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Voron 2.4R2 vs. Trident (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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I'm looking to expand my printer lineup, and have been looking at kits from magic phoenix for both the Voron Trident and the v2.4R2.

Is there any real benefit to one over the other, or is it more a preference thing?

Edit: if anyone know of other kits, preferably available in the EU, I would also like to take a look at those.

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[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I went with the v2.4. Why?

Build volume. I often ran out of space on my 200mm^3 I3 clone and I wanted the largest build area possible. You can also more easily push Z if you want to by adding a top hat and longer rails
No worrying about bent lead screws, etc
Easier/simpler bed fans for chamber heating, although there are designs that work on trident
A little bit of aesthetics if we're being honest. That flying gantry looks good IMO

Quad gantry level is very easy to set up. I've never bothered with a bed mesh and, now that I have a better put together stealthburner, only need to fiddle with my z-offset when I change material.

3 steppers for z vs 4 isn't a big deal, but there are a few more parts to install and you'll have to make sure your a/b belts are on the correct side of your z belts. I didn't find the mechanical build particularly hard.