<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/17517/is-it-worth-upgrading-my-makerbot-2x-with-this/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:43:45 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145520/#p145520 Looks like Fargo is out of stock for the item, try these if it take long time to find the right part.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1860194

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1533955

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:43:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145520/#p145520 <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145507/#p145507 dubbsd wrote:

Carl
Here it is. the slots for the stepper on mine were letting it slip so should i try and get a stock one or this?
https://www.fargo3dprinting.com/product … y-upgrade/

Your link never opened, but I get all my parts from here.

http://unclechucks3dprinterstuff.com/du … %20oem.htm

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:45:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145507/#p145507 <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145506/#p145506 Carl
Here it is. the slots for the stepper on mine were letting it slip so should i try and get a stock one or this?
https://www.fargo3dprinting.com/product … y-upgrade/

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:16:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145506/#p145506 <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145505/#p145505 My machine is a CT'c clone of yours. The only things I have done to it is changed the controller to an Azteeg X3 Pro and a Viki II LCD both from Panucatt Devices. I also changed out the extruders to MK10 extruders and put the aluminum stiffeners on the sides of the bed. It's now the best machine I have owned and is my work horse.

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:10:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145505/#p145505 <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145504/#p145504

is it worth the money to replace the plastic X axis (original part) with this aluminum one

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So what is the asking price?

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:55:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145504/#p145504 <![CDATA[Re: is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145503/#p145503 If it is not broken, don't fix it. I see too many people trying to upgrade the machine with expensive fancy parts and accidentally damaged other part. Themositor wire and heating element wire are top victims and sometime motherboard.

In other cases, the new expensive fancy parts did not see difference or actually decrease the print quality. Unless your current plastic X axis is known to have issues, I don't see why replace it with aluminum one will give any specific advantage.

You can always do the upgrade if your stock carriage broken. You will have different expectation with the replacement part by then and will not feel as bad if you did not see improvement in print quality.

]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:17:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/145503/#p145503 <![CDATA[is it worth upgrading my Makerbot 2X with this.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/145502/#p145502 is it worth the money to replace the plastic X axis (original part) with this aluminum one or do I have to worry about the difference in weight?

Thanks
Dale
http://soliforum.com/i/?yD18gnz.jpg

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