Creality Up-Market MK8 Nozzle Kit for 3D Printing

For anyone who has ever had the pleasure of 3D Printing, and enjoying all the fun it brings with it, you will know just how great it can be, as you can print all kinds of awesome decorational goodies, but can also even extend into functional prints for all kinds of different applications. However, experienced 3D Makers will know that it’s not always an easy task to print something that will be able to withstand the forces and other factors of real life situations, and that’s when you may need to step up on the types of filament materials used, and in turn, step up on the materials of the 3D Printer Nozzles used with those more advanced 3D Filaments. This is why we love this awesome Creality Up-Market Nozzle Kit for 3D Printing, as it is the perfect pack to help you get started with more advanced materials like Carbon Fiber, Nylon and more, as the pack offers a set of high-durability hardened steel nozzles as well as a set of low-friction plated brass nozzles too. This give you all of the tools you need to effectively step up your 3D Filaments game, creating prints that are not just functional, but also able to withstand harsh stresses, impacts and other forces for real-world applications.

In addition to featuring two distinctly awesome materials for 3D Printing different 3D Filaments, this nozzle pack also offers various output sizes, with two popular 0.4mm sized nozzles for each material, as well as a less common 0.6mm and a relatively uncommon 0.25mm nozzle in both materials too. This means that you will have lots of standard nozzles to utilise as you print abrasive filaments like Carbon Fiber, but also means that you have 0.6mm for fast, lower detail-oriented prints, and also some super-fine detail 0.25mm printing, which of course will print very slowly but will theoretically have unmatched precision and detail. This way, you don’t have to simply commit to one size of even one material for your 3D Printing adventures, and having so many different options available means that you can go wild and take on all of the exciting challenges that various 3D Filaments are ready to provide.

Quick Guide for Changing your 3D Printer Nozzles:

When swapping out 3D Printer Nozzles from other components, we recommend utilising the hot tightening technique for optimal thermal coupling. To do this, simply follow these easy steps, while being careful not to burn yourself of course.

• Unscrew the heat break from the heatsink by about half a turn, to be sure you are not tightening against the heat break in later stages.
  
  
• Heat up your hotend to 285°C, but do not overshoot as you risk damaging your thermistor.
  
  
• Remove the existing nozzle from the heater block and insert the new nozzle.
  
  
• While firmly gripping the heater block, slowly tighten the nozzle. Be careful, however, that you not apply any torque through the heat break, as they are fragile and relatively easy to break when loose.
  
  
• Turn off the heating unit and allow the hot side to cool.
  
  
• Finally, once the nozzle is installed and cooled down, tighten the heat break back into the heatsink and ensure that there are no loose parts.

The reason for this is that the aluminium heater blocks used have a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the brass and steel used in the nozzles and Heat Breaks. This results in a small gap being created between the nozzle and the break inside the block when the hot end is at temperature, but this only happens if the nozzle has been tightened while cold.

Although Creality 3D have been working within the industry since 2014, their addition of the Creality CR-10 series is what really catapulted them to the front line of competition, as it offered substantially better quality compared to other 3D printers – while simultaneously reducing the cost and complexities of the machines.

The quality of Creality’s 3D Printers and accessories shows through in their market history, with the brand selling around 3000 printers in their first year on the market, followed by about 10,000 sales over the next year. Now, Creality easily sells around 30,000 or more 3D printers each year, with sales continuously rising as they bring out more models. These are impressive numbers when considering the fact that they entered the industry as unknown competitors, quickly rising through the ranks and now even competing with Wanhao and similar top brands.

If you are looking for excellent 3D Printers that offer affordability without compromising on quality, Creality 3D is certainly a brand that you should take note of. From the basic Creality Ender 2 all the way up to the large build volume Creality CR-10 S5, there are few other brands who are capable of offering such a refined package while still maintaining some of the most enticing prices in the industry.