What to Upgrade on Ender 5 Plus to Print TPU and Nylon 910

[J. R.]

Hey guys,

Andy and Whitney say in their Stream people should come and ask quesions so here iam.

(Good stream, listening to it every day :D)

I recieved my Ender 5 about 2 Month ago and i am printing almost none stop every day.

Printed a few Upgrades like:

 - Strain relief for the Hotbed

 - LED Cover

 - Bed Supports

Calibrated E Steps, xyz Steps.

Using the Creality Glass Bed.

PLA Prints flawless if the Bed is lvled correct. (Atleast i think so :D)

(Still have to secure the screws from the bed with some locktide and nyloc nuts since i have to relvl every week.)

Atm iam building an Enclosure out of an double glassed window and plywood.

Now to my Question:

What upgrades do i have to buy to Print TPU with Shore A95 and Nylon 910 with my Ender 5 Plus and can the electronics stay in the enclosure or should i relocate them. 

Thanks for any help and advice i rly appreciate it.

 

[TobyCWood]

the Ender 5 is a CoreXY and it uses a Bowden extruder... As such there's no reason why you could not go with a dual hobbed gear direct drive approach such as a Bondtech or a Bondtech/BMG knockoff. Knockoffs can be hit or miss though and actual Bondtech's are relatively expensive. You'll also want a new hotend such as a V6 or a V6 knockoff, just be sure it does not have a Teflon liner going into the nozzle otherwise it will be effected by the increased temps for Nylon.

IMO your best bet is to go to a forum (probably on Facebook) that's focused on the Ender 5 and look at the upgrades others have done and decide from there.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ender5creality/

I found a V6/Orbit upgrade there. I also recall seeing a Hemera upgrade (though it's a bit pricey).

[J. R.]

ty andy i will look into that :D

[Tim Keller]

Note that the manufacturer print settings for nylon say 280 to 300c for the nozzle. I know you're going to be replacing the hot end, but you should definitely keep that in mind. I know the published limit of the E5P is 260.. I don't know if that's a limit of the power supply or of the knock off E3D print head.

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[TobyCWood]

280-300C? 

What manufacturer states that? No way! 

Taulman 910 is 250C.