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Flsun is another maker of 3D printers that has an interesting solution for easily adding support for the Klipper 3D printer firmware to an existing 3D printer that user Marlin and is not readily capable of running Klipper. The Flsun Speeder Pad is a solution very similar to the Creality Sonic Pad both in terms of hardware and in terms of implementation. It is essentially a tablet-like solution that comes with a 7-inch touch-screen display (1024×600 pixels resolution) and a quad-core ARM processor providing the computing power required to use the Klipper firmware. In fact, this is the exact same solution that the company bundles with their FLSUN V400 High-Speed Delta 3D Printer with Klipper Firmware, but with the standalone Speeder Pad you have the option to add Klipper support to all other Flsun’s 3D printers and maybe some others as well.
The Flsun Speeder Pad device is priced at $149 USD on the official website, so it is kind of slightly more affordable than the Sonic Pad, however it does seem to be much less user friendly compared to Creality’s offer. Unless you are going to use it for Flsun Super Racer (SR), Flsun QQ S-Pro or Flsun Q5 3D where you have profiles available you might have issues figuring out how to use the other generic profiles for other brands of 3D printers that might be compatible (depending on their control board – stm103, 2560 or stm103 and stm401). Not well documented and certainly not for non-advanced users that are into Klipper already and can work out things on their own trying to make everything work as it should be. Still, if you are feeling adventurous or like to tinker around you might want to pick one of these and try to make it work with your 3D printer, again should be easier for Flsun’s products than others. Though even then you might want to go for the Sonic Pad instead.
– For more on the Flsun Speeder Pad on the official website….
– If you want to get the Flsun Speeder Pad shipped faster from Amazon….
While Creality does not yet offer a 3D printer with a built-in support for the Klipper 3D printing firmware it does however has a solution that kind of make it easier to get access to the Klipper firmware on your existing Creality 3D printer and on some others as well. The device comes in the form of a 7-inch touch-screen display (1024×600 resolution) with a built-in 64-bit computing platform, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of ROM memory and WiFi and Ethernet network connectivity, though you connect it to your 3D printer through a USB cable (it can drive multiple 3D printers at the same time – 4 USB ports). The device not only provides you with Klipper support, but all the features it offers as well as upgrades the default display of the printer with a much more friendly and functional touch-screen interface, read on to find out more about what you get and how you can upgrade your 3D printer using the Creality Sonic Pad device.
The most essential upgrade that the Sonic Pad and the Klipper support is brings is the ability to print with higher speed while maintaining high-quality of your prints – resulting in faster print times without sacrifice of the quality of the 3D printed parts. Creality says 2 to 5 times faster printing speed with the same quality, though that greatly depends on the printer you are using and the model you are printing on it. This improvement of printing speed while maintaining good quality comes from the input shaper function of the Klipper firmware that do requires some extra work, doing some measurements of your printer with the included G-sensor (accelerometer) and you need to print a mount for the sensor too.
The Klipper firmware offers much more than just speed increase, it has lot more to offer in terms of features and improvements of functionality. Another very useful function is to be able to monitor and control your printer with Sonic Pad over the local network wirelessly through WiFi or with a cable Ethernet connection, especially useful if your 3D printer is only capable of printing from SD card, USB drive or through USB connection by default. There is also the ability to connect a webcam to monitor the printing process. And there is the CrealityCloud for remote monitoring and control, though that functionality is new and more limited to the number of supported devices for now apparently.
Creality’s Sonic Pad supports more than 20 of the company’s 3D printers including: Ender-5 S1, Ender-5 Pro, Ender-6, Ender-7, Ender-3 Max Neo, CR-10, CR-10 S4, CR-10 S5, CR-10 Smart Pro, CR-6 MAX, CR-6 SE, Ender-3 Pro, Ender-5 Plus, Ender-3 Max, Ender-3 S1 Plus, CR-10 Smart, CR-10S Pro V2, CR-10 V3, Ender-3 V2, Ender-3 V2 Neo, Ender-3 S1 and Ender-3 S1 Pro. These do come with pre-configured settings, so you can quickly and easily generate a firmware update for your 3D printer from the Sonic Pad, update it and then start using the new Klipper functionality. This is probably one of the easiest and not to mention the most affordable option for adding Klipper support to any of the Creality 3D printers as the Sonic Pad is priced at $159 USD and it combines the needed extra processing power and a touch-screen display in one relatively easy to use device.
