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Review on 🎯 Optimized TRONXY Customized Plate: Enhance Precision in Large Industrial Applications by Corey Krull

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Better than many, but not for beginners.

To clarify I have used several FDM printers of this style and quality including another X5SA from Tronxy which has now been heavily modified. This out of the box X5SA-Pro 400 exceeded my changes in terms of accuracy with a much better gantry system with 4 printhead contact points instead of the 3 of the previous version. All contact points on the frame are aluminum on aluminum. This part is durable and requires very little adjustment of the reel to achieve the perfect fit. Again, this build took me exactly 4 hours to get to the point of pressure, but user experience may vary as I tried to use the included instructions, but many of the parts were actually easier and less intense to hand assemble than the one in the suggested lead. In 1 place I had to replace the mandatory lead screw with a longer one due to the new design, but this kit contained approx. There are 20% more screws than needed so you will have a lot of extra parts in that regard. All it did was auto-level and then print the included file. It's as bad as you can print this thing. To be honest it may appear a little under-extruded and level off, but dimensional accuracy and ghosting are close to 0 or not noticeable at a simple glance. Green print after calibrating everything but the extruder, which you can tell makes it look like it's a bit unextruded, but honestly it's a 2 year old PLA which is exceptionally rough to the touch which means that it probably has trouble going through the Bowden. However, given that pressure, 8.5/10, it's a really good machine. After this print, I realized that they were proposing to use a 105 thread, so they probably calibrated it to 100% under the extruder. Strange choice but easy to fix. I had a few issues getting everything perfectly lined up to prevent layers from shifting and excessive wear on railings and bearings. at this size and quality at any price close to it. That value has to come from somewhere and to be honest it seems to be mostly because you have to build this thing from scratch and some of the parts still feel a bit cheap but also cheap to upgrade.

Pros
  • Aftermarket
Cons
  • Expensive