I built the MOST EXPENSIVE ENDER 3

[@thomasfjen]

Thanks for the shout-out! I have since added parts for the thick old PSU and I am using it on my printer! I had the same problem with the t-nuts on one side but when the nut is rotated it fits on my printer

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you for the CAD files ❤️ Wish you nice holidays

[@eydeechan2379]

Hello Can you incorporate trident skirt

[@htpkey]

It wasn't just the printer upgrade that was amazing, the production quality of this video was on another level! The video was also genuinely entertaining! Loved the "great memories" montage :D

[@moji3812]

yeah

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

Upvoted for the cardboard enclosure, seriously, that's all you need people, this guy gets it.

[@Eclipseballer1994]

It's so convenient having a window or two to be able to watch the print

[@daniwalmsley611]

Cardboard + clear film/plastic from some other packaging to add a viewing window that doesn't leak the warm air, careful not to cook your control board/motors though

[@briancarrollii4359]

Only reason I dont like cardboard is the fire hazard

[@user-sn5yv9ke8f]

Avid rediter

[@pinkedduck49]

@@briancarrollii4359 cardboard burns at 400 C

[@hazonku]

The satisfaction of addressing all the challenges and overcoming all the challenges in such an ambitious DIY project will always hold more personal value than just buying something off the shelf. Also the production value and edit for this video came out great too. Not to mention making an Ender look that attractive is a feat all on its own. I'd say this project was 100% worth it.

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks mate!

[@dangerous8333]

Not if it is redundant and full of diminishing returns. It's just a waste of time.

[@StemmProductions]

My man is building his own 3d printer while i still stuggle to avoid my 100% infill prints to bend on my ender 3v2. Mad respect!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks man!! Appreciate it❤️

[@epp9122]

Sometimes 50% infill is stronger than 100%

[@berfranper]

@@epp9122You won’t need more than 30% in 99% of your prints, I print at 10-15%.

[@epp9122]

@@berfranper couldnt agree with you more, mostly print at 20, or 50 max. The infill pattern makes it stiffer than if you print it solid

[@StemmProductions]

@@epp9122 I agree but I need 100% for my application sadly. My anycubic mega s had no problem printing with the same settings and filament as the ender yet it bends badly sometimes. Even in an enclosure, using a brim and changing the temperature it still bends. I think that might be because of the stock fan and it's too strong part cooling idk

[@davidgesell]

This is amazing! And your cinematography is spot on! I love how you did the off axis slow spin angled camera shots during the reveal of the completed printer. Really cool

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks David, much appreciated ❤️

[@darrenscruggs8832]

Your panning time lapse shots while you were building the printer are awesome! I know they must have taken hours, so I wanted to make sure you know how great they turned out

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you, Darren!

[@HevORT]

Awesome video! Your cinematographic skills rock! The story is fluid and well delivered, scene chronology is excellent! And what to say about the final result! A performant, reliable and sexy machine. But most importantly, it is YOUR design! Congrats! I loved every single minute of your video. Keep it up!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you very much! I love your animations & CAD skills as well!

[@dr.davesworkshop3585]

Everything about this video is spot on! I would point out that for the price, you could have gotten pretty close to a Trident kit. As nice as the Switchwire is, getting to a core XY printer is a big jump in performance, IMHO. Getting away from a bed-slinger printer may mean that you can't reuse the Ender 3 parts, but overall, it will give a big jump up in performance. Obviously, this isn't a comment Christoph, but for someone reading the comments considering upgrading their Ender 3.

[@anmafab]

Man your work throughput is crazy! No idea how you find enough time to get through this many projects? Have a great Christmas and see you in 2023

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks Andreas! Well, it always depends on the perspective. Some guys are publishing one video each week 😅 But i guess build videos, simply take longer. However, i also wish you nice holidays ❤️

[@LuxGamer16]

Converting it to klipper and later adding microswiss DD with SB front and doing the belted z conversion, and then it being such a great machine was such a rewarding experience. I learned a shit ton about 3d printers and gcode. I think i know how you feel

[@charleswheatcroft]

