I was one of the Lucky one to be able to get on of the first batch from the BLV Cube All Metal Kit. Thanks again to Ben Levi for that great upgrade ( and to the person I do not know the name that made the parts !). I ordered the kit by AliExpress and it cam surprisingly fast, only a week !
The kit was perfectly packed in a small box. All the parts were made with great care and the coating is almost perfect. As a professional, I could see a couple of imperfection but for a beta kit, it is almost perfect !
With the videos made from Ben Levi on how to mount the kit, it was really easy to do put everything together. Just keep in mind, it is not a 5 minutes job. It took me around 10 hours to remove everything and put everything back, so take your time.
In the Kit, I have found only a couple of errors, that I am sure Ben is going to fix.
Any update? Still undecided about getting this one.
To be honest, I used the metal kit for the last weeks and I have to admit, I have not seen any major improvement in the quality. I still have some vertical marks in the print due to the cheap belt pulley put on it. I am going to upgrade to real GT2 to solve the problem. The metal kit how ever is looking better an with it you tend to over tension your belt ! I did !
I personaly also have some design issue with the metal kit and in general the BLV cube. I am currently looking at other design to improve my printer.
I’m looking at the voron 2.x but I like the metal parts kit with the blv. I believe you have to have top quality parts in the motion system for the bearings, pulleys, rails and belts. I have a corexy with wheels in the motion system and works quite well. I’m just looking for a larger build and convert the existing to a smaller build for most of my prints.
I agree with you ! I have learned a lot from my previous printers and my BLV and high quality parts are really important ! I have ordered some gt2 pulleys with and without teeth to replace the bearing delivered in the kit.
I was thinking the same thing as you ! Most of the time I print small parts, so why use a 310×310 printer ? A smaller printer with less weight to move will be more efficient !
I start my own project to build a printer, that I think will be better quality than the cube or the Voron. I have not be able to work on this project the last two weeks but it is time to get back to it. I will include a smaller printer in the project !
Greetings from Germany !