Tips and Tricks for Printing Small Parts

Have you ever tried doing what you thought would be a quick, easy, small print, but ended up with a failed part?

It’s not uncommon for 3D printer users to see success printing larger models, only to be surprised by how difficult it can be to print a small part. The fact of the matter is that printing smaller parts can often be more difficult than printing large parts. Issues such as warping, melting, deformation, and stringiness tend to rear their ugly heads when you attempt to print a small part that is spherical or has sharp vertical points or intricate internal geometry.

So how do you fix or prevent these problems with 3D printing small parts?

To offer solutions for the problems that arise when 3D printing small parts, Airwolf 3D Creative Director and 3D Printing Expert Tyler Caros created a comprehensive new guide, 3D Printing on a Small Scale: Tips and Tricks to Get the Most Out of Those Pesky Small 3D Prints.

In this short ebook, Tyler helps you understand why these problems occur and offers a whole host of expert-level tips and tricks that you easily can use in order to improve the appearance of small 3D prints. Does your print look warped and melted? Achieve better heat management by learning to control your hot end and fans.

Tired of not having sharp corners or fine edges? It may be time to switch to a different nozzle size.

And what about 3D printing perfectly sharp vertical points? The guide offers a solution for that, too: Learn how to use Minimum Layer Time to your advantage.

The guide explains how to do all of these things and can help you improve your 3D printing skills immediately.

Who is this 3D printing guide for?