You clearly have engineering skills which got the build over the line. I could never attempt such a project! Thanks for the video which shows what is involved - a very accomplished result which looks amazing. 👍

[@thenextlayer]

01:26 Hey, I know that guy....! Thanks for the shoutout ;) GREAT video, very humorous... you're going to grow like crazy, I can tell :)

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks man, much appreciated ❤️

[@stephenyoder2822]

Hey I'm subbed to you

[@GuruByNature]

I reinforced the 4040 extrusion which is as you know hollow inside. I used 8mm metal tuning with 5mm hole. Cut it and beveled the ends so that the m5X45 bolts goes through the tube and then does not allow the 4040 to collapse when tightened! This is by far the best thing I have done to my frames. As you know the bed runs on a single 4040 attached to a single 4040 I frame. This is very very poor especially if it is over tightened at anytime. Adding the tube prevents such event and absolutely give amazing rigidity. I hardly ever have to adjust my bed now and it stayed within .001 on all corners now. Obviously depends on the integrity of the x gantry, which I have dual 1204 ball screws on! Zero lash ZERO. The 800 steps seems to hit the magic numbers much more precisely, IMO. Great content you have , thanks for all you do.

[@emeriktremblay3881]

I was expecting you to have at least 300k sub based on the quality of the video. This is insane !

[@mofous]

Brilliant stuff, fantastic video production. I'm currently investigating doing some meaningful upgrades to my trusty old Ender 3 Pro and debating whether I should tackle a similar project (for the fun / educational side of it) or simply spend a bit more on a modern, fast 3D printer. Either way, it's incredibly inspiring seeing what the community has come up with. Long live tinkering!

[@NajmanAlpha]

21 seconds into the video and you answered my 2 main questions. Can't convey how nice that is. I then felt compelled to learn how any why you came to that conclusion. I recently purchased one of these from a buddy that already had a Micro Swiss NG head and linear rails. Aside from adding a RPi 3/4 to run something web based it seems like most of the other things you did ultimately have minimal return on investment. Perhaps I'll get the magnetic plate, PLA+ just glues to the glass plate.

[@TommyHoughton]

This is such an awesome video! Everything is so well done, it's really quite inspiring. Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@onesadtech]

I didn't even know this was an option, very cool build, it came out beautiful, and the videography on display here is awesome!

[@oppugnator]

I just post this here to be invited to the 1 million subscriber special: this bro is definitely going places. Not even interested in 3D printing before…now thinking about getting one.

[@MrStephane28]

This has been an inspiring video, I’m also in the process of upgrading everything on my ender 3 and sometimes regret my life choices and end up frustrated when things don’t go as planned. But you’re right by saying that when it will be accomplished it will be amazing.

[@bluemonxterDIY]

Now that is an extreme upgrade. Excellent. I am also currently rebuilding my Ender 3 but I just want it to churn out reliable prints so I can move on to start my Corexy build.

[@ChristophLehner]

I was in the exact same place. In order to print a 2.4 or vzbot, you need a proper printer in the first place 😅

[@lukasmatzinger]

@@ChristophLehner I've been printing ABS for a while on my modded Ender 3 with pretty good results, but I'm really glad I spent the money on the PIF parts for my V2.4 build. Everything was printed absolutely perfect, no brims, no warping, perfect dimensions etc. Well worth the €80 extra or so vs. printing your own, and spending dozens of hours slicing, sorting, re-printing etc, if you don't have a perfectly dialed in large format printer like the PIF guys do.

[@ChristophLehner]

@@lukasmatzinger yeah the PIF program is imo a steal

[@InheritanceMachining]

No shit that took longer than expected 😂 Those are some serious upgrades! And that thing looks sick too! Almost makes me want a 3D printer... Almost😉 Merry Christmas, man!

[@mrpanda876]

I recommend getting one lol. I just got a babulab X1 carbon and it's awesome. I have an ender 3 and 3 of it's clones and none of them compare. They got me in the door but the X1 builds the whole house haha. Love your videos too

[@ChristophLehner]

It took me almost a week to edit 😅 Thanks man! Wish you and your family also merry christmas!

[@paradoxx_4221]

Do you think one could 3d print that race car spindle from your last video? Surely it's more rigid than aluminum...

