{
 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "mk8-nozzle-micro-swiss",
 "name": "MK8 nozzle (Micro Swiss, M6 × 1.0)",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "3D printers & filament",
 "group": "Hotends and nozzles",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the MK8 nozzle?",
 "tags": [
  "3d printer",
  "filament spool",
  "3d printing",
  "printer dimensions",
  "hotends and nozzles"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "mk8 nozzle dimensions",
  "mk8 nozzle length",
  "mk8 nozzle thread size",
  "ender 3 nozzle size",
  "mk8 vs v6 nozzle",
  "mk8 nozzle m6",
  "creality nozzle dimensions",
  "micro swiss mk8 nozzle",
  "boquilla mk8 medidas",
  "MK8 Düse Maße",
  "bico mk8 dimensões"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 6,
  "width": 6,
  "height": 13
 },
 "official_cad": false,
 "xem_status": "not-scanned",
 "les": false,
 "free_files": 0,
 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/mk8-nozzle-micro-swiss/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/mk8-nozzle-micro-swiss/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Manufacturer specifications (Micro Swiss)",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 6,
   "width": 6,
   "height": 13
  },
  "notes": [
   "Micro Swiss publishes its MK8 nozzle as M6 × 1.0, 5 mm of thread, 13 mm overall; that is the size used on Creality Ender, CR-10 and many Sovol printers.",
   "E3D V6 nozzles share the M6 × 1.0 thread but are 12.5 mm long, so the two are not drop-in swaps.",
   "No CAD file: the maker publishes only overall sizes, and a plain box or cylinder is not useful design geometry. The table is the published data; parts with real geometry have their own pages."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "dimension",
    "value"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "Thread",
     "M6 × 1.0"
    ],
    [
     "Thread length",
     "5 mm"
    ],
    [
     "Overall length",
     "13 mm"
    ],
    [
     "Orifice sizes",
     "0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 mm"
    ],
    [
     "Hex size",
     "not published"
    ],
    [
     "Material",
     "360 brass, nickel coated (also A2, M2, CM2 steel versions)"
    ]
   ]
  }
 },
 "sheet_text": "MK8 nozzle (Micro Swiss, M6 × 1.0) — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/mk8-nozzle-micro-swiss/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Manufacturer specifications (Micro Swiss)\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 6, width 6, height 13\n- Micro Swiss publishes its MK8 nozzle as M6 × 1.0, 5 mm of thread, 13 mm overall; that is the size used on Creality Ender, CR-10 and many Sovol printers.\n- E3D V6 nozzles share the M6 × 1.0 thread but are 12.5 mm long, so the two are not drop-in swaps.\n- No CAD file: the maker publishes only overall sizes, and a plain box or cylinder is not useful design geometry. The table is the published data; parts with real geometry have their own pages.\n\ndimension  value\nThread  M6 × 1.0\nThread length  5 mm\nOverall length  13 mm\nOrifice sizes  0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 mm\nHex size  not published\nMaterial  360 brass, nickel coated (also A2, M2, CM2 steel versions)\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Micro Swiss: MK8 Brass Plated Nozzle — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://store.micro-swiss.com/products/mk8\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=mk8-nozzle-micro-swiss\n",
 "sources": [
  {
   "publisher": "Micro Swiss",
   "title": "MK8 Brass Plated Nozzle",
   "url": "https://store.micro-swiss.com/products/mk8",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Publisher's page; dimensions are facts",
   "license_verified": true,
   "hosted": false
  }
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  "mesh_price_usd": null,
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  "tolerance_mm": null
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 "related": [
  "capricorn-xs-ptfe-tubing",
  "capricorn-tl-ptfe-tubing",
  "e3d-v6-nozzle"
 ],
 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no printing tolerance. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn.",
 "mating": [],
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How long is an MK8 nozzle?",
   "a": "13 mm overall with a 5 mm M6 × 1.0 thread (Micro Swiss)."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is MK8 the same as V6?",
   "a": "Same M6 × 1.0 thread, but MK8 is 13 mm long and V6 is 12.5 mm, so heater blocks and heat breaks differ."
  }
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