Midwest Tungsten Nozzle
I have printed more and more abrasive filaments such as the ones with Carbon Fiber Metals. I have noticed that the nozzle wears much quicker and I lose detail over time. I tried several nozzles and this is my first review of one of them.
Tungsten is a very tough metal that holds heat well. It sends to very scratch resistant. For this reason, it might be an ideal nozzle material for 3d Printers.
There are two main manufacturers of these nozzles and this is the only one available on Amazon so it got the first trial.
Quality: 95/100. Perfect fit in the hotend. No leaking.
Print quality: 100/100. I could not notice a difference from the stock nozzle's prints.
Ease of use: 100/100 - Perfect.
Erosion resistance: 90/100. The nozzle is 4-5 times more expensive than the stock nozzle. I would expect to get 5 times the usage. A brass nozzle tends to begin to wear after 2-3 months of printing abrasives. This one started at a year.
Price: 92/100 - I paid $49.99. It is affordable especially when look at the ended use, but just a bit less than expected.
The bottom line: Worth the price. I would buy it again. The on thing I would say is that I prefer vanadium for the Mosquito and Tungsten for the V6, but more on that in a future review.
Link: Midwest Tungsten Nozzle
I have printed more and more abrasive filaments such as the ones with Carbon Fiber Metals. I have noticed that the nozzle wears much quicker and I lose detail over time. I tried several nozzles and this is my first review of one of them.
Tungsten is a very tough metal that holds heat well. It sends to very scratch resistant. For this reason, it might be an ideal nozzle material for 3d Printers.
There are two main manufacturers of these nozzles and this is the only one available on Amazon so it got the first trial.
Quality: 95/100. Perfect fit in the hotend. No leaking.
Print quality: 100/100. I could not notice a difference from the stock nozzle's prints.
Ease of use: 100/100 - Perfect.
Erosion resistance: 90/100. The nozzle is 4-5 times more expensive than the stock nozzle. I would expect to get 5 times the usage. A brass nozzle tends to begin to wear after 2-3 months of printing abrasives. This one started at a year.
Price: 92/100 - I paid $49.99. It is affordable especially when look at the ended use, but just a bit less than expected.
The bottom line: Worth the price. I would buy it again. The on thing I would say is that I prefer vanadium for the Mosquito and Tungsten for the V6, but more on that in a future review.
Link: Midwest Tungsten Nozzle
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