Sovol SV04 IDEX: Capable with one big but fixable problem
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- You requested it and now we have a review of a IDEX 3D printer. IDEX stands for independent dual extruder. The machine has two hot ends, which can print two colours, two materials or even two models at a time. In this video, I thoroughly review the SV04 to see how it performs.
If the slicing profile was up to scratch on this printer, I would only have the minor complaints to discuss. Since a slicer profile is free to change and can fix the primary problem, I give this printer a thumbs up overall.
This machine was provided free of charge by Sovol for the purpose of review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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0:00 Introduction
0:42 Specs and price
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1:56 Unboxing, assembly and SD card
3:18 Bed levelling and ABL setup
4:11 Dual nozzle offset calibration
5:23 Printing modes and slicer function
7:37 Test prints
SV04 cable management by mitchellcheung: www.thingiverse.com/thing:520...
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13:08 Pinpointing the slicer profile as the weak link
14:08 Overall pros and cons
16:38 Summary
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A tip for printing with PVA, you can set cura to only use PVA as a support interface(support interface material). This will make the supports print in the main material, and only switch to PVA for the interface between support and model.
I've just set up Cura for the Sovol SV04 - never used it (Cura) before now (only used PrusaSlicer). Where do I find those support interface settings in Cura?
Also, do you have any recommendation for brand of PVA? All I've found here in Canada is eSun and Polymaker.
@@kennethshock Hoping you found these settings, but for anyone else (like me) who is/was looking for those, it's under advanced settings on the drop down in the upper right of the screen, where you would normally just have the toggle for supports on/off, choosing the advanced options allows you to set the print interface to one print head, and the support body with the other. Easiest way to test this is to slice a print and hover over the "volume used" section of the slice report. If it shows you very little PVA used but far more PLA, your settings are (probably) correct.
I haven't done any actual real world testing on this yet as I haven't purchased my SV-04 yet, and the setting names etc. are all pulling from memory. However, I did set this up once, and for a large (2.4kg) print, there was something to the tune of 4g of PVA used to the 2.38kg of PLA used. So I suspect my setting was correct. I'm still going to do a test print of course.
How do you set it in cura, I'm use caftware and Superslicer not very good using cura.
almost wasnt gonna get this. but, once i saw that it included a belt tesioner, i was sold!
Aaaaaaaand then they stopped supporting the machine, and the extruder gear wore out because it's garbage.
@@LampDoesVideogame Hey, do you know how to get cura to recognize it? Even their own software shows nothing connected.
The issue of blobs on the vase mode print looks a lot like what other printer reviews have reported was caused by power recovery feature resulting in a pause every so often to write the current progress down. Other reviews of various printers have noted that disabling the power recovery feature with a G-Code command allowed vase mode to print perfectly.
I should also add that one reviewer said that switching to a faster SD card also had success in reducing that blobbing, because the pause for writing the power recovery status was reduced.
Note: It is NOT an all metal hot end. By "all metal extruders" they mean the extruders are made of aluminium without plastic tensioner arms etc. They still have PTFE lined heatbreaks.
Yeah I have been looking online for about a week for an all metal throat tube to replace the sv04s throat tube. The Diameter of the SV04 throat tube is an 8 mm. I am convinced that the SVO4 is the only printer on the planet that uses an 8 mm throat tube. Unless you guys know of where I can get one I would be very appreciative because the titan extruder housing requires an 8 mm diameter whereas the largest I could find is 7 mm. And while I’m at it the SV04 Titan extruder tolerances are incredibly loose and I am constantly either getting jams or little to no extrusion at all. Is there any way to increase The E steps.
Sovol started supplying a custom made bi-metal heatbreak a few weeks ago. Check their website.
When I got my first SV04 last year I added bi-metal heatbreaks before even turning it on by sleeving the heatsink bore down to 7mm (search thingiverse for SV04 metal heatbreak).
