Artillery Sidewinder X2 Long Term Review, Assembly and Setup Guide! Runout Detection Resume Fix!
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- In this video I will tell you about my experience with the Artillery Sidewinder X2. I will show you how to assemble your new printer and set it up for success on your first print! Plus, I will show you what changes to make to your slicer settings so that the filament change process works properly during a filament runout event.
Artillery generously sent me this 3D printer and I used it for 3 months and successfully printed over 100 models before formulating my opinion on this machine. Previously, I reviewed the Artillery Genius Pro and you can find that video here:
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The Sidewinder X2 is similar in almost everyway to the Genius Pro so I wasn't surprised when I found the performance to also be very similar. However, it has a much larger build volume with a total volume of 300x300x400. The construction is very high quality and the components are very robust compared to other printers on the market in the same price range. I truly believe that more people should be giving the Artillery printers consideration.
I used this machine in my production environment for these 3 months and it did not let me down. I only had one print jam over this time period and I believe it was due to some very aggressive speed and retraction settings I was running to really cut down on print times. Otherwise it was very drama free printing and lots of high quality parts.
The Sidewinder X2 features dual Z axis lead screws and motors, a z axis timing belt, auto bed levelling sensor, volcano style nozzle, direct drive titan extruder, larger part cooling fan, beautiful ribbon cable management, and a power AC heated build platform.
One thing it doesn't have is a PEI flex plate. In the video I explain that an upgrade to a PEI double sided flex plate makes print removal easier so you won't have to wait for the glass bed to completely cool down. I offer these double sided flex plates on my website, guaranteed to fit the Sidewinder X2:
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On both the Genius Pro and the Sidewinder X2 I install my flex plates right overtop of the original glass. This is because the glass build plates on the Artillery printers are bonded to the levelling knobs and you cannot remove them. This works perfectly fine and I would suggest increasing your print bed temperatures 5-10 degrees to keep the flex plate nice and hot during your print.
My only complaints about this machine are mostly related to the screen and firmware. I believe Artillery could do a slightly better job with the screen user interface and that would require a screen firmware update.
Additionally, on their website the download section could be made more clear on the firmware versions available. It is unclear what versions are listed on the website.
The firmware also defaults the extrusion mode back to absolute extrusion when the runout detection sensor is triggered. Therefore, it is important to change your slicer settings to use absolute extrusion otherwise your print will not resume properly when it gets tripped during a print. Check the video timestamps below to see what part of the video I address this issue using Prusa Slicer as an example. This is something that Artillery could also do a better job of documenting for people so this information is easier to find.
Overall, I really enjoy using this printer and it says a lot when I have not designed any upgrades for it over 3 months of using it. Normally I would be designing something right away - see my other videos if you don't believe me!
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Unboxing
2:00 Assembly
6:28 Setup
9:53 First Print
11:56 More Prints
15:48 Thoughts and Opinions
20:25 Fix Runout Print Resume
21:53 Outro
22:50 Outtake
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CHECK THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR DISCOUNT CODE, ANOTHER $20 OFF THE ARTILLERY SIDEWINDER X2 !
Very nicely done well put very professional one of the best videos I've seen through my mini searches on how to unbox and use my 3D printer thank you so much
Wow thank you so much! Feel free to check out some of my other 3D printing videos if you'd like !
Nice review. It seems like a good printer and I have considered the smaller model a few times. Maybe I will finally pull the trigger....
Thank you! I use the Genius Pro regularly and it hasn't let me down yet.
the replacement kit and tools is a very nice touch.
Agreed. Like I said in the video, for what you get for the price it's really good value. Artillery told me they are also going to send me a discount code for another $20 off + free roll of filament for anyone with my discount code... I'll be posting that up soon.
Hey! I got this printer like a month ago and I noticed that during filament change the extruder just keeps extruding the new filament for like 4-5 secs and then I can resume printing. So my question is (I don't really know about terms and fancy words) but is this problem solved by doing what you say in 20:35? Thanks in advance!
Thank you very much for your explanation. Could fix extruding problem after filament change.
