Print Heads¶
Hero Me Gen7¶
Pros
- Extreme modularity almost makes it a ‘silver bullet’ of print heads.
- Cooling potential is extremely high with dual 5015.
- Light bars can be built in to the design.
Cons
- A complicated build process is daunting for the average user.
- Performing maintenance on the hot end is extremely tedious.
- The printed mounting point for the nozzle is not stable vs carriage mounting.
- Bed size will be affected by the width of the head and probe placement.
- Default carriage adapter does not trigger x-endstop
Carriage adapter endstop fix
I modified the carriage adapter ensuring it triggers the endstop correctly.
Although to start this was a good solution, I’m sorry to say that the novelty wore on me. Not only was having dual 5015 fans overkill, the maintenance and annoyances I had with this setup far exceeded the nice print time I had with it. Valiant effort, but not for me.
ENDLI Orbiter 2.0¶
Pros
- Small, compact, light design
- Easy maintenance and part accessibility
- Excellent probe placement
- Original mount points used
- Direct drive agnostic
- Simple assembly
Cons
- Not free (But worth every penny)
- Incompatible with the standard kobra go carriage
- Needs modification for heated inserts
- Non-universal mounting
- X-Endstop doesnt trigger correctly
X-Endstop Compatibility
The ENDLI print head does not properly trigger the x-endstop. To combat this, I designed my own X-endstop mount which positions the switch such that it should hit the frame of the fan attached. I would recommend sensorless homing as well. It will work for stock setups and needs only minor modification.
After some debate I ended up replacing the standard Kobra Go carriage plate with one from an Ender 3 (Link here). I made this call after getting fed up with the lack of support in the general community. I could have modified countless files and made adapters, or I could spend a relatively small amount of money and save myself the headache. Cheating? Kind of. Worth it? Yes.