How To Install The Slice Engineering Copperhead On A Prusa Mini
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2022
- Let's install the Slice Engineering Copperhead Upgrade Kit on my Prusa Mini! This new hotend is a beast and it helps prevent stringing, blobbing and more! Since I have installed it, it's been totally worth every penny!
Use the code JIME5 to save on $ on anything on their site!
Slice Engineering Copperhead Kit: www.sliceengineering.com/prod...
Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @theedgeoftech
🛑 Subscribe for more: www.TH-cam.com/theedgeoftech...
🎥 Video Editing done by Caleb Fairres: www.calebfairres.com
SPONSOR LINKS
Save money by using my discount code TEOT5 on the TH3D Website: www.th3dstudio.com/product-ca...
3D PRINTERS, TOOLS & MATERIALS (affiliate)
TH3D: www.th3dstudio.com/shop/?share...
FDM 3D Printers: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
Resin 3D Printers: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
Laser Stuff: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
3D Printing Filament: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
3D Printing Tools: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
3D Printers and Parts from Creality Direct: www.creality3dofficial.com?sca_ref=14184.gw5rXaIv7L
🛒 My favorite tools/materials on our Amazon page: www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
Want more Edge of Tech videos? We go live every Monday Night on Hotmakes!
📺 HotMakes live streams: / @hotmakeslive
SOCIAL/SUPPORT LINKS
💵 Patreon: / theedgeoftech
💲 PayPal: paypal.me/theedgeoftec
📸 Instagram: / theedgeoftech
📣 Twitter: @theedgeofteck
💬 Discord: / discord
👽 Facebook: TheEdgeofTechOfficial
🎥 FILMING GEAR (affiliate)
www.amazon.com/shop/theedgeof...
Music by Wicked Realm
Album - No More Fairy Tales
Song - Feed
/ @wickedrealm5507
Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
![ตรงที่เดิม - ฝน พรสุดา [ต้นฉบับ :เบส ขวางหวัน]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/c5YnbGEztI8/mqdefault.jpg)
Use the code JIME5 to save on $ on anything on their site!
Slice Engineering Copperhead Kit: www.sliceengineering.com/products/prusa-mini-upgrade-kit
So how'd it look after?.... My mini has been a nightmare with uneven extrusion?
Did this upgrade improve print quality?
I think you forgot to add the PID video to the description 🙈
Thanks for this video - super helpful. But like many others have mentioned, moving the hotend downward after loosening the 3 grub screws is not a good move, as it could create a gap between end of PTFE tube and nozzle, etc. Here's another solution that worked for me and allowed me to keep the hotend inserted all the way up:
Use the Move Axis menu option to move the Z height to zero, then click "Disable steppers", then with your fingers turn the center bolt of the z-axis manually until the nozzle just barely touches the bed. At that point, adjust the PINDA probe to be slightly higher than the nozzle, then run calibrations. Then you should be able to do a normal first layer calibration and have z-values comfortably between 0.00 and -2.00.
Thanks man! Got my upgrade kit and will be installing this weekend.
I followed your guide and the printer is behaving way better now. Thank you for sharing the walk through!
Great video! Love the way you present everything and it’s clear and understanding. I’m hoping to buy a Mini + soon so this is great info! Thank you.
Hey Jim, great video as always. I have had ZERO problems with my Mini+, other than the occaisonal bad STL (including some of my own designs). Rock on Dude!
Question: would it make more sense to put the Copperhead all the way up and change the position of the Super PINDA to allow for proper Z-Offset? Why or why not?
I definitely could make sense. In the moment of filming this, I thought I had pushed it up too high. I reached out to Slice to see what their official answer is. I thought it was supposed to sit just like the stock one.
Before doing this, download and print one of the many pinda probe calibration tools from Printables. That will safe you a bit of a hassle and guess work.
Great guide!
awesome, these have come a long way since i first seen them. very nice. i am gonna be ordering them for my creality printer as well. Thank you!!
