I see a lot of makers post files on MakerWorld and it shows a 0.24mm layer height as opposed to the default 0.20mm. What is the main reason to bump the layer height up by that small amount? Just curious as I usually just use 0.20mm because it;s the default and doesn;t seem to have amy problems.
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I guess sometimes you don’t care much about ascetics, and would rather save a few minutes on printing time. But I agree, I have not really seen much of an advantage of bumping it up. I have seen some designs that uses the layer lines to it’s advantage, which could be a very nice look especially for flower pots and things. It sometimes looks really nice. Not sure if the bump would make things a bit stronger too, with better layer adhesion. Maybe someone can elaborate on that.
Thanks for the info. Probably just a minor quality issue or strength adjustment.
0.08, 0.16 and 0.24 are in phase with the z-axis lead screws. 0.2 is a bit of a legacy.
With a bent lead screw, being in phase can salvage prints. Still ended up scrapping that crappy printer and gave up on FDM.
Learned about the X1 6 months later 
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So the A1 and A1 Mini are in phase with the 0.08, 0.16 and 0.24 settings or the X1 is?
Not having an A1, I can not comment on their pitch.
T8-2 and T8-4 are lead screws I have come across to date.
Professional printers (rather tan consumer/prosumer printers) tend to use T10, but I am not familiar with pitches used although I’d assume similar.
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