[@zachbrown7272]

@@paradoxx_4221 lol

[@dhupee]

@@mrpanda876 man having manly tools inherited by his family, building manly stuff He needs no plastic nerd tool lmao, jk yeah his video is awesome I think 3d printed could be useful for him, like....soft jaw?

[@mmstep5150]

It is easy to go down the rabbit hole, but you received enjoyment from the process and have a great looking machine in the end.

[@YaakovSloman]

Very nice work, Ctristof. Both the printer and the video. Clever, carefully produced, and entertaining. Thanks.

[@austin5797]

Currently doing this conversion myself, while expensive and time consuming the satisfaction of building this machine is the best feeling. My E3P was also my first printer and I couldn’t justify just selling it so may as well up-cycle it and make it better than ever.

[@coltclassic45]

I absolutely love your style of video and how much fun you're having.

[@dev-debug]

Looks great, always fun to re-engineer something into a beast. Those first much faster prints feel rewarding. Pretty sure I beat you on expense for an Ender 3 though, only thing stock now is the frame :/ 5 linear rails, IDEX direct drive, dual Z side lift belts, Octopus, AC heated cast aluminum bed etc. Has 10 micron Z resolution with microstepping disabled using a 20:1 reduction on Z. I designed it during lockdown and built it last year, every part printed was my own design including the compact DD's. It felt really good to get it up and runninng and tuned, Klipper is amazing. One last thing I may do is ditching the old style V6 hotends and putting on a pair of Dragon UHF, sick of fighting nozzle changes. That's what is fun about open source products, grab the CAD file and go nuts. Make something your own.

[@lukasmatzinger]

Sounds like a super interesting build👌 did you share the project anywhere such as GitHub and do you have pics or videos of it up? I’d love to convert my spare Ender to IDEX so I can do some experimenting with HIPS supports on complex ABS prints.

[@Jimunu]

Been looking for this video a couple of weeks now. Happy to find it again.

[@educationalpurposesmostly]

Nice job for getting a voron done. I felt the same way that you did about my ender 3 but opted to make a 0.1 and keep my klipperized ender 3 instead. I then did a sub 4 min benchy and built a 2.4. The switchwire was a good choice too tho.

[@ChristophLehner]

A sub 4min benchy? Kudos to you 👌 Which on do you like most?

[@99prxp]

this video is the reason i just started printing parts for my own enderwire upgrade! can't wait for the follow-up and further upgrades. great video :)

[@masheen_]

This gives me an insane amount of motivation. I received my first ender 3 pro v2, and I know I have a long ways in the journey. There is still a lot I don't know but I'm trying. Thanks to the algorithm for showing me this channel, subbed!

[@christianmontagx8461]

Haha, kenn ich auch. Wenn man erstmal anfängt, findet man kein Ende. :) CR10v1->Rails Nachrüstung->Klipper->Direct Drive Extruder mit EVA Druckkopfbasis usw. Was Du vergisst: Der Voron kostet bei 3D Jake 900,- EXKLUSIV Kunststoffteile und Raspi etc. Wenn Du wirklich einen rundum glücklich Voron Komplettbausatz haben möchtest bist Du locker bei 1500,- €

[@chriscrespo1373]

Seriously great build. Loved the story telling start to finish. Subbed!

[@sukhpalsandhu6341]

That was spot on, I want my ender to be perfect, not because I need to 3d print anything, but the engineer in me requires perfection. 6 months later, "hey honey, check out how great this benchy turned out"!!! Her, "what can it do for me?". Me "shrugs, nothing, its quite useless, I guess"

[@engineeredtofail6746]

Truly inspiring indeed. I'm in the process of upgrading my own Ender 3, already adding the CR touch, direct drive and double Z axis. My family suggests that I just buy a newer and better printer but I just want to turn my old Ender into a reliable monster. I'm planning on changing to rail systems on all axis, changing the motherboard and upgrading the hot end and adding dual fans, also trying the new Creality Nebula. Also I must agree, as someone who likes to upgrade budget stuff overtime, building your own project is undescribably better than buying "good stuff" from the start.

