Tevo Tarantula DUAL EXTRUDER: Review & introduction to MULTI COLOR 3D PRINTING

[@CNCKitchen]

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[@yuraamirov7893]

So good to have a honest review , even for a sponsored machine . really a good reason to appreciate this channel !

[@Fusion360Konto]

Bro the Video is from 2018

[@TheEscano99]

Hey Stefan that was a very informative video. Thank you for making it, keep up the great work

[@mleitner0]

Just wanted to tell you that I love your videos and just got my first 3d printer bibo 3d looking forward to having fun with it.

[@Horizoncsafaris]

A great honest review, thank you. Sadly many people will buy their first 3d printer on price and could easily end up with something that harms then or even worse. Safety seems not to worry many manufacturers 😞😞

[@wayneuk]

Beardy McBeardface hopefully not this one !

[@PatriotPaulUSA]

If you have enough time and lots of experience building ,tuning,and maintaining 3d printers , This is possible. Otherwise never attempt or buy this Tevo Tarantula Dual ex printer. you will need to modify and do a lot of wiring and other changes. Its not for the faint of heart.

[@MoesKeckeEcke]

and stay away from the creator pro its not supported by cura and dual extrusion is a true shore, just not fun and works like badly

[@bryanst.martin7134]

For the AC terminals: After securing the screws, coat them with Liquid Electrical Tape. Brush on and let set, repeat. You now have a durable yet removeable coating to protect you from mains voltage. Ideally you should unplug it, but troubleshooting is rather difficult that way. Also get the Velcro wraps for cable management. Lets you work with the cables frequently without wasting ties, cutting fine wires, etc.

[@LoreleaLee]

Great review, which saved me a lot of nerves. Thank you for your work, Stefan!

[@MrAkalle]

Have owned a TEVO Tarantula for over a year now and I have spent too much money/time upgrading it. But that is because I like it! Some of the upgrades are not necessary but nice like touchscreen. Have also installed DIY kits of dual extruder and dual z, sadly I got the "bad" version of dual hotend with the scews on the back. In conclusion is the Tarantula worth it. For me it is, when I ordered it 1 of May 2017 it was no CR10, flsun, tronxy printers with large price are for the price of 198 USD. If I would buy a printer today for 200 USD I would opt for a Flsun printer because of the large print are for the money. But I would still recommend the Tarantula!

[@ppdan]

Got mine for €157, upgraded it with a part cooling fan and glass for the print bed (less than €10 for the upgrades). I would recommend this printer (the single extruder) to anyone who wants to start with 3D printing.

[@steveu235]

Thanks for the review. That's one printer off my wish list.

[@belenhedderich3330]

Dear Stephan Thank you so much for your videos I think you are giving too much technical and science approach to the community THANKS! Love to see your videos :)

[@keithofarns8738]

As always, thank you for another well informed, enjoyable video.

[@muhammedriyas2059]

All ways evergreen video keep it up sir💥💥💥

[@neilredelinghuys3263]

Hi. I have a single extruder model and i have to say it is quite useless out of the box, and i spent many hours tweaking and upgrading. I added another Z rod and this was the defining moment when i could stand back after a print and say wow!

[@Pedro7526]

Finally! I've been waiting for this one since the live build.

[@chiefsmallrod881]

hey! big fan been watching you for a while and pretty much take your word as law in the 3d printing community lol, i just got a second hand tevo tarantula and installed a chimera clone on it as well but am having troubles with calibration, might i ask what your nozzle switch retraction settings are if you still own this machine? thanks again for all the great content!

[@hyperhektor7733]

instead of 2 colors, 2 diffent Diameters would be way more usefull (0.2 + 1mm Nozzle) to speed up Prints.

[@jonathannyberg7353]

You can just change a nozzle yourself to do that.

