Review on 🖨️ High-Precision Intelligent Industrial Printing 10x6, 7x9, and 9-inch by Allan Lambert

Update: I had no initial problems. The extruder has a lever that can be used when loading the filament, but it seems to work without it. Maybe it's there if you're having trouble. The LCD panel felt a bit odd, but I guess I just got used to it. It seemed to stay on after I turned it off, but it only takes a few seconds for it to turn black. I've printed hundreds of parts and most of them have been perfect. I have problems from time to time, but they're usually related to the file, not the printer. By the way, I mostly print large parts, mostly in the 6x6 area. Sometimes I use a raft and sometimes I don't. I have no complaints about this printer and have used it extensively. My product that I am developing is called the Black Hole Skimmer. This is a pool cleaning product. I've been working on several prototypes and needed a 3D printer to print the parts for those prototypes. So I ordered a Prusa MK3S. I built this printer and printed a few samples and everything was fine, but I was struggling to print large chunks. Then it finally crashed and I couldn't use it. I worked with their support team but it took weeks to get a replacement. So order time 4 weeks, build time 1 week, test time 1 week, exchange 4 weeks, it would take 10 weeks for the printing to finally start. So I dared this QIDI X Plus printer. When it arrived three days later I was surprised because it was so durable. The frame is very strong and has two cast aluminum pressure plates. With this printer, the plates rise and fall, not the extruder. It seems to work very smoothly. One of the issues I had with the Prusa was that the platter runs on three linear bearings and these bearings are attached to the platter with U-bolts. If these screws are not properly tightened, the bearings will likely be damaged and the printer will not print well. This leaves an uncomfortable feeling even after testing, because you can never be sure whether the bearings are tightened correctly. With QIDI, that worry is over. All I did was plug it in, do a quick alignment, insert the filament, and print a test object. I printed the large parts that crashed the Prusa. I printed all my parts and completed my prototype within a week. I then had time to redo the parts that didn't work and print them. Wow. I felt this was the future that was promised to us. I love my QIDI X plus and will end up with a large print X Max. I never called tech support because it's pretty easy to use. I learned a thing or two from crashing the Prusa and it made using QIDI easier. I feel bad because Prusa seems to have been a pioneer in 3D printers and I really wanted to support them. But this QIDI is too good and easy to use. 06/29/2019 (Update) I typed a lot. Maybe 4 kg of yarn. Then an error message popped up asking if I want to replace the thread. After some googling I decided the injector needed to be replaced. I removed the extruder which was so easy to do with just three screws. I would say this is pretty much impossible with the Prusa as there are lots of cables and you have to get the carriage off the rails. Not an easy task. QIDI had a simple wiring harness which, once disconnected, allowed me to simply lift the extruder off the truck, which remains on the rails. The cool thing is that QIDI included an extra nozzle with the kit. PTFE tubing and necessary tools: 2mm hex, 2.5mm hex and wrench. I needed channel locking pliers to hold the heating element while loosening the nozzle. I changed the nozzle in less than 20 minutes and was very careful. QIDI also sent a high temperature extruder which I now understand will be very easy to install. This was my fallback when replacing the nozzle doesn't fix the problem. 06/30/2019 I said above that I need to replace the print nozzle, but that's not true. I left an email with tech support and within hours they responded with a solution. I messed up and forgot a setting in the software out of boredom. When printing, the print then stops at a height of 5 mm. The solution was simple, reset the settings to their previous state. However, I learned a lot about the extruder and found it very easy to work with. There are very few small parts and it consists of several units that can be easily disassembled. While in the extruder I cleaned up a small bundle of filament that could be causing problems. It was very easy to assemble. I noticed that the small teflon tube on the nozzle has a narrower end. Apparently that end has to be in the nozzle or the filament will be difficult to load.9-4-2019 Still prints and still works great. I have this printer and Raise3D and use them the same way. Raise3D is a bit slower but has higher tolerances. QIDI has good tolerances, just not as accurate as Raise3D, but Raise3D costs 4 times more. With these machines I have prototyped and patented three inventions. Still very happy with X-Plus.12-1-2019Last night I printed Akro Mil's drawer dividers on both Qidi and Raise3D. I was able to print 16 parts on Qidi and they came out perfect. On my Raise3D, the raft was deformed and the details were a bit coarse. Qidi surprised me and did a much better job than a much more expensive printer. The photos show the part I printed on the raft and the same part without the raft. The quality is very high.