Thanks for the shout-out! I have since added parts for the thick old PSU and I am using it on my printer! I had the same problem with the t-nuts on one side but when the nut is rotated it fits on my printer
It wasn't just the printer upgrade that was amazing, the production quality of this video was on another level! The video was also genuinely entertaining! Loved the "great memories" montage :D
This is amazing! And your cinematography is spot on! I love how you did the off axis slow spin angled camera shots during the reveal of the completed printer. Really cool
The satisfaction of addressing all the challenges and overcoming all the challenges in such an ambitious DIY project will always hold more personal value than just buying something off the shelf. Also the production value and edit for this video came out great too. Not to mention making an Ender look that attractive is a feat all on its own. I'd say this project was 100% worth it.
@@epp9122 I agree but I need 100% for my application sadly. My anycubic mega s had no problem printing with the same settings and filament as the ender yet it bends badly sometimes. Even in an enclosure, using a brim and changing the temperature it still bends. I think that might be because of the stock fan and it's too strong part cooling idk
Converting it to klipper and later adding microswiss DD with SB front and doing the belted z conversion, and then it being such a great machine was such a rewarding experience. I learned a shit ton about 3d printers and gcode. I think i know how you feel
Your panning time lapse shots while you were building the printer are awesome! I know they must have taken hours, so I wanted to make sure you know how great they turned out
Cardboard + clear film/plastic from some other packaging to add a viewing window that doesn't leak the warm air, careful not to cook your control board/motors though
Awesome video! Your cinematographic skills rock! The story is fluid and well delivered, scene chronology is excellent! And what to say about the final result! A performant, reliable and sexy machine. But most importantly, it is YOUR design! Congrats! I loved every single minute of your video. Keep it up!
Everything about this video is spot on! I would point out that for the price, you could have gotten pretty close to a Trident kit. As nice as the Switchwire is, getting to a core XY printer is a big jump in performance, IMHO. Getting away from a bed-slinger printer may mean that you can't reuse the Ender 3 parts, but overall, it will give a big jump up in performance. Obviously, this isn't a comment Christoph, but for someone reading the comments considering upgrading their Ender 3.
21 seconds into the video and you answered my 2 main questions. Can't convey how nice that is. I then felt compelled to learn how any why you came to that conclusion. I recently purchased one of these from a buddy that already had a Micro Swiss NG head and linear rails. Aside from adding a RPi 3/4 to run something web based it seems like most of the other things you did ultimately have minimal return on investment. Perhaps I'll get the magnetic plate, PLA+ just glues to the glass plate.
I reinforced the 4040 extrusion which is as you know hollow inside. I used 8mm metal tuning with 5mm hole. Cut it and beveled the ends so that the m5X45 bolts goes through the tube and then does not allow the 4040 to collapse when tightened! This is by far the best thing I have done to my frames. As you know the bed runs on a single 4040 attached to a single 4040 I frame. This is very very poor especially if it is over tightened at anytime. Adding the tube prevents such event and absolutely give amazing rigidity. I hardly ever have to adjust my bed now and it stayed within .001 on all corners now. Obviously depends on the integrity of the x gantry, which I have dual 1204 ball screws on! Zero lash ZERO. The 800 steps seems to hit the magic numbers much more precisely, IMO. Great content you have , thanks for all you do.
Thanks Andreas! Well, it always depends on the perspective. Some guys are publishing one video each week 😅 But i guess build videos, simply take longer. However, i also wish you nice holidays ❤️
You clearly have engineering skills which got the build over the line. I could never attempt such a project! Thanks for the video which shows what is involved - a very accomplished result which looks amazing. 👍
Brilliant stuff, fantastic video production. I'm currently investigating doing some meaningful upgrades to my trusty old Ender 3 Pro and debating whether I should tackle a similar project (for the fun / educational side of it) or simply spend a bit more on a modern, fast 3D printer. Either way, it's incredibly inspiring seeing what the community has come up with. Long live tinkering!
Now that is an extreme upgrade. Excellent. I am also currently rebuilding my Ender 3 but I just want it to churn out reliable prints so I can move on to start my Corexy build.
@@ChristophLehner I've been printing ABS for a while on my modded Ender 3 with pretty good results, but I'm really glad I spent the money on the PIF parts for my V2.4 build. Everything was printed absolutely perfect, no brims, no warping, perfect dimensions etc. Well worth the €80 extra or so vs. printing your own, and spending dozens of hours slicing, sorting, re-printing etc, if you don't have a perfectly dialed in large format printer like the PIF guys do.
