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voron 2.4 - anybody with actual experience (vorondesign.com)
submitted 1 year ago by tenzen@lemmy.ca to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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Hello,

I was interested in building a high end printer, mostly for the fun of it and learning what goes into it. I've been looking at the Voron and on the page looks really nice; however, I've been unable to find a lot of actual print quality, speed, and capability comparisons.

Does anybody here have experience or recommendations of other high end, self build, printer designs?

I'd be using my customized printer based on the ender 3 max platform.

Really, looking to improve in a few areas:

  • proper enclosure and venting so I don't continue to poison myself when printing abs.
  • elimination of ringing caused by that heavy bed swinging around at high speed
  • ability to ramp up the print speed past 50mm/s

I'd also love the ability to play with multi-matrtial printing, but not high on the list.

Thanks all

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[–] sarchar@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I have experience with the Voron 2.4. I built mine a little over a year ago and absolutely love it.

The V2.4 crew pride themselves on print quality. I mean, just look at what is required to be part of the PIF (PrintItForward) program. I can personally attest that print quality is amazing, and I have printed ABS, ASA, PLA, and PETG and had success with all. The enclosure can be built with easily removable clips so you can change from one setup to another.

There are also tons of mods out, like the Nevermore, which would help reduce those bad air particles from printing ABS.

I've heard of V2.4 printers reaching 300mm/sec print speeds. I usually run everyday prints around 80-150.

If you want to eventually try multi-material printing, then you will want to check out the ERCF project.

You should know that the Voron build process is maybe 1% of your work on this thing. You will be tinkering with ini scripts and print settings for years after your first benchy. For example, you'll probably want to install the Klicky mod (or some other Z probe mod) and Auto-Z leveling. With QGL and Auto-Z your prints will start within roughly 0.02mm of the perfect first layer every time. But all this will take time to setup and configure.

On top of all that, the Voron discord community is amazing. If you need help with a print issue, someone will help you.

If you have any other questions, lemme know!

[–] tenzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Awesome. Thank you for the reply. Sounds like it is time to start printing and collecting parts.

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