Turn your Ender 3 into a 45-degree conveyor belt 3D printer for long model 3D printing

00:00 Intro
01:00 Unboxing, preparation
02:38 Assemble
06:05 IdeaMaker slicer setup
06:50 Test Print 1: Calibration cube & 3D benchy, belt adhesion issue
07:30 Test Print 2: Rotating toy
08:07 Test Print 3: Titanic (583mm long)
09:43 Pros and Cons
13:00 Conclusion
Welcome back to Aurora Tech Channel. Last week, I tested out the Aditiva 3D 90-degree conveyor belt conversion kit for Ender-3, and it works great, but it can’t print long objects. As a 90-degree printing angle is the same as a normal 3D printer, with the conveyor belt working as the Y-axis, it’s good for printing multiple objects or looping the same object for batch printing.
Besides the 90-degree kit, they also have a 45-degree kit which costs $320. This kit is designed for printing long objects. I will also use a refurbished Ender-3 from Comgrow which cost $109, and the total cost for this 45-degree conveyor belt printer will cost $429. I would like to thank Aditiva 3D for sending me this kit to review, with that, let’s get started.
Aditiva 3D DIY Belt Kit official website:
belt3dprinterkit.com/
$20 OFF Discount Code: AURORA20
3D DIY Belt Kit facebook group:
/ ender3beltkit
Affiliate Links:
Refurbished Ender-3 ($109):
bit.ly/3EGO2UR
Used Ender-3 ($79)
Maybe in bad condition, but if you know how to fix a 3D printer and have spare parts to replace by yourself, that could be an amazing deal:
bit.ly/3LPnzHw
Test Print 3D Models:
RMS TITANIC - scale 1/1000 by vandragon_de:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:272...
Rotating Rings Toy by RarelyEvil:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:251118
Other resources:
Scott Meredith's Edge of 3D KZbin Channel:
/ @edgeof3d
My IdeaMaker printer profile for this Ender-3 45-Degree belt kit
(Modified from the IdeaFormer IR3 Conveyor belt printer profile):
auroratechchannel.com/downloa...
$600 IdeaFormer IR3 conveyor belt 3D printer review video:
• Conveyor belt 3D print...
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[@DennisMurphey]

Well done informative and no drama, truly enjoy your delivery. Will look into the refurbished machines too. Thank You, Team. Dennis

[@AppliedMathematician]

Good documentation is real value! I always appreciate such products!

[@Jbobonline]

Very interesting, Aurora! Also, the button jacket is cute!

[@HiGHrVOLTAGE]

My opinion, you are #1 in the 3D print category of videos. Just perfect info, always to the point whereas so many others are trying to be characters/influencers.

[@EDGEOF3D]

There is an upgrade/add-on kit now available for this model which includes a BIQU H2 extruder, linear rails and belt tensioners for X & Y. I'm still testing the upgrade kit but so far it seems to work really well and adds some much desired upgrades without needing to design and figure out everything yourself.

[@AuroraTech]

The $320 kit is working great! It works as good as any conveyor belt printer, except my bed doesn't stick that well for smaller objects. I am still interested in testing the upgrade kit in the future :)

[@carlerickson5988]

@@AuroraTech I am having the opposite problem. I print small things well and anything long will fail around 300mm. I have messed with it for hours and do not seem to be making any improvements. I am trying to print a 13 hour print and it looks good most of the way but when it's about an hour away of finishing, something goes wrong. Sometimes I think it would be best to just switch it back to an Ender 3 but then I get another idea of what might work.

[@jtjames79]

@@carlerickson5988 I don't know if you've solved the problem yet. But have you tried mounting the printer to your wall so the prints hang straight down?

[@avejst]

Great walkthrough video as always 👍😀 Love you to the bone videos. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍😀

[@rheography]

oh Aurora Tech, I sincerely love you. Awesome channel.

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

Another good job @Aurora!!!

