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What’s up guys. I’ve been coming to the boards as a guest ever since i purchased my first 3D printer for my business and the information you guys provide is PRICELESS. So thank you all for that.

Currently we are producing a product to requires us to do some sanding for post production. Originally we were doing a 50% infill but we noticed on some spots the sander was eating through the perimeter walls in some areas and exposing the honeycomb pattern inside. So, being a total novice to 3d printing i said “Let’s just doe 100% infill and add it to the cost of doing business.” Well it worked but the cost is a bit too high for my liking. So my question is:

Is there a way to make the perimeter walls thicker? Let’s say 3-4mm thick.

Here’s what im using:

Fusion 360 for design

FlashPrint Slic3r

FlashForge Creator Pro + 2 QIDI X-One’s

Thanks for your time!

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Tell your slicer to print more perimeter walls. I’m not familiar with flashpoint but there should be a setting that allows you to specify the number of walls in a print.

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The best remedy is to redesign the part with thicker walls.

You could also try to increase the number of perimeters and see if that helps but depending on the model that may only go so far.

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Yes, This is easy to fix without really changing your model, You can set the infill at the percentage you need and just add perimeters to it, I like a minimum of 3 to 4 perimeters with a .4mm nozzle. (you would need 9 perimeters to achieve a 4mm thick wall with a .4mm nozzle at .48mm extrusion width ect.)

If you are sanding the parts you may consider using a bigger nozzle. You get stronger layers and it should save time thus saving you money.

If I was printing around a 4mm thick wall I would try to use a .8mm nozzle…hope this helps

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Thanks for all your help guys. I would really like to not change my design so I’m going to try and upgrade my nozzles first and adjust the perimeter walls. If I’m not mistaken the settings in my slicer currently are set to 3 shells. I’ll try doubling that and reducing my infill from 100% to something like 50%