I don't have an issue with jams (3 in a year on two SV04s, all filament abnormality related). As far as I'm concerned e-steps are fine out of the box.
hate it when they tell u that it is all metal and can print 260c and then you find out that your not supposed to use the tubing at 250 or above lololol almost a deal breaker knowing i will wanna microswiss it to print cf nylon and cf pc
I print pacf and pccf all the time. Standard extruder, just a bi-metal heatbreak and good nozzles (ruby on one machine, tungsten carbide on the other).
Very informative video. I guess I'll be buying one of these because your review was that good!! Thank you.
Looking as a great printer
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍😀
Thanks for the great review, this might be my next 3D Printer purchase
I love mine! I bought one of their remanufactured units for under $400! Was like new and worked well out of the box with some adjustments as mentioned in the video.
I've been having some issues in dual mode with the material underextruding with my refurbished one, any tips?
This printer would certainly be a nice addition to my toolshed. I've been looking for printers that don't produce a waste tower when printing multiple sorts of filament. Thanks for the review!
id go with a different printer. just an fyi
@@JCon_22Any recommendations? I'd like to print muliti color.
@@JCon_22what different index printer would you recommend? Don’t seem to be too many options
I got the SV01 version just over a year ago, and I've been very pleased with it. It too had stringing issues, but after some tuning in cura, I was able to fix that. Mainly with retraction speed, and Turing off Z hop. Your linear advance video helped me set that, which has further solved the stringing.
Also, I'm surprised about the power supply, Sovol use to make a point of using Meanwell PSU units, which are high quality, and the fans are temp controlled.
The sv01 is very Different from the sv04🙊
I also got an SV01 just over a year ago, didn't bother touching their cura profile, just used the default one, had zero stringing issues.
I have been using this printer for 9 months now. (I got one from the early units made available in July 2021)
My unit is not a all metal hot end. It has a 20 mm PTF tube next to the nozzle
The only really issue I have with this printer is the painful process it is to replace a nozzle and the PTF tube. You have to take apart the entire hot end. My current plan is to fix this by getting the new Revo unit from E3d. Other than that this printer works really well after you fine tune the slicer as mentioned in this video.
Hey I have this printer shipping at the moment, any tips for tuning the slicer?
@@steinanderson9849 take the original cura and not the sovol one
I just got one and I'm having weird trouble with the dual mode. I flashed the printer and display with latest and using the sovol-branded cura (figuring it should work as well as shown in the video) but I can't get the right-extruder to stay aligned, it's always like a millimeter or so to the right. One thing that happens, that I figure can't be good, is when I start a dual print, once the right-extruder does it's first layer, it first goes all the way to the left and slams into the parked left-extruder, before carrying on its way.
Did you have any luck with the Revo unit? I'm thinking of putting those on my machine as well.
Thank you for the DBA fan measurement and complaint! 💖💖💖
10:24 I find ASA prints easier than ABS but if I dont use an enclosure then I have to use brims to keep the part from detaching. 90c or hotter might have kept it adhered but I doubt it wouldn't have warped a little bit anyways. I've used abs juice and all the other tricks but warping is real regardless of your bed adhesion. Enclosures are a must for good quality without libations for this class of filament, in my experince.
PEI Sprinsteel bed and adhesion with ASA is perfekt for me. I even have to check that is does not adhere to much. I find ASA one of the best to print materials, and it always looks very nice. sadly its very flexible and threads are weak
Great Work Mike !
I agree with all your points, especially with the Cura profile. I tweaked it a bit and found decent results. I'd like to collaborate with you to find the best settings for this machine if possible.
Thanks for the heads up on the zhop turned it off I receive my sv04 this week
Thank you for this great video. You sold me on buying this.
Great review. If Sovol would spend a little time on the software and profiles, they'd have the best IDEX I've seen reviewed so far. I've been keeping my eye on IDEX for awhile but will let it mature a bit more before I dive in.
Oh IDEX is mature all right. I was able to purchase a used bcn3d sigma r19. It is perfect.
Take the not sovol cura version and you can tune the profiles like every other one
Did you find one yet
I have it and i am very happy with it.
The z Hope option ! I had the same stringing issue when I tried this option on my sidewinder X2 !
