Tronxy X5sa Pro modified with NF Sunrise, enclosure, and Klipper

I’ve made videos before talking about the Tronxy 3D printers I’ve owned over the years.

Here’s the latest - finally it runs well and produces useful parts in ABS material at 100mm/s, acceleration 4000, running Klipper with input shaping. I’m really happy with it and actually, there aren’t that many modifications from standard as you’ll see in this video. I still use the standard frame, heated bed, power supply, gantry, cable chain, and wiring.

I hope it inspires you to get the best out of your own Tronxy, either if you’ve had the printer for a while or if you’re considering buying one new.

If you get a new one, be careful to ensure you can install Klipper on the latest Tronxy controller boards (I’m not certain you can; this one is a V6) - you might need to change the printer’s control board to a SKR Turbo or similar.

Thanks for watching and happy 3D printing!

[HolaSoyAndy]

Seeing these kind of videos of modified printers is inspiring me to continue working on my Sapphire Plus but man does it need a lot of work.

[dronepilotflyby]

Great video and info and great way to keep your filament dry by storing it inside the printer.

[dmcarpman]

i have had my x5sa pro about 3 weeks now. getting the z axis to remain the same at the start was a pain then i did the belt on the z axis and the backlash nuts. which has helped a lot as the z will not drop at all now when sitting idle.
it has tronxy version of marlin on it but it ain't right prints are good but do a auto level even with the bed and hot end heated or just one or even not at all.
it will do it but redo it again and not adjust anything and it will give a different result.
i just do a z offset and manual level then print.
going to build up a VzBot from scratch then convert the x5sa after.
and yes watch that great film of Burt and i think his records still stand to this day.

[TalkingGIJoe]

very nice! I prefer the term "Short coupled" and not direct drive... it doesn't feed directly, it still has a short tube.

[DarkKokoro]

Why isn't there more video's about the Tronxy X5SA Pro being uploaded. It's a flawed printer but, after some love, it's great!

[citronski]

Ahoi Alex, your video gave me the last push, just bought a X5SA Pro kit for 320€ 🙂. They come with the glas plate per default now. I bought a Prusa Mini Clone kit from FYSETC previously, at the time you had to wait 3 month for a Mini from Prusa himself, turns out the kit is very high quality and really cheap (200€ with shipping, 3D printed parts ordered in Spain for 40€). I bought a second kit, to faster iterate on my models (parts for vintage computers mainly).
Every once in a while i feel the urge to print something larger, but didn't want to go Voron 2.4 because of costs. That is when i saw your video. I'm not doing all your upgrades, just direct extruder, some bracing of the frame, Z synchronization and a frame. I plan to do mine on wheels, since i don't have a basement, everything has to happen in the living room or kitchen ;-).
Would love another update on your rail, or other experiences you had.
Cheers😊

[gaventahandbook]

Great to see your getting a reliable 100mm/s+ out of the machine. Is anyone with a modified Tronxy X5sa Pro getting reliable speeds nearer 200mm/s thought? I'm looking for a CoreXY specifically to print lots of parts with a build volume near to 400x400x400mm. Potentially I could buy three X5sa and all the upgrade parts for the price of one Voron/RatRig

[ronborem]

i dont know when you made this video but i love your set up i have the v6 board and i cant get klipper on it for nothing would be great if you could make a video of how you did all this

[lvibe]

Hey could you help me out, i followed your route with my tronxy x5sa pro and got the nfsunrise extruder installed, however i am haveing issues with part cooling, I printed a similar fanduct as you have however there are clearance issues with it hitting the x rail top plates. Can you post a link for the fan duct you used?

[DeprisaDryICeBLasting]

Would you please post more videos how to convert your printer, I have the same printer.. I'm just want print abs thanks..

[bigtruckification]

What backplate did you use for mounting and for the part cooling fan?

[egoblast]

Hi Alex, can you advise which belts your using? - ive no idea what constitutes "good quality"!

[joelcross]

Love the video, how thick was the sheeting for the enclosure as I'm looking to replicate it

[DeprisaDryICeBLasting]

Can you connect the NF sunrise to stock tronxy motherboard ??

[mansonnanson]

You convinced me to build a voron 2.4 instead. Don't get me wrong, your work is impressive but I had a anycubic chiron on which I spent months working. I would sort one snag and get another shortly. So.... No. Better go for what is considered the best.

[ezdaga]

Hi, how much weight do you save with the holes?

[igorpack]

Hi Alex, great review! I also want to make a similar enclosure for my TRONXY, what loops do you use and can you share stl files?

[Skidtire]

What non-contact bed probe are you using that it works on glass? got to get me one of those.

[PixlPirate]

Do you happen to have a list of the parts you changed/added?

[marcusbuschbeck]

Wow! Thats exactly how far i want to be with my Standard X5SA-400 (not pro, with v-Slot rollers). But with klipper i will wait. The original Chituh Software is realy easy and also good to Customizing in the Config. But one question: are you happy with the OCR-Rails from tronxy? Worth the Upgrade and are the better than MGN12H Rails?