Awesome! Use my discount code to save some money too! 🙂
Oh man I need to look into doing this. My Mini causes me so many issues with clogging
For sure! This upgrade is definitely worth it!
Get a Revo instead. Nobody is quite as hostile to the F/OSS community as Slice is.
Slice engineering says to do a pid tune after installation, but frustratingly doesn't explain how to do it on a mini.
Great video! Thank you!
Big help! Thanks!
6:36 is the most important part. I actually opened a support ticket with slice engineering. Now I have some awesome lines!!!!
Good video. I'm glad there are more "plug-in" options for the Mini now, but I still prefer the Revo over the Copperhead in this use case. Still too much PTFE in the filament path with the Copperhead, which is where my pain point on the stock Mini hotend is. The Revo eliminated that issue. In my use, the Revo not only prints better than stock, but I haven't had a single clog since I installed it many months ago. That being said, I love the Copperhead I put on my CR10S Pro V2. It's been a rockstar.
Awesome info! It's been solid so far for sure!! Thanks for watching!
I think it would be better to pull pinda probe a bit heigher, not lowering heater block, as you are making gaps in filament path
I was thinking the same thing when he said he lowered the hot end. I see problems in the future for that machine.
I am going to revisit this! Thanks for the comment and for watching!
We should all be so lucky to have the heater come out so easily. I had to pry a flat head screwdriver into the slit in the front of the heater block to spread it open enough to get mine out.
Is there anyway you can make a tutorial for ender 5 pro firmware upgrade?
The revo micro is the way to go with the mm 10 extruder upgrade it gets gid of most of the ptfe tubes and no clogs and the best prints you can get from a prusa mini.
Hello, where is the video about PID Tune? I didn´t found the link. Please let us know.
I have been rocking a copperhead on my Prusa mini for well over a year now and zero clogs since switching. It is a great upgrade. I paired mine with a micro Swiss a2 nozzle. The slice nozzle had me printing a lot hotter than stock but the slice has been great at 205-215 for 99% of my prints.
Can you send post the link to the PID tuning you mention in the video? Please and thank you!
Yes really. Slice engineering doesn't either. When I messaged them about it they linked to proceeedures for the prusa 3s instead. Post install I've had nothing but headaches. No bed adhesion, stringing, oozing.
I cringed when he moved the heatblock down instead of just adjusting the PINDA sensor like the rest of us. Like bro, you cant make TH-cam videos about this stuff and show people the wrong way to do things. You didnt even show anyone any test prints after, so clearly your Mini wasnt printing right after this "upgrade". Do it right, not for me...but for the few people who have no idea what to do.
The video is more about installing it. It prints great right now! I did a short on it the same day after the first thing it printed! Not hiding anything here at all. I also just ran a 22-hour print that I'm about to show as well and it came out great with the exception of the very top because I was close to maxing out the Z height. Not hiding anything here. I just wanted to show how to install it. As far as moving the pinda down, I reached out to them about that because their instructions don't show to move it up. But they may need to update that. I appreciate your feedback and thank you for watching
Great comment, I was thinking the same. Looks like some people need instructions for everything 😂
Have to admit as someone who is not "expert" but knows enough.. this one threw me a bit. I have had issues with the PTFE tube in the heat break being too short and causing serious issues hard to track down. I would have also moved the PINDA sensor...
dont see the video mentioned in the description
MAN the last step is just wrong now you pteft tube is not all the way to the top it may work for some time but this is bad
you need to ajust the the pinda prob when you use the manual way whit the paper for the nozzel and cabelbinder for the pinda prope ore creditcard :) that is the proper way
using a titantium heatbreak plus a mini sherpa is a great cheaper way to get the mini troublefree also.
Thanks for watching!
I tried the revo micro upgrade only to find no advantage at all and some printing problems i really think theses printers just work better when there stock there not like an ender or others that benefit from upgrades you just need to do maintence on a regular basis and they work great.
