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Creality K1 woes (lemmy.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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Everything was going great until I had to replace some parts. The nozzles I bought as backup? They're supposed to be for the K1 but they didn't fit. That's how I found out I'll need nozzles that cost $20 each, or more.

The hotend kit from Amazon said K1 but the JSTs don't match. Pulled the wires to swap between the old part and the new one, and the wires don't fit either.

Nothing I'm buying for a K1 actually fits my machine. Creality refuses to answer me or help.

Anyone know what's happening here?

I'm editing to add that the parts I'm buying are official Creality parts.

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[–] [S] 1 point 10 months ago (8 children)

You would think that would be the solution, but no - printer registers itself as a K1, no C or Max or anything else. That's why I'm so confused.

Nozzles: https://a.co/d/aYVIVGY Hotend: https://a.co/d/1yqFogq

Neither of these work with my machine.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    So is your printer using unicorn nozzles (https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EHOujRQ)? I believe K1C and maybe some newer builds of K1/Max came with those. I have switched to CHCB-OT (https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EJhmisG) it has a good flow and easy to find nozzles (MK8).

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 10 months ago (6 children)

    Link doesn't work 😞

    It is using unicorn nozzles, yes, but I didn't know that until I needed to replace them. Thankfully, I was still within the return window for the $40 set I bought just in case. But shouldn't I be able to tell which parts I need before they get here? How do I know what to buy going forward? What if I get something incompatible and can't return it?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

    I don’t one why you’re asking me these questions. The link works for me - maybe it’s your adblocker. I believe it was only the extruder that was different. Creality support was pretty bad, but I’ve pressed them to eventually send me replacement parts when I needed them

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    Well I wasn't asking you. I just think the whole situation is bonkers. I'm going to see about reporting them to consumer protection or whatever.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Good luck with that, they don’t care too much about respecting OSS licensing either. Aside from that I’m enjoying my K1 - after I’ve modified it ;)

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