Micro Swiss Direct Drive Extruder for Creality CR-10 / Ender 3 Printers

Just keep in mind that this does say it is for an Ender 3, but that does not mean it will fit your machine. Check your stepper motor and the installation instructions that they are the same. There are two types of extrudes, one that this upgrade requires where you can remove the gear, and one that the gear is press fit to the stepper. If you have the press fit gear you will also need to order a replacement stepper motor. Also, if you have the press fit gear the shaft length is to short for this mod

Hot end leaked and melted and caused fire alarm to go off. Most people print over night. Scary stuff. Changed to 4 stars as Micro Swiss came through with a replacement. Thank you Micron Swiss

This is all high quality stuff, the only issue is it makes the extruder turn backwards on Ender series. I spent the last week learning how to update my own firmware, and I can tell you it isn’t fun. So I wish they would address this very obvious issue. Besides that, though, just beautiful presentation, great prints, no complaints except for the figment.

Its over priced for what it does. All it really does is move your extruder and mounts it over your hot end. You can 3D print a plate and have some extra screws to hold the existing extruder and mount in place without spending so much for this. A aluminum plate with clamps can do the same thing the Micro Swiss can do, and all you need is 1 clamp and a sliver of metal. If youre smart enough to MOD your 3D printer, do that instead of buying this gimmick. It really isnt a upgrade when all it does is move the extruder.

Takes a while to get the hang of the direct drive but works well.

Got this just in time, shipped right away. Opened the box and you can see everything is in there nothing is missing. Everything looks like it’s good quality material and well made. Can’t wait to start big projects.

I bought this for higher temp plastic. It works well and has yet to clog. Im not seeing any improvement in print quality over the original or another direct-drive kit. I am happy to not have clogs with the higher temp plastic (PETG v. PLA).

If you want to be totally unable to print PLA, get this. It clogs all the time. Heat creep is a major issue and the hot end is completely worthless. So either get a bimetal heat break or stay with what you have. The direct drive bracket is kind of nice. Light and solid. Im unsure about the extruder since the clogs stop me from using it. Worst upgrade Ive ever bought.

You will need to fix your steps per mm and your retraction speed in your slicer program. I love the quality of the prints. Worth the money

The direct drive kit was easy and fun to assemble. Every fit exactly where it was supposed to on my Ender 3. The hot end seems much more durable than stock. Although I love this product, the carriage sagged after installation. I was having to relevel after every print because the assembly was too heavy. I bought a second Z - Lead screw which resolving this sagging issue. No matter how tight I made he eccentric nut, I needed a second Z axis screw. You must modify the firmware on your printer. I had to adjust the offsets for both the X and Y axis according to the MicroSwiss website. It was very easy to compile my own firmware because I had done it prior. If you are not comfortable compiling your own firmware or your mainboard doesnt support Marlin, you might be better of skipping this upgrade. Overall, I love my MicroSwiss direct drive kit and all metal hot end. There are definitely cheaper and easier installations but you cant beat the simplicity of installation and quality of product.