(Part 2) Best 3d printer controllers according to redditors
We found 162 Reddit comments discussing the best 3d printer controllers. We ranked the 40 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
The skr 1.3 has been a pretty commonly recommended board recently. Here's one with quieter tmc 2130 drivers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QZPHF5K/
Dunno if it would be a drop in or need configured for your setup though since the drivers are probably different.
I LOVE MY ENDER 3'S. I have one running stock everything (except the bed) and the other is well, an ender 3 in name only now. (I know you mentioned you are in the EU, but I have provided links to my sources for US based distributors)
Printer setup:
Ender 3
MKS (MKS GEN L V1.0)
TMC (2208's)
Micro Swiss All Metal Hotend ( MS all metal )
Custom Modified heater block (installed 300°c heater cartridge and 450°c capable thermistor from slice engineering) (heater) & (thermistor)
Bantamfeeder Extruder ( bantam design ) ... will be changing this out soon when I decide what next. Works well just not my cup of tea for convenience purposes.
Bullseye Duct ( https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2759439)
3-point bed conversion for leveling made easy (Leveling guide and 3 point leveling adapter). HERE IS A COMPLETED DESIGN OF THESE CHANGES( My bed setup ... < < < this is my stock ender 3)
Borosilicate glass bed w/ PEI (Glass bed & PEI Sheet)
PSU (Mean Well NES-350-24 24V 350 Watt UL Switching Power Supply 120 Volt)
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OCTOPRINT SERVER
RPI 3b+ (raspberry pi w/ octoprint)
Pi Cam (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L2SY756/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
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So now you see why I say not really an ender 3 anymore, only in name
Amazon has them for $49. I just replaced.mine due to broken USB port. I looked for v1.1.3 .
Creality Original Ender 3 Mainboard... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYJVW1M?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I upgraded firmware on it before installing. It's great.
Check out the 3D printing subreddit. You will find a plethora of XYZ designs and implementations.
I'd recommend a 3D printer controller board which includes the stepper drivers and arduino as a single unit. Combine that with some steppers, cheap aluminum extrusions, and you have an xyz stage.
Ramps boards only cost $10ish, unless he has experience replacing parts on a pcb it would probably be much easier for him to just buy the new board.
Edit. Make that $7.50!
FYSETC 3D Printer Ender 3 Upgrade Parts, BLTouch Auto Press Bed Leveling Kit with Pin 27 Board for Creality Ender-3 Ender 3 Pro, CR-10 Filament Sensor, Black
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SFCVNRF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.mrkDb3CERYS1
So if I buy this SKR board do I not need to get the arduino uno kit to upgrade the firmware?
Edit: There's also this board that is $8 cheaper and has some reviews versus no reviews.
I got it from BIQU's Amazon store. Link here: Ramps 1.6 Plus Expansion Control Panel Upgraded Ramps 1.4 3D Motherboard Support A4988 DRV8825 TMC2130 Driver Reprap Mendel for 3D Printer Parts https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H815465/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pibCCbKY3N5CM
I'm pretty sure I shorted something or other. Here is the shield: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5Q3M19
MKS Sbase v1.3
only $39... I know it's not an actual smoothieboard, but I've had one in my D-bot going on 2 years now and it's been flawless. It's 32 bit compared to the 8 bit on your ramps 1.4 and it is compatible with the smoothieware firmware
You can get the MKS 1.4 which is the arduino and ramps put together in one board. It is cheap and easy to use and it also uses Marlin. Has better build quality than the ramps shield as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Witbot-MKS-Gen-Controller-Integrated-Mainboard/dp/B01LW1Y1D2
I didn't read but this one may not come with the motor drivers so you will also need those
Is this the board you have? Take a close look at the photos. If it is, there are alternate boards you can try in Marlin's config.h
Is this what you are referring to?
https://www.amazon.com/BIQU-Printer-Controller-Reprap-Arduino/dp/B01FDDEP9K/ref=pd_lpo_328_lp_t_4?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=R39QTG3KBAPH88EX85V8
By the looks of it I need stepper modules for each motor, can you confirm or am I just seeing things?
I bought this one off of Amazon. [Link] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0151BD7O8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1)
Oh boy, that's a mess of a motherboard. I'd recommend you really not buy another of those. I'd recommend buying one of these, if you can, but this board would still be an improvement over the one provided to you by Anycubic. They're all Arduino based, so the firmware would be more or less unchanged, and all the inputs are basically the same as well.
I really like that idea, using Raspberry Pi heat sinks I could incorporate them to slot into the design (https://www.amazon.ca/Adhesive-Aluminum-Heatsink-Raspberry-addicore/dp/B00V2QPU0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1474643490&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=small%2Bheatsink&amp;th=1)
Another option is I can make it a much more open design with the higher temperature material as it is stronger so it may not need heat sinks.
With the higher temperature material and incorporating a heat sink the wrapper would be doable but would cost a fair bit more then just the one I've posted
Rambo is a pre built 3d printing board, seems to work very reliably. http://www.amazon.com/Ultimachine-RAMBo-Electronics-Controller-V1-3/dp/B00J9NYG22
Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/OSOYOO-Graphic-Display-Controller-connector/dp/B00J1X4MFQ/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8A0FYY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
$32 prime.