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do you think it's worth to update an old CR-10s? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by TheDuckPrince@lemm.ee to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Hi! I have an old CR10-s, I don't have money to buy a new, and more performant printer, so I just used and spare OrangePi PC that I had to use klipper, and I love it! It was so satisfying. Now I want to change the fan inside the awful control box but then? I read about stepper dumper are useful? I want to install a BLtouch, TL smoother and a ADXL345 for input shaping. but do you think it's worth? I also tried to find info about new and more silent stepper driver, but for what I understood I can't install them on my stock board, is that correct? I should move to a Bigtreetech?

All of this will cost me like maybe 60$ + maybe sth if I want to put a noctua on the extruder and a magnetic plate...

To sum up: does this planned updates worth? do I need to move to a new board for the stepper driver? it's better to throw away the printer? (I'm joking). I want to achieve a more reliable print, lower noise and a little more speed.

(see the anycubic viper is so damn fast)

Thank you a lot in advance

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[–] HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I still rock my cr-10 v1 only changes I've made, added cr touch, added second z lead screw, added creality direct drive extruder, added a pi with octoprint, replaced all fans with noctuas including the control box, added dampeners on all steppers and replaced the original glass plate for a textured glass plate

Thing still prints like a dream, and more accurately than the 30k$ printer at my work lol

So I would say yeah upgrade it, it's worth it

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only changes I've made

Proceeds to list at least half of the essential parts of their 3D printer.

[–] HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would consider them essential upgrades rather than essential parts, since they are competely optional and aren't required to make the printer functional!

There are endless amounts of upgrades for printers this is barely touching the surface!

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Sure, but the way you said it sounded like "I barely made an changes" while you in fact did ;)

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah my CR-10v2 is still solid, and that's basically a rebranded CR-10s. I've put in an original V6, added a bltouch and a pi for octoprint and that's treated me pretty well so far.