Looks great, always fun to re-engineer something into a beast. Those first much faster prints feel rewarding. Pretty sure I beat you on expense for an Ender 3 though, only thing stock now is the frame :/ 5 linear rails, IDEX direct drive, dual Z side lift belts, Octopus, AC heated cast aluminum bed etc. Has 10 micron Z resolution with microstepping disabled using a 20:1 reduction on Z. I designed it during lockdown and built it last year, every part printed was my own design including the compact DD's. It felt really good to get it up and runninng and tuned, Klipper is amazing. One last thing I may do is ditching the old style V6 hotends and putting on a pair of Dragon UHF, sick of fighting nozzle changes. That's what is fun about open source products, grab the CAD file and go nuts. Make something your own.
Sounds like a super interesting build👌 did you share the project anywhere such as GitHub and do you have pics or videos of it up? I’d love to convert my spare Ender to IDEX so I can do some experimenting with HIPS supports on complex ABS prints.
This has been an inspiring video, I’m also in the process of upgrading everything on my ender 3 and sometimes regret my life choices and end up frustrated when things don’t go as planned. But you’re right by saying that when it will be accomplished it will be amazing.
I just post this here to be invited to the 1 million subscriber special: this bro is definitely going places. Not even interested in 3D printing before…now thinking about getting one.
Currently doing this conversion myself, while expensive and time consuming the satisfaction of building this machine is the best feeling. My E3P was also my first printer and I couldn’t justify just selling it so may as well up-cycle it and make it better than ever.
I'm wrapping up my v2 build with the stealthburner. I agree the stealthburner is kinda big. I'll probably revert it later on. Still it's a fun build. Definitely learned a lot by building an Ender wire.
I did this a bit over a year ago (modified the CAD files myself), but skipped a few more parts than you did. I also wouldn't count the price of the Ender 3 in the total. The only reason to do this with an Ender 3 rather than from a parts kit is because you already have one. I will completely agree that you shouldn't pull apart your only printer to do this. You need a backup printer that is untouched during this process. I had also done X and Y linear rails already (cost was similar to replacing the V-rollers). Mine is janky when it comes to "case" which it doesn't have, but it prints well.
Thanks for the video, I've had a thermal runaway issue yesterday on my ender 3 pro stock but dual Z axis, still don't know what caused it but I just printed some stuff for an hour successfully with no issues today.
This gives me an insane amount of motivation. I received my first ender 3 pro v2, and I know I have a long ways in the journey. There is still a lot I don't know but I'm trying. Thanks to the algorithm for showing me this channel, subbed!
No shit that took longer than expected 😂 Those are some serious upgrades! And that thing looks sick too! Almost makes me want a 3D printer... Almost😉 Merry Christmas, man!
I recommend getting one lol. I just got a babulab X1 carbon and it's awesome. I have an ender 3 and 3 of it's clones and none of them compare. They got me in the door but the X1 builds the whole house haha. Love your videos too
@@mrpanda876 man having manly tools inherited by his family, building manly stuff He needs no plastic nerd tool lmao, jk yeah his video is awesome I think 3d printed could be useful for him, like....soft jaw?
Great vid. As someone relatively new to 3d printing, and having just acquired an ender 3 as my gateway drug into this addiction, i can relate to the psychological factors involved in my desire to upgrade this thing! Not sure i'll go as far as this video, but i feel fully justified in my desire to do the mods i have in mind. Tinkering might be unnecessary with the newer machines on the block, but a part of me kind enjoys the process of maximising what i have!
Truly inspiring indeed. I'm in the process of upgrading my own Ender 3, already adding the CR touch, direct drive and double Z axis. My family suggests that I just buy a newer and better printer but I just want to turn my old Ender into a reliable monster. I'm planning on changing to rail systems on all axis, changing the motherboard and upgrading the hot end and adding dual fans, also trying the new Creality Nebula. Also I must agree, as someone who likes to upgrade budget stuff overtime, building your own project is undescribably better than buying "good stuff" from the start.
That is an awesome video! I am also debating between building enderwire or just buying something like p1p and selling my ender3 to friends. I will build a voron 0.1 this month and will decide after that :)
This was the coolest video I’ve seen for 3D printing! It was fun to watch the journey and how you documented it. Subscribed. Awesome video man and I think this is something I’d like to attempt on my Ender 3 Pro I just picked up. 😊 Thank you for doing this!
One nice extra thing with the btt board add a btt tft70 screen, a nice 7 inch touchscreen with stock marlin screen option and a switch to an other UI that you can choose
Definitely subscribed. Very entertaining video. I seen a lathe and a mill. I’m curious on make and model. Only because I’m a machinist by trade. Still have my first Ender 3 pro. It doesn’t even resemble one anymore. This must be what chasing the dragon is like for a heroine junkie 😂
Hello i just got a ender3 its printing the test prints perfectly but as soon as i download a file and convert it into a gcode on Cura it goes through The motions of the print but it doesn't extrude anything properly or not at all did you have this problem and how did you fix it????