[@hyperhektor7733]

no i mean , 2 nozzles at the same time (dual extruder), fine nozzle only for the outer shell, bigger one for pumping material inside faster

[@Nepoxification]

@@hyperhektor7733 yeah you can do that...you can enter the nozzle diameter for each nozzle in your slicer

[@gregzambo6693]

@@Nepoxification I would like to see someone try this idea out: Faster prints with fine surface detail? Yeah! Stefan?

[@Nepoxification]

@@gregzambo6693 well since my comment i upgraded my ender 3 to dual extrusion with 2 seperate nozzles...so yeah i could totally go for 2 different nozzle sizes now

[@mizz1414]

Furling PLA?! You were a Backer too? WOW! Nice!

[@miketorri4776]

Nice review. I have issues with most of these cheap 3D printers. Even if they have good firmware like Marlin. They always cut costs on all the support parts. Their are many nice designs of 3D printers on Thingverse. To build good solid support 3D printer. Always seem to get what you pay for. I always like your reviews, Stephan. :-)

[@ArcanePath360]

What I want to know is, there are 2 main kinds of dual extruder: 2 in 1 out, and 2 in 2 out. So... you can buy a printer that mixes colours in the same temperature range (2 in 1 out), or a printer that can print 2 materials in one model, such as PVA for supports). My question is this: Why can't you have both in one printer, making it tri-colour? One part of the extruder could be a 2 in 1 out for mixing colours, and then have another independent nozzle/hot end for a 3rd extruder on the side of this, so you can then print dual colour with supports? It seems to me that it wouldn't be too much extra weight with a bowden set up and the hardware would just need a bigger power supply. The only thing is slicer settings would need a bit of an overhaul, perhaps needing new software to go with the firmware since it's now 3 extruders. ...Actually that last one is a bit of a tall order so perhaps I've answered my own question. I don't suppose there's enough demand for it for anyone to bother investing in this project.

[@KentoCommenT]

Zonestar's now made a hotend exactly like this. It's a 3 in 2 out hotend.

[@MakenModify]

Well done review :) i think a modern dual extruder should have some kind of tool change/retract for better print quality.

[@CNCKitchen]

Yes, but that would make these kits way more expensive.

[@MakenModify]

CNC Kitchen true. But still, this is how it was don 10 years ago. Of cause its nice to see this in such an inexpansive printer but i hope for something like e3ds toolchanger to become mainstream. ;) but thats an other topic i guess. Anyways thx for the honest review *thumbup*

[@ZeroPointAlpha]

Can confirm: Got a single-extruder Tarantula, and while it mostly prints decently, the bad frame connectors make it almost impossible to keep level, and the assembly instructions are absolute trash. And to top it all off, one of the T-nuts had no threads in it at all, and the kit came with no spares to speak of. (good thing I had a metric tap-and-die set) I was also exceptionally lucky to be able to source a 5015 blower from an old battery charger, and it works fairly well even with just the single blower.

[@Chazz155511]

After seeing tool changing featured recently I don't thinking will ever by a paired dual nozzle. Tool changing avoids so many issues and opens up so many more options.

[@hugolyppens2754]

Hello, I have this same Tevo Tarantula 3D printer with E3D Chimera dual hotend, dual z motors and large bed. But I have trouble with ABS dual extrusion. Colors black and white,. The white gets a lot of black marks. What retraction settings did you use? What temperatures? I have oozing from the non-printing extruder. Have you tried ABS or only PLA?

[@Ferferite]

I'd say that this printer is worth the money and the power supply,you just need to be careful.I am 12 years old and i assambled this 3D printer by my own and yes,the wiring is a total mess but zip ties came in handy.In my opinion this is a good,cheap 3D printer.I got it for 283 eur

[@HAL-ex8we]

That's 2 years ago..... Any updates on Multi-Material/color printing? What about e.g. the Zonestar z9m4 4-in-1-out printer?

[@edingcnc7685]

What is in your opinion the best printer or even better mod for the PRUSA MK3S to allow printing with 2 materials? The only hing I want is to use PVA for the support interfaces. I have a prusa mk3s+

[@billlockhart4560]

Morgen Stefan. Where did you set the offset, in the firmware or the slicer?