[@birdmananyweather1681]

Check out the ender ng project. Its quite fun

[@802Garage]

This was a whole ass movie. Vid deserves even more views.

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks man! Much appreciated

[@kingmonkeyno1]

Great vid. As someone relatively new to 3d printing, and having just acquired an ender 3 as my gateway drug into this addiction, i can relate to the psychological factors involved in my desire to upgrade this thing! Not sure i'll go as far as this video, but i feel fully justified in my desire to do the mods i have in mind. Tinkering might be unnecessary with the newer machines on the block, but a part of me kind enjoys the process of maximising what i have!

[@jon_raymond]

Your video's are such a joy to watch. Thank you so much for producing and sharing them.

[@gojiraforbreakfast]

Definitely subscribed. Very entertaining video. I seen a lathe and a mill. I’m curious on make and model. Only because I’m a machinist by trade. Still have my first Ender 3 pro. It doesn’t even resemble one anymore. This must be what chasing the dragon is like for a heroine junkie 😂

[@crawlerin]

Oh wow, I was admiring this printer yesterday when assigning serial number 😀And look what KZbin served me today It's an awesome build, gratz!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks mate! Much appreciated ❤️

[@ldomotorsjason3488]

Great video and building, the unique printer you build is always priceless, enjoy the LDO Orbiter V2 extruder. Happy Holiday!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you! Much appreciated ❤️

[@1Reevee]

I view modding my ender 3 as a more affordable way to force myself to become knowledgeable about how 3d printers work both electrically and mechanically. My first 3d printer was a folgertecjh prusa i3 which I could never get to work after the first print. The Ender 3 was my first real working printer. It has way more successes than failures. And Through Modding it and taking it apart and putting it back together I've learned a lot

[@TheLMFAOZ]

Man this is the most honest video I've seen to date! Title's a bit click bait I'll honest but the video itself absolutely unexpected and fresh :) Keep it up. You've got my subscription :)

[@o0mrrobot0o26]

I'm wrapping up my v2 build with the stealthburner. I agree the stealthburner is kinda big. I'll probably revert it later on. Still it's a fun build. Definitely learned a lot by building an Ender wire.

[@Defyant123]

Great vid ! i built one of these a while back just cause i had so many enders laying around... totally not worth the cost for what you get. But like you had a blast sourcing and building it. The discord community was worth it alone imo. Mine sits on a shelf collecting dust now while i have a blast printing prints even twice as fast on my X1C carbon😁

[@TheExtremeElementz]

This was the coolest video I’ve seen for 3D printing! It was fun to watch the journey and how you documented it. Subscribed. Awesome video man and I think this is something I’d like to attempt on my Ender 3 Pro I just picked up. 😊 Thank you for doing this!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks man! Much appreciated ❤️

[@hakkaisha]

Awesome build! Love your editing of the videos, awesome content :)

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks a ton!

[@michaelklemm-abraham7298]

I start in English just because everybody can understand it. It is a fever: I got an Ender 3V2, printed a couple of things and startet modifying. Second z-axis motor, self printed cooling fan assembly, full metal heatbreak, direct drive extruder. I can’t recommend it because I regularly had weeks nothing was working. Frustration was bad. The good thing is I know my printer pretty well now. Wouldn’t do it again though. Danke für ein sehr unterhaltsames Video.

[@macacinelecanale]

For the 3D printer award video here are the nominees: For the best video of 2022: "I built the MOST EXPENSIVE ENDER 3", for the best printer for printer mods: "Ender 3", for the best actor in a leading role: Christoph Lehner, for the best actor in a supporting role: Christoph Lehner. And the winner is: "I built the MOST EXPENSIVE ENDER 3"!

[@ChristophLehner]

Loool 😅 thank you so much ❤️

[@ungoodwoodworker]

To Christopher, the ship of Theseus isn't a paradox. It's a challenge.

[@JohnOCFII]

Wonderful examination of the mind that would do such an upgrade! Good thing many of us understand that the Journey IS the Reward. I do think it needs a new name, though. Perhaps “Nender 3”. Not.An.Ender 3…

[@ChristophLehner]

Thank you, John! The proper name for this thing enderwire, since it's a ender X switchwire conversion

[@Massive-3D]

DD FTW! I'm at 3:21 and not only I'm still watching, I am watching at normal speed, I love this.

