Here's a few tips for the SV06 Plus

Yesterday i received the printer and i want to share my experience with it so far of things to watch out for that I think could be helpful to new owners.

First thing first, the damn bearings, they are the driest and cheapest I've ever seen, best thing would be to replace them with better quality ones but wanting to print right away I went for the clean and lubricate route. pop them in isopropyl alcohol and let them soak for some time, then let them dry and pack them full of PTFE based grease, make sure all the tracks are coated by running each one on a rod over and over untill they're as smooth as they can be (smoothness varies a lot from one to the other due to their poor quality) then get them In place minding of their orientation, best practice for x and y is to orient them in a "X" to spread the load and avoid risk of damaging the rods.

The x mounting block wasn't running smoothly and that's because the 6 screws that hold the two parts together were too tight from the factory, compressing the bearings too much, those screws should be FINGER TIGHT to avoid damage and ensure smooth operation.

Another issue I've encountered was the filament runout sensor, it's held in place by two screws that are meant to leave a bit of wiggle room for the sensor to move with the filament, but I've found that the screw that attaches to the main body of the filament spool holder was way too lose, leading to the sensor drooping down and the filament hitting the top part of the printer, which was causing underextrusion in the prints, it's an easy fix, you just tighten that screw and leave the other one a little loose to account for the x gantry side to side movement.

I've had some trouble finding the right start and end gcode for the machine so I've made a prusaslicer profile that I think it's a good compromise between speed, quality and noise, if anyone is interested I could post it somewhere.

So far I'm very impressed with the design of the printer despite the few hiccups, this will make a good workhorse for big prints, i highly recommend it!

Yesterday i received the printer and i want to share my experience with it so far of things to watch out for that I think could be helpful to new owners.

First thing first, the damn bearings, they are the driest and cheapest I've ever seen, best thing would be to replace them with better quality ones but wanting to print right away I went for the clean and lubricate route. pop them in isopropyl alcohol and let them soak for some time, then let them dry and pack them full of PTFE based grease, make sure all the tracks are coated by running each one on a rod over and over untill they're as smooth as they can be (smoothness varies a lot from one to the other due to their poor quality) then get them In place minding of their orientation, best practice for x and y is to orient them in a "X" to spread the load and avoid risk of damaging the rods.

The x mounting block wasn't running smoothly and that's because the 6 screws that hold the two parts together were too tight from the factory, compressing the bearings too much, those screws should be FINGER TIGHT to avoid damage and ensure smooth operation.

Another issue I've encountered was the filament runout sensor, it's held in place by two screws that are meant to leave a bit of wiggle room for the sensor to move with the filament, but I've found that the screw that attaches to the main body of the filament spool holder was way too lose, leading to the sensor drooping down and the filament hitting the top part of the printer, which was causing underextrusion in the prints, it's an easy fix, you just tighten that screw and leave the other one a little loose to account for the x gantry side to side movement.

I've had some trouble finding the right start and end gcode for the machine so I've made a prusaslicer profile that I think it's a good compromise between speed, quality and noise, if anyone is interested I could post it somewhere.

So far I'm very impressed with the design of the printer despite the few hiccups, this will make a good workhorse for big prints, i highly recommend it!