prints fine at .2 layer thickness terrible at .05

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prints fine at .2 layer thickness terrible at .05

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so I got my printer back up and running this weekend and I am using the stock seemecnc head. the printer is totally calibrated and prints both abs and pla great when I print .2 layer thickness. I went down to .05 layer thickness last night and the print came out like garbage. it looks as if there isn't enough plastic coming out of the head for the speed the head is moving. I am running the following settings in slic3r

.3 extruder diameter ( its a .35 nozzle but I've always printed with these settings and its been great)
1.1 extrusion ratio (not sure what this does but have messed with it and found this setting to work the best)
60 mm/s travel speed
60 mm/s infill speed
20% infill rectilinear
165C head temp
65C bed temp

I'm wondering if maybe its because I'm .3 extruder size in slic3r with a nozzle size of .35 and that maybe in the past it hasn't mattered but now that the layer thickness is .05 it suddenly matters. Here is a pic of what the print looks like. the perimeters don't touch the infill and the top layers are spotty and not solid
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Re: prints fine at .2 layer thickness terrible at .05

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You're moving too fast for that layer height.

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Re: prints fine at .2 layer thickness terrible at .05

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Very thin layers and small nozzle mean very low speed extrusion. Stock EZStruder may not be able to delivery smoothly. If the delivery is still uneven after slowing down the print speed, a geared extruder or geared motor for the EZStruder may be necessary.
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It'll do it - I printed the 25mm hollow cube at 0.05mm along time ago. Took 2.5 hours, but it turned out amazing. :)

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geneb wrote:It'll do it - I printed the 25mm hollow cube at 0.05mm along time ago. Took 2.5 hours, but it turned out amazing. :)

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what did you use for speeds and feeds
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Gah, that was like 2 years ago. Try 20mm/sec and see how that goes.

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geneb wrote:Gah, that was like 2 years ago. Try 20mm/sec and see how that goes.

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Re: prints fine at .2 layer thickness terrible at .05

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Have you watched the extruder drive? I did a part that had some fine details in it at .1 layer height on my Mendel, and with the reduced speed of the first layer I have configured it wouldn't even turn the extruder drive. Setting the first layer at .3 and the rest at .1 resolved the issue.
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