There is also support for some other non-Creality 3D printers and you can customize it for others as well based on the control board your device may be using, though if you are upgrading a non-Ceality 3D printer with Klipper using the Sonic Pad you should check if other users were successful doing so before actually getting the device. Configuring manually a not officially supported 3D printer might be harder for non-experienced users, though using the external Sonic Pad might still be much easier than upgrading the internal hardware of your 3D printer with Klipper-capable one and probably more affordable.
– To order the Creality Sonic Pad from the official Creality website ($159 USD)…
– To order the Creality Sonic Pad from Amazon with faster shipping time ($169 USD)…
The Bambu Lab P1P 3D Printer is the smaller and slightly stripped-down version of the company’s X1 Carbon flagship 3D printer. It retains the most important features and functionality while reducing the cost significantly with a price of just $699 USD, making it much more affordable option for a high-speed and high-quality consumer 3D printer. The Bambu Lab P1P inherits the proven kinematics and motion control system of the Bambu Lab Flagship printer, capable of printing with a top speed of 500 mm/s, the acceleration from zero to 500 mm/s in just 0.025 seconds. It features vibration compensation and pressure advance for extra smoothness and to you good quality prints. Features the same direct-drive extruder with all metal hotend and comes with automatic bed levelling, filament run-out sensor, power loss recovery and so on.
The Bambu Lab P1P has the same 256*256*256 mm build volume as its bigger and more expensive brother and although it lacks some of the advanced tech found in the X1 Carbon it still manages to print fast maintaining good quality while offering a better price point for more price conscious customers. There is no big touchscreen display, no LIDAR, no nice-looking enclosure, no AI features or high-res camera etc, but still, you get the most important things and most of all – fast and quality prints and that is what matters the most. And there are quite a few things that you can upgrade or add as optional features, including the ability to 3D print your own custom side panels as the printer does not come with such, unlike the X1 Carbon. The P1P is more upgradable and you can 3D prints some of the upgrades or purchase and replace some of the components that do not comes as good as on the X1 Carbon, making the P1P not only the more affordable, but also the more thinkerer-friendly option.
Technical specifications of the P1P 3D Printer:
– Technology: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
– Build Volume (WxDxH): 256 x 256 x 256 mm³
– Chassis: Steel, Shell is printable and customizeable
– Tool Head Hotend: All-Metal
– Extruder Gears: Steel
– Nozzle: Stainless Steel
– Max Hot End Temperature: 300 ℃
– Nozzle Diameter (Included): 0.4 mm
– Nozzle Diameter (Optional): 0.2 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm
– Filament Cutter: Yes
– Filament Diameter: 1.75 mm
– Hot bed Build Plate: Flexible Steel Plate
– Build Plate Surface (Included): Bambu Dual-Sided Textured PEI Plate
– Build Plate Surface (Optional): Bambu High Temperature Plate, Bambu Cool Plate, Bambu Engineering Plate
– Max Build Plate Temperature: 100℃
– Max Speed of Tool Head: 500 mm/s
– Max Acceleration of Tool Head: 20 m/s²
– Max Hot End Flow: 32 mm³/s @ ABS (Model: 150*150mm single wall; Material: Bambu ABS; Temperature: 280℃)
– Cooling Fans: Closed Loop Control
– Air Filter: Activated Carbon Filter
– Supported Filament: PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PVA, PET; Capable of PA, PC, ABS, ASA
– Bambu Micro Lidar: No
– Chamber Monitoring Camera: Low Rate Camera 1280 x 720 / 0.5fps (Optional)
– Door Sensor: No
– Filament Run Out Sensor: Yes
– Filament Odometry: Optional with AMS
– Power Loss Recover: Yes
– Physical Dimensions: 389 x 389 x 458mm
– Net Weight: 9.65kg
– Electrical Requirements: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
– Max Power: 1000W @ 220V, 350W @ 110V
– USB Output Power: 5V/1.5A
– Display: 2.7-inch 192×64 Screen
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bambu-Bus
– Storage: Micro SD Card Reader
– Control Interface: Button, APP, PC Application
– Motion Controller: Dual-Core Cortex M4
– Application Processor: Quad ARM A7 1.2 GHz
– Neural-Network Processing Unit: No
– Software Slicer: Bambu Studio
– Slicer Supported OS: MacOS, Windows
– 3rd Party Slicers: Support third party slicers which export standard G-code such as Superslicer, Prusaslicer and Cura, but certain advanced features may not be supported.
– For more information about the more affordable Bambu Lab P1P 3D Printer…