I've seen this on ebay recently. Was wondering what it was like. Thanks for this video :)
YES! My next printer!
Quite curious, do you try measuring the bed temp using an external thermal camera/IR thermometer?
I noticed that on my very ancient printer, to hit 90C i need to set it to 120C... But it sticks really well on paper tape once the temp is hit.
I'm still waiting for the jadelabo j1 idex printer. Kickstarter Printers should be send out Soon.
A Review of an earlybird would be Nice. I see potential in this printer, when it fulfills the promises.
Thanks for the awesome content as always!
Can you kindly share your cura / super slicer profiles for the SV04?
Thanks in advance
I have two SV03's and they both had similar issues with the cable management.
I’m intrigued. For my side gig, I print a lot of small ornaments. So the ability to double production without doubling time appeals to me, as does doing PVA for better detail of the underside. Certainly got my attention for a next printer… yet I’m already running three: Creality CR 10S Pro, CR-6SE, and Prusa i3mk3S
Great Review,
If you have a chance, look into the JG Maker IDEX
Great video and explanation. It looks like best machine I have seen to manufacture a slightly larger part from petg. Would you agree or could you recommend another dual extruded 3D printer with a larger build plate? Thanks for you time.
The blobs in vase mode often times come from power out resume function (every time the printer is writing it's current step in Gcode to the sd-card the printer pauses for a short time)
That is absolutely what I found with the SV04. Vase mode creates those little bumps when power recovery is enabled as it constantly pauses to write to the SD card. As vase mode is a continuous line that constantly adjusts the z-axis, the writes happen more frequently than a normal print. Also, since it is a perimeter line only, it is impossible to hide the bumps by timing the writes during corners or infill. Adding M413 S0 to the beginning of the Gcode when you turn spiralize mode on (vase mode) will clear up all of those bumps. One negative though is that it seems that the writing to SD card is linked to the time estimate on the display, as any time I shut off power recovery that feature stops. Sorry for rambling, it's probably more information than anyone cared about regarding bumps on a vase!
@@paulbanonymous1929 Not at all Paul, I'm grateful for your wisdom. Thanks!
I have to be honest, this printer looks quite amazing...perhaps to the point where I'd buy one and sell my Sidewinder X1 to a friend, as this looks like it does everything my Sidewinder does plus a ton more. By the time I'm ready to do all that, I suspect there will be a lot of community-sourced updates and upgrades to address the issues you found.
i have a sovol sv01, had to increase the retraction to 3mm and everything was fixed, these printers can handle high speed prinitng and reallly print better then the average ender 3 can do
I started with a Sidewinder X1 too, but kept it when I upgraded. Now I'm replacing it with a MK4, once I can get the X1 working to sell.
@@--Zeke-- Speaking of getting the X1 working...mine suffered a failed bed cable. It didn't burn my house down, thankfully, but I don't have the stones to try and fix the bed heater wires on my own and when it went down it was honestly only slightly more expensive to buy a new printer (a Sovol SV06 Plus) than it was to replace the bed and wires.
@@justinchamberlin4195 Yeah, I ended up having to replace my whole bed after just a few weeks of printing due to bad cabling.
What brand was that sound measurer you used Micheal or any one else please and thanks
So i just watched this video and I'm very interested in a dual extruder printer. Are the updated profiles available for this printer now? Or do you have a better printer that you would recommend?
Does linear advance work? Does filament change (M600) work? How hard is it to change to all-metal hotend?
do you have your Prusaslicer/superslicer profile for this available? i really hate the cura profile and am not sure how to set up an IDEX in SS
1:40 The belt tesioner is a truly unique feature!
The artifacts on the vase may have been caused by some sort of resonation from the motors? Possible to due with the table the printer was on, or a slight vibration of the Z Axis.
I've had the same problem before in vase mode, and an adjustment of the lead screw nut and some lube fixed it.
Could be the anti backlash nuts as well not liking the constant Z raise of vase mode?