[@AbeFM]

Just started playing with a chimera CR-10 myself. Working on ooze preventing. I guess it's not as big a problem on PVA/PLA compared to dual PLA?

[@CNCKitchen]

Nope. Just print way slower with PVA. I used 20-30mm/s. Take a look at the temperature reduction feature in CURA to reduce oozing.

[@SianaGearz]

You can always wash off the PVA ooze! And the PLA ooze on top of PVA is coming off too, with the PVA.

[@jimbob1er]

Got issues with the chimera. There are two heated nozzle from 1 single heat sink. Also the heat sink as less exposed surface than ordinary E3D. I had more problems in the heated chamber with PLA. I guess the heat sink temp is too high and material soften too early in the tube. I tried to level both nozzle on the build plate as high as possible to close the gap inside between heat break and heat sink and use thermal paste but it didn't got better. At this point I'm thinking about water cooling. Do you have better idea?

[@avejst]

Thanks for sharing 😀👍 Nice work

[@mertcanucok4398]

Double-extruder and single-extruder printers use the same motherboard, do you know the name of motherboard? used?

[@PracticalProjects]

Very useful video, thanks for the info :)

[@keithofarns8738]

I unfortunately ordered a knock off chimera and ended having to drill and tap the grub screws into the side in order to make a dual extruder upgrade to work. Another note was most other dimensions were off from the e3d opensource hardware dimension as well. So making adapters and such were pointless to make before actually receiving the parts.

[@keine031]

Stephan, can you post a video on your CNC metal router?

[@CNCKitchen]

I'll do that as soon as I'm finished with the assembly. If you can't wait, there was a LIVE stream when I started the assembly process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4iwkHVui9FgbLc

[@travisnguyen1475]

Hi, can you please explain difference between 2 Individual extruder with Twin extruder? BRESSER T-REX WIFI 3D Printer with Twin Extruder technology AND BRESSER T-REX 2 3D Printer with 2 Extruders. I misunderstand about it. Thank

[@MegaFahad1991]

Guys I have problem .. when I print it is take long break till start print with another nozzle . I use cura . And not because of heating nozzle . Can any one help me

[@FlaviaPitariu]

i found the dual nozzle i3 without a premium on amazon, is it worth getting the second nozzle if the price gain is not there? 250 for base printer, 262 with automatic platform height detection and 265 for dual nozzle and automatic platform height detection. opinions?

[@carbide1968]

I could really use everyone's help with choosing a new printer. The one I have now is always breaking down and it's stepping on my last nerve. I would highly prefer a American based company and I like these 2 so far. Robo R1 plus Cetus with heated bed For Chinese made one's I been eyeing Monoprice select plus Anycubic Cr-10 mini My limit is $400 usd. The robo is a refurbished for $399 which is ok since it comes with the standard warranty. Would love any advice from people who have experience with any of these models.

[@scottschnatzmeyer85]

I know this reply is now 4 months after the fact and thoug very well could have purchased 10 different printers, however, depending on your level of experience, your desire to tinker and time available it wouldn't be too horrible of an idea to build your own. For a $400 budget you could create a very nice printer, auto leveling, dual extruding, heated bed..... the whole 9. I started out with first a kit printer, then a2nd. 3rd was pre-assembled but decided that for the money im paying, building my own, the challenge and reward would be worth it and it was. I built a 300x300x300 printer with all listed benefits while using good motors, genuine parts from e3d and antclabs and it all came under your budget. To be able to create something you cannot buy, customize it to your own desire and have the feeling of "yes, that is MY doing", it is worth it in the end. However, with that said, i fo have as stated other printers running well that i could print needed parts from, the time (or i did) to devote to building and the tools needed for everything (cutting, drilling, screwing, measuring and so forth). One thing i learned is the community is amazing and even the busiest of youtubers are willing to spend their extra time just to help you learn.

