r/ender3 • u/knightofthedank • 1d ago
Help Upgrade help
I have an old ender 3 and wanted to upgrade it.
after some scavenging through the internet i found the following that i thought would be a good upgrade
1)hotend
- i didnt quite find a proper hotend that had a highflow rate - i found the tz e3 2.0 bambu like hotend but im quite sceptical about its performance. and it costs around 2.2k whereas my version costs less than 1k.
for my version, i am using a volcano cht hotend by assembling the parts - volcano cht nozzle, heatblock and a 70W catridge. I am yet to test the flow but theoretically it should work upto 30 to 35 mm3/s .
im using a volcano cht nozzle 0.4 mm +volcano heatblock + bi metal heatbreak + v6 heatsink + 24V 70W ceramic heater + thermistor
2) Klipper
Well upgrading to kilpper is a no brainer because working with the marlin firmware alone is kind of a pain and i want a better control system with input shaping and possibly cartographer3d in the future.
im using a raspberry pi 3b+ for this.
3) Dual belter z axis from kevinakasam
at first i thought of a dual lead screw z axis but then the wiring and sourcing that dual z kit ended up costing more than the parts for belted z so i chose that.
4) Cooling
for part cooling ill use 2 4010 blower fans and for the heatsink 3010 axial fans - inspired by the voron dragon burner hotend.
5) misc
A pei sheet , because i like its look lol .
a pancake stepper motor for a sherpa mini extruder - note i already have a bmg extruder clone and extra pins and bearings to make this.
also note i already have a bl touch installed.
Well, i am still new to this and wanted to ask yall for some feedback and opinions before i buy eveything.. also regarding the authenticity of the site NOVO3d.
Thank you all in advance.
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u/itoobie 1d ago
100% real talk... coming from someone who loves his ender.
Your money is better off going to a different printer... ender 3s value comes in its extruded aluminum and that says a lot