Great vid ! i built one of these a while back just cause i had so many enders laying around... totally not worth the cost for what you get. But like you had a blast sourcing and building it. The discord community was worth it alone imo. Mine sits on a shelf collecting dust now while i have a blast printing prints even twice as fast on my X1C carbon😁
Thank you for this video, I started making my conversion in 2021 when I was 16 to my cr 10s into a Voron switch wire and the problem is that no one really made a nice project like this one’s for the ender 3 for the cr 10 (I dont know now I am talking about 2 years ago haha) so I decided to start modelling the parts to make it how I wanted it obv inspiring by other ender 3 project and after some months I did and I loved the results but then I was too lazy to print the last parts and make a GitHub page with all info and file but now you gave me back the enthusiasm to finish this infinte projects ahah
Nice job for getting a voron done. I felt the same way that you did about my ender 3 but opted to make a 0.1 and keep my klipperized ender 3 instead. I then did a sub 4 min benchy and built a 2.4. The switchwire was a good choice too tho.
I'm certainly not upgrading any Ender 3 machines, but man that was an entertaining video! Subbed. Keep up the good work & continue eating oreos at the speed of light
I love that this is a ender 3 and not a e pro.. well done! Working on my 3 pro conversion now and do agree the stealthburner is really bulky on the ender 3
I view modding my ender 3 as a more affordable way to force myself to become knowledgeable about how 3d printers work both electrically and mechanically. My first 3d printer was a folgertecjh prusa i3 which I could never get to work after the first print. The Ender 3 was my first real working printer. It has way more successes than failures. And Through Modding it and taking it apart and putting it back together I've learned a lot
First time on the channel watching this video took me back to the old ages before Ender was a thing and how much I spend rebuilding my Anet A8 to AM8 then few years later rebuilding it again adding linear rails going for silent steppers with new board, power supply, volcano instead of regular e3d hot end. I had to replace some wiring few months back really makes me wonder if anything is left from that good old anet
Awesome video! I'm in the same seat as you were. I have a old ender 3 which i just cant throw away, so im planning on upgrading it with New Glass Bed, BIGTREETECH SKR Mini E3 V3.0, BLTouch, fresh bowden tube and maybe a new hotend. But after seeing this i think i need another Z-axis rod aswell. hmm.
Haha, kenn ich auch. Wenn man erstmal anfängt, findet man kein Ende. :) CR10v1->Rails Nachrüstung->Klipper->Direct Drive Extruder mit EVA Druckkopfbasis usw. Was Du vergisst: Der Voron kostet bei 3D Jake 900,- EXKLUSIV Kunststoffteile und Raspi etc. Wenn Du wirklich einen rundum glücklich Voron Komplettbausatz haben möchtest bist Du locker bei 1500,- €
Such a great and inspiring video. Makes me really want to do it to my Ender 3v2! With the help of this video I know I can recreate what you did here, thank you!
Man this is the most honest video I've seen to date! Title's a bit click bait I'll honest but the video itself absolutely unexpected and fresh :) Keep it up. You've got my subscription :)
Hi mate I recently upgraded my old Tevo tarantula i3, with a new Octopus 1.1, raspberry pi 4, with a 5” touchscreen, and 24 volt power supply, and upgraded the frame, and a modular hot end, in aluminium, so I can swop out a single to dual extrusion, and one good thing it’s so quiet
So My question is. With using just the stock ender 3 pro frame/extrusions, if I upgrade to a direct drive and Setup Klipper. Would I be able to achieve the same results as far as speed and efficiency or at least come close to the same results? My printers are a 24/7 work horse so taking one down to print parts for this, is basically not possible right now, because the down time would kill production for me. So just looking to do the minimum for now until I can get my inventory up.
Think I'm gonna just go with the cardboard enclosure...oh yeah, and the dual-z-bar kit, BL Touch, BT Tech main board, BT Tech driver chips, dual-gear extruder, BT Tech touchscreen, silicon heater cover, Noctua fans, flexible couplers, bi-metal thing for the nozzle and that's all...maybe. Cheers
I also have an Ender3 (well actually the Pro version). I've updated the hot end to an E3D Revo CR, so I'm good to go with PETG and maybe ABS. I got a WhamBam PEI build plate too. I also have an HP T520 thin client to run Klipper (have you tried buying a RPi recently?) I'm thinking of doing the Switchwire conversion, but I'll likely print the parts in PETG. I know that Voron doesn't recommend the use of PETG, but as I have no use for ABS, and therefore won't put my printer in a chamber, PETG will be fine. I've used PETG for parts on a previous Repstrap that I build, and I've never had a part failure. Besides, I can't stand the smell of ABS melting! BTW, to upgrade the original Ender3 to a SW, you'll have to buy one piece of 4040 extrusion. I assume you did.
