Building a budget, open source toolchanger - Sovol SV08 toolchanger part 1

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I own a five tool Prusa XL, which is now working pretty well. For people though, this 3D printer is just too expensive. In this series, we are attempting to adapt a Stealthchanger toolchanger mod intended for the Voron 2.4, and adapt it to the Sovol SV08 Voron clone. In this episode, I outline the project, setup the SV08 and make the first changes to the interface and power supply.

This printer and the additional parts were received free of charge from Sovol for the purposes of making this series. This video is not intended as a review. I haven’t had the printer long enough to conduct exhaustive testing. Even so, I have communicated my honest experience and opinion based on strengths and weaknesses, as per my review policy: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/reviewpolicy.html

0:00 Introduction

0:50 Recap of my Prusa XL experience
Prusa XL 5 tool: https://www.prusa3d.com/en/product/original-prusa-xl-semi-assembled-5-toolhead-3d-printer/
First video: https://youtu.be/C1a2c-qeTQw
Second video: https://youtu.be/n4DdatbEMdc

2:36 Voron Stealthchanger
https://github.com/DraftShift/StealthChanger
Hedgehog Makes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCbIjArKL4M

3:22 Sovol SV08
Purchase the Sovol SV08 (affiliate): https://www.sovol3d.com/products/sovol-sv08-3d-printer?variant=48937346498869&sca_ref=1796798.FxKBtOXx1J
Purchase spare tool heads (affiliate): https://www.sovol3d.com/products/sv08-original-all-metal-planetary-direct-drive-extruder?sca_ref=1796798.FxKBtOXx1J

4:31 Unboxing and setup

6:34 First prints

7:14 Premium touch screen
SV08 wiki: https://wiki.sovol3d.com/en/SV08

9:04 Adapting a larger power supply
Purchase Meanwell LRS-350-24V (affiliate): https://amzn.to/3yY7xJX
SV08 GitHub: https://github.com/Sovol3d/SV08/tree/main
GrabCAD model by Chris: https://grabcad.com/library/mean-well-lrs-350-24-1

12:30 Silence at idle
Klipper controller fan reference: https://www.klipper3d.org/Config_Reference.html#controller_fan

13:20 My thoughts on the SV08 vs XL so far

14:42 Conclusion

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