I thought it had a cleaning brush on the side to wipe the nozzle ? maybe a good upgrade
Can you help me with setting up my new Sovol SV04 in Super slicer and does it have the same paint on colors like Prusa Slicer does. Having some issues setting this one up.
with thingyverse down is there any where else i can get the model for "SV04 cable management by mitchellcheung"
The ptfe tubing was cut short at mfg. See my thingiverse listing for a printable cut guide. It has a permanent void/gap inside the hot end when tubing is short.
Just got this but been having major issues. First was major underextrusion. Did estep calibration and hotend PID tuning and still had issues. Noticed when manually extruding 100mm of filament the filament would stop extruding for a split second. Have tried a bunch of different things, higher hotend temp, slower extruding, esteps, pid, etc. No matter what, it seems to stop for a second on each hotend. I literally just got it so if I need to take it apart to check ptfe and other internals thats a bummer. Had same exact issue with the SV01.
I have it since January. It’s a good printer with a lot of features. But the way the bed ins constantly going down, how the z offset is made, the firmware and the profil are terribles….
I am still looking for someone that has a real good cura profile for it…
And someone that have a good firmware to put into
Hi, good video on idex
I already built one, now I want to upgrade to dual idex printer
I want to use 4 extruders and 2 nozzles, I want to use 2 in 1 out hotend, is it possible?
What are the settings need to modify in marlin? Please help
I think most people don't spend time adjusting the slicing profile after receiving their printer. There is no perfectly suitable and constant slice profile. It has to be adjusted according to the model to print well. As you said, the machine is indeed a good one machine, but you need to adjust to the appropriate slice profile, this is completely free, you just need to spend some time to understand and learn
What kind of nozzle and hotend does this use? Is it an e3d v6 clone?
I've found that vase mode blobbing and microstuttering like you saw is almost always caused by brief pauses when power loss protection saves the layer changes to the SD card.
I have seen that too. The reason it affects vase mode in particular is because the firmware sees each Z move as a layer change, and that's all moves while spiraling. Non-vase mode prints have the same stutters just at the layer changes, where it already paused extrusion.
So if I disable power loss protection (assuming that's possible), can I fix these on vase mode?
@@luizgoncalves5113 Typically yes.
@@luizgoncalves5113 Alternatively you can lower the resolution of your slicing software. CNC Kitchen's advice worked for my ender 3 pro: czcams.com/video/Hvw3DrVAeTA/video.html
Curious if you could post the firmware you put into the standard version of cura? I'm just not a fan of the sovol version of cura
I liked the serious mention of the included belt "tensioner" xD
Also what are the odds? I was looking at this printer a few weeks ago, but ended up getting a tronxy xy-2 pro which I'm gonna be running a chimera hotend on. Hoping it will work well for printing 2 colours/filament types. Dreading the z offsets though o.O
They misspelled it and he pronounced it that way lol
Can this printer print with two different diameter nozzles?
13:33
Where can we find your profile in SuperSlicer (or maybe PrusaSlicer) which made this great results?
Will you be making your SV04 Super Slicer Profile available to the public?
"belt tesioning" !!
I need that.
I like how he emphasized the typo
I had the same issue with the slicer that was provided. I would recommend to use the newer version of the sovol cura slicer.
I'm looking for tips with PVA buildplate adhesion. I've tried reproducing your results on my Sovol SV04 and can not get PVA to stick to the bed; the nozzle ends up ripping up parts of the print and I get a sticky mess. Do you have any advice?
Has the stringing/slicer issue been resolved in the 7mo of the posting of this video through Cura?
For the blobs, cnc kitchen recommends turning down the xy resolution of the print
It would be interesting to see what the printer can do if you convert it to Klipper.
I have had this SV04 machine for a month, and CANNOT get it even close to the levelling bed. The Z axis will NOT go down past about 3 inches from the leveling plate. I can manually (when off) wind it down to the board, but when I turn it on, it thinks home (Z=0) is 3 inches above the plate itself, and will not go down when pushing the z axis down. I have flashed the firmware, tried putting head down right tot table, but nothing works. The probe goes from blue to red, if that helps. Any help would be so much appreciated.
Do you have the Super Slicer profile to share?
