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If a 0.4mm nozzle is 4x the area of a 0.2mm nozzle, should I print 4x faster with a 0.2mm nozzle?

Context - I think I'm having heat creep and printing too slow. (ender 3, pla 210c)

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 2 months ago

The hole is a circle, the .4 lays down 4 times as much material as the .2