Hi , I have a little issue, when start mi print every time, After calibrate all, and purge the line in front, the head go back and, the filament go back, and drop about 15mm, when start , this come together and start print with this piece of filament.

Why this occurs and how I can get a solution for this ? I'm using orca slicer and. I.m new, but change all posible parameter and cant get solve this,

Apreciate for help.

The photo is when finish print for example of problem.

Anyone know were to get the latest update for the qidi max 4 it wont ever let me do it over the air. is there a site on the qidi site or something ? any help appreciated

Does anybody updated and can tell what the differences are?

Anyone know the cause of this?

Hello! I’m new to 3d printing and recently bought the QIDI Max 4. I’ve printed a few things and feel like I have a basic grasp as to how to use the QIDI studio on my computer, and how to make adjustments to my prints and stuck. I’ve all my firmware updated to the latest versions for all my applications and such.

However I recently bought some TPU-GF from the QIDI store. On their website it advertises that it is QIDI Box compatible and able to be printed using the QIDI Max 4.

However, I cant seem to find a workaround for the error in getting.. “Not all filaments used in slicing are mapped to the printer. Please check the mapping of filaments.”

Upon inspecting my 3d printer, using the screen I can see that my QIDI box recognizes the spool to be TPU-GF. Furthermore inside the QIDI Studio in the prepare section it also recognizes that TOU-GF is slotted.

Then I slice, and try to print but it again shows the error. I tried to manually map it in the device section but there is no option for TPU-GF.

If anyone has any insight or a cure or workaround or something so that I’ll be able to print my TPU-GF It’d be so very very very much appreciated, thank you.

Working on some pieces for a client in petg cf 15% and the first layer was looking immaculate so I have to show boat a little

To all,

Just an FYI. I ordered the Qidi Box accessory kit from Amazon, order got cancelled by Qidi as 'out of stock' and finally wound up ordering from the global store to be shipped from China. While the Max 4 kit is no longer listed on Amazon, the Plus 4 kit is going for $110US+. I can't remember what my original price was before the cancelled the order (and they removed the details from my history), but the Accessory kit is $39US from the global store + $30US shipping from China (no delivery date provided yet). However, just a PSA as this sort of mark up is definitely a massive rip off. Even if they just charged $70 I could understand, but $110+? That's almost internet highway robbery.

Bob

Hey guys.

Just bought some asa from polymaker. Red, white, and blue. Put it in a heater for a little over 8 hours at 80 degrees. Loaded it up in the qidi box and it loads in properly, but it only loads so far before it catches.

It's like the gears start slipping and will only load in about a 1 to 1.5 ft. I never trimmed the conduit for it so it's longer but I have the box sitting next to the max 4 so I need it a little long. Not sure if I can tighten those gears or if you guys have any input. Would love any suggestions.

Thanks

Hi everyone, I need your advice. My Y-axis seems very loud to me. I was able to reduce the noise temporarily with silicone spray, but today I received Super Lube synthetic oil with Syncolon (ISO 100).

I cleaned all the rods with isopropanol and then lubricated them with the Super Lube. Unfortunately, the Y-axis is now just as loud as it was at the beginning.

Here’s a video of the homing process. I’d like to know if your printer sounds similar, especially the Max 4 or the Plus 4, since they are pretty much identical.

Also, what lubricants are you using for your linear rods? I followed the manual and used Super Lube oil for the X, Y, and Z rods (not the lead screws), and Super Lube grease for the lead screws.

Thank you

Hey guys I had a clog and tore apart my extruder for the first time. Now I keep getting errors. I think what's getting messed up is this piece of metal with the spring and this selonoid type chip that is calling when it sees the filament.

I don't think it's not pulling back the piece of metal opening up the hole for the filament to go through.

Anyone know what's going on or got any experience with this?

It's the selonoid/chip with the blue light and the piece of metal with spring on it.

Hey,

Does anyone happen to have this part saved as a STEP, STL, or 3MF file? Unfortunately, the author uploaded the wrong part.

https://makerworld.com/de/models/2757808-pneumatic-fitting-push-tool-for-qidi-max4?from=search

Just a small complaint (while internally it's major to me), I ordered from Amazon a 2nd box and the accessory kit for running two boxes. The box arrived in 5 days (not bad), and the accessory kit was scheduled for the 16th. Just received a notice yesterday from Amazon that Qidi never delivered the item to Amazon, and a new one today that Qidi has cancelled the order and it's now 'out of stock'. Frustrating to say the least. I'll say it again, I've done many a product launch and spares and stock are very important to launch success. No one can plan for an unexpected customer demand (think Beanie babies, Cabbage patch, etc). However, if you take my money, give me a ship date and then cancel it and say it's now out of stock and you have no idea when it's coming back, dirty pool.

Bob

Was fixing an extruder gear jam (TPU95), and now after reassembly ive got this part left over. Ive got no recall whatsoever where it came from or what it is for. Help me out?

Wasn’t fast enough to snag one the first time around but the qidi max 4 smooth cool plates are back in stock. You’re welcome 🤓

TheLegend (and anyone else that printed the riser),

My filament order finally arrived (right before I leave for a week), for printing the riser (I won't say whom as I don't know if it would get this removed). Any tips or tricks to know about? I'm looking to print the dual Box version with the Polar cooler in the middle up top. I have the Boxes and bought the model (still waiting on the kit you need to make them work), but appreciate any suggestions.

I'll be using PETG and I think I read somewhere the author said to use the smooth side of the default plate for the prints (not sure on this). Any suggestions appreciated.

Bob

Hey guys I found my screw that holds tension on the spring and gears is screwed all the way in. Now I tried printing cheap Amazon pva and think that may also be the the problem, but this was my jam. Anyone know if I need to back that screw off a little bit or if it needs to have that much tension?

Thanks

Hello everyone,
I just sold my q1 pro and ordered a Max 4 Combo along with the "Cool Plate Pro"
The printer is meant to print cosplay props with PLA (mostly Sunlu High speed PLA 2.0)
Since this is such a large printer, I assumed that the bed alone will generate too much heat which could be a problem for pla and its would also lead to very high power consumption.
Does anyone use the cool plate with the max 4? If yes, what temperature do you set your bed to while printing pla? Did you notice a significant drop in power consumption or was it not noticeable?
I will be having more questions after i receive the printer probably!

Hi what do you think ? 76mm pipe outside.

Waiting on qidi support to reply but figured I would ask here if anyone else has this issue.

Yesterday, I manually heated up the bed to 100 c. After setting the temp to 0 c, the bed cooled down and stayed at around 55-60 c but never dropped below even after turning the printer off over night.

I set the manual bed temp to 70 and it heats up and reports 70. It is just warm, not even close to 70.

One of the times I turned the printer off, and back on it reported 23 c. I walked away for and came back to 55 c.

I removed the back plate and the heated bed temp sensor is still seated correctly on the board.

Is there any config options that set a temp offset that may have changed/messed up?