Artillery All Metal Direct Drive Upgrade, Sidewinder X2

Name: Artillery All Metal Direct-Drive Upgrade, Sidewinder X2
Brand: Artillery
SKU: ART-Z-088
Price: 69.26 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.39 (2 reviews)

Easy upgrade for high temperature applications up to 300 ° C

28 Customer Ratings

$69.26

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Features & Advantages

All metal design
Hardened steel nozzle
High wear resistance
Easy installation

Item no.: ART-Z-088, Content: 1 pc, EAN: n/a

Product information & technical details

Item no.: ART-Z-088
Manufacturer No.: Z-088
Manufacturer: Artillery
Content: 1 pc
Product type: Extruder
Compatible with 3D Printers : Artillery Sidewinder X1, Artillery Genius, Artillery Sidewinder X2, Artillery Genius Pro

Description

All metal

Thanks to the all-metal upgrade for Artillery 3D printers, it is possible to upgrade the printer for high-temperature applications up to 300 ° C. Many new materials such as nylon, PC, carbon fibre, glass fibre and other advanced filaments can be processed. Thanks to high-quality metal parts, the wear resistance is also significantly improved compared to the original direct drive extruder.

Integrated hardened steel nozzle

The hardened steel nozzle is very wear-resistant, temperature-resistant and has a long service life. It is therefore very suitable for highly abrasive filaments.

Easy installation

This upgrade is installed on the printer with just a few screws.

Questions & Answers about Artillery All Metal Direct-Drive Upgrade

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What exactly is the difference between this extruder and the original one? In the pictures, the extruder gear still looks like an injection mold and I'm wondering what else is.

1 Answer, last answered on November 21 2022
- Andrew
  
  November 21 2022
  
  Customer Service
  
  The hotend is all metal, it can reach 300C
Hi, is this the part offered by Artillery, with the bi-metal heartbreak?

1 Answer, last answered on November 09 2021
- Andrew
  
  November 09 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  The all metal heat break is actually a normal steel heat break not bimetallic.
Is the Genius Pro version compatible with the plain Genius?

1 Answer, last answered on August 09 2022
- Andrew
  
  August 09 2022
  
  Customer Service
  
  No, there are differences
Where can the firmware for updating sidewinder X1 after install be found? Can a direct link be shared as it is not obvious on Artillery website.

1 Answer, last answered on November 23 2021
- Andrew
  
  November 23 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  The source files are here:
  https://github.com/artillery3d/sidewinder-x1-firmware
  
  Only the max temperature needs to be changed.
for the sw x2 version is the ptfe tube still needed or can that be removed and also how do you update firmware to the artillery sw x2

1 Answer, last answered on February 03 2022
- Andrew
  
  February 03 2022
  
  Customer Service
  
  The PTFE is used as a coupler between the extruder and hotend. The firmware can be downloaded here: https://github.com/artillery3d/sidewinder-x2-firmware
  
  After it is edited you can export the .bin file, put it on a USB drive, plug it into the printer and turn on the printer, the update will happen automatically
Is there a cable I can buy to make this work with an ender 3? Or a wiring diagram?

1 Answer, last answered on August 16 2021
- Andrew
  
  August 16 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  No sorry. A wiring diagram probably wouldn't be very helpful as you would need to dispense with the ribbon cable entirely. Might be better off getting an upgrade designed for the Ender like the Micros Swiss direct-drive upgrade or you could get the original Volcano hotend from e3D
What size nozzle does this come with?

1 Answer, last answered on November 23 2021
- Andrew
  
  November 23 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  It comes with a 0.4mm hardened steel Volcano nozzle
Does this come with heater cartridge and thermostat?

1 Answer, last answered on November 09 2021
- Andrew
  
  November 09 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  Yes they are included
Three questions... 1. Do i have to install the firmware update to use it? 2. Does the new FW have other options such as BLTouch or mesh levelling etc? 3. Can I update the nozzle

1 Answer, last answered on December 14 2021
- Andrew
  
  December 14 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  1. Yes, there is a temperature limit on Artillery printers and this simply needs to be increased in the firmware.
  
  2. Artillery don't offer a firmware version with BLTouch capability but there are community firmware versions that do.
  
  3. Sure! The nozzle is the same volcano nozzle as the old hotend only this one is made of steel for abrasive materials but any volcano nozzle will work.
Hello... Is it compatible with all sidewinder X1 models ? Is it required to modify the firmware after upgrade ? Would I still be able to easily print PLA with the upgrade ? Thanks.

