can speeding up your printer make it less accurate
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I am a very impatient man so what I do is, I wait until the 2nd or 3rd layer is down then I turn the speed factor up to 200%
I was wondering if i was printing something that need to be an exact size, can turning up the speed introduce even more errors then it would have if it was at a lower speed?
For example right now I am printing a replacement hex nut for my dumbdells. I will most likely never use them because am a lazy fat ass.
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@ageis It depends on so many machine dependant factors that it's impossible to say. The only way to tell on your particular machine is to do two back to back prints and compare the results by taking accurate measurements.
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@ageis while @deckingman is correct, the (my) rule of thumb is that every printer has a 'happy' speed and going above that is going to cost you quality. Re turning the speed factor up to 200 ... why not use the slicer's built in features? Set the first layer speed at 50% and then the speed will double automatically. If your slicer has a separate speed for small features, set those to be another 50% slower. That way everything happens automatically (since you are lazy and all that
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Speed also is very dependant on not just the printer but things such as what filament you are running. Most filament will specify what speed is best and those are safe speeds to start at. As you work out the quirks on your printer you can increase those recommended speeds.
PLA is afaik usually specified as around 100 or 120 mm/sec but a lot of printers can run at 150% of that. Some printers will let you go to 400 mm/sec but even though they are capable, you will likely see a difference between a part printed at 100 mm/sec and one printed at 400 mm/sec. Only you can determine how good/bad your print needs to be to satisfy you.
As @deckingman says, do two back-to-back prints.
Oh, it also makes a difference of what you are printing - threads for a nut will require a slower speed than a basic square cube.
