Is the Microswiss NG worth the Money? | Layman Reviews

Is the Microswiss NG worth buying over the Original Microswiss direct drive extruder with all metal hot end? In this video I try to show the pros and cons of the Microswiss NG in layman terms.
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00:00 Drop in Replacement
00:14 Layman Reviews
00:27 Initial Impressions
00:34 Does the weight matter?
01:06 Low Overhang Dimensions and Details
02:25 Shortest Filament Path
02:59 Is the NG modular?
03:26 Tug Of War Explanation
04:27 Tug Of War!
06:30 Is the NG Worth it?

[@navycadet1]

Dude that is the most creative and awesome test ever

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks! 😀

[@MyBrothersMario]

Reminded me of Proper Printing's tug of war showdown where the Micro Swiss demolished everything including a Bondtech QR along with his own experimental design using timing belts to grip onto a larger section of filament.
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[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Sweet!

[@zdog90210]

Awesome video creative test! Can't wait to see more videos!

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thank you! I'm excited to create more content!

[@Gunner0352]

Gantry should not sag just because an extruder moved to the other side. That is a side effect of not having tight enough rollers or misaligned rollers

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

That's what I originally thought too! Thanks for watching!

[@EnriqSandoval]

OH MAN....The soundtrack to this vid is awesome! I felt like I was watching Gladiator during the tug of war. Great touch.

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks!

[@corywarner]

Awesome review!

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks, glad you liked it! 😃

[@omegadeepblue1407]

i love this video

[@istayhighi1540]

Man I just got the ng in the mail today. Sadly I gotta wait 10 hours for my print to finish but so far I’m impressed by the quality of it.

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Any updates?

[@istayhighi1540]

Yup broken heater block because I was clumsy and dropped it but got a new one in the mail today so I’ll have an update ina few hours hopefully 🤞

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Haha that sucks, hope round 2 works better!

[@PETRevolution3D]

love the content... but get a better mic when recording your audio... please. other than that. great stuff! keep it up!

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks! Definitely the plan for the next video 🙂

[@Pdunns3D]

Hows it a shorter filament path than say the sprite pro that goes directly in in a similar way

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

I'm pretty sure it's the distance between the gear and the nozzle but I'm not 100% sure
I just ordered the sprite pro and guess we'll find out!

[@capthowdy126]

well u just decided with direct drive im putting on one of my creality machines, not sure which one yet but a ng will be added to a ender 3, 3max, 5 or a aquila not sure which im going to put it on yet, ender 5 has a microswiss hotend already so that makes me want to lean in the other direction but one question, is the heat block an throat the same from the ng to the original all metal hotend or are they different. would be nice if all the parts where interchangeable.

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

The NG comes with its own block and throat but I'm pretty sure the block is generic and the throat is unique 🤔

[@oldgrumpybatman4130]

I have the NG but let me say it's nothing but clogging issues and it's a real pain to take apart and put back together every time... so frustrating...

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Clogging sucks! I haven't had a single clog with the NG yet, are you sure the nozzles you're using are meeting the heat break?

[@txwombat7826]

Any-update on the jamming when loading filament? - I'm having the same issue

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

I've been busy designing my next project and haven't printed much recently. Will start printing again soon, I'll keep you updated if I do!

[@JimmysDIY]

Helpful but your comment re: filament going out on 1st Gen is wrong. Capricorn tube going to the hot end cut too short which is the reason it goes out. It is cut at an angle to sit between gears.

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Maybe, makes sense 🤔 thanks!

[@Dkizzle16]

This is the video I've been looking for! I had an all metal hotend from microswiss so it was cheaper to buy the older style when switching to dd.
Been curious of the difference and what I am missing. Would be interested to see print quality comparison, but mostly that test you did was awesome.
Could the original extruder lift the spool on its own if it wasn't attached to the NG? How strong is the microswiss extruder is essentially my question. It is clear the ng is extremely powerful in comparison

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks! 😀
The way the pulleys were set up, initially each extruder would be lifting 1/2 the spool weight (approx. 500-600g). In my opinion it's not that the Original is very weak, it's that the NG is so powerful that it makes it look weak.

[@omegadeepblue1407]

@@LucasBuildsStuff truth, i watched another video of an "extruder tournament" where various extruders like the Orbiter, the Sprite, Bondtech DDX and obviously the Micro Swiss NG compited. The NG ate all of their rivals.

[@zdog90210]

Here's another one for the algorithm

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Thanks! 😂

[@robertbobbitt8448]

The end to end height check is pointless due to single z drive

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

Hey! I found a huge difference in print quality with dual z rods 🤔

[@mrinductionakagolddenboy5645]

Love the video .but man please fix the audio is terrible

[@LucasBuildsStuff]

😂