Direct Drive Conversion Bracket

I recently got my hands on the UniTak3D Ender 3 Direct Drive Upgrade Conversion Bracket for my old Ender 3, and I am absolutely thrilled with this product! Let me share with you why this upgrade is a game-changer for any 3D printing enthusiast: - **Enhanced Performance:** This conversion bracket has taken my 3D printing experience to a whole new level. The direct drive setup ensures smoother and more precise prints every time. - **Easy Installation:** Installing this bracket was a breeze. The instructions were clear, and the bracket fit perfectly with my Ender 3 without any hassle. - **Improved Print Quality:** I noticed a significant improvement in print quality after switching to the direct drive setup. The details are crisper, and the overall finish is much cleaner. - **Compatibility:** The bracket is versatile and compatible with Ender 3 Pro as well, making it a great option for various Ender 3 models. - **Durable Build:** The bracket is well-built and sturdy, ensuring long-lasting performance without any compromises. - **Value for Money:** Considering the performance boost and quality of prints I achieved with this upgrade, I can confidently say it offers excellent value for its price. In conclusion, the UniTak3D Ender 3 Direct Drive Upgrade Conversion Bracket has exceeded my expectations in terms of performance, ease of use, and overall print quality. If you're looking to take your 3D printing to the next level, I highly recommend this upgrade. It's a game-changer that will elevate your printing experience to new heights!

Easy to install and set up, it's just a pity that all the parts you need to fully upgrade your 3D printer to direct drive is not available as a kit, but all the parts are available separately.

Decent clone, easy to install, makes a good budget friendly upgrade and can still use your current extruder that fits nicely on top.

I purchased this as I had damaged the original x gantry when re-installing some components. It was cheaper than an original gantry and is extremely sturdy. It was also extremely easy to fit and includes the advantage of making the extruder direct drive making the machine as a whole more functional.

I've been pretty much avoiding going the Direct Drive route because I always felt I had my Bowden + Linear Advance setup pretty much dialled-in. But I'm a tinkerer at heart, and I needed a weekend project. So I grabbed this Direct Drive bracket and went to work. First things first, I parked it on a Voxelab Aquila - an Ender 3 V2 clone. In fact, that's why I chose this bracket: turns out, the pictures shows the bracket installed on a rig with an Aquila shroud. So I knew it would fit. And it did. (FWIW, I'm also rocking a BMG clone - you know the one: all plastic - so I knew my extrusion was already in good hands right at the start of the filament path.) So, 30 minutes after receiving the package I had it installed. I inverted my spool holder so the handle was facing the front - directly above the Direct Drive - and went to work printing THOSE five squares. Now here's where things get interesting. I thought I had my Bowden + Linear Advance dialled-in like a sweetheart. Going Direct Drive proved me wrong. Or, at least, it proved the limits of a Bowden setup. See, straight off the bat I could see I was over-extruding. One wall test later, I dropped my previously perfect 100% flow rate in Cura to 80.40% and saw a huge improvement in print quality - and this was with Linear Advance disabled (M900 K0 in my start gcode). Wow. I always knew my flow rate, when calibrated, should be around 80% but I'd get wall delamination at that rate under a Bowden - but not with Direct Drive. Double wow! Now this makes perfect sense, because there's impossible-to-remove play in a Bowden setup - even with Linear Advance. And that's something Direct Drive can't suffer from. And the difference in quality and dimensional accuracy speaks for itself. Linear Advance was the first "upgrade" I did to my printer (a soldering mod to the motherboard). It was fantastic when dialled-in. Direct Drive beats it. As far as I'm concerned, the age of the Bowden rig is over. Just be sure to dial-in that retraction distance and speed. It makes a whole new world of difference.

Saw this kit recommended over the official Creality kit because of the centre of balance and light weight. It works well for me, easy to install if you take your time and follow the instructions - which cover using it with different extruders.

I honestly didn't know what to expect from this kit; I was pleasantly surprised in what I found... The kit comes very well packaged, labelled correctly and has a very easy to follow instruction manual. I would advise you pay close attention to your specific hot-end when disassembling it; there may be additional features such as sensors you may need to orientate correctly. The bracketry is fairly well made and heavy duty for the application (0.105" thick). The hole accuracy is good and the black finish blends well with the machine. I decided against using the supplied Bowden tube as a length of capricorn tube came with my new extruder mechanism. The supplied cable extension is of sufficient quality to work, although I don't like the idea of have more connections in line than necessary. I decided to re-use an older X axis cable I had laying around. The cable ties and re-useable velcro straps are a nice touch and made the installation that much easier. NOTE: The spring adjustment screw on the extruder mechanism cannot be tightened once installed, consider changing the screw for a standard bolt (which is supplied), for access with a spanner. Overall, this is a fantastic value for money mod, that has very few comprimises. Beware that the install may not be as easy as you might think; order of operations is important.

I wanted to print with flexible TPU and this is not easy with a long tube-type feed into my Ender printer. With a long tube the TPU compresses and stretches in the tube as the filament is fed to the head resulting in some blobs and missed sections. This modification changes that; TPU prints really well and there is also an improvement in the normal PLA print quality at the higher settings. Fitted fairly easily.

Super Teil für die erste Zeit zum Experimentieren. Braucht man nicht zwingend da man sich andere Halterungen drucken kann aber man kann es verwenden und ein bischen modifizieren.

ダイレクトにしたことでフィラメント交換が本当に楽になりました！！ もっと早く交換しておけば良かったと思いました。

Very easy installation with the provided manual. Works as expected.

Para mi Ender 3 V2, embona perfectamente y trabaja como lo prometido, si. Duda un producto de calidad y cumple su cometido. Debo decir que sus instrucciones en video son un poco básicas. Yo, con un conocimiento en mecánica tube dificultades menores, no bajo la calificación ya que es falta de conocimiento propio. No es una instalación que no esperemos hacer al hacer este cambio de extrusion.

This was apparently in my case so pretty unique: At the last step you see that the fan holder does not quite fit on the bracket, the holes do not exactly match. But If you are going to file a bit, it fits perfectly. Furthermore, if you have bimetal hotend then you have to take into account recommended 85mm that it should be shorter. I am very positive about the seller and highly recommend it. This item is better than the original directdrive that Creality sells.