One flaw with the copy mode. If your bed is warped to any extent, the leveling mesh will not compensate for the second extruder. And warped beds are a common problem with this printer. Check the Sovol forums and other groups. Customer service is also slow to reply. I am currently ghosted on my bed replacement :(
@3:47 the leveling in this video shows significant variance in the center.
I still don’t understand why this kind of printers haven’t gained more traction, these are absurdly amazing to print figures in one material and supports in a second material, like soluble or PETG over PLA which will offer zero gap at the interface with absurdly easiness to remove them.
can you print flexible material with it, eg A60-A95? or do you think you can replace one of the heads with a microswiss that can handle it?
Holy moly that X offset was way off in the beginning! We've always hated printing those line patterns. We're now selling our camera tool that helps streamline that process. If you're curious to test/evaluate one, let us know!
Do you have the SV04 profile for super slicer!? I’d love to have it!
So would I, did you get a response about that?
as usual awesome video. any chance you hav instructions on how to get the usb connection to work on this printer? I just got one and the sdcard slot is not working and I'm not having any luck getting my pc or mac to connect to it. being thats its a creality board I would assume that this would work like the ender 3 with a raspberry pi but since the usb isn't working thats a no-go so far.
I have the Tenlog TL-D3 Pro IDEX. It's a great printer. Most problems I see about these IDEX printers is due to people not aligning the extruders properly
They set the height on one extruder then try the same on the other, then wonder why the printer hits the bed, or knocks the print off the bed
So then what is your fix?
@@richardbennett8678 What I mean is.
They set the bed height as normal by moving the nozzle (E1) to a point over the screw, then adjust the bed knob to raise/lower the bed to the correct gap (usually paper thickness)
Then they do the same for E2, using the bed knobs to set nozzle height.
Instead of using the adjuster on E2 to raise/lower the nozzle to the proper gap
I have found using a feeler gauge is far more accurate in getting the nozzles aligned
I'm having a problem with extruder one gear not rotating correctly when the print head goes beyond +/-230mm on the X axis. It starts to jump as though it is slipping and sounds terrible. I've moved the print head one mm at a time to try and pinpoint exactly when it starts happening, but it changes each time. That makes me wonder if it is a firmware issue? I first noticed it with a print last night. Any ideas would be appreciated.
does this machine also allow the file to be inputed with a THUMBDRIVE
whats the print max speed cant seem to find it
Great video as always. I search out your videos to increase my 3D printing knowledge. I've had this printer for approx. 4 months. The only real problem I'm having is the extremely slow print speed. Is there any way to increase this speed. In the Cura profile it says that the print speed is set at 60 mm/s, but it seems like it's much slower than that. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe anyone can help me: I want tod edit my firmaware, with which program do I do that?
Is there any way that you can ask for the SV01 Pro Unmodified Firmware to be uploaded to the sovol website? As of right now there is no way to modify the firmware as they are using a GD32G303RET6 on newer Creality boards. Not sovols fault but annoying to try to increase the max hotend temp if you install a all metal hot end like I have. Being marlin FW it should be released with the source code anyways. (Correct me if I am wrong). Thanks in advance for responding/trying to help.
Nice video. I'm yet to buy my first 3D printer, but I'm finding myself drawn to the IDEX types. This one looks good, but I've seen that all IDEX printers have issues with the levelling of the 2nd print head thanks mainly to uneven build plates, leading to irregularities or failures in the 'copy' or 'mirror' modes. So, I was thinking....after levelling the plate and print heads as best as one can, both manually and automatically, could one not print one very large raft with a dissolvable material with one head, then use that as the 'build plate' for copy and mirror modes?
it's too complex as a first printer, get yourself a cr10 s or v3 and learn then move up to index. it can be very frustrating learning index if you have zero experience of gcode and 3d printing. Have fun
@@spiritburners Or perhaps just get this amazingly inexpensive dual head machine and just run the IDEX in single head mode until he learns those basics which you correctly mentioned he needs to acquire. When I bought my first printer 5 years ago, a Robo R1+, it took me about a week before I was wishing for a way to print multiple colors. My SV04 is arriving this week and I'm excited as hell about it!