[@jakubmacuha624]

Yay. Another video from you ☺️

[@kylejohnson370z]

I have just placed my order for this!! Thank you for a great video!! Can’t wait to get this and start the big prints.

[@robertsmith8472]

which firmware did you use? i got a kit too and their firmware isn't working

[@chrisabbott5220]

wonderfully clear and thorough. Thank you. I have subscribed.

[@romanmgelman]

Amazing. Never stop!

[@qztronic]

"Teaching Tech" must be your mentor or something, The similarity is uncanny Well done. I love this.

[@1988karr]

Just ordered, thank you for the discount code. Also the kit is on sale at the moment. With the sale price and discount it was 300 even.

[@brownie9948]

Really helpful - thanks!

[@Tylor_taichou]

Jesus, I've been thinking about modding a kinematic mount setup onto my cheap printer so much that I keep getting distracted by the spheres on the jacket. Nice to see more conveyor belt stuff coming out.

[@marijuanas]

Another great review :) Definitely like the 90 degree kit print quality more. The tinkering these require just doesn't quite seem worth it, but always enjoy your coverage of it!

[@AdrianoCasemiro]

The talent... amazing! The slice side of things is an entire different can of worms. Outstanding results on long models. I wonder if this setup could print lightweight polimers on a minimalist infill for an aircraft model. Let's see more of this tilted 3d printing technique.

[@noahhumphrey9909]

great video 👍

[@countryracer69]

You have this countryboy waiting on each video! And talking my partner into a 90 degree belt setup. Im gonna go find a refurbished machine to get started here.

[@bryantgutierrez9191]

Just got finished watching you're 90 Degree version and so happy to see this one to the end! If I make a request for both me and everyone watching both videos is if you can host that 5mm Bar file you made for the bed raising you did. I really want to consider this and it would help if you had that file ahead of time. Thank you in advance for the help and video!

[@johnm.gerard1718]

great I just found this video so I can compare the 2 version. Great VIDEOS

[@RB-yq7qv]

Nice Review

[@darkflow192]

I just found this channel a week ago and it convinced me to pick up a 3d printer of my own. I am curious what you primarily use your printers for?

[@FilamentFriday]

Great summary and detailed assembly. A couple questions. Does it include a new board or does it just use a new firmware? Does it need to be 32 bit or can 8 bit board work? I didn’t see this covered in the review.

[@AuroraTech]

We have learned a lot from your channel, I would like to say a big THANK YOU! Back to your questions, 1. The kit doesn't come with a motherboard, it just uses standard Marlin. 2. The company has firmware for older 8-bit Creality stock motherboard, but they didn't put that on their download page, I requested one from them before, if you want, I can send it to you.

[@apollowellstein188]

There is some software for that to print infinite parts of sections of models, allowing for neat things such as chain making. You should check it out. Some youtuber made his belt printer print infinite chains.

[@AuroraTech]

You can use the M808 command to loop the Gcode you need to print.

[@mrstorm325]

Hi. Great videos! Are you going to test the belt kit for the X1 artillery?

[@or3n_]

That is pretty noice.

[@abusam1]

This a great review ❤, if I have not upgraded my ender 3 pro to have dual z-axis kit, and the direct extrusion kit. should I consider to get them after I install 45-degree conveyor

[@jerrymultcell2072]

muito bom

[@VincentCS34F]

I am having such a hard time leveling this bed and getting everything working. What start and stop G code do you use? I used the provided code in the instructions but it tried to retract a ton of filament in the beginning of the print. I just cannot get this to print anything at all. Do you have any advice or direction to point to? Thanks so much!

[@dudefromkeene]

Good videos, i watched both of your conveyor belt printer videos. My only constructive criticism is that the pace of the video is a bit slow. I fixed it for my self by watching it on 2x or 1.5x speed

[@dr3d0ne]

I wonder what putting flex seal or rhino liner or plastidip on the belt would do for adhesion?

