E3D Revo practical review: Fast coreXY 3D printing?

E3D produced the industry standard V6 and Volcano hot ends, often cloned in cheaper 3D printers. Now they aim to take a step forward in convenience and usability. Is this at the expense of performance? In this video, I test the Revo system on a high performance coreXY 3D printer: the SecKit SK-Tank.

This product was provided free of charge by E3D for the purposes of review, in accordance with my review policy. All opinions expressed are my own.

0:00 Introduction

0:58 Specs, prices and inspection

5:07 Installation on SK-Tank

7:01 Firmware and calibration

8:04 First fast prints and slicer profile troubleshooting

10:10 0.4mm nozzle test project printing fast

11:08 Smaller 0.25 mm nozzle tests

12:08 Larger 0.6 mm nozzle test

13:16 Summary

14:07 Sanjay’s legacy

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[ThantiK]

Thanks for mentioning Sanjay. Haven't seen him in 2 years due to MRRF being cancelled. He always "ran in the same circles", as I did and was always a blast to talk to. He was incredibly passionate and I'm glad some of you guys (Tom, You, and others) are mentioning his passing in your videos. Most people don't even know his name, and it's a shame because they revolutionized hot ends with the v5 years and years ago.

[elece_wav]

I had massive disappointments changing the stock nozzle in my prusa mk3s+. Too much effort every time I wanted to swap nozzles. I ended up buying this and I love it. Easy, simple, just works.

[peterleblanc]

Good that you found the odd speed on that layer, but in the future you can also use the volumetric flow settings under filament. This is handy since you can set speeds for what works well with the motion system and then just set that cap under the filament. Using that setting is also useful for flexibles so you don't have to completely rewrite a new main profile.

[mghumphrey]

Because of the position of the thermistor (outside of heater core, as opposed to between heater and nozzle), the temperatures read a little hotter than the equivalent value you would get with a v6. CNCKITCHEN mentioned this in his recent video on the Revo. So it's not unusual to have to set your extruder temperature about 3C higher.

[cornertankcorner]

I just upgraded to Revo on both my MK3 and Mini and so far I am very impressed and noticed very little to no stringing.

[joman]

I can't wait for these to reach market saturation, and come down in price. Looks amazing

[DJWhitelow]

Really interesting that you found the Z offset reminded spot on after swapping the nozzle. That was my only big question with the revo, if you still needed to tweak this each time whilst obviously still being easier/quicker the time gained wouldn't have justified the upgrade. The idea of swapping from a 0.4 to 0.8 without messing around has me seriously wanting one now, thanks.

[RichardBronosky]

This year I bought my first FDM printer (TwoTrees Sapphire Plus V1.1) and the Revo Hemera and Revo Mini on the same day. The Revos showed up just as I was getting sick of tweaking the stock hotend, dealing with leaks, etc. The Revo Mini was a drop replacement. I continued to use the bowden system for a few weeks while I researched and tweaked my Hemera mount, part cooling, and BLTouch holder. I really like the direct drive and can't wait to start printing this TPU I've yet to open. Currently I designing a mount to let me have the Revo Mini along side the Hemera as a secondary bowden extruder for printing dissolvable support. I love this new Revo system. Watching Sanjay's many interviews is what made me decide to finally buy my own printer after having used them at Maker Spaces for almost a decade. ☮❤🌈🧘🏽🕉☸☯

[emanprime]

Thank you for answering the question no one else will.

[Fishpig]

Geezuz this is a bloody game i need to fit a hemura to the ender 5 now.
Thanks for the video mate.

[justindelpero]

Haha you freaked me out by highlighting my post! Man we will miss you Sanjay!

[thedragonlizard]

This is awesome! Always wanted some testing like this before I took the jump and placed my order.

[FadedHero]

I'm currently upgrading Tevo Tornado with the Revo system. I have a Hemera already attached and will be upgrading that. I'm looking forward to being able to print large things in vase mode with the .8mm nozzle.

[FreeDubConnection]

The best 3d tech channel on youtube ! Thanks ;)

[avejst]

Great video as always 👍😀
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍😀

[JakobDam]

This hotend. The "Revo Six" - and the Bontech CHT nozzle... would be a perfect match. So I'm hoping to see Bondtech make a Revo Six edition of their CHT nozzle, which has already boosted my melting performance from a sorry 7 mm3/s to more than 20 mm3/s, without me having done anything other than just changing from a standard V6 nozzle to the CHT.

[rowlandstraylight]

The thermistor is a Semitec 104NT, note the NT not GT suffix. Some firmware does handle these differently.

[connorbennett]

i'm eagerly waiting for the creality compatible version, once that comes out I will be seriously considering getting one or two for either my CR10 or Ender 3 V2.I'd love to be able to flip between small nozzles for models and larger nozzles for massive projects, which is usually reserved for my CR that has had a 0.8mm nozzle on it for months now

[davidborg]

I like the quick change nozzle setup on my FFA3 so when I recently purchased a Voxelab Aquila I wanted this feature, so I have a Revo V6 fast change setup to fit, just waiting for the mount to arrive in the mail.

[patrickburdick]

Looks like I found my new hot end! Have a tronxy and converting it to linear rails so might as well up grade to direct drive extruder. It's Boden tube is ok after setting it at 45° to the print bed but still don't think it could handle ninja flex as it's SOOO flimsy.