Prusa XL Enclosure: Acrylic Kits vs Prusa’s Own, and What a 360 mm CoreXY Needs to Print ABS
Short answer The Prusa XL prints ABS and ASA well once enclosed, and there are two routes: Prusa’s own enclosure, sold through…
Category: Parts & fit
Nozzles, build plates, hotends and extruders — with fitment tables that say “not verified” when we have not checked, because a wrong answer here costs you a hotend.
Flashforge Adventurer 5M Enclosure Kit: Turning the Open 5M Into Most of a 5M Pro
Short answer Flashforge’s Adventurer 5M enclosure kit adds the side panels, top and front door that the 5M Pro ships with, so…
Creality Space Pi Filament Dryer: The Single and Four-Spool Units, and Which Materials They Reach
Short answer Creality’s Space Pi dryers are the budget units that reach the higher temperatures PETG, ABS and nylon need, and the…
PEI build plates: smooth vs textured
Smooth gives a glossy bottom and grips PETG too well. Textured is more forgiving and releases better.
Brass vs hardened steel nozzles
Brass conducts heat better and is cheaper. Hardened steel survives filaments that destroy brass in a spool.
Nozzle threads: MK8, V6, Volcano and the Bambu format
They look almost identical and they are not interchangeable. Fitting the wrong one damages the hotend.