[@teeell4018]

Are you using the endstop file that it came with? It doesn’t seem to be lining up right for me

[@daviddeguzman9982]

Any compatibly issues using this kit on a CR6SE?

[@oleurgast730]

Very nice video. Printing long objects, a bigger nozzle diameter might be usefull. Sadly the design of the Revo nozzles do not allow tilting the nozzle 45°, as the ring would touch the belt before the nozzle tip. Maybe a 30° belt printer would work with Revo... There are two reasons I would prefer Revo on a belt-printer: - quick change for nozzle diameter - very nice tip of the filament after unloading (better than e3d V6 heatbreak Prusa Edition), so an Multi-Material-Unit (like the Enraged Rabbit Carrot Feeder) should work without problems So for easy swapping nozzle diameter, a quick toolchange adapter might be an alternative. Have you tried different nozzle sizes with belt printers?

[@ryangamble5131]

I feel like vez's new LSD hotend will be good for high clearance, high flow, and even non-planar printing. This belt kit is definitely tempting! Gotta decide between the 90 kit and the 45 kit....

[@oleurgast730]

@@ryangamble5131 I do not think the kinematic of a belt printer can go up in speed so far you can use this high flow. Also I think there is a limit in nozzle diameter you can use in 45°. A 0.4 mm nozzle already is 0.28mm closer to the bed on one side than on the other side; with a 0.8 mm nozzle the differce is twice as much. With more diameter and more speed I think bed adheasion will become more problematic. Thats the reason I asked if aurora tested different nozzle sizes.

[@IlanPerez]

How does this setup compare to the CR30. I know the cost difference is huge. What about quality in printing?

[@tweekFPV]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@AuroraTech]

You are the first again!

[@tweekFPV]

@@AuroraTech Awww ye :D Keep up the good work/videos!

[@robertbrown6343]

Wow will this work wit the direct drive? If so I’m getting the kit asap lol

[@dalekman9999]

how do you level something like this. i notice you say you do it like how you would without a bltouch, but that also requiers you to use the nozzle close to the bed at all 4 corners etc.

[@AuroraTech]

The print head just prints in one line, you just need to level the front of the bed and make the back relatively level to the front would be fine. For example, tighten all 4 knobs all the way and release one circle before you start leveling. If you raise 3 circles at the front, also turn 3 circles at the back.

[@zergmare7]

How do you keep the bed belt from shifting. Mine wont stop shifting

[@Doogleraia]

I wonder if this kit could be made to work with an ender-3 max (obviously the belt won't be wide enough though, but surely must be some way around that)

[@KittyCatsQueen]

What belt is best to use.. Co veer??

[@TakedownBard]

This is the best breakdown of this build I’ve seen, keep it up! I do have one question however which im not sure anyone would be able to answer but i dont know of a better place to ask. The printer modification looks simple and I was wondering if it’s possible to change out the middle bars for longer ones and buy a wider belt to make it fit the Ender-3 S1 Plus? I havent seen it done but i dont see why there would be any complications and there are no mods for the S1 Plus that i could find

[@AuroraTech]

I saw they have a sidewinder X1 kit, but I don't think you can modify the ender-3 S1 plus with that kit. As the screen, the size of the gantry, and the firmware are different, it would be better to just buy a used Ender-3 for less than $100 or get a SideWinder X1 if you need a larger print volume. For belt printers, I like the IdeaFormer IR3 which has a print volume of 250x250xInfinite, it's just around $600 and works right out of the box.

[@TakedownBard]

@@AuroraTech I didnt see that they had a sidewinder kit, thank you so much for the help!

[@AuroraTech]

belt3dprinterkit.com/products/artillery-sidewinder-x1-belt-kit

[@travisatessier]

Does this work on the ender 3 v2?