Nah, I didn't buy any extrusion parts. I'd print it in abs no matter what. It's more temperature resistant, the parts are probably scaled to accommodate for abs shrinkage and you could enclose it down the line. The work is the same Jm2c
Is nobody going to talk about how the flexi t-rex is in different poses every time the camera goes back to him in the therapy session part of the video?
I converted my ender 5+ to a zero g. It was a rewarding experience, and have the parts for thw switchwire conversion, but I have my OG ender 3 so well tuned and working so well, that I'm gettin an ender 3 pro for the conversion! I agree, the building itself is so rewarding
@@ChristophLehner first video of yours. Great layout, you're hilarious, great content, look forward to more. Looks like you have more capability than most... mill/lathe and such. Nice ain't it?
That was spot on, I want my ender to be perfect, not because I need to 3d print anything, but the engineer in me requires perfection. 6 months later, "hey honey, check out how great this benchy turned out"!!! Her, "what can it do for me?". Me "shrugs, nothing, its quite useless, I guess"
Ender 3v2 here, i can print ABS with a cheap volcano heatblock, custom fan shroud, dual gear extruder. I have readjusted the currents of the steppers. Compiled marlin firmware. Everything else is pretty much stock, still it can print at 100mm/s with 2000mm/s² acceleration.
Good for you mate! All the nay sayers, in my opinion, are not appreciating the satisfaction you have gained from building this absolute MONSTER of a printer! 👊 I have a 4 year old 1st Gen Ender 3 with a few printed upgrades and a SKR mini main board upgrade and it still serves me perfectly for my printing needs. Like you, I'll be using this for years to come but will replace and upgrade parts as they deteriorate! Youv'e earned a subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your uploads. 😁
Thanks for the shout-out! I have since added parts for the thick old PSU and I am using it on my printer! I had the same problem with the t-nuts on one side but when the nut is rotated it fits on my printer
Thank you for the CAD files ❤️
Wish you nice holidays
Hello Can you incorporate trident skirt
It wasn't just the printer upgrade that was amazing, the production quality of this video was on another level!
The video was also genuinely entertaining! Loved the "great memories" montage :D
yeah
This is amazing! And your cinematography is spot on! I love how you did the off axis slow spin angled camera shots during the reveal of the completed printer. Really cool
Thanks David, much appreciated ❤️
The satisfaction of addressing all the challenges and overcoming all the challenges in such an ambitious DIY project will always hold more personal value than just buying something off the shelf. Also the production value and edit for this video came out great too. Not to mention making an Ender look that attractive is a feat all on its own. I'd say this project was 100% worth it.
Thanks mate!
Not if it is redundant and full of diminishing returns.
It's just a waste of time.
01:26 Hey, I know that guy....! Thanks for the shoutout ;) GREAT video, very humorous... you're going to grow like crazy, I can tell :)
Thanks man, much appreciated ❤️
Hey I'm subbed to you
My man is building his own 3d printer while i still stuggle to avoid my 100% infill prints to bend on my ender 3v2. Mad respect!
Thanks man!! Appreciate it❤️
Sometimes 50% infill is stronger than 100%
@@epp9122You won’t need more than 30% in 99% of your prints, I print at 10-15%.
@@berfranper couldnt agree with you more, mostly print at 20, or 50 max. The infill pattern makes it stiffer than if you print it solid
@@epp9122 I agree but I need 100% for my application sadly. My anycubic mega s had no problem printing with the same settings and filament as the ender yet it bends badly sometimes. Even in an enclosure, using a brim and changing the temperature it still bends. I think that might be because of the stock fan and it's too strong part cooling idk
Converting it to klipper and later adding microswiss DD with SB front and doing the belted z conversion, and then it being such a great machine was such a rewarding experience. I learned a shit ton about 3d printers and gcode. I think i know how you feel
Your panning time lapse shots while you were building the printer are awesome! I know they must have taken hours, so I wanted to make sure you know how great they turned out
Thank you, Darren!
Upvoted for the cardboard enclosure, seriously, that's all you need people, this guy gets it.
It's so convenient having a window or two to be able to watch the print
Cardboard + clear film/plastic from some other packaging to add a viewing window that doesn't leak the warm air, careful not to cook your control board/motors though
Only reason I dont like cardboard is the fire hazard
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@@briancarrollii4359 cardboard burns at 400 C
Awesome video! Your cinematographic skills rock! The story is fluid and well delivered, scene chronology is excellent! And what to say about the final result! A performant, reliable and sexy machine. But most importantly, it is YOUR design! Congrats! I loved every single minute of your video. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! I love your animations & CAD skills as well!
I was expecting you to have at least 300k sub based on the quality of the video. This is insane !
