Hey everyone,
I purchased a gMax 1.5 XT waaaaay back in fall of 2014, and for the last 18 months or so have struggled to print the large, flat prototypes that were the reason I purchased the printer. In those 18 months the gCreate folks have done a great job adding the features I needed -- a flat, heated print surface + auto-bed leveling. What I don't know is how possible it is to upgrade my 1.5 XT to something close to a 1.5+ XT.
Has anyone else tried to upgrade a 1.5-series printer to the new aluminum bed + new heated, glass print surface? How difficult was it? What do I need to prepare/look out for?
Has anyone tried to upgrade the 1.5 series printers to the new BLTouch bed leveling? Do I need a new print head for that?
I expect I need to purchase the following:
- gMax 1.5+ Aluminum Bed Upgrade Kit (https://shop.gcreate.com/products/gmax-3d-printer-aluminum-bed-upgrade-kit)
- 16" x 16" Heated Build Plate and Digital Controller (https://shop.gcreate.com/products/1...te-and-digital-controller?variant=19808684294)
- gMax 1.5+ Metal Y-Axis Belt Plate (https://shop.gcreate.com/collections/gmax-1-5-series-parts/products/metal-y-axis-belt-plate)
What about bed leveling? Do I need to print a new print head (I have a smaller 3D printer I might be able to print that on)? As gCreate doesn't sell this yet, does anyone know where I can purchase one? Not really sure how to proceed on this part.
Any help would really be appreciated! If someone wants to collaborate on creating an upgrade guide, I'd be interested!
Thanks!
Doug Clark
I purchased a gMax 1.5 XT waaaaay back in fall of 2014, and for the last 18 months or so have struggled to print the large, flat prototypes that were the reason I purchased the printer. In those 18 months the gCreate folks have done a great job adding the features I needed -- a flat, heated print surface + auto-bed leveling. What I don't know is how possible it is to upgrade my 1.5 XT to something close to a 1.5+ XT.
Has anyone else tried to upgrade a 1.5-series printer to the new aluminum bed + new heated, glass print surface? How difficult was it? What do I need to prepare/look out for?
Has anyone tried to upgrade the 1.5 series printers to the new BLTouch bed leveling? Do I need a new print head for that?
I expect I need to purchase the following:
- gMax 1.5+ Aluminum Bed Upgrade Kit (https://shop.gcreate.com/products/gmax-3d-printer-aluminum-bed-upgrade-kit)
- 16" x 16" Heated Build Plate and Digital Controller (https://shop.gcreate.com/products/1...te-and-digital-controller?variant=19808684294)
- gMax 1.5+ Metal Y-Axis Belt Plate (https://shop.gcreate.com/collections/gmax-1-5-series-parts/products/metal-y-axis-belt-plate)
What about bed leveling? Do I need to print a new print head (I have a smaller 3D printer I might be able to print that on)? As gCreate doesn't sell this yet, does anyone know where I can purchase one? Not really sure how to proceed on this part.
Any help would really be appreciated! If someone wants to collaborate on creating an upgrade guide, I'd be interested!
Thanks!
Doug Clark