If you want to print beyond the Ender 3’s limit of 255 degrees C, you will need to switch to an all metal hot end, like this one from Micro Swiss. It is machined from aluminium and titanium, and installs as a straight swap for your 3D printer.

Requested by one of my Patrons, in this video I explain what an all metal hot end is, compare it to the standard hot end, show you how to install the all metal hot end and then make some print quality comparisons. I also outline why you might need such a modification.

PID autotune and saving is also covered. Links to Marlin reference below.

As noted in the video, you really only need this upgrade if you are planning on printing higher temperature filaments. The quality is superior to the standard hot end, but the price might be hard to justify for this reason alone.

Microswiss CR-10/Ender 3/Tevo Tornado all metal hot end: https://amzn.to/2E8TmUO
Micro Swiss installation guide:    • Micro Swiss All Metal Hotend Kit for ...  
All in one micro 3D printer test: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:297...
Capricorn tubes safety PTFE page: https://www.captubes.com/safety.html
PID Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_con...
Marlin PID autotune reference: http://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M303.html
Marlin set PID reference: http://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M301.html

Capricorn Tubing (plenty of spares of each of these after fitting to the printer):
1m XS PTFE tube on Amazon ($14.50): https://amzn.to/2wsV2lR
PC4-M6 and PC4-M10 connectors (10 of each for $14): https://amzn.to/2ykFykM

Purchase the Ender 3 from these links:
Ender 3 Pro Banggood ($30 off with coupon 1d1c08): http://bit.ly/2OUcEyS
Ender 3 Banggood (US warehouse, Coupon: f2bf59): http://bit.ly/2Efoi6B
Ender 3 Pro Amazon: https://amzn.to/2DpkbEs
Ender 3 Amazon: https://amzn.to/2xyJ23s
Ender 3X (glass bed version): https://amzn.to/2I7dG85

Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: www.x3d.com.au

Gearbest affiliate link (help support the channel): https://www.gearbest.com/?lkid=13807527

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