1 Answer, last answered on August 12 2021
- Andrew
  
  August 12 2021
  
  Customer Service
  
  Yes it is suitable with all the X1 models. You do need to edit the firmware if you want to reach the high temperatures, an editable version can be found on Artillery's website. You can still print PLA although it may require a very slight temperature increase.

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Customer Reviews

2 English reviews written for Artillery All Metal Direct-Drive Upgrade

13 customer reviews in all languages

4,4 out of 5 stars

5 stars	18	(72%)
4 stars	3	(12%)
3 stars	0	(0%)
2 stars	3	(12%)
1 Stars	1	(4%)

25 reviews
2 customer reviews in English
13 customer reviews in all languages

3dchief

March 12 2024

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Smooth upgrade, everything seems to work fine

Rated with 5 out of 5 stars.

Upgrade instructions by Artillery are a bit lacking, but it was still easy to do. Didn't upgrade the firmware since I got this mainly to avoid teflon fumes (toxic!), and with stock firmware it's still enough to reach PETG temperatures (did not try that yet).

Works without problem with PLA after some adjustments: increased temp by 5, increased printing speed, decreased retraction a bit.

Works very well.
It's still possible to upgrade the stock with slightly lower total price (you will need to disassemble the whole thing and replace the heat break and the nozzle) but this upgrade is really easy to do AND also leaves you with replacement parts.

The spring with a cog had to be adjusted a bit before fitting, but that's ok, I would keep it at 5 stars since everything worked smoothly.

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Ian, Barry UK

August 27 2023

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Artillery SW X2 All Metal Direct Drive Upgrade

Rated with 4 out of 5 stars.

Very easy to fit. The 2 top mounting screws are effectively held 'captive' by the blue cover piece (which will need removing to extract the screws from the old drive and also to place the screws in the new drive). If the printer is laid on it's back (being caeful not to put any weight on the Z-screws) the bottom mounting screw can be placed in it's hole with a tweezer and will simply sit in place whilst tightened . The end of the black ribbon cable pushes into a slot down the centre of a white connection block and the blue clip then pushes on to hold it in place,
Don't forget to re-level and set the z-offset again afterwards since the level distance between the nozzle and probe tips will most likely be different now.
Also, if you are going to use PLA with this All Metal hotend you will probably need to use a temperature 10 to 15 degrees hotter than before and also to reduce the retraction distance (0.8 mm worked for me) to avoid clogging, See https://letsprint3d.net/all-metal-hotends-troubleshooting-guide/
Artillery's QA on this Direct Drive Upgrade doesn't seem that great as my new levelling probe didn't work (giving me a code 999 error) and nether did the LED light. Neither are a big deal though as I simply swapped out the probe for the one on the old drive and aren't really bothered about the light.
I haven't upgraded the firmware yet but other reviews here give details and, if I can update this review later, I will when I have done it.

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Artillery All Metal Direct Drive Upgrade, Sidewinder X2

Easy upgrade for high temperature applications up to 300 ° C

Features & Advantages

Product information & technical details

Questions & Answers about Artillery All Metal Direct-Drive Upgrade

What exactly is the difference between this extruder and the original one? In the pictures, the extruder gear still looks like an injection mold and I'm wondering what else is.

Hi, is this the part offered by Artillery, with the bi-metal heartbreak?

Is the Genius Pro version compatible with the plain Genius?

Where can the firmware for updating sidewinder X1 after install be found? Can a direct link be shared as it is not obvious on Artillery website.

for the sw x2 version is the ptfe tube still needed or can that be removed and also how do you update firmware to the artillery sw x2

Is there a cable I can buy to make this work with an ender 3? Or a wiring diagram?

What size nozzle does this come with?

Does this come with heater cartridge and thermostat?

Three questions... 1. Do i have to install the firmware update to use it? 2. Does the new FW have other options such as BLTouch or mesh levelling etc? 3. Can I update the nozzle

Hello... Is it compatible with all sidewinder X1 models ? Is it required to modify the firmware after upgrade ? Would I still be able to easily print PLA with the upgrade ? Thanks.

Customer Reviews

2 English reviews written for Artillery All Metal Direct-Drive Upgrade

13 customer reviews in all languages

Smooth upgrade, everything seems to work fine

Artillery SW X2 All Metal Direct Drive Upgrade

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