Scientists have used a new technique to synthesize diamonds at normal, atmospheric pressure and without a starter gem, which could make the precious gemstones easier to grow in the lab.
I have a tungsten steel nozzle on mine and it’s been good for a long time, I imagine it’ll run forever. Does anybody have experience with the diamond ones? Are they worth the extra expense?
I haven’t tried them myself but they have (at least in theory) a lot of benefits speaking for them.
You won’t wear them out, no matter how abrasive your filament is. At least until you print diamonds I guess.
Diamond conducts heat so much better than any other material you might make nozzles from it’s hard to believe. You might (or will) run your prints way cooler, or faster.
Several other things I won’t explain here because I have no idea and would have to make them up on the spot. But how cool would it be to print with a poly crystalline diamond nozzle? I bet you’d drown in panties.
Looking into it, these are very fragile nozzles. Even more so than the ruby ones. The Tungsten nozzles are the true robust nozzle. It will wear out if you’re using filament with abrasive materials but it takes a lot to do it. I’m going to keep it in mind but probably won’t consider it
So you’re saying I could get a diamond tip nozzle for my desktop 3d printer?
You already can:
https://www.amazon.com/Diamondback-Nozzles-Compatible-Polycrystalline-Extrusion/dp/B09X61NG5S
You can already, and for quite some time. They claim to be superior to all others.
I have a tungsten steel nozzle on mine and it’s been good for a long time, I imagine it’ll run forever. Does anybody have experience with the diamond ones? Are they worth the extra expense?
I haven’t tried them myself but they have (at least in theory) a lot of benefits speaking for them.
You won’t wear them out, no matter how abrasive your filament is. At least until you print diamonds I guess.
Diamond conducts heat so much better than any other material you might make nozzles from it’s hard to believe. You might (or will) run your prints way cooler, or faster.
Several other things I won’t explain here because I have no idea and would have to make them up on the spot. But how cool would it be to print with a poly crystalline diamond nozzle? I bet you’d drown in panties.
Which could be a drawback.
Looking into it, these are very fragile nozzles. Even more so than the ruby ones. The Tungsten nozzles are the true robust nozzle. It will wear out if you’re using filament with abrasive materials but it takes a lot to do it. I’m going to keep it in mind but probably won’t consider it