[@JudgeDredd02]

Such a great and inspiring video. Makes me really want to do it to my Ender 3v2! With the help of this video I know I can recreate what you did here, thank you!

[@smkole2]

Another great video. Just found you this last week. Very entertaining and informative...thank you so very much. Please keep it going.

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks mate ❤️

[@eleyondhs6877]

I'm certainly not upgrading any Ender 3 machines, but man that was an entertaining video! Subbed. Keep up the good work & continue eating oreos at the speed of light

[@zakariakhamees]

Really good content and high quality video editing.

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks!! Much appreciated ❤️

[@zabuza_zen7217]

This is such an amazing video! Great job on the printer too! looks so beautiful

[@Arcayenneist]

At some point you have to ask: "Is this even the original printer anymore?" But still freakin' awesome

[@jonathanr3258]

This was amazing to watch. Thank you for uploading it.

[@cri8tor]

Think I'm gonna just go with the cardboard enclosure...oh yeah, and the dual-z-bar kit, BL Touch, BT Tech main board, BT Tech driver chips, dual-gear extruder, BT Tech touchscreen, silicon heater cover, Noctua fans, flexible couplers, bi-metal thing for the nozzle and that's all...maybe. Cheers

[@Doile911]

Thank you for making this, now i know why i'll never do this. You saved me a lot of money, thanks again! Awesome video, thank you for your sacrifice to the 3dprinter gods.

[@metrogp]

i already saw this video 4 times.. And i still come here to watch everything again and again and again ...

[@alessandrogiuliani2915]

Thank you for this video, I started making my conversion in 2021 when I was 16 to my cr 10s into a Voron switch wire and the problem is that no one really made a nice project like this one’s for the ender 3 for the cr 10 (I dont know now I am talking about 2 years ago haha) so I decided to start modelling the parts to make it how I wanted it obv inspiring by other ender 3 project and after some months I did and I loved the results but then I was too lazy to print the last parts and make a GitHub page with all info and file but now you gave me back the enthusiasm to finish this infinte projects ahah

[@pellcorp]

Im having a crap week, this here video was a welcome break, subscribed! Such a funny video

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks mate, much appreciated

[@bustedbankrolls2746]

Your skill has no end this was a pleasure to watch

[@gamingdavid3946]

-Builds the most expensive ender 3 -Basicly builds a entirely new 3d printer

[@deathcube2006]

I converted my ender 5+ to a zero g. It was a rewarding experience, and have the parts for thw switchwire conversion, but I have my OG ender 3 so well tuned and working so well, that I'm gettin an ender 3 pro for the conversion! I agree, the building itself is so rewarding

[@ChristophLehner]

It's like lego for adults, right?! 😅

[@travistucker7317]

I'm in this same boat. Ender 3 sorted so well, i printed abs and asa ratrig parts and have it over half way done. Firmware, fun stuff!

[@travistucker7317]

@@ChristophLehner first video of yours. Great layout, you're hilarious, great content, look forward to more. Looks like you have more capability than most... mill/lathe and such. Nice ain't it?

[@ChristophLehner]

@@travistucker7317 thanks travis, Yeah over the years i've collected quite some machines 😅

[@natsterjam]

Good for you mate! All the nay sayers, in my opinion, are not appreciating the satisfaction you have gained from building this absolute MONSTER of a printer! 👊 I have a 4 year old 1st Gen Ender 3 with a few printed upgrades and a SKR mini main board upgrade and it still serves me perfectly for my printing needs. Like you, I'll be using this for years to come but will replace and upgrade parts as they deteriorate! Youv'e earned a subscriber and I look forward to watching more of your uploads. 😁

[@hobbyistnotes]

At least you are not alone with your "sickness"... see you soon with new CoreXY....

[@VincentGroenewold]

This was a random recommendation and I loved it, very nicely done!

[@strix8707]

Is nobody going to talk about how the flexi t-rex is in different poses every time the camera goes back to him in the therapy session part of the video?

