Flashforge Guider II Unboxing and Review - Part 4
This video series documents my experience with unboxing and setting up my new Flashforge Guider II 3d printer.
Part 1: Unboxing and comparison with Flashforge Dreamer NX
Part 2: Further comparison with the Dreamer NX (print head differences), Setup, Bootstrapping a Reel Holder
Part 3: Assisted Bed Leveling
Part 4: Test Print and How to Set the Load/Unload Extruder Temperature
I'm upgrading from the Flashforge Dreamer NX to the Flashforge Guider 2. I'm printing items for sale on my Etsy store (see link below) and I run my printer 10-15 hours/day 6-7 days/week all year round.
After about 2 years of printing, I recently had my second Dreamer NX fail (heater core wire shorted out after already being replaced once). In addition, the bearings were squeaking a lot and had to be lubricated frequently. I had a 3rd Dreamer NX in the box ready to go so I could keep printing.
So I faced the choice of buying a 4th Dreamer NX to have as a spare or upgrade to something better. After a lot of research I selected the Flashforge Guider 2 as the printer that would work best for my application.
It shares a similar design of printhead (although the Guider 2's printhead is higher quality), has a much more robust Z-axis, a larger print bed so I can print more items/print, and higher quality bearings.
Other considerations:
I mostly print with a 0.4mm nozzle, but I also have some items that require a 0.2mm nozzle.
I mostly print on the standard Flashforge print surface sticker, but some items require printing on glass.
I wanted to use a magnetic removable print bed to make it easier to remove items from the print surface and to swap in a second one to get the next print started sooner.
Flashforge Guider II on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077QLTFF4/
Here's a link to XYZ Calibration Cube on Thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278865
These are the spatulas I used to help remove the pieces from the print bed:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SLTY8B/
These are the tweezers I used to help remove dripping filament from the print head:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0845SKD7Z/
This is the wire brass brush I use to clean the nozzle tip:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J2BS92S/
These are the 0.4mm needles I use to clean the nozzle:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0797XV8ZK/
Flashforge Dreamer NX on Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DPBRCYZ/
OpenSCAD website:
https://www.openscad.org/
I used Simplify3D slicer software for the test:
https://www.simplify3d.com/
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Link to my Etsy Store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BetaCygniDesigns
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Music:
"Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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End Screen Video Acknowledgement: Cosmic Reef Video produced by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/videos/2020/16/1277-Video
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