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Printer Recommendations (self.general)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ClemensXIV to c/general
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I have a Sovol SV06+ currently but I'm interested in switching to an enclosed core XY printer for engineering filaments like PPA-CF. I've been looking at the Centuri Carbon, Qidi Q2, or a used Bambu P1S and modifying it to get a higher hot end temp. Would the CC be sufficient to print PPA-CF well or should I spend the more money on a different printer?

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[–] Followupquestion 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can’t speak for any of the others, but I have a Qidi Plus 4 and it’s a beast. I just got the Qidi Box for it and I’m currently printing a riser with vents in PETG-GF so the Qidi Box doesn’t affect the venting when I print PLA, and I have zero concerns about the 14+ hour print going bad. That’s better than many people, and I recognize that I got a good unit. The Q2 seems more mature than the Plus 4 was on launch, and I haven’t heard about many failures that don’t have an element of user error.

[–] ClemensXIV 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is the Box working for you? I've heard mixed reviews about it but there don't seem to be enough of them out there to get a good consensus about how they work.

[–] Followupquestion 2 points 1 month ago

So far so good. I will say I haven’t utilized its full potential yet, I want to do an Imperial G19 build with white body, black accents, but I just haven’t had the time to mess with the colors. Easy to load and I likely will be spending a bit more on RFID equipped filament foaming forward because it makes loading simple.