Everything about this video is spot on! I would point out that for the price, you could have gotten pretty close to a Trident kit. As nice as the Switchwire is, getting to a core XY printer is a big jump in performance, IMHO. Getting away from a bed-slinger printer may mean that you can't reuse the Ender 3 parts, but overall, it will give a big jump up in performance. Obviously, this isn't a comment Christoph, but for someone reading the comments considering upgrading their Ender 3.
21 seconds into the video and you answered my 2 main questions. Can't convey how nice that is. I then felt compelled to learn how any why you came to that conclusion. I recently purchased one of these from a buddy that already had a Micro Swiss NG head and linear rails. Aside from adding a RPi 3/4 to run something web based it seems like most of the other things you did ultimately have minimal return on investment. Perhaps I'll get the magnetic plate, PLA+ just glues to the glass plate.
I reinforced the 4040 extrusion which is as you know hollow inside. I used 8mm metal tuning with 5mm hole. Cut it and beveled the ends so that the m5X45 bolts goes through the tube and then does not allow the 4040 to collapse when tightened! This is by far the best thing I have done to my frames. As you know the bed runs on a single 4040 attached to a single 4040 I frame. This is very very poor especially if it is over tightened at anytime. Adding the tube prevents such event and absolutely give amazing rigidity. I hardly ever have to adjust my bed now and it stayed within .001 on all corners now. Obviously depends on the integrity of the x gantry, which I have dual 1204 ball screws on! Zero lash ZERO. The 800 steps seems to hit the magic numbers much more precisely, IMO. Great content you have , thanks for all you do.
Man your work throughput is crazy! No idea how you find enough time to get through this many projects? Have a great Christmas and see you in 2023
Thanks Andreas!
Well, it always depends on the perspective. Some guys are publishing one video each week 😅
But i guess build videos, simply take longer.
However, i also wish you nice holidays ❤️
You clearly have engineering skills which got the build over the line. I could never attempt such a project! Thanks for the video which shows what is involved - a very accomplished result which looks amazing. 👍
This is such an awesome video! Everything is so well done, it's really quite inspiring. Can't wait to see what you do next!
Brilliant stuff, fantastic video production. I'm currently investigating doing some meaningful upgrades to my trusty old Ender 3 Pro and debating whether I should tackle a similar project (for the fun / educational side of it) or simply spend a bit more on a modern, fast 3D printer. Either way, it's incredibly inspiring seeing what the community has come up with. Long live tinkering!
Now that is an extreme upgrade. Excellent. I am also currently rebuilding my Ender 3 but I just want it to churn out reliable prints so I can move on to start my Corexy build.
I was in the exact same place. In order to print a 2.4 or vzbot, you need a proper printer in the first place 😅
@@ChristophLehner I've been printing ABS for a while on my modded Ender 3 with pretty good results, but I'm really glad I spent the money on the PIF parts for my V2.4 build. Everything was printed absolutely perfect, no brims, no warping, perfect dimensions etc. Well worth the €80 extra or so vs. printing your own, and spending dozens of hours slicing, sorting, re-printing etc, if you don't have a perfectly dialed in large format printer like the PIF guys do.
@@lukasmatzinger yeah the PIF program is imo a steal
I didn't even know this was an option, very cool build, it came out beautiful, and the videography on display here is awesome!
Looks great, always fun to re-engineer something into a beast. Those first much faster prints feel rewarding.
Pretty sure I beat you on expense for an Ender 3 though, only thing stock now is the frame :/ 5 linear rails, IDEX direct drive, dual Z side lift belts, Octopus, AC heated cast aluminum bed etc. Has 10 micron Z resolution with microstepping disabled using a 20:1 reduction on Z. I designed it during lockdown and built it last year, every part printed was my own design including the compact DD's. It felt really good to get it up and runninng and tuned, Klipper is amazing.
One last thing I may do is ditching the old style V6 hotends and putting on a pair of Dragon UHF, sick of fighting nozzle changes.
That's what is fun about open source products, grab the CAD file and go nuts. Make something your own.
Sounds like a super interesting build👌 did you share the project anywhere such as GitHub and do you have pics or videos of it up? I’d love to convert my spare Ender to IDEX so I can do some experimenting with HIPS supports on complex ABS prints.
This has been an inspiring video, I’m also in the process of upgrading everything on my ender 3 and sometimes regret my life choices and end up frustrated when things don’t go as planned. But you’re right by saying that when it will be accomplished it will be amazing.
The audio
fan test in the beginning had me rolling on the floor! I can relate all too well!!
I just post this here to be invited to the 1 million subscriber special: this bro is definitely going places. Not even interested in 3D printing before…now thinking about getting one.
Is there a chance that you could add a parts list of what non 3d-printed parts you used such as the electronics? Maybe an amazon list?
Very nice work, Ctristof. Both the printer and the video. Clever, carefully produced, and entertaining. Thanks.
