toolhead 4 with a hardened nozzle and not change the others, keeping toolhead 1-3 with .4mm stainless steel hotend? It would be easier and less risky (wires are delicate and thin) changing out only one. I would then use only hotend #4 when printing abrasives.
I’d run the calibrations again after swapping.
What do you think? Is the U1 firmware or Slicer software aware of stainless vs hardened? I know the Bambu Lab printers have a stainless vs hardened nozzle setting, but I don’t think I have seen such on the u1 or in it’s snapOrca slicer, or maybe I missed that setting.
I apologize if this has already been asked/answered
In the slicer, tap the checkbox next to your printer on the right, then scroll down. You’ll find the nozzle type there, which is already set to hardened steel by default.
Thank you Oli. Turned out it wasn’t as difficult as I had imagined. Once I did the first one I was braver to do the rest. The hardest part was simply routing the tiny wires through their respective cable guides. But even that became easy after the first one.
Just asking out of curiosity because I haven’t tried this yet. Maybe should be a separate thread, but since it was mentioned here … Does the most recent Snapmaker firmware mean that now you can use multiple nozzle sizes on the same print? Or just that the different nozzle sizes can be ready to go, but not used in the same print?
i’ve been avoiding making the switch as the wiring setup is definitely not ideal, but after hearing this i will finally give it a go as well i have the 4 hardened ones just sitting there at the moment
i have the 4 hardened ones just sitting there at the moment