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Changing extruders question
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 12:06 pm
by wirlybird
Hi,
I am going to be installing new Flexion dual extruders on my QIDI and am wondering about the FFF Profile in S3D. What do I need to consider or do? Should I use the Fl;ashforge profile they (Flexion) has or just tweak the settings for the QIDI profile that is in S3D?
Re: Changing extruders question
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:47 am
by wirlybird
In case anyone was wondering I have completed the upgrade to Flexion extruders on my QIDI. It was fairly straight forward. So far I am using the default QIDI profile in S3D and making small changes to tweak things back in.
Overall a good and straight forward upgrade.
Re: Changing extruders question
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 12:59 pm
by Larac
Are these new extruders working well for you?
Just got my QIDI up and going a week ago so still fiddling with stuff.
Printing mostly 1/100 models for wargaming with some 1/285th stuff as well.
Buildings and larger vehicles, was wondering if the Flexions might help with that.
Thinking I need a smaller nozzle for some things.
thanks for the help elsewhere as well.
Re: Changing extruders question
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:24 am
by wirlybird
I actually took them off for now. I felt I wasn't getting as good an overall print as with the stock setup. Maybe I was being to fussy! They did work and once you get some things figured out they do good. I am still not sure what was going on in my case. I am looking to get a used Flashforge Creator Pro to set them up on since that is what the company tests them on. I have a new FFCP but do not want to take it apart right now!
Re: Changing extruders question
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:03 pm
by Bluemeane
Did you have any issues with the size of the barrel on the QIDI hotend? I was told the barrel is much smaller than the stock barrel, so the second hotend (Stock one on the other side) doesn't fit very well.
Re: Changing extruders question
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:52 pm
by Funknug
I have the Creator Pro (2016) and installed the right hand side only along with the radiated heat break along with a flexion heat block on the left side as well. Works fan flipping tastic!!!! Worth it! I kept the original right (bowden set up) for harder materials. Probably getting a Palette 2 Pro so I can have 4 colors on the flexion.