Creality Ender 3 Upgrades And Mods – Must Have (Pro)

Creality Ender 3 – What a machine! We all know how good this 3D printer is straight out of the box, with its excellent printing quality. But would you like to enhance it’s capability even further?. Check out the Creality Ender 3 Upgrades and Mods below, these you can apply to your Creality Ender 3 or Creality Ender 3 Pro!

Silicon Carbon Tempered Glass Plate

The Ender 3 build surface is good enough as it is; however, it is not removable, making it tricky sometimes to remove prints. If you want either a smooth surface or a slightly textured one from your prints, the Silicon Carbon Tempered Glass Plate is the way to go! Allowing the print to cool also while it is on the build plate means it will just ‘pop’ off with ease. Where can I buy it? – Creality Store & Amazon

Magnetic build surface

For ease of extraction, get the magnetic print bed which will enable you to take off with your 3D print still adhered. Providing much more easy access to remove the print without disturbing your printer itself, in turn reducing the need to relevel your bed again! Where can I buy it? – Creality Store & Amazon

BL Touch Auto Bed Leveling Sensor

Manual bed levelling can be a pain, a bit fiddly and time-consuming. With the BL Touch auto bed levelling sensor installed, you can get this all done for you automatically! The BL Touch accurately measures the height and tilt of the bed surface of which then enables your hotend to compensate for any differences. BL Touch will help to give you a perfect first layer! Clones of the BL Touch is also available for those on a budget. Where can I buy? – Creality Store & Amazon

Stepper motor dampers

The noise from the stepper motors can be irritating, but when installing these dampers, the drastically reduces the noise. These are worth getting! Where can I buy it? – Amazon

Microswiss All Metal Hotend Kit

If you want to print with exotic materials, you will need a hotend that is up to the job! The Microswiss All Metal hotend is what you need, allowing you to print at higher temperatures and use wear-resistant nozzles! Where can I buy it? – Amazon

Polypropylene Build Plate

Another option for upgrading your build surface is the Polypropylene Build Plate. Even when dirty, the plate will still adhere to your prints! This build surface also works well with other exotic materials like ABS or Wood. Also, allowing the print to cool while it’s on the build plate means it will just ‘pop’ off with ease. Where can I buy it? – Creality Store & Amazon

Capricorn Bowden Tube

Replacing the standard PTFE Bowden tube with Capricorn can help reduce clogs and under extrusion. The Capricorn tubing enhanced by way of adding high-performance additives to reduce friction as the filament feeds into the PTFE tube. It is especially good for flexible filaments as there is less room for the filament to bow/wiggle inside. A worthy upgrade! Where can I buy it? – Creality Store & Amazon

Creality CR-8 Laser Head

Although not officially for the Ender 3, the CR series of 3D printer, this laser module can be installed on the Ender 3. I would suggest doing your research as to how to install this before committing. Having a laser engraver will allow you to engrave to your hearts contents on mainly wood & paper! Held by a magnet, it attaches to your fan housing, covering the extruder and is controlled by the fan command within the Gcode. Where can I buy it? – Creality Store & Amazon

Creality Ender 3 Upgrades Bed Springs

The stock springs used when levelling the bed can become weak meaning a loose bed, or having to relevel quite often! By replacing with stiffer, stronger springs, this will reduce vibration and the need to level your bed every so often!. Where can I buy it? – Amazon

Raspberry Pi & Octoprint

If you want to be able to monitor your prints while away, or upload files without having to fumble around with the SD card, here is your answer? Grab yourself a Raspberry Pi and Install Octoprint on it, and then you have you’re all in one solution! You can even print yourself a case of which you can then attach to your printer itself! Where can I buy it? – Amazon

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