James M. Woodward#3dprinting update;
I'm super happy with my build. Unfortunately the upgrade path looks like it's going to force me into #Klipper which has never actually been good to me.
My build currently:
- Ender5 chassis
- #BTT #Octopus mainboard
- Modded #Endorphin-- Meaning: Linear Rail conversion-- Partial CoreXY kinematics
- #microswiss direct drive
- Volcano hot end + 60w heater
- 0.6mm #Diamondback volcano nozzle
- MSDD modded heat break / mount
- Hydra-based cooling solution
- Dual independent Z-screws
- BLTouch
- Mains powered bed heater
- Octopi
Like many before and similar to myself the Ender platform served as a wonderful platform to build and tinker on. As far as I can find, particularly with my custom work for the Volcano, this is a unique build. I looked at the traditional volcano options but I did not like the #klemco mount options nor the traditional volcano heat break. I was concerned about heat creep but I've seen no signs of it even when printing PC.
At this point I'm looking into the #Eddy bed level sensor, but it's klipper only. Otherwise there's almost nothing I can want from my printer that it cannot do. Multi-material would be nice but there's no good way to do it and MMS' are so damn wasteful. More print volume would be handy but that means changing a lot and I've got spare 235x bed plates for days. The Eddy makes bed leveling super fast and accurate, leagues beyond what a probe based sensor can do. But it also means being unable to come back to Marlin and lose a bit of print volume to the Eddy sensor. So I guess I'll see, if something comes along to convince me to suffer through Klipper's headaches.
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