You are welcome!
Thanks very informative.. Nice review
My pleasure 😊
Nice review ! What about BLTouch pin deploying during print ? It's the most common issue on that printer, if you or artillery have a fix it will be awesome
Hi, if you use pruce slicer , can you share your profile for x2 ? thanks a lot...
As terrible as I am assembling stuff and reading manualls. This video helped allot.
Glad you found it helpful :)
Great review. I just bought my X2 and was wondering if you had a profile for Prusaslicer. I noticed they have (2) profiles for the X1 but nothing for the X2. Thanks for your help and love your content.
Yes I have one, I have a few different machine profiles that I will work on uploading to my website over the next few days. Thanks!
@@EmbraceMaking how did you get it to pop prints off without the mat im prob gonna end up getting the mat for mine after having to fight getting them off lol.
@@zerotheliger just let the glass cool down
How do you find the ac heated bed mate? My X2 seems to have two hotspots to the left and right of centre and when it's on say 60c those hotspots will be up around 65-70c and has actually damaged prints just from the radiant heat. So now I just drop the temp to 40 and use a bostic bluestick.
Interesting, mine doesn't seem that bad and have never had it damage a print like that. I recently got a thermal camera so I can have a look, but normally on my larger printers like this one or CR10 Smart, anything around 300 x 300 I set it to 60 and let it heat soak for 5-10 minutes at that temp before I start printing.
Hi there love the video could I get the profile for the slicer settings you have perfected good sir I have been using cura and I think it’s time to try prusa
Hi, I can post a profile to my website if you like. Are you just using regular PLA?
@@EmbraceMaking Hi, could you also share the PrusaSlicer profile for printing with PETG? I tried using the profile from the Sidewinder X1, but there are defects on the Benchy print, and it seems like the cooling is insufficient. Loading a verified profile would definitely make it easier for me to work with my new printer.
Thanks for all the info! Since here in Europe you can get this printer now for 265 Euro I guess its a no brainer???
Yes and they also just sent me a link and discount code for another $20 off: bit.ly/41In5Lw and use discount code: EmbraceMakingX2
One print on mine don’t stick on the build plate
They are on sale now for $199 from Artillery, free shipping. The company setup video AND the manual that comes with are a joke. This video is much better. One little note is when mounting the gantry if you slide the machine to the edge of the table, you can access the screws from below and everything is in place and square.
Yes the literature is not their strong point lol glad you found this video useful and good tip on the assembly :)
@@EmbraceMaking I've got Bard helping me sort things out.
My X2 has gone suicidal. Home the extruder, level the bed... whatever... the printer raises and centers the extruder, exercises the ABL sensor then dives for the bed. The sensor pin touches the plate, but the printer attempts to bury the nozzle in the plate. Replace the ABL? Or replace it with an actual BLTouch?
I believe the Artillery probe is in some ways different than BLTouch... so if you switch them you may have to repin or change the offsets in firmware etc. Not 100% sure though but just a heads up!
Took the ABL apart and put it back together. It works fine now, but I will replace it with BLTouch.
Can you help me
Artillery3D failed with their dodgy cabling, making their printers very unreliable... These flat cables were never designed for large currents, but mostly for data in laptops... If you making this printer more reliable do your own cabling for nossle . my started having extrusion problems after harf a year, and I couldn't find the reason, changing extruders, until i measured resistance on the total length as it goes thru 2 flat cables and 3 laptop connectors, to find that it is over 400 ohms, also some pins were carrying burn marks on connector sides...
Interesting, thanks for the insight. I have an new extruder coming for the Artillery machines, maybe I will measure the cable resistance to make sure I am not having the same problem!
I have this Sidewinder X2 for a year now and it's a terrible printer with lots of Z offset issues, usb port doesn't work anymore. Support from the company zero! Very cheap built terrible MOB
Please don't buy this really bad printer with lots of problems
Hi Doron, what kind of issues have you had? I'm still using mine and it's been quite good for me. Have you tried to reach out to Artillery for support?