@@jims6450 That is true, however it really is way more complicated, the setting up of the machine must be perfect on both heads and that can be difficult for a new user to fully grasp. You also need to be able to build 3d models where you require different colours or supports, again complicated and needs 3d modeling experience, also just slicing is not as straight forward as just pressing the button, you need to think a lot about how you want the model to look and feel and the strength of it if it's that sort of model.
It can take a couple of years of printing most days to fully get your head around Cura or Simplify3D, it just depends if you want to use the printer to print ready made models or in my case use it for prototyping, making signs etc . That really helps once you start the dual colour and different filaments process.
I wanted it primarily for the ability to use soluble filament for difficult parts that I print, also I can't be arsed half the time to change the filament on a sign because I forget despite Cura beeping at me., then end up leaving the print cooking for a hour or two before I get round to adding the other colour.! That will make life easy, as most of my prints are not too big I relish the ability to print two at once as well.
I did look at the Creality Mill but it requires a huge amount of setting up and there are issues with some of them, it also just needs so much time to maintain it in perfect operation .I think you really need to love those ones or you just like pain...
If you are competent then yes you could use it as a first printer if you understand additive engineering, 3d modelling and so on, but as an experienced user like yourself it would be a lot easier to use because you already fully understand how the process and workflow happen. I just think for additional colours learn how to use a big CRS 10 or V3 and learn Cura properly asto when to add the other filaments in, the lack of Bowden tubes on newer printers makes it so easy now to change the filaments.
To summarise, it could be used as a first printer but with a steep learning curve however I would still suggest a Ender 3 o rone of the others to learn the process as you can do a lot without a IDEX machine . Its a specialist printer for special jobs that are difficult to do on a normal printer but not impossible .It speeds up your workflow for prototyping work a lot.
It really is good fun so enjoy and I hope it arrives before Christmas for you !!
Have a good one... Neil.
Hello, I print dual mode with two materials on SV04 and sometimes do not print from the second extruder.. Seems that the printer forgets to print some layers. Do you know if it could be a problem with some specific settings in sovol slicer? Btw after calibration dual prints look very nice.
I fixed this issue using a better quality memory card. The one provided with the printer skipped layers randomly.
Actually about to order this printer will you be releasing ur profile?
I have the issue of the right extruder parking and hitting the left extruder during printing and causing that layer shift. Have you found where to change that setting? It happens the first time the right extruder starts and all of my dual prints that I have sliced are doing it.
I think I found the issue and it's within Sovol's version of Cura. I copied the profiles over to Cura 5.1 and it is working well so far!
Maybe the printer you tested in particular had some temperature offset by which each print was printed at just a little too high temperature. Perhaps if you would have repeated some test prints stepping down 2.5 - 5 C the stringing, and oozing, could be resolved. I've seen numerous other videos of the Sovol SV04 whiched showed no stringing or oozing.
Can you comment on IDEX vs. tool changer? Thinking about the upcoming Prusa XL...
IDEX in this case is going to be limited to only 2 extruders compared to the XL's 5, but it does allow you to use both extruders to print at the same time while the XL can only use one at a time to print.
I recently got the SV04 and really like it so far. I have not noticed nearly the extent of stringing shown in the video..... so I can only assume they upgraded the firmware? I'm also wondering though about the stock print speed of 60 mm/s and if the printer can handle any faster. Are there any other adjustments to increase print speed. I've seen similar speed tuning recommendations for other printers but none for this one yet.
I understand the dual extrusion takes longer, and its worth it for that when you want the dual colors which is awesome.... but was just curious if anyone had found any.
Actually I printed another 2 color print and now I'm having a lot of stringing :(
Has anyone since found an updated SV04 firmware where this has been corrected? I'm everyone reading this would be interested.
Did you need to flash new firmware? If so how? Thanks for all you do.
Tutorial about flashing the firmware. czcams.com/video/yQpjAJxdW_s/video.html
I bought one, but sadly I didn't get the free boxcutter
Is this printer worth buying and any issues with this printer I should kno about
great review. Is it 32-bit though?
