0.1 mm kaikaFIN Nozzle Printing Guide

0.1 mm kaikaFIN Nozzle Printing Guide

This guide will walk you through the essential steps our team has identified to achieve reliable, high-resolution prints with the kaikaFIN Nozzle, while helping prevent clogs and wear. Please read carefully before use to ensure the best possible results with your kaikaFIN Nozzle.


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For best results:

  1. It is not recommended to use the AMS.
  2. Your kaikaFIN Nozzle must be tightened to 2 Nm.
  3. Do not print any filled filaments with the 0.1 mm nozzles, including carbon fiber, glass fiber, wood, hemp, glitter, glow fill, or any other fillers. 
  4. If the previous print used filled filaments with a different-sized nozzle, clear the hotend of that filament before switching to the 0.1 mm nozzle.
  5. Make sure to print with a well-maintained and clean machine! Any debris and/or dust on your filament can easily block the nozzle and cause a clog.
If a clog does occur, use these methods to clear the clog:

  1. Use acupuncture needles or piano wire
    1. Heat the nozzle to the printing temperature of the filament you are using, or slightly higher
    2. Remove the filament if it is still loaded
    3. Carefully insert the acupuncture needle upward through the nozzle hole
    4. Gently move the needle to dislodge the debris; you may need to do this multiple times
    5. Try to extrude the filament to see if the clog is cleared
  2. Perform a cold pull or atomic pull. Use the following steps for PLA:
    1. Heat the nozzle to 220°C and extrude a little.
    2. Cool down the hotend to < 40 °C.
    3. Raise the temperature to 85 °C.
    4. Once it hits 85 °C, start retracting the filament until the extruder can no longer move it.
    5. Very slowly pull on the filament until it is completely out. 
    6. Repeat if necessary.