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Looking to maybe upgrade my kid's creality cr6-se, so we can move into the more exotic materials.

It appears that I have two options for an all metal hotend, but I can't find any comparisons. Not besides a reddit post from 2020 stating that the Prima Creator is a knock off.

So have anybody tried one or both and care to speak about the experience?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ender style hotends aren't rocket science. I wouldn't pay more than $10 for an all metal one.

I'd just get a bi-metallic heatbreak of AliExpress for the stock hotend and call it a day unless you're also looking to improve the flowrate.

[–] BigDanishGuy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where would you get an all metal hotend for the cr6 for 10usd? The microswiss sells for more than 60usd from their own store.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

AliExpress is my go-to for 3d printer parts. Especially now that 7 day shipping is quite common