Creality K1 Super-Fast 3D Printer Unboxing and Initial Setup
0In this live stream, we unbox, upgrade, and set up the Creality K1 high-speed 3D printer, designed to compete with the Bambu Labs P1P, P1S, and X1.
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I have absolutely loved being involved in 3D printing for the last 2 years. I have created so many fun designs that are practical and profitable. I recently was contacted by the team at Saint Smart through Amazon and provided a Creality K1 to unbox and evaluate. Having used other core XY printers from Bambu Labs I'm super looking forward to setting this up.
One of the things that really sets the K1 apart from previous Creality printers is the fully enclosed design, along with the high-speed performance. Whereas the Ender 3 V2 prints at 50 to 60mm per second, the K1 can print its speeds almost five times as fast. It also handles exotic materials better such as flexible TPU, and stronger PETG, along with PLA and PLA+.
In addition to the printer itself, we're also going to walk through installing the optional print camera. Sain Smart also sent along a high-speed nozzle and high-speed PLA too. I'm really curious to see how quickly I can get this set up and printing.
Unlike my other printers, I cannot use Cura or Bambu Studio for the time being. I have to use Creality Print which I already have set up on my computer.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how this performs and how quickly I can get it set up. My Bambu Labs printers were able to get set up in about 20 minutes each, so I'm hoping for something very similar from Creality's offering.
In addition to being involved in the gaming realm, over the last two years, I've really gotten involved in 3D printing. I started off a few months after we moved into our new house, and the sky has been the limit since. One of my first printers was the Creality Ender 3 Max, and I've owned four other reality printers since. Thanks to Saint Smart, I now have an opportunity to check out one of Creality's latest and fastest printers in the K1. Let's take a closer look as Our 3D Printer Farm is Expanding!
The K1 differs from the traditional Ender series of printers in many different ways. The Ender 3 is referred to as a bedslinger, meaning not only does the printhead move up and down and left and right, but the print bed itself also moves forward and backward. On the K1, the print bed is fixed forward and back, side to side. It will move up and down to adjust the layer height but the printhead itself is what moves throughout its range of motion. This allows for greater acceleration, greater top speeds, faster printing, and overall better quality results.
The K1 is designed to the same bed size as the Ender 3 V2, which is a 220mm by 220mm bed and you can print 250 mm tall. Whereas the Ender 3 V2 can print at 50 to 60 mm per second, the K1 can print it speeds up to 600 mm a second, or 10 times faster. If you don't need the speed, you can slow it down and get much better print results as well! The K1 can use most 3D printer filaments, from PLA, PETG, ABS, and even TPU.
For the last 6 months, I have been using Bambu Labs P1P and P1S printers, so I am really interested to see Creality's take on this Core X/Y platform.
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