It is easy to go down the rabbit hole, but you received enjoyment from the process and have a great looking machine in the end.
this video is the reason i just started printing parts for my own enderwire upgrade! can't wait for the follow-up and further upgrades. great video :)
Currently doing this conversion myself, while expensive and time consuming the satisfaction of building this machine is the best feeling. My E3P was also my first printer and I couldn’t justify just selling it so may as well up-cycle it and make it better than ever.
I'm wrapping up my v2 build with the stealthburner. I agree the stealthburner is kinda big. I'll probably revert it later on. Still it's a fun build. Definitely learned a lot by building an Ender wire.
I did this a bit over a year ago (modified the CAD files myself), but skipped a few more parts than you did. I also wouldn't count the price of the Ender 3 in the total. The only reason to do this with an Ender 3 rather than from a parts kit is because you already have one.
I will completely agree that you shouldn't pull apart your only printer to do this. You need a backup printer that is untouched during this process.
I had also done X and Y linear rails already (cost was similar to replacing the V-rollers).
Mine is janky when it comes to "case" which it doesn't have, but it prints well.
I absolutely love your style of video and how much fun you're having.
Been looking for this video a couple of weeks now. Happy to find it again.
Thanks for the video, I've had a thermal runaway issue yesterday on my ender 3 pro stock but dual Z axis, still don't know what caused it but I just printed some stuff for an hour successfully with no issues today.
This gives me an insane amount of motivation. I received my first ender 3 pro v2, and I know I have a long ways in the journey. There is still a lot I don't know but I'm trying. Thanks to the algorithm for showing me this channel, subbed!
Seriously great build. Loved the story telling start to finish. Subbed!
Would it be possible for you to add like to where you got the parts needed? Or at least where there is a parts list for a conversion like this?
No shit that took longer than expected 😂 Those are some serious upgrades! And that thing looks sick too! Almost makes me want a 3D printer... Almost😉 Merry Christmas, man!
I recommend getting one lol. I just got a babulab X1 carbon and it's awesome. I have an ender 3 and 3 of it's clones and none of them compare. They got me in the door but the X1 builds the whole house haha. Love your videos too
It took me almost a week to edit 😅
Thanks man! Wish you and your family also merry christmas!
Do you think one could 3d print that race car spindle from your last video? Surely it's more rigid than aluminum...
@@paradoxx_4221 lol
@@mrpanda876 man having manly tools inherited by his family, building manly stuff
He needs no plastic nerd tool lmao, jk yeah his video is awesome
I think 3d printed could be useful for him, like....soft jaw?
Great vid.
As someone relatively new to 3d printing, and having just acquired an ender 3 as my gateway drug into this addiction, i can relate to the psychological factors involved in my desire to upgrade this thing! Not sure i'll go as far as this video, but i feel fully justified in my desire to do the mods i have in mind. Tinkering might be unnecessary with the newer machines on the block, but a part of me kind enjoys the process of maximising what i have!
Great video and building, the unique printer you build is always priceless, enjoy the LDO Orbiter V2 extruder. Happy Holiday!
Thank you!
Much appreciated ❤️
Truly inspiring indeed. I'm in the process of upgrading my own Ender 3, already adding the CR touch, direct drive and double Z axis. My family suggests that I just buy a newer and better printer but I just want to turn my old Ender into a reliable monster. I'm planning on changing to rail systems on all axis, changing the motherboard and upgrading the hot end and adding dual fans, also trying the new Creality Nebula.
Also I must agree, as someone who likes to upgrade budget stuff overtime, building your own project is undescribably better than buying "good stuff" from the start.
Check out the ender ng project. Its quite fun
Your video's are such a joy to watch. Thank you so much for producing and sharing them.
That is an awesome video! I am also debating between building enderwire or just buying something like p1p and selling my ender3 to friends. I will build a voron 0.1 this month and will decide after that :)
This was the coolest video I’ve seen for 3D printing! It was fun to watch the journey and how you documented it. Subscribed. Awesome video man and I think this is something I’d like to attempt on my Ender 3 Pro I just picked up. 😊 Thank you for doing this!
Thanks man!
Much appreciated ❤️
One nice extra thing with the btt board add a btt tft70 screen, a nice 7 inch touchscreen with stock marlin screen option and a switch to an other UI that you can choose
Definitely subscribed. Very entertaining video. I seen a lathe and a mill. I’m curious on make and model. Only because I’m a machinist by trade.
Still have my first Ender 3 pro. It doesn’t even resemble one anymore. This must be what chasing the dragon is like for a heroine junkie 😂
Oh wow, I was admiring this printer yesterday when assigning serial number 😀And look what TH-cam served me today It's an awesome build, gratz!
Thanks mate!
Much appreciated ❤️
Hello i just got a ender3 its printing the test prints perfectly but as soon as i download a file and convert it into a gcode on Cura it goes through The motions of the print but it doesn't extrude anything properly or not at all did you have this problem and how did you fix it????