Yes. Creality v5.2.1:
sovol3d.com/products/sv04
could you please share your Cura profiles?
Is it possible to use Prusaslicer instead of Cura?
sure, you can find prusa file for it in the Sovol SV04 user group.
How does mesh bed levelling work with two nozzles, each needing different correction 🤨 Does it calculate correct z movement for each motor to get both nozzles at correct height, use average mesh value, correct only for one of the nozzles, or just ignore the mesh...
we have a tutorial about leveling the SV04 bed. czcams.com/video/vKXkKp6SA_8/video.html
How about TENLOG TL-D3PRO？Is it better than S04？
Is it Klipper-izable? I just came to Klipper some weeks ago and I don‘t know it Klipper supports IDEX..?
It looks like it maybe able to. This is from the Klipper website:
[dual_carriage]¶
Support for cartesian printers with dual carriages on a single axis. The active carriage is set via the SET_DUAL_CARRIAGE extended g-code command. The "SET_DUAL_CARRIAGE CARRIAGE=1" command will activate the carriage defined in this section (CARRIAGE=0 will return activation to the primary carriage). Dual carriage support is typically combined with extra extruders - the SET_DUAL_CARRIAGE command is often called at the same time as the ACTIVATE_EXTRUDER command. Be sure to park the carriages during deactivation.
See sample-idex.cfg for an example configuration.
Do you really got the sources for the screen ? Still not available on the sovol download section :(
As it's not available on the website ; Sovol told me they fears to publish the sources to avoid other brands re-use it for them
Would you mind sharing the Slicer profile you did ?
Turn the comb setting to all to reduce stringing
I actually bought this printer a couple of months ago and it mostly works great. I had some issues regarding the filament runout sensor, where my filament got tangled up. And I also didn't manage to flash the firmware, but I think I did something wrong.
You need to install the CHR41 USB driver with the computer plugged into the printer, this is a Creality Bug
they recently lunched a firmware update fixing this problem with the two extruders collinding eatch other
Please put a video in installing touch screen for ender 3v2
So in theory printing with 2 extrusions would half print times?
At best it would double production rate from 1 item per X time to 2 items per X time. Printing 1 item with 2 extruders doesn't work to speed it up, just to use multiple materials/colors. Printing with 2 extruders at the same time on the same object would risk having the extruders collide and would require far more complex firmware to handle that, setting up all that would cost a lot more time than just printing with 1 extruder at a time.
Way better than the JG maker artist d pro!!
Interesting. I print utilitarian stuff and two extruders would be handy but... What I would really like is a printer with a larger bed. No not square and I don't care about it being 50' tall I want something like an ender3 or CR10 size bed but twice the length.
I remember on the ender extender group (Facebook) that there was a person that hacked together their extenders with extended beds. So you got 300x600 or something crazy like that. It just took a custom cut bed and mount, etc. But the problem becomes weight and slinging that sucker back and forth. I so wish the folgertechs were still made. With updates in linear rails, stepper drivers, boards, and LDO motors etc, it could be a nice "big" but low option (1200 x 400 x 400?). As is, you almost have you almost have to custom build, the plans are out there. The next solution would be a Modix big printer (1200x600x600) but then you are at almost $10k and climbing but it is still a "kit" printer.
There are a handful of yt videos where people have extended the length of the bed. Looks pretty straightforward with the standard aluminum extrusions.
Look for printers with conveyor belts and the vertical part at an axis. There are several recent ones, and they would sacrifice the length of one axis but another axis becomes almost infinite. You could print a long sword or something. Or they could print small things over and over and they fall off the "bed" at the end of the belt...
make one it's easy enough to do.
@@orangezeroalpha belt printers are great but complex to set up and you need to really understand what you are doing with them
Can you use a glass bed on these printers?
Someone on another page commented they had done this, but they didn't answer when I asked where they bought theirs
I'm hearing the leveling and calibration of this printer is very time consuming. Is that a problem with this model, or just a part of IDEX printing?
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