[@spiritcore1]

Would you make a video about the optimization of the bed and cutting it with the CNC?

[@CNCKitchen]

Yes, as soon as my CNC is finished.

[@Neo-fb5ry]

I have a creality sarmoon d1i want to upgrade it to such extruder but i literally have no idea, can you help me?

[@grproducts5399]

What is a good duel hot end 3D printer that is reasonably priced?

[@MrKelaher]

Danke, very helpful :)

[@JustinJJHCS1]

where is the connection to the fix?? for a cyclops extruder I got the update with the bug fix still not working with one thermoster

[@SianaGearz]

I was waiting to hear about some horrible safety issue the whole video, but at the end, there really wasn't any? It's common of kits to ship with a bare PSU, and basically you just put a piece of tape at first to secure the flap and make the gap inaccessible, and then first print is the PSU connector shroud. Pretty obvious and no big deal.

[@CNCKitchen]

*note to myself: viewtime baiting worked* sorry, just kidding. I know this is/was common with 3D printer kits but still I think is totally dangerous. This could be pre-wired, just like e.g. Prusa does it. Not a lot of effort and would make it way more safe for people who are not used to work with electronics.

[@SianaGearz]

Dude, you don't have to bait the view time from me, i watch your videos (of reasonable length - not livestreams) in their full length anyway. Well until their quality someday decreases, as it often happens, soooo... just make sure to not go down one of those paths.

[@CNCKitchen]

You can be sure that I won't go that path. Would result in loosing all trust. Unfortunately KZbin requires a little baiting, but honest baiting for good content is, in my opinion, totally fine.

[@SA-ow9yo]

Hey Stephen! Can I print nylon on one of all metal Chimera+ hotend versions.

[@adamdavis5961]

They made a great printer that is intended to be upgraded. Get on thingiverse, and learn some cad and it's great.

[@Pedro7526]

How much plastic is wasted on the prime tower+ ooze shield?

[@CNCKitchen]

You're totally right. I forgot to mention that. It's a little wasteful, but usually not as wasteful as single-nozzle multi-extrusion. Here are some examples (support weight/total weight): Globe: 17% Moai figure: 27% 3DBenchy: 40%

[@keithofarns8738]

For all the drawbacks on these kinds of "cheaper" prusa i3 clone kits do you think buying an original Prusa, outwieghs the money spent on parts and time wasted needing to fiddle with these kind of kits to get a reliable and worthy machine to match?

[@CNCKitchen]

Depends on how much you value your time. If you've got the money and want don't want to spend a lot of time debugging, I'd always advice to go for an original Prusa.

[@keithofarns8738]

Sorry, all thumbs when I'm on the smartphone. My reply wasn't supposed to be to Pedro but just a general reply to your video. Thank you again for sharing your time and knowledge.

[@NMHC1978]

replace the acrilic with metal parts ... one of the best upgrades

[@mcdjacedad7359]

Hi mate, I have the similar set up, can you help me with dual hot end off set, and Gcodes for cura please

[@simon-qy2xe]

Woher hast du da Polymaker Polylite? finde keinen deutschen shop der das verkauft

[@CNCKitchen]

Auf AMAZON scheint es nur noch 2.85mm filament zu geben: amzn.to/2LBg9If Ich werde mal auf Polymaker zugehen und fragen, wo die 1.75mm sind.

[@0calvin]

For me, I think the flimsy acrylic bed support and the messy wiring are the major detractors. I'm definitely weary of these bottom rung printers. At this point, who cares if there is a new one?

[@gibba-3495]

In Simplify3d use *''M218 X17.5 Y0.15 T1''* in the starting script

[@jig3d]

Olá ! Você pode me enviar o profile .fff , por favor?

[@peacewarrior9100]

Does trantula print PVA filament successfully?

[@CNCKitchen]

Yes, it does!

