Hi! I have an old CR10-s, I don’t have money to buy a new, and more performant printer, so I just used and spare OrangePi PC that I had to use klipper, and I love it! It was so satisfying. Now I want to change the fan inside the awful control box but then? I read about stepper dumper are useful? I want to install a BLtouch, TL smoother and a ADXL345 for input shaping. but do you think it’s worth? I also tried to find info about new and more silent stepper driver, but for what I understood I can’t install them on my stock board, is that correct? I should move to a Bigtreetech?
All of this will cost me like maybe 60$ + maybe sth if I want to put a noctua on the extruder and a magnetic plate…
To sum up: does this planned updates worth? do I need to move to a new board for the stepper driver? it’s better to throw away the printer? (I’m joking). I want to achieve a more reliable print, lower noise and a little more speed.
(see the anycubic viper is so damn fast)
Thank you a lot in advance
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Don’t go for the TL smoothers but get new drivers instead. A btt Pico or skr mini would probably be enough for your needs. Instead of a magnetic pad + plate you could use g10 fr4 fiberglass which is cheaper but both work great.
For a probe see if there’s a quickdraw or klicky mod available since it’s cheaper and more reliable than a bltouch (clone).
But you should definitely have quite a capable printer with just a few small additions.
I still rock my cr-10 v1 only changes I’ve made, added cr touch, added second z lead screw, added creality direct drive extruder, added a pi with octoprint, replaced all fans with noctuas including the control box, added dampeners on all steppers and replaced the original glass plate for a textured glass plate
Thing still prints like a dream, and more accurately than the 30k$ printer at my work lol
So I would say yeah upgrade it, it’s worth it
Yeah my CR-10v2 is still solid, and that’s basically a rebranded CR-10s. I’ve put in an original V6, added a bltouch and a pi for octoprint and that’s treated me pretty well so far.
I am keeping an original craftbot plus alive and printing every day. It could use a replacement, but I know the quirks in and out. I just did all 4 stepper motors last month and it’s printing like new. I don’t like the model of the moving z plate and the clunky enclosure, and I could use more build area, but tinkering with the printer is part of the fun.
Soon there will be the Artillery3D X4 plus for $450. I would say as long as the upgrade cost + resell value of the printer stays below $350-400 I would say it is worth it. Otherwise, sell the CR-10s and buy the new model with Klipper and linear rails.
For my own printer with Klipper, I bought a BTT Manta M8P and CB1. As you own an OrangePi and budget budget-focused check if you could buy a used Creality silent board for $20 or so.
Otherwise, the BTT skr mini e3 v2 is a good budget friendly option: https://biqu.equipment/collections/control-board/products/bigtreetech-skr-mini-e3-v2-0-32-bit-control-board-integrated-tmc2209-uart-for-ender-4?variant=31915234885730
Once you have another $100 to spare on Hobbys look into an Orbiter V2 extruder and rapido UHF hotend. The Orbiter v3 might also be an interesting option.
