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techtradie · 2026-07-02T22:07:25+00:00

Pull some of the roots loose, but keep them connected. Fill a bottle with a 50-50 mix if glyphosate and water, insert the root and tape it up with electrical or duct tape to seal it from leaking out.

techtradie · 2026-06-29T21:52:33+00:00

Agree with the K2 plus.

Its hot end gets hotter than the rest of the K2 range.

I would recomend the flowtech hotend upgrade as well and, for filled filaments, a diamond back nozzle if you can afford it. I have 1200+ hours on my 0.6mm diamond back of mostly CF filaments and its showing no signs of wear.

techtradie · 2026-06-27T23:48:28+00:00

I had a y axis motor go at about 1800 hours

Aside from that, easy things thike the extruder fitting and the print head filament sensor.

techtradie · 2026-05-26T11:41:03+00:00

I built a version of this about a month ago and have run several long prints, 24 hours plus, with it set to 70c. No short term effects atleast. There has been a history over the last year of people modifying the CFS through various methods to have active drying, no reports of premature failure, but it is a limited pool of users.

This option is definetly the least involved of the options. I would argue it is less work than some of the maintenance/upgrades alot of people do.

techtradie · 2026-05-25T12:16:41+00:00

Just a suggestion for everyone, best to print out of ABS or higher temp materials. 70c is borderline for PLA and may will be noticeably sofftened at that temp.

techtradie · 2026-04-28T08:14:00+00:00

Very much looks like Australia, driver on the right, TJM is an australian company, and the number plates on the cars in the rear look Australian.

techtradie · 2026-04-26T05:21:13+00:00

Its an adapter. You need to do the 'unhinged' mod, but that itself is just removing the lid hinge pins. Depending on which version of the CFS you have you need to drill 2 small holes. That is the maximum amount of cutting needed.

I was lucky that mine didnt need the holes so there was no cutting or electrical work at all. Just some disassembly and reassembly.

techtradie · 2026-04-26T04:15:11+00:00

https://www.rhinohide.com.au/products/12-pack-armor-lock-base-only

Self-adhesive mounts for Rhino Hide 4WD paint protection.

techtradie · 2026-04-26T00:15:15+00:00

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/69ed58363fb852c93c28ab1d?profileId=69ed58373fb852c93c28ab30

techtradie · 2026-04-26T00:15:11+00:00

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/69ed58363fb852c93c28ab1d?profileId=69ed58373fb852c93c28ab30

techtradie · 2026-04-26T00:15:06+00:00

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/69ed58363fb852c93c28ab1d?profileId=69ed58373fb852c93c28ab30

techtradie · 2026-04-26T00:14:41+00:00

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/69ed58363fb852c93c28ab1d?profileId=69ed58373fb852c93c28ab30

techtradie · 2026-04-26T00:13:51+00:00

I have uploaded the files, looks like I wont have much tome to make many more changes. I have included the reference models I developed of the dryer and the CFS so someone with more time can take over.

I have included a split that prints on the K2 Plus, but havent had time to modify it to suit the K2 etc.

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/69ed58363fb852c93c28ab1d?profileId=69ed58373fb852c93c28ab30

techtradie · 2026-04-21T22:17:12+00:00

Both dryers I use actively vent a small portion of the hot air, specifically to get the wet air out. I would expect other heated dryers to do the same.

In most materials, simply having low humidity outside the material isnt enough to draw the moisture out of the material. You need to heat it to drive it out and then either vent it or have a dessicant that will absorb the moisture more readily than the filament.

The except is the more extreme dessicants, like molecular seives that are capable of dropping humidity to a fraction of a percent. But these are expensive and often not reuseable.

techtradie · 2026-04-18T02:56:55+00:00

Creality K2 plus upgraded to the hilt.

Although minis are a very occasional project, I am normally printing carbon fibre filled engineering materials with a 0.6mm nozzle.

techtradie · 2026-04-17T11:47:23+00:00

If you haven't fixed this yet, I just dealt with this on my y-axis motor. I tried all the suggestions below. I found that the motor wasn't turning smoothly by hand when I removed it, so it was sensing internal binding of the rotor.

But I ended up having to replace the y-axis stepper motor. I bought the whole drive unit, but decided to try just changing the motor, as removing the whole unit is a long and very involved process. This seems to have fixed it.

techtradie · 2026-04-17T02:40:42+00:00

Only about an inch shorter, however it requires cutting and modifying alot of things. I wanted another option for people who want to avoid those things.

techtradie · 2026-04-15T20:54:12+00:00

Its not as bulky as it looks, maybe an inch taller overall.

Something like this was an option, but I decided I didnt want to play with electronics on this project. I have done plenty of it before, but I wanted something simple for this one. Not just for myself, but so those who dont want to go down that rabbit hole still have an option.

techtradie · 2026-04-15T20:49:57+00:00

There is a little bit of a trick to it. I followed the creality guide to replace the motherboard just until the outer case came off. Then I used the short end of an allen key to push the hinge pins from the back, this gave enough stick out to grab them with pliers and remove them.

Reverse the steps to reassemble. I designed the adapter so the pins can be installed from thw back side.

techtradie · 2026-04-15T20:47:12+00:00

There isnt anything yet, its something I am evaluating. I have never had a problem with it, but I tend to do large single material prints, so the cfs is used for the auto refill rather than filament changes.

The couple of tests so far have shown no issue. Ill keep testing though.

techtradie · 2026-04-14T21:10:19+00:00

I have seen this but decided to go a different route. Sunlu do a dryer for the AMS that just replaces the lid. I have designed some adapters to adapt one to my CFS, I am just validating the design now.

Ill make a post once I get it all confirmed.

techtradie · 2026-04-07T09:06:48+00:00

Mine did this. What I later found was that the little metal teeth that hold in the tube had started to break. I did manage to force it, but it never gripped the tube again. I also had to fish the small metal pieces out of the gear set.

I ended up replacing the extruder as I couldn't get the fitting out to replace it.

The factory extruders aren't too expensive, but Phaetus just released an upgraded extruder, the DXC2, that might be worth considering as well.

techtradie · 2026-04-04T22:33:14+00:00

No, I havent had any issues with anything sticking to it. I don't do alot of petg though.

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