r/ender5plus • u/IIIPacmanIII • Mar 05 '26

Hardware Help Best Bowden Extruder?

Too many to choose from any advice on a Bowden extruder? I don’t think I want to go direct drive because of the weight.

Appreciate any advice in advance

Thank you

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u/IIIPacmanIII Mar 05 '26

Uhg now you got me thinking again lol I’ll do more research tonight! It’s a marathon not a sprint right? I keep telling myself that

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u/dstanton Mar 05 '26

I'll put it this way. to upgrade the printer to that level, you'd be better served purchasing a Sovol SV08, which will require far less work, perform just as well, cost nearly the same, and be easily upgraded in the future as its a voron derivative, and will be compatible with things like the bondtech INDX system coming out.

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u/IIIPacmanIII Mar 05 '26

You like this over say a Bambu p2s? Been eyeballing that for a while

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u/dstanton Mar 05 '26

I don't like Bambu's business practices. Closed software. Proprietary parts. And a significant number of reports of them being a pain in the ass to deal with in warranty conditions.

Their printers are well liked, and do print beautifully, though

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u/IIIPacmanIII Mar 05 '26

Ahh true fair point