[@manuelhuber6146]

This comment section is now owned by the BRD. Geiles Video ^^ nice zu sehen, was du so an Maschinen hast bzw Zugriff 🤤

[@MrTegidTathal]

I did this a bit over a year ago (modified the CAD files myself), but skipped a few more parts than you did. I also wouldn't count the price of the Ender 3 in the total. The only reason to do this with an Ender 3 rather than from a parts kit is because you already have one. I will completely agree that you shouldn't pull apart your only printer to do this. You need a backup printer that is untouched during this process. I had also done X and Y linear rails already (cost was similar to replacing the V-rollers). Mine is janky when it comes to "case" which it doesn't have, but it prints well.

[@joeybarnickle250]

I love that this is a ender 3 and not a e pro.. well done! Working on my 3 pro conversion now and do agree the stealthburner is really bulky on the ender 3

[@forati]

Very funny! Its me! And my wife... Amazing video, thumbs up!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks! Much appreciated ❤️

[@konnaseshiru05]

This is exactly where I am with my ender, I am trying to refresh it haha, great video!

[@iznasen]

0:21 I love that part

[@bernardtarver]

0:15 Nice apples and oranges comparison in the beginning. Cool lookin' build, though.

[@LuluTheCorgi]

Was it fun? Then it was worth it! Many people build vorons, its pretty much a solved problem, this seems way more unique and fun

[@michtill]

End'er story :D Yeah, I know the situation. I have three Ender 3 here... When I had one, I was able to give it all my time. Now I need to think what I will do and what not. I do everything three times. IT is like with childern. More you have, less pussystaff you do :) The magnetic plate + 3Dlac is one of the most important mod, I think. And well mounted extrusions together.

[@Conorkc86]

Brilliant! Great video from start to finish well done.

[@nunovicente34]

Very good looking build man! Nice work, first video if seen from you and you definitely gained a follower!

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks for the sub!

[@olopolorolo]

I love how the Trex did yoga throughout the video. much love!

[@eaman11]

The video is really good and well made, the maschine makes no sense at all cost and features wise. Very entertaining :)

[@3dpathfinder]

WOW that is fantastic! Great job , very impressed

[@pokpok9445]

WHAT IS THE DINO DOING ??? Awesome video !

[@ichhalt1063]

we share a similar story. I found a core xy conversion from RH3D on KZbin. 200€ later it is similar to the voron legacy. I didn't want to let the Ender 3 Pro die after 4 years and countless modifications

[@Mplius]

That is an awesome video! I am also debating between building enderwire or just buying something like p1p and selling my ender3 to friends. I will build a voron 0.1 this month and will decide after that :)

[@goldiebboy]

Lolz! Watching this video when my wife was telling me I needed to go to bed! Shared struggles!

[@danielcory8861]

Would it be possible for you to add like to where you got the parts needed? Or at least where there is a parts list for a conversion like this?

[@Parth405]

wow the for mat of and quality of the vid was awesome you should have more subs than 5k best of luck in 2023

[@ChristophLehner]

Thanks mate ❤️ much appreciated

[@erikschmidt2571]

This is just soo f*cking cool! That's no Ender 3, it's your own, self-made 3d printer using parts from the Ender 3

[@Awwehness]

thoroughly enjoyed the video and the humor. thanks!

[@Deaths-Backhand]

I had a lot more laughs from your jokes than I thought I would when originally clicking on your video. Thank you!

[@davethetaswegian]

I suffer the same affliction, my motto is "if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing".

[@myjdoc]

This is the most entertaining 3D printer videos i have watched excellent.

[@KillandMilproduction]

I love the Intervention scene!

[@MFuncrustable]

Is there a chance that you could add a parts list of what non 3d-printed parts you used such as the electronics? Maybe an amazon list?

[@TamasJantyik]

It is what it is. I heavily modded my cr-6 and it is a kinda never ending story. I am deep enough in the rabbit hole to make it further. :D New cht nozzles for abrasives and new heatblock for moar flow, better idlers, frame support rods, ercf kit, and rgb leds for some extra speed...

[@ChristophLehner]

This is the way❤️