Artillery Sidewinder X1 Extruder Kit All-in-one Single Extruder Replacement for Artillery Sidewinder X1 3D Printer

Nicely packaged. Installed easily and worked perfectly without issue. The only thing I would say is that it is not just 3 screws. Yes there are only 3 screws holding the extruder unit to the gantry. But to get to those screws, you must remove the two screws going into the black cover on the front of the extruder on both sides of the ribbon cable. THEN remove the ribbon cable and then you can access the bolts. Standard Allen wrenches will work but if you have a long shaft Allen set then j recommend highly to more easily slide in and reach the bolts the bottom one is tucked behind numerous pin connectors but is still reachable. It was more difficult getting my old one off than getting the new one on. The new one had the lower cables tucked in a manner that made accessing the lower bolt more manageable. Thank you for that. First print was perfect. Just relevel after install.

This Artillery Sidewinder X1 Extruder Kit is a perfect all-in-one replacement for my Sidewinder. Installed easily and works great—would definitely recommend.

I got the "heating failed, system stopped! heater_id: 0" error. My printer bed was heating properly but the extruder wasn't. I tried different methods of troubleshooting as posted in reddit, but none worked. Getting this unit was an easy replacement, can be done in less 2 minutes, and it worked properly. One thing to note this that once this unit is installed, the nozzle is about a millimeter higher than the original extruder, so I had to adjust and re-level the printer bed. Not a big deal. Been printing again without issues.

If you have an aging SWX1 12 inch printer..... this is probably a wise purchase. As others have said. Out of the box these are not great – – they still need to be gone through converted to all metal hot ends and several other upgrades (better e3D pressure lever and drive gear recommended). Nonetheless, because of the rather proprietary design that these artillery units have it really is very handy to have a spare extruder unit to go on while another is down. Even if you threw one of these on stock – – you'll probably get more than a year of good service (before rebuild) out of it if you take care of it – – (and if you don't put a lot of hours on it and you also don't print high heat or high speed.) The SWX1 -- circa 2019 – – is looking like it might be one of the last easy to work on roller-based printers. Things are getting complicated with all of the super machines coming out. I appreciate an old-school machine that is easy to level by hand. It's really great that this is available -- to keep these going a few more years!

Thank you

Idk if its my printer or the new extruder kit, but my part cooling fan only seems to turn on when i manually activate it from the touchscreen. slicer settings and gcode do not turn it on. I even tried using others gcode files that do work with their X1. Something to consider. Trying to troubleshoot from Artillery3d and various 3d printing groups. Will update if i get any feedback/solutions.

I read that the version 1 machine had a clear glass bed, so I thought I had a version 2 or later. I ordered this and had to made it work, so I guess I had a version 1 machine. In the first picture you see 4 mounting holes in the original extruder. In the next picture you see the new extruder with only 1 lower mounting hole. I removed the carriage and drilled and tapped a 3mm to accept the new extruder - the 2 upper holes were the same for both extruders. The next issue was the fan interfering not allowing the carriage to travel to the stop sensor. I used a vibrating saw tool to cut the corner away as you see in the next picture. It is my opinion that the new extruder was modified to make it cheaper and better. The heatsink under the cooling fan is cast as part of the plate it originally was screwed against. The mounting screws are much easier to access with a long TEE handle allen hex wrench. To remove the old extruder I ground away about half of the short arm of an allen hex key, so I could get to the mounting screws. I'm 3D printing right now and it's working just like it is supposed to.

It worked great for first couple weeks (not a daily printer) then it just clogged itself up. Tried cold pull and cleaning the nozzle with a 0.4mm needle but the problem kept going. Once I unscrewed the nozzle I noticed there was plastic between heatbreak & nozzle, which shouldn’t be the case on a brand new unit if assembled correctly. Now I have a useless hot end due to plastic blocking the path constantly. Buyer beware!

Fast postage, works well, thank you

Very easy install - unplug 1 x ribbon cable, take out 3 screws to release old unit then new one on again. Took10 minutes and the printer is up and running again. More expensive than the parts but so much easier if your not technically inclined. I have kept the old unit for spares so good value for money too.

Le levier c'est casser a peine j'ai appuyé dessus !!! et au bout de 1 jour d'utilisation le puis du ventillateur c'est décoller !!! pour le levier j'ai démonté pour changer par une version alu, le système de ventillateur est meilleur sur cette pièce par rapport l'original , bref après réparation. sa fonctionne très bien , mais pour ce prix je ne devrais pas réparer, franchement c'est abusé

Der Druckkopf ist komplett, passgenau und tut das , was er soll. Gibt nichts zu meckern.

Excellent produit