Sidewinder X2

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Sidewinder X2 Status: beta [box doku]
Description	Artillery Sidewinder X2
Owner	MuMaLab
Financing	Bought from official Vendor (€412)

In addition to the two Prusa Minis which are our main 3d Printers at the lab we now have a Sidewinder X2 for larger print jobs.

• Please bring your own filament and only use plain PLA. Additives like wood or carbon wear out the nozzles extremely quickly.
• The printer is now open to very experieced user and standard PLA Filament. Please ask on #3d_printing slack channel before usage.
• If you want to help calibrate the printer or help with the wiki site, please contact @yichen zhang on slack to get the newest update on the printer.
• We are now working hard on the documentation and a properly tuned slicer profile.

Details

• Build volume 300 x 300 x 400 mm
• Nozzle size: 0.4mm
• UBL mesh bed leveling enabled
• Printable via USB Stick and micro SD card
• Material: plain 1.75mm PLA

Quickstart guide

If you haven't used the printer, register for the monthly 3D printing intro course or ask in the 3d_printing channel on Slack beforehand.

• The Spool holder is currently detached because of space reasons, we are working on a solution for it.
  • For now please carefully move the printer to the big tables to test print with it. Install the spool holder and attatch the filament runout sensor before starting printing.
  • We are now working on the issue. Please see the to do list for further details.
• Please visually inspect the printer for visible damage before usage.
  • If damage is been found please contact @yichen zhang on slack. Thank you.
• Please slice your 3D Object in PrusaSlicer
  • We are working on a tuned Slicer profile for the machine, but for the time being the default X1 profile with some modification will do the job.
• Please use the official Artillery Sidewinder X1 presets for the Sidewinder X2
  • Add "Artillery" in the "Other Vendors" tab
  • Add the "Artillery Sidewinder X1" on the "Artillery FFF" tab
  • Select "Artillery Sidewinder X1 BL-TOUCH" as your printer
• Get the USB stick that's in the printer accessoire bag, export to the USB via the button on the bottom right in PrusaSlicer, and insert it into the printer
  • We will get a dedicated USB stick for it soon, but until next plenum this will do the job
• Check that no particle is trapped between the magnetic sticker and magnetic PEI Sheet as we are using stored mesh bed leveling data (because mesh bed leveling takes a long time for a machine this size, if you want to ensure perfect quality feel free to redo the mesh bed leveling for your specific print.)
• Clean the magnetic PEI sheet with IPA
• Verify that you're about to start the right print via the filename
• Please at least wait for the first layer to be printed and verify its quality.
• Please check the print regularly during printing. Please don't leave the Lab while printing. Thank you.

Machine operation

Insert filament

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Unload filament

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Start a print job

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Unified bed leveling

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Finished calibration

• Marlin Firmware on Ruby board has beed updated to 2.0.9.3
• TFT Firmware has been updated with Unified Icon
  • Used Firmware link
• Belt tightness checked
• Manual bed leveling done
• Unified bed Mesh leveling done (EEPROM slot 1)
• PID Autotune done for 215 nozzle / 60 bed
• Probe offset set

To do list

• Figure out how to install filament holder for printer operation in printing room
  • Current proposed solution 1: Reverse Bowden setup
  • Current proposed solution 2: Hole through backside of middle plate under the prusa minis and filament guide
  • Current proposed solution 3: Side mount filament rack (potential problem with high prints?)
  • If anybody have some ideas please either edit in Suggestions and Feedback section or send a message on #3d_printing slack channel, would be much appreciated.
• Flow rate calibration
• Tolerance test
• Torture test
• Speed test
• Some impressiv demo prints

Machine Update

• 3.11.2022: Magnetic PEI springsteel bed installed

Maintenance update

Next planned maintanance of the machine:

• 1.12.2022

Upgrades

• Magnetic PEI bed (Or other removable print bed)
• Raspberry Pi (Octoprint upgrade)
• All metal hotend
• Better cooling fan
• Better Nozzle
• Reinforcement bar for ringing reduction
• USB Extender for longevity of USB Port

Test Prints

Prusaslicer stock setting benchy

Technical Details

Boring stuff for the documentation

Machine Construction

Sidewinder X2 electronics compartment

Sidewinder 2 Ruby mainboard

Sidewinder X2 TFT main board

Packaging

Delivery Packaging

Discussion

• Switch to 0.6mm Nozzle

[Description comming soon]

Suggestions and Feedback

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