Replacing the hotend with an E3D

The provided hotend for the Sapphire Plus 3D printer is average. It's not correctly cooled, so it'll fit for PLA well, but it'll be less efficient for PETG. I haven't tried ABS with it. Also, the provided teflon tube has an hole that's too large for the filament...

27th Jul 2023

Sapphire Plus - Upgrade - Installing a BLTouch Sensor

Sapphire Plus 3D printer upgrade : Installing a BLTouch sensor

If you think that manual leveling your bed is a real pain each time you start printing (and particularly if you have a removeable magnetic print bed), then adding a BLTouch sensor will likely save you a ton of times and freedom of mind...

3d printer sapphire plus upgrade sensor

1st Jul 2021

Errors to avoid while replacing 3D printer hotend

Common error to avoid while choosing and replacing a hotend

If you have followed my previous post, you know how to replace a 3D printer hotend.

Yet, I've made it multiple time and I'm now able to list the common errors to avoid, in the hope it'll save you time and money.

Error 1: Buying the

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3d printer hotend upgrade

Sapphire Plus - Upgrade - Replacing the hotend