Which is odd, because this cost just as much as a Revo does. Which only gives you the added benefit of having quick nozzle changes, and easy jam clearing.
this is definitely not worth it over the revo
I appreciate your feedback and opinion! Thank you for watching!
I'll have to check that one out too!
You forgot the PID link
Hello from France !! thanks a lot for this video 🙂Just a question : at 00:05:20 you speak about "PID calibration" and suggest to watch the link in the video... Sorry but i don't find any link concerning this PID tune process. Coud you help me please ? Thanks again for all you videos !
I would love to upgrade my Prusa but have sacked Slice Engineering due to their patent trolling practices, luckily the EU denied their ridiculous patent applications but unfortunetly the US and China allowed them to patent things fixed by 3 screws, they are a cancer on the 3D printing industry and I wont be giving them my custom.
#vzbot hotend rip
@@kentsangcanada RIP the long schlong dong....
Without seeing a before and after, this sounds, and looks like an advertisment, nothing more.
Interesting take. It's more like a how to install video than anything. Thanks for watching!
@@TheEdgeofTech i have one of these hotends somewhere, not used, and i would put it in the mini if i had any of the issues described. I only get a tiny bit of stringing but that's about it.
@@TheVFXAssault my mini has given me nightmares with uneven extrusion.... Just bought this kit today.... Hope it works
PID tuning on the Mini is pointless unless you have a modified firmware. It won't recall the values unless you add them to your start g-code.
Good to know! Thanks for that!
This looks super helpful. Is there a reputable brand that sells the same thing?
I'm not sure what you mean by reputable, slice engineering is 100% reputable and is a very good company!
@@TheEdgeofTech slice is a terrible company. I hope nobody sees this and thinks they should support slice. They need to disappear asap
@@jeffreyepiscopo I appreciate your opinion, but I disagree wholeheartedly. This is a great product and it works very well on my Prusa mini!
@@TheEdgeofTechmaybe this upgrade is good but slice is a garbage “company”. There’s no way to argue against that!
@@jeffreyepiscopo I'm very interested to hear why you think this. Shoot me an email if you can. Or message me on any of the socials.
click baity title tho
Haha 😆 It's the truth! Not clickbait at all, but I will admit the last video was on the clickbait side. Lol
Man having done years on RC cars and choppers it makes me cringe (and cry a little inside) when I see people fumbling with Allen keys. Egads spend 20 bucks on a allen driver set and make your life a much happier one!!!! :p *strokes align hex driver set* :D
Haha 😂 I agree! I love mynT handles, but didn't have a small enough size for this one. That will change now. Thanks for watching!
The moment I heard Slice Engineering I stopped watching, I hope these patent abusers go bankrupt.
unfortunately slice engineering has destroyed their reputation in the community.
Give it a brake we are in 2022 there are much advanced and cheaper devices
I don't understand why slice uses boron nitrade in their heat blocks, instead of making a proper clamping hot zone. Even the sock looks thin and flimsy. It's a bad overpriced product, and the company behind it is even worse.
I can't comment on the boron nitride, but I can say the sock is good! Just about the same as all the other ones I have. I appreciate your opinion, and thank you for watching!
@@TheEdgeofTech compared to the 4mm thick rapido socks, they seem super flimsy.
We use Boron Nitride Paste for two main reasons. The first is that it helps with heat conduction, allowing you to take full advantage of our copper hot blocks. The second is that we use it in place of a clamping cartridge slot to remove strain and pressure on the heater cartridge. Not clamping down on the heater cartridge helps extend the life of your heater in addition to the thermal benefits.
@@SliceEngineering Thanks for the info!!
booooooo ... looks like you don't know how it actually works ! you can't lower hotend ... you have to adjust SuperPinda .... lowering hot end you will get clogs very very soon ! ...
wasted my money on this bogus trash and cant even get a refund