I wish I could speak to all the updates, but this was my first experience with QIDI. So far it's been great across all the filament testing I've done. I'm looking forward to doing more with this printer as it's so much faster than my old ones!
@Vintauri Yeah, mine isn't super fast but has been very reliable with PLA and Carbon Fiber, so I love it. I now use enders for PLA and the Qidi for any carbon fiber projects. Great content, bud!
Good to hear! My whole family has been throwing jobs at this one and having fun with it. I just ordered some more filaments to test and play with to see if it can keep the high speed printing going with cheaper material.
Very interesting and a good review. It's nice to see something besides the Bambu printers that seem to be the community darling right now. Am definitely impressed with the speed and quality that these next generation printers are showing. Am definitely going to be considering these when my existing printer needs to be replaced. The prices on all of these seem very reasonable, even the high end of the line
I agree, I was looking at the Bambu Labs printers but the price point was too much for something that is not primary to my shop. I think these other brands are helping bring down those prices with some competition. So far, I've been very happy with this one and am looking forward to some more complex prints from it in the future.
When I run PLA it’s not heating so it’s fairly ambient temp. In ABS it does heat up but I have not checked the shell temp when it’s doing that. You could try to insulate it but I don’t think you’d see too much of a power savings from that.
I've been printing with mine for about a week. It makes great prints I've been printing board game inserts. While I love it so far, speed and quality are fantastic, I hate how you reload mid-print when the filament runs out. You have to manually feed from the back through the tube for like 3 mins while it restarts the print as the feeder is near the extruder. This is pretty clumsy. If I'm doing this wrong let me know.
Unfortunately the printer needs to be on a very stable base to be able to print with quality at the higher speeds. So having it on a rotating platform could introduce jitter that would be reflected in the items being printed. As long as you can put it somewhere where you can get at it from the side, it’s not too bad to change the filament. But you can’t tuck it into a shelf that might block the rear access.
@@Vintauri - I think if you make a turntable base out of good hardwood or furniture grade plywood that could be clamped or bolted down while in the working orientation it would work fine. Maybe a thin sheet of plastic for the bottom bearing surface would suffice so the printer was not too hard to turn. The rubber feet on these QIDI printers are pretty grippy and don't slide very well on a table or bench top. I have mine on a large and heavy tool chest that has a 1-1/4" butcher block top, and the printer still shakes it. Any of the cheap 3D printers (under 10's of thousands of dollars) I am aware do this, because they are essentially all built way light and flimsy. In the end, I don't think if you bolted these light weight printers to a concrete slab that you could tell the difference in print quality. But, they can't build and sell true premium printers to the masses of people who think $1,000 and 50 pound tools are high end. It's like comparing hobby CNC routers or mills to the big industrial stuff.
My little Anycubic printer fits very well in my shop. It's a bed slinger and I have used it for various tooling applications with exceptional quality and it has auto bed leveling. This one is very cool though and I like that it is enclosed. Does it monitor the inside temp?
It does monitor the inside temp and you can tweak the settings in real time. I need to get a little more comfortable with the back end features of the machine and do a highlight video on that.
I do have it on a rolling tool cart now but this machine can make that rock a bit when it’s flinging around at high speed. It’s not a deal breaker but it is annoying and worth pointing out to someone thinking they can tuck this away on a shelf.
My X Plus 3 broke after just a few days. Will not home properly. Can't jog past halfway towards the top on the Z Axis as it sets the middle of the Z stroke at 0mm after homing. My two year old X Plus is a lot slower but at least it works, it makes better parts, and it has a better UI in my opinion. Overall, the X Plus 3 is a piece of junk in my book
So qidi sent you free printer and could not properly show print quality? Your wife is a photographer still you did not show qidi print quality. Showing parts in your hands with constant movement, out of focus etc. I would be very disappointed if i would be qidi tech. On the other hand qidi tech refused to send me printer for review so ....
Well my apologies that my video did not meet your expectations. Qidi sent it out asking for a different viewpoint than others who dig into the details and science. They asked for a video of how a general maker / woodworker might utilize their printer. So I focused on the practical uses and expectations. There are many videos out there that will dive into the details of layer lines and adhesion of this and other competitors printers. Thanks for watching anyway!
@@Vintauri At least a honest reply, qidi i better then FLSUN V400 see accuracy video "FLSUN V400 Delta Printer Accuracy Issues" shows problems unsolved.
I have the first Qidi X-Max model. Very cool to see the upgrade!!
I wish I could speak to all the updates, but this was my first experience with QIDI. So far it's been great across all the filament testing I've done. I'm looking forward to doing more with this printer as it's so much faster than my old ones!
@Vintauri Yeah, mine isn't super fast but has been very reliable with PLA and Carbon Fiber, so I love it. I now use enders for PLA and the Qidi for any carbon fiber projects. Great content, bud!
