Replaced my CR10 v2 with K1C - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: HobGoblyn
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 09, 2025, 07:51:40 am
content: My ageing CR10 V2 needed a lot of work to get it going again. I was about to splash out on a microswiss hot end etc but the more I looked into things, I decided there's no real point spending £200+ upgrading my old machine when for another couple of £100 I could buy a modern one.As it happened, there was a deal on Amazon and I got the Creality K1C for £433OK it has a smaller plate but I rarely used the full size of the CR10 anyway.All I can say is wow.Straight out of the box, it just prints. I haven't had to do anything at all to it, I've had it a month now and using Creality Print (their version of Orca slicer) , default settings, it simply works.No bed levelling, no extrusion settings etc etc etc, I simply slice on my laptop and send to my printerThe CR10 was more an infinite project to keep it printing, in comparison the K1C feels like a very professional product.It's also very very fast in comparison.OK a lot of people recommend the Bamboo Labs over the Creality but I'm more than happyI made myself some storage boxes for some of my SMD components.

author: ali_asadzadeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 12, 2025, 01:14:50 pm
content: Nice Boxes, are the files open source? How much filament does it use and how long it takes to print?

author: HobGoblyn
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 17, 2025, 10:33:07 am
content: All open sourceI got the SMD holders from here, I only downloaded the “SMDHolderPara_30mm.stl”https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4735881I got the trays that hold 6 of the SMD holders from herehttps://thangs.com/designer/willdavidwarren/3d-model/Gridfinity%20SMD%20Cut%20Tape%20Holder%20for%20SMD%20parts-971578To make the stackable trays (how I made them) I had to alter the basic ones as I found as the trays above wouldn’t quite fit1 Go tohttps://makerworld.com/en/models/1542416-stackable-gridfinity-storage-basket-parametric#profileId-16190572 Click on “Download STL/CAD Files” and download ‘gridfinityBasket.scad’3 This link opens the ParametricModelMaker at Makerworld,https://makerworld.com/en/makerlab/parametricModelMaker?from=makerlab4. Click on the Open my file button at the top right (one with the up arrow on it) and choose the file you just downloaded5 Under Customize, change the following settings: (obviously of you want a 6x6 one just change X and Y)X: 4Y: 4Z: 4.8Padding: 1.4Wall Thickness: 1.6Additional Floor Height: 1.00Magnet Diameter: 6.50 (presuming that’s the size of your magnets)Magnet Height: 2.10Wall Pattern: HexGridPattern Size: 8.0Pattern Edge Dist: 1.5Pattern Min Disrt: 2.0Grid Pattern Radius: 3.0Stacking SettingsStand Off: 1.0XYTolerance: 0.50Z Tolerance: 0.25Click on “Generate” and if you are happy with the preview, click “Download”On my printer (Creality K1C)To print one 30mm holder it takes 8 mins 45secs, 1.09 meters of filamentTo print one tray (that holds six 30mm holders) it takes 42mins 19 secs, 8.22 meters of filamentTo print one of the 4 x 4 stackable trays it takes 4 hrs 1 minute, 40.52 meters of filamentTo print 48 of the 30mm holders in one go (fills one 4x4 stackable trays) it takes 4 hrs 52 mins (see pics)To print 8 of the trays at once (two fill one of the 4x4 stackable trays) it takes 4 hrs 15 mins (see pics)So for me to print a complete stackable trays worth it would take a total of 12 hrs 31 mins.

author: ali_asadzadeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 19, 2025, 08:46:31 am
content: Thanks for sharing