Great vid ! i built one of these a while back just cause i had so many enders laying around... totally not worth the cost for what you get. But like you had a blast sourcing and building it. The discord community was worth it alone imo. Mine sits on a shelf collecting dust now while i have a blast printing prints even twice as fast on my X1C carbon😁
Thank you for this video, I started making my conversion in 2021 when I was 16 to my cr 10s into a Voron switch wire and the problem is that no one really made a nice project like this one’s for the ender 3 for the cr 10 (I dont know now I am talking about 2 years ago haha) so I decided to start modelling the parts to make it how I wanted it obv inspiring by other ender 3 project and after some months I did and I loved the results but then I was too lazy to print the last parts and make a GitHub page with all info and file but now you gave me back the enthusiasm to finish this infinte projects ahah
Nice job for getting a voron done. I felt the same way that you did about my ender 3 but opted to make a 0.1 and keep my klipperized ender 3 instead. I then did a sub 4 min benchy and built a 2.4. The switchwire was a good choice too tho.
A sub 4min benchy? Kudos to you 👌
Which on do you like most?
I'm certainly not upgrading any Ender 3 machines, but man that was an entertaining video! Subbed. Keep up the good work & continue eating oreos at the speed of light
I love that this is a ender 3 and not a e pro.. well done! Working on my 3 pro conversion now and do agree the stealthburner is really bulky on the ender 3
The only part I could identify for the toolhead are the fan duct, the bltouch holder and the cable relief, which are the others?
This was a random recommendation and I loved it, very nicely done!
I view modding my ender 3 as a more affordable way to force myself to become knowledgeable about how 3d printers work both electrically and mechanically. My first 3d printer was a folgertecjh prusa i3 which I could never get to work after the first print. The Ender 3 was my first real working printer. It has way more successes than failures. And Through Modding it and taking it apart and putting it back together I've learned a lot
First time on the channel watching this video took me back to the old ages before Ender was a thing and how much I spend rebuilding my Anet A8 to AM8 then few years later rebuilding it again adding linear rails going for silent steppers with new board, power supply, volcano instead of regular e3d hot end. I had to replace some wiring few months back really makes me wonder if anything is left from that good old anet
Awesome video! I'm in the same seat as you were. I have a old ender 3 which i just cant throw away, so im planning on upgrading it with New Glass Bed, BIGTREETECH SKR Mini E3 V3.0, BLTouch, fresh bowden tube and maybe a new hotend. But after seeing this i think i need another Z-axis rod aswell. hmm.
just discovered your channel. hope youre doing well. was hoping there was a part 2 to this video.
WHAT IS THE DINO DOING ??? Awesome video !
Haha, kenn ich auch. Wenn man erstmal anfängt, findet man kein Ende. :) CR10v1->Rails Nachrüstung->Klipper->Direct Drive Extruder mit EVA Druckkopfbasis usw.
Was Du vergisst: Der Voron kostet bei 3D Jake 900,- EXKLUSIV Kunststoffteile und Raspi etc. Wenn Du wirklich einen rundum glücklich Voron Komplettbausatz haben möchtest bist Du locker bei 1500,- €
I’m doing something similar with my Ender 5 pro and the trident blueprint. Well worth it when you find it fun
This is exactly where I am with my ender, I am trying to refresh it haha, great video!
Another great video. Just found you this last week. Very entertaining and informative...thank you so very much. Please keep it going.
Thanks mate ❤️
This is such an amazing video! Great job on the printer too! looks so beautiful
9:18 maybe extruder gears need a clean? You still have some banding
To Christopher, the ship of Theseus isn't a paradox. It's a challenge.
Such a great and inspiring video. Makes me really want to do it to my Ender 3v2! With the help of this video I know I can recreate what you did here, thank you!
Maybe you could do an in-depth video about the parts and installation? People would certainly watch that.
9:09, 9:20
What about the layer lines, you see some shifts.
Is it because of the speed ?
For 800€ I would expect almost perfect prints
Your skill has no end this was a pleasure to watch
Im having a crap week, this here video was a welcome break, subscribed! Such a funny video
Thanks mate, much appreciated
This was a whole ass movie. Vid deserves even more views.
Thanks man!
Much appreciated
WOW that is fantastic! Great job , very impressed
Love to meet ya and redesign my Anycubic vyper to direct drive and making it look awesome
This was amazing to watch. Thank you for uploading it.
Great video! I've been thinking about upgrading my ender 3 v2 slightly to get it printing at 100mms at a decent quality
Finally I've found more people like me!!! 😭❤
The printers projects never end!! 😂
Great video, great community!!
Brilliant! Great video from start to finish well done.