I've had mine about two weeks, love it.
Good to hear! My whole family has been throwing jobs at this one and having fun with it. I just ordered some more filaments to test and play with to see if it can keep the high speed printing going with cheaper material.
Very interesting and a good review. It's nice to see something besides the Bambu printers that seem to be the community darling right now. Am definitely impressed with the speed and quality that these next generation printers are showing. Am definitely going to be considering these when my existing printer needs to be replaced. The prices on all of these seem very reasonable, even the high end of the line
I agree, I was looking at the Bambu Labs printers but the price point was too much for something that is not primary to my shop. I think these other brands are helping bring down those prices with some competition. So far, I've been very happy with this one and am looking forward to some more complex prints from it in the future.
could you tell what are case's outter temperature? would be wise to add some thermal insulation on the sides to save electricity?
When I run PLA it’s not heating so it’s fairly ambient temp. In ABS it does heat up but I have not checked the shell temp when it’s doing that. You could try to insulate it but I don’t think you’d see too much of a power savings from that.
I've been printing with mine for about a week. It makes great prints I've been printing board game inserts. While I love it so far, speed and quality are fantastic, I hate how you reload mid-print when the filament runs out. You have to manually feed from the back through the tube for like 3 mins while it restarts the print as the feeder is near the extruder. This is pretty clumsy. If I'm doing this wrong let me know.
I agree that the rear filament spool and long tube are annoying to deal with. I'd love to see a better way to swap out filaments.
Since you are a woodworker, you could make a Lazy Susan type of base so you can rotate the printer to change the spool and do maintenance
Unfortunately the printer needs to be on a very stable base to be able to print with quality at the higher speeds. So having it on a rotating platform could introduce jitter that would be reflected in the items being printed. As long as you can put it somewhere where you can get at it from the side, it’s not too bad to change the filament. But you can’t tuck it into a shelf that might block the rear access.
@@Vintauri - I think if you make a turntable base out of good hardwood or furniture grade plywood that could be clamped or bolted down while in the working orientation it would work fine. Maybe a thin sheet of plastic for the bottom bearing surface would suffice so the printer was not too hard to turn. The rubber feet on these QIDI printers are pretty grippy and don't slide very well on a table or bench top.
I have mine on a large and heavy tool chest that has a 1-1/4" butcher block top, and the printer still shakes it. Any of the cheap 3D printers (under 10's of thousands of dollars) I am aware do this, because they are essentially all built way light and flimsy. In the end, I don't think if you bolted these light weight printers to a concrete slab that you could tell the difference in print quality. But, they can't build and sell true premium printers to the masses of people who think $1,000 and 50 pound tools are high end. It's like comparing hobby CNC routers or mills to the big industrial stuff.
My little Anycubic printer fits very well in my shop. It's a bed slinger and I have used it for various tooling applications with exceptional quality and it has auto bed leveling. This one is very cool though and I like that it is enclosed. Does it monitor the inside temp?
It does monitor the inside temp and you can tweak the settings in real time. I need to get a little more comfortable with the back end features of the machine and do a highlight video on that.
Subbed from northern Minnesota.
I love coming up to the northern part of the state! Thanks for the sub!
@@Vintauri I love leaving the northern part of the state in winter lol.
@@wYatt121509 I bet you do! But at least it’s not bare farm fields everywhere up there.
Put the damn thing a table with casters. Now you can move the whole table.
I do have it on a rolling tool cart now but this machine can make that rock a bit when it’s flinging around at high speed. It’s not a deal breaker but it is annoying and worth pointing out to someone thinking they can tuck this away on a shelf.
My X Plus 3 broke after just a few days. Will not home properly. Can't jog past halfway towards the top on the Z Axis as it sets the middle of the Z stroke at 0mm after homing. My two year old X Plus is a lot slower but at least it works, it makes better parts, and it has a better UI in my opinion. Overall, the X Plus 3 is a piece of junk in my book
So qidi sent you free printer and could not properly show print quality? Your wife is a photographer still you did not show qidi print quality. Showing parts in your hands with constant movement, out of focus etc. I would be very disappointed if i would be qidi tech. On the other hand qidi tech refused to send me printer for review so ....
Well my apologies that my video did not meet your expectations. Qidi sent it out asking for a different viewpoint than others who dig into the details and science. They asked for a video of how a general maker / woodworker might utilize their printer. So I focused on the practical uses and expectations. There are many videos out there that will dive into the details of layer lines and adhesion of this and other competitors printers. Thanks for watching anyway!
@@Vintauri At least a honest reply, qidi i better then FLSUN V400 see accuracy video "FLSUN V400 Delta Printer Accuracy Issues" shows problems unsolved.