Lulzbot Taz Sidekick 289 Printing and Toolhead Swap
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this video, I demonstrate my first few prints, print quality, and a toolhead swap on the Lulzbot Sidekick 289. Stay tuned for the next video in the series, in which I will share my general thoughts / perspectives on the printer after printing with it for a bit.
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I picked up this printer at MRRF 2021 (Midwest RepRap Festival, in Goshen, Indiana). Configure your Lulzbot 289 here:
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Disclaimer: I purchased a Lulzbot Sidekick 289 at full price during MRRF. I committed to making a video of my experience and thoughts on this printer and in return was provided with a discount price that included the M175 (Mosquito 1.75mm toolhead) shown in this video. The model featured in this video: Lulzbot Taz Sidekick 289 3D Printer, Magnetic Flex Bed, gLCD controller. The printer equipped with this toolhead, heated bed, build surface, gLCD can be configured for around $1275. View the configurator here: shop.lulzbot.c...
Quick and dirty info on key specifications:
* The Sidekick 289 build volume is 6 x 6 ⅜ x 7 ⅛ inches, or 162 x 164 x 185mm and starts at $795 (4.9 cubic mm vs 5.8 cubic mm)
*The Sidekick 747 is 9 x 9 x 9 ¾ inches, or 231 x 231 x 249mm and starts at $995 (13.2 cubic mm vs 11.02 cubic mm)
* Both printers have 24v Meanwell power supplies. The 289 has a 150 watt, and the 747 a 300 watt.
* Both printers have swappable toolheads that can easily be changed with 3 thumb screws and a connector, and firmware (Marlin fork) changed via LCD menu.
* Toolhead options come in both 2.85 and 1.75 options. I will be showing the 1.75 Slice engineering toolhead in a future video.
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Those are some nice looking prints!
Thank you! Very happy with the quality so far. I still need to tweak the slicer a bit for some fine tuning.
thanks for the second video. you are the only person showing this printer currently so i give props to your for that, as well.
Great video! Buying a 3D printer and getting a customer support agent 👍. While other companies rely on the Facebook Group Communities to do the troubleshooting for them..
Yeah, the support is really good if/when you have to use it!
Great video Greg in showing how one would perform a tool swap. Is their any additional information or insight you can provide with the SK285 tool? Their is little information on the website on the SK175/SK285 tool option. Can you summarize the advantageous/disadvantages of selecting the SK175/SK285 over say the SE, HE or M175 tool head option.
Great question.. I hope they will provide a bit more. They had some brochures at MRRF that had some good info. SL series- "Small Layer" - these are toolheads with .25mm nozzle and are nickel plated. HS - These are "High Strength" toolheads (hardened stelel nozzle) and intended for printing carbon filled type filaments for engineering parts with a .80 nozzle. HS+ - same idea as HS but with a 1.2 mm nozzle. SK - it is the standard / base model toolhead with a .5mm brass nozzle that is general purpose. The SK series all have 30 watt heater cartridges. There are 1.75mm and 2.85mm versions of the Titan Aero and those all applies to the HS, SL, SK HS+ toolheads, and those versions all have 40 watt heaters. There are two other types of toolheads, the M175 which is a Mosquito + Bondtech and includes a Vanadium (hardened) nozzle, and an H175 which is an e3d Hemera Extruder. Both Of these print 1.75mm filament. The M175 has a 50watt heater cartridge and the H175 has a 40watt. Hopefully this helps!! I know it is a little bit confusing.
As far as advantages go- The SK series is a "Tried but True" technology (Titan Aero/ e3d Heater block) hot end and great for general purpose depending on the nozzle you put on it (can do small parts, large parts, etc.). It's "OK" for just about everything. The Mosquito + BondTech is a state of the art / top tier extruder and better gripping/gearing of filament, so the print quality may be slightly better. You can also change the nozzle without using a wrench and just use a hex socket tool since the heater block is supported by metal posts. The Hemera is a great option if you are going to do a lot of TPU printing, it can print TPU (and other filaments) quite fast- even the softest ninjaflex can be printed at 30-40 mm/sec. The Bondtech will be slower printing TPU but it can still be done. For print farm printing I'd say the standard SK / Titan Aero hot end is a good option, and upgrade to the H175 or M175 if you want even better results.
Great video. Subscribed for your review video! Seems like a very interesting printer, might be worth a buy! Waiting for your thoughts.
Thanks for the sub! It is a very good printer. I am still putting it through the paces, and collecting feedback and also sending to Lulzbot where I've ran into some snags. In my next video I am going to go in a lot of detail on the tradeoffs and benefits of this printer which will hopefully give a lot of people some good information / data on whether it would be good for their use case or not. Generally speaking, I think anyone that is considering a Prusa MK3 should really consider this printer.
That's me! Thanks for the response.
Great Video Greg, Thanks for sharing.
Great video, one handy feature with the firmware is that holding down the button while on the main screen during a print will bring you directly to the z-offset.
Thanks! I couldn't remember if it was a hold down, or a double click as it has been a while since I've used Marlin.