January 30, 2026
Description
This tool can help measure the length/distance from flange to the tip of the nozzle.
I was changing from a .4 nozzle to a .6 nozzle on my MK3.5s+ and my curiosity got me thinking about if I could figure out how much I was going to need to move the Z offset with First Layer Calibration...UP or DOWN.... If I just changed the nozzle without changing the offset, would it dig into the build sheet?
QUESTIONS???
Anyway, I made a tool to measure with a Depth Mic or Depth Blade on your Calibers
The hole the threads slide into are snug fit on my printer but you may need to adjust the scale for your printer(or change the Fusion360 file).. The nozzle slides into the hole until the nozzle flange stops.
Then measure from the top of tool to the nozzle tip
The .4 nozzle measured 22.43
The .6 nozzle measured 22.28
The difference is 0.15 (the .6 nozzle's shorter distance from the top down to tip means it is longer from the flange to the tip then the .4 nozzle)
So, the .4 nozzle was set at 1.900 in the first layer calibration routine, the .6 nozzle ended up at 1.75
Like aways I included the Fusion360 file also
License:
Creative Commons — Public Domain
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