r/VoxelabAquila

I need a new Hot End ... Aquila, Creality 4.2.7, CR Touch, Dual Belted Z

I have a cheap Red Bodied Hot End now and I am tired of having to disassemble it and change the tube running down the center because it has gotten clogged up. I have added to the end of all my slices and routine to unload the filament (and it works real good and every time) and shut-down except no power off. What recommendations can I get for a "maintenance free" hot end? Thanks in advance for all comments.

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u/21Comfort — 17 hours ago
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ABL leveling

Using a CRtouch on a sprite hotend with the offsets set as close as I am humanly able to. Running mriscoc, and I'm starting with the bed tramming wizard. Everything is within tolerance (-.02), but when I run the auto mesh, all 4 corners wind up abysmally low. Then, when trying to print with it (with the proper G-code), the z offset winds up completely different from the z offset wizard. I expect a lower Z offset because I'm using washers to get the probe lower than the nozzle, but im getting really low readings during printing (under -1.0). Ive tried manually leveling as well, and I'm receiving the same results on the mesh build, low corners. Besides my bed being horribly bowed (which i doubt it's THIS bowed), what else could be causing these issues?

u/SheWhoDaresToSpeak — 1 day ago

I don’t know how to ask what this issue is…

Issue occurs at 36 seconds (the other part is just waiting and showing its “printing”.

I got this at a yard sale for $25 with the filament. Guides online that I’ve found seem to be for the other models. I did do a steep cut angle and it’s “locked” in there but I’m thinking it’s not 100% in and keeps spitting out. (But it’s still locked in when it does that).

It is hot to the touch and the screen says 200C. I have also tried stopping the print and redoing the threading of filament when it still said 200C but it’s still not printing. I’m not really sure how to diagnose this beyond what I’ve done.

Any helpful videos showing exactly what to do for this model or advice would be greatly appreciated.

u/Chimera_Gaming — 5 days ago
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Vent; Sprite pro + CRtouch

As the title says; this is more of a vent than anything else, but any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Installed my new Sprite Pro extruder that comes with its own BL/CRtouch bracket. One would assume that this bracket would be offset correctly so that the pin deploys lower than the extruder. One would assume wrong. It's such a small difference that the photo itself is difficult to discern the flaw, but with the front fan at an angle, it's actually sitting lower than the probe. Meaning it's crashing into my bed, and it doesn't even know it. One washer has not been enough. So, I'm off to two, but who knows how many it will take /s 🙄

u/SheWhoDaresToSpeak — 8 days ago

Installing Creality 4.2.7 board in my Aquila X2

I printed a bracket specifically for this purpose. When it's in the printer, the holes dont line up for the board, and vice versa. Those who have managed to install this board; any tips? It seems the board is sits just a touch too high for the aquila points to settle in.

u/SheWhoDaresToSpeak — 9 days ago