The QIDI Q1 Pro is the best-kept secret in 3D Printing

The QIDI Tech Q1 Pro is a high-performance 3D Printer that’s packed with special features and improvements over previous QIDI printer models. In this video I review the features, set-up, making parts, comparing the Q1 Pro to the Bambu Lab P1S and even a couple of my special upgrades. Brought to you by PCBWay, your one-stop-shop for PCB’s, injection molding, 3D printing and other services. Check them out at pcbway.com/g/5uwW1e
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Features
07:53 Unboxing/Set-up
09:13 Making Parts/Special Upgrades
11:33 Comparing Q1 Pro and Bambu Lab P1S
12:32 PROs/CONs
Useful Links
My QIDI Tech X Max 3 Evaluation Video: “Better than Bambu? | QIDI Tech X-Max 3 3D Printer Evaluation”: • Better than Bambu? | Q...
Mandic Labs Qidi Tech Q1 Pro Evaluation: • SHOCKING Truth About Q...
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CNC Kitchen video on the benefits of a heated chamber link: • Heated Chambers: Game-...
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[@radman999]

Fantastic printer so far.. love it. Hard to complain for $500. Able to print ABS an ASA with the heated chamber.

[@ristinnovations]

I’m glad you are enjoying it! I’m happy with mine as well. Thanks for your comment 😊

[@NoMercyFtw]

Qidi provides a carbon filter upgrade file to add if u want

[@ristinnovations]

Thank you for pointing that out. I wasn’t aware they have a stl file of a carbon filter box available. I still think QIDI should have included the printed box along with Carbon media in the printer shipment, but at least there is a after-purchase option. Thanks for your feedback.

[@NoMercyFtw]

@@ristinnovations yeah true but they had to cut corners to get that super low price somewhere and I'd rather print a box and buy some charcoal pellets so I can pay the price I want

[@helixxharpell]

​@NoMercyFtw is there an stl out there for this filter box mod? Thanks for any links!

[@NoMercyFtw]

@@helixxharpell yeah you just go to their wiki

[@lawrencekucharek3775]

Nice review, I just don't understand why get a printer that can do materials that need drying and not plan to hook a drier directly to it. The junky spool holder is nearly useless, but again a drier needed for the materials this printer is for, otherwise get an A1 or an ender. The door handle on the bottom right seems to work fine for me and I have big fat fingers. FYI I love my Q1 Pro.

[@ristinnovations]

I agree that for the higher temperature materials a filament drier hooked directly to the Q1 Pro is the thing to do. When I was printing nylon that’s what I did and it worked great. You are right that the door can be opened by pulling on the lower right corner, but if they added a slight dimple to that spot it would be that much easier to open. It’s a small “nit” that I bought up. I’m with you; I also really like the Q1Pro. Thanks very much for your comment!

[@helixxharpell]

Thanks for a great review video sir! Your video was 11 days old before it came up on my KZbin feed and I just purchased TWO Q1 Pros but the affiliate link was not working. (I believe it was due to me being on my company server at the time.) I would be happy to inform Qidi Tech today to let them know the situation so you may get your commission! But im not sure what information i need to give Qidi tech. Please lmk how I can do this. Side note: I am using 2 Prusa MK3S+ machines & an X-Max3 that I brought last month & I loved my X-Max3 so much that these 2 Q1 Pros will be replacing the Prusas! Great channel & thank you for your efforts in the community! *The Hillbilly Engineer*

[@ristinnovations]

Thanks for your positive feedback. That is very kind of you regarding wanting to use my affiliate link. I did check it and it appears to work, but please don’t worry if you weren’t able to use it while at work. The important thing is that you were able to order the Q1 Pro so I really hope you like your printer as much as I do. Thanks again.-Ken

[@helixxharpell]

​@ristinnovations Hi Ken, I contacted Qidi & they are looking into it. I'll keep you updated. Keep doin what you're doing!

[@AndrewAHayes]

I hate the nozzle wiper on my X1 Carbon, the one on the Q1 Pro looks much better. I add a skirt 20mm away from the print and if the blob of plastic on the side of the nozzle doesn't get caught in the purge it usually gets trapped in the skirt, before that the blob nearly always got trapped in the outer layer of the part. I have tried a few 3rd party designs to solve the wiper issue but they are not good, I do have a another solution in the works but am waiting for some silicone to arrive. Did you make any mods regarding the nozzle wiper on your X1 carbon?

[@ristinnovations]

Thanks for your comment. No, I haven’t made any mods on my X1C regarding the nozzle wiper. I haven’t had any noticeable issues with mine.

[@ZsClawed]

Great video! how do you feel it compares to the flashforge 5m pro?

[@ristinnovations]

Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, I don’t have any experience with the Flashforge 5m pro so I can’t offer any advice comparing that to to Qidi.

[@802Garage]

Overall similar, but larger build area, heated chamber, and Qidi has amazing customer service. Plus the Qidi is about $30 cheaper all current discounts considered. $419 vs $449.

[@ZsClawed]

@@802Garage Thanks for the info, I saw Qidi has already made some changes to the Q1P in a reddit post. Just wondering; how's the overall print quality? In reviews I've seen people say its slightly worse than the P1S and A5M.

[@802Garage]

@@ZsClawed I don't personally have one yet, though I have multiple friends who have the Q1 Pro and the X-Plus 3 or X-Max 3. I've seen a lot of close up print quality comparisons. Generally I think quality is going to come down to how well you tune the slicer settings for a given filament. I know people won't love that answer since Bambu Lab is all about set it and forget it, but even with their printers if you don't use their brand of filament and settings it will need tuning. Overall I have seen phenomenal print quality on par with any other consumer printers from the Q1 Pro, and many reviews demonstrate the same. I think there will be slightly more VFA on average than with some Bambu Lab models, but barely noticeable, and other than that generally similar. I have a friend who runs the 5M Pro in their print farm with good luck and the quality is quite solid, but I can't say I've seen it's better than the Q1 Pro. Overall, I'd say Bambu Lab may have a very slight advantage in the last 1-5% of surface quality, with Qidi and Flashforge being just barely below in the VFA or surface pattern department. It's really a close game, especially with the right slicer settings. Each can produce fantastic results by slowing down a little too, and the Q1 Pro is plenty fast. It can also more easily print high temperature and warp prone filaments than the competition by a good margin. That plus the price and customer service really just put it a notch above for me.

[@joshread3740]

​@@802Garage How can you get it down to $419?

[@lynntatro7374]

How do you get the chamber to 90C, the bed to 200C and the nozzle to 400C?

[@ristinnovations]

I didn’t see where I provided any of those numbers in my video. In my table @11:43, I list the chamber temp of 60C, bed temp of 120C, and hot end temp of 350C. Can you help clarify your question? Thanks

[@ristinnovations]

I didn’t see where I provided any of those numbers in my video. In my table @11:43, I list the chamber temp of 60C, bed temp of 120C, and hot end temp of 350C. Can you help clarify your question? Thanks

[@Rasle500]

You buy a printer with these features