[@peacewarrior9100]

@@CNCKitchen thank you

[@iangster3216]

I bought a cheap dual extruder and hotends but i cant get them to work in the firmware beacuse when i set the number of extruders to 2 i get a problem which in cant fix. Any help??

[@CNCKitchen]

Which problem?

[@iangster3216]

CNC Kitchen heater pin not defined or something like that i currently am at work so i dont know, will tell you when i come home

[@iangster3216]

exit status 1 #error "HEATER_1_PIN not defined for this board."

[@iangster3216]

Could you upload your marlin file

[@CNCKitchen]

You can find it on my GitHub: github.com/CNCKitchen/TevoTarantulaDual

[@yaVDRgda]

You cover the cooling fan for the chimera with the blower fan for part cooling?

[@CNCKitchen]

No, there is a very large gap between the two fans.

[@yaVDRgda]

Okay, I ask only because the chimera is known for having problems with cooling even under normal conditions with the stock fan if you use 2 high temperature filaments. Many users change the fan to a bigger version.

[@CNCKitchen]

Didn't have an issue so far and when I touched the heatsink it didn't feel hot.

[@yaVDRgda]

I remember now that the users that have this problems are all using an enclosure. Cooling with >40°C hot air is much less effective. So it is possible that it will work for you.

[@wayneuk]

pretty sure u said perfect finish then show a warped printed part

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

I was never able to get my dual extruders to work.

[@TLeonT]

POVadventure Same

[@CNCKitchen]

Give it a try. It caused me less trouble then I expected!

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

I tried for months to get it to work. I gave up and put a single e3d v6 on it and solved all my problems.

[@leonalexander26]

Link to the Belt tentioner? Greetings from Germany. ~Thomas

[@CNCKitchen]

There you go: www.thingiverse.com/thing:1780636

[@ZeroPointAlpha]

As for there not being a fan duct/shroud for the dual-extruder, this has been on Thingiverse since November 2016: www.thingiverse.com/thing:1882128

[@shlom6477]

Gehts auf dem Kanal nur um 3D Drucker?

[@CNCKitchen]

Nein.

[@surronzak8154]

2:58 that's how I burned my laptop graphic board -.-

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Thanks for calling a spade a spade. $280 (and shipping/tax) for a large dual-extrusion printer is pretty nice. Paying $280 for a printer that lacks a part fan, has an exposed PSU, just plain doesn't believe in cable management, can rattle itself apart, and takes a lot of babying to get it to print safely and reliably... Ehhhhhhhhhhhh... judgement call if you have a lot of free time?

[@NMHC1978]

Again a lot of chinese printers do not have object fans

[@doe7915]

Wie kann ich die zip Datei in Cura einfügen?

[@nickhetzer2744]

erst mit winrar entpacken fals du es noch nicht herausgefunden hast

[@phtechnicalNew]

Hi I need your help, I am not programmer but I want to try to make 3D printer at home but I am not able to programme. Please can you send me that code or its programme. Or it's programming steps in another video.☺️ Please....

[@jonathannyberg7353]

Start by learning arduino. Arduino software is free to download to your computer and you can use it to write programs for arduino. And you don't even have to buy an arduino to learn from it; you can use "tinkercad circuits" for free online to simulate using an arduino board.

[@ouzhanuglu]

sorry man you cant see me. this is not the way videos work

[@jaynayk1176]

3:11 why these days are people getting stupider

[@Shredxcam22]

Mother of god. Not mains voltage!

[@jimmyscott5144]

I like the face cam but you seem to be over opening your eyes so it seems a bit unnatural

[@edwaoman2829]

8:20 ...find italy

[@ELValenin]

Haha

[@NMHC1978]

All chinese machines have this type of psu's

[@gibba-3495]

Creality3D printers are chinese too

[@customsrusprincalifornia2284]

Terrible printer and not safe.

[@chloemcholoe3280]

Wow this is garbage. Is at l easier to make one from scratch lol