I have been able to “fool” my printer into printing text that will not come out when it is sliced.
I was able to print it using my 0.2mm nozzle on my printrbot but wanted to use a filament that would not support. Most of the metal fill need a nozzle 0.4mm or above.
By changing the slicer to use a smaller nozzle, smaller details are patterned into the gcode. The volume of the part did not change and by using a flat nozzle rather than a pointed nozzle the filament is laid down in smaller widths.
Using thicker text is not always an option. The copper filament is 40% fill by Sainsmart, it prints great. The higher fill have issues with clogging.
Most of the Higher metal filled filament require speed and flow changes for best results. Most are 50% of normal PLA print speeds.
Remember that the extrusion multiplier changes the volume of material through the nozzle, not the amount needed when sliced through a particular nozzle. These are two different calculations.
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