[@docigo]

When I saw a blogger girl on 3D printing, I wanted to switch the channel. Now I've watched almost all the videos on the channel. Competent, knowledgeable, and so on. Got a lot of interesting and new things. And most importantly, it's affordable. I wish you creative success

[@riceball4u172]

At 5:12, if you put the bars on top of the orange bracket, you would not need to print and use the extra 5mm spacer

[@hewlettlittle5652]

I am not aware if there is a transparent filament in pla but if there is and add a dual extruder you could print ships in a bottle lol

[@dennishedrick5308]

Can you use a CR 30 roller extender assembly as well? Thanks

[@dennishedrick5308]

Also do they have a belt assembly that sticks better than the current one that will fit the ender 3 pro is what I have? Thanks

[@swannjiejiechow3495]

I see, for longmodels you need to use 45°, 90° is for batch production

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

Hi. Can this work with the Ender 3 S1 pro?

[@AuroraTech]

No, this kit only works with Ender-3, Pro, and V2. Moreover, the Ender-3 S1 Pro cost $500, it would be a better choice to just buy a $600 CoreXY belt printer with linear rails. Please also check out my IdeaFormer IR3 Belt printer video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/joSYZ4OHfsp2pcU

[@robymartini]

❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋

[@dom7956]

Do you ship to the United States?

[@JoePeakwutz]

Perhaps the belt is inverted? The inner side is blue?

[@parandroidus]

My question too...in the manual it isn't clear. Did you figure this out? It comes out of the packet with the coloured part outside

[@Skepticss]

Why would you not be able to print long models with a 90° belt printer?

[@AuroraTech]

If you print from bottom to top, some part of the model will go out of the bed and loss adhesion. If you print from left to right, the print head will run into the printed parts.

[@TommiHonkonen]

now print small jack and make him yell i am the king of the world at the front of the ship

[@user-jo2cd7qy9v]

Why don't they make nozzles made for 45 degrees

[@MaxisAndroidGames]

Can i ask u how old u are?

[@AuroraTech]

I am 12 and my brother is 15.

[@MaxisAndroidGames]

@@AuroraTech Wow Crazy. You doing a great job with the Videos👍

[@yancymuu4977]

@@AuroraTech I gather you are in Junior High. Back in 1965 when I was in high school in California they offered Physics and Calculus (as an advance placement JC course) course which would be a long wait for you. I believe you would do well to study these now before some big distracting opportunity comes along in technology. BTW, before tackling Calculus one needs some background in Trigonometry and Algebra. That should be a snap for you. Great video BTW.

[@Mat_1000]

@@MaxisAndroidGames I join you on your comment because I'm also always amazed by how smart they are. I mean, even for an adult, that would be considered smart (understanding Gcode, handling 3D softwares, understanding all the subtleties of every parts of many different kinds of 3D printers, being able to identify the flaws of a product and being able to know what should be done to improve it, making those videos with everything that it requires (filming, lighting, writing script, being in front the camera reading the text/making manipulations on the products, sound recording, editing etc... That "video production" part only is already a lot of work and they nail it every weekend), all of this is a very high amount of knowledge), and yet, they're still so young. Imagine if they go on like this, what they'll be able to do when they'll be 20 years old O_o I know a lot of teens around 15 years old in my family/friends circle, and I think I know only one who knows how to handle a computer, all the others, they don't even know how to copy/delete a file on a computer, and they don't want to try to understand. Here, she's 12 and her brother 15, and seeing the quality of their videos, and the accuracy of their reviews and how well they are constructed, I don't know what else to say but they blow my mind! :D TL;DR: People, please immediately give this channel a least 1 million subscribers and and give her and her brother the same amount of prizes/rewards!

[@MaxisAndroidGames]

@@Mat_1000 Yeah i was shocked how well they do it and how much knowlege they have at their age. They do so good and i hope they keep doing it. Love to see young people have such a great hobby and knowlege. Keep it up guys

[@kevinerickson2595]

Recycle ♻️

[@AndrewAHayes]

You can get a brand new Ender 3 from Micro Center for $100

[@sir9643]

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