Man this is the most honest video I've seen to date! Title's a bit click bait I'll honest but the video itself absolutely unexpected and fresh :)
Keep it up. You've got my subscription :)
Hi mate I recently upgraded my old Tevo tarantula i3, with a new Octopus 1.1, raspberry pi 4, with a 5” touchscreen, and 24 volt power supply, and upgraded the frame, and a modular hot end, in aluminium, so I can swop out a single to dual extrusion, and one good thing it’s so quiet
Very good looking build man! Nice work, first video if seen from you and you definitely gained a follower!
Thanks for the sub!
So My question is. With using just the stock ender 3 pro frame/extrusions, if I upgrade to a direct drive and Setup Klipper. Would I be able to achieve the same results as far as speed and efficiency or at least come close to the same results? My printers are a 24/7 work horse so taking one down to print parts for this, is basically not possible right now, because the down time would kill production for me. So just looking to do the minimum for now until I can get my inventory up.
Think I'm gonna just go with the cardboard enclosure...oh yeah, and the dual-z-bar kit, BL Touch, BT Tech main board, BT Tech driver chips, dual-gear extruder, BT Tech touchscreen, silicon heater cover, Noctua fans, flexible couplers, bi-metal thing for the nozzle and that's all...maybe. Cheers
Just found your channel, awesome job on the ender.3 and the video editing, ya got mu sub
I also have an Ender3 (well actually the Pro version). I've updated the hot end to an E3D Revo CR, so I'm good to go with PETG and maybe ABS. I got a WhamBam PEI build plate too. I also have an HP T520 thin client to run Klipper (have you tried buying a RPi recently?) I'm thinking of doing the Switchwire conversion, but I'll likely print the parts in PETG. I know that Voron doesn't recommend the use of PETG, but as I have no use for ABS, and therefore won't put my printer in a chamber, PETG will be fine. I've used PETG for parts on a previous Repstrap that I build, and I've never had a part failure. Besides, I can't stand the smell of ABS melting!
BTW, to upgrade the original Ender3 to a SW, you'll have to buy one piece of 4040 extrusion. I assume you did.
Nah, I didn't buy any extrusion parts.
I'd print it in abs no matter what. It's more temperature resistant, the parts are probably scaled to accommodate for abs shrinkage and you could enclose it down the line. The work is the same
Jm2c
i already saw this video 4 times.. And i still come here to watch everything again and again and again ...
Awesome video. I ended up going the other rout you did and clapping mine out with a sprite pro and dual z axis.
Earned you a sub, great video and effort. You should consider a build series for the future.
Is nobody going to talk about how the flexi t-rex is in different poses every time the camera goes back to him in the therapy session part of the video?
I converted my ender 5+ to a zero g. It was a rewarding experience, and have the parts for thw switchwire conversion, but I have my OG ender 3 so well tuned and working so well, that I'm gettin an ender 3 pro for the conversion! I agree, the building itself is so rewarding
It's like lego for adults, right?! 😅
I'm in this same boat. Ender 3 sorted so well, i printed abs and asa ratrig parts and have it over half way done. Firmware, fun stuff!
@@ChristophLehner first video of yours. Great layout, you're hilarious, great content, look forward to more. Looks like you have more capability than most... mill/lathe and such. Nice ain't it?
@@travistucker7317 thanks travis,
Yeah over the years i've collected quite some machines 😅
Really good content and high quality video editing.
Thanks!! Much appreciated ❤️
That was spot on, I want my ender to be perfect, not because I need to 3d print anything, but the engineer in me requires perfection. 6 months later, "hey honey, check out how great this benchy turned out"!!! Her, "what can it do for me?". Me "shrugs, nothing, its quite useless, I guess"
I love how the Trex did yoga throughout the video.
much love!
This is awesome. The video was done well and I laughed several times. I'm gonna check out your other stuff. :)
the whole video was a damn rollercoaster
Loved it
Ender 3v2 here, i can print ABS with a cheap volcano heatblock, custom fan shroud, dual gear extruder. I have readjusted the currents of the steppers. Compiled marlin firmware. Everything else is pretty much stock, still it can print at 100mm/s with 2000mm/s² acceleration.
I had the same experience. The Motion system with the v wheels is quiete good. Only the hotend and the extruder are the real bottleneck
Direct drive is great for open bedslingers like the Ender 5 series, but horrible for closed systems with a heat chamber
Great video. But what is that melting clock from 8:10? Reminds me of the Cartier watch.
Good for you mate!
All the nay sayers, in my opinion, are not appreciating the satisfaction you have gained from building this absolute MONSTER of a printer!
👊
I have a 4 year old 1st Gen Ender 3 with a few printed upgrades and a SKR mini main board upgrade and it still serves me perfectly for my printing needs.
Like you, I'll be using this for years to come but will replace and upgrade parts as they deteriorate!
Youv'e earned a subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your uploads.
😁