Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Full disclaimer: This Artillery Sidewinder X1 was not given to me, I bought this printer with my own money, received from coffee donations on my website. I thank my supporters for helping me buy printers and parts to review.
In this video, I discuss the quality of my Artillery Sidewinder X1 after a month of intensive use. If you want to see earlier videos I made about this specific printer, please visit my website via this link.
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The first prints I made with this printer were made with PLA. This material prints great and stays very well attached to the print bed. The adhesion is very strong, which sometimes caused exciting moments to release the print from the bed, but so far it has always gone well. You won’t have to be afraid that PLA starts warping as long as you use the heated bed to start the print.
I have noticed that the diamond glass bed is different from, for example, the printer beds that I know of the JGAurora A5 and the Anycubic I3 Mega. With the other printers, prints are easily released after the bed has cooled down, while with the Artillery Sidewinder X1, the prints remain firmly attached to the bed even after cooling.
You can see this as a disadvantage, because the print does not come off immediately, but it is also an advantage. For example, if the printer shuts off due to a power failure, you can easily resume the print after the failure, without the print coming off the bed. This is not possible with the aforementioned printers. Once the print has been released from the bed with these printers, you cannot resume printing.
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Prints I made with NGEN, a very nice co-polymer from Colorfabb, came out perfect from this printer. The used temperature of 240 degrees on the nozzle and 80 degrees on the bed are reached quickly due to the mains powered heated bed and remain stable. The NGEN adheres perfectly to the bed and prints effortlessly. For me, NGEN is a perfect alternative to ABS because it prints with the ease of PLA, is very strong and can withstand UV light. Moreover, you can let it become much warmer than PLA so that you can also use NGEN for prints of parts that you use in a car behind a hot window.
When I started testing with PET and PETG I came up with an unexpected result. Normally, PET and PETG adhere far too well to a print bed, and you need to use glue or another dissolvable adhesive to ensure that you can dissolve the bond between the print material and the bed. In this case, the PET and PETG did not adhere to the bed at all. I have not succeeded in making a successful print with PET or PETG. This was not due to the ability of the printer to melt the material, but rather to the adhesion with the bed.
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In the time that I have been using the printer now, I can only say that I am very satisfied with the result. The prints look good and are made very quickly because this printer is extremely fast. Wherewith other printers I use a speed of 40 to 60 millimeters per second, with this printer I crank it up to 100mm per second for parts that have to look nice. The printer can handle it easily and delivers perfect results.
What I find even more important, when we talk about speed, is the speed of the Z hop. This printer can move along the Z-axis so quickly that you can easily specify in the slicer that you want a Z hop with every move, without making the print much slower. This makes prints made much faster, and much nicer, than is the case with many other printers.
As for the leveling of the bed. I have only done this once since I got my printer. After putting the printer down, I set up the bed well and after that, I just didn't do anything about it, and now, more than a month later, I still print on the same bed without any adjustments. So far I only have one other printer with which this has succeeded, that is the Creality Ender 2, with its much smaller print bed.
In terms of maintenance, I have not come across any crazy things with this printer. The printer functions as it should and seems very reliable to me.
Recently, this printer also got a smaller brother, the Genius, and this printer is now also en route to my studio for testing. As soon as the Genius is here I will review it, but also compare it with the Sidewinder X1
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If you want to buy this printer, please use the affiliate link to GearBest. They have a good price, delivered quickly and they once in a while help my channel by providing me printers to review. gearbest.com/3d-printer/pp_3001447641849895.html?wid=2000001&lkid=78297998
Full disclaimer: This Artillery Sidewinder X1 was not given to me, I bought this printer with my own money, received from coffee donations on my website. I thank my supporters for helping me buy printers and parts to review.
In this video, I discuss the quality of my Artillery Sidewinder X1 after a month of intensive use. If you want to see earlier videos I made about this specific printer, please visit my website via this link.
▼ If you want to buy me a nice cold drink, please do so:
support.3d-printcreator.com
The first prints I made with this printer were made with PLA. This material prints great and stays very well attached to the print bed. The adhesion is very strong, which sometimes caused exciting moments to release the print from the bed, but so far it has always gone well. You won’t have to be afraid that PLA starts warping as long as you use the heated bed to start the print.
I have noticed that the diamond glass bed is different from, for example, the printer beds that I know of the JGAurora A5 and the Anycubic I3 Mega. With the other printers, prints are easily released after the bed has cooled down, while with the Artillery Sidewinder X1, the prints remain firmly attached to the bed even after cooling.
You can see this as a disadvantage, because the print does not come off immediately, but it is also an advantage. For example, if the printer shuts off due to a power failure, you can easily resume the print after the failure, without the print coming off the bed. This is not possible with the aforementioned printers. Once the print has been released from the bed with these printers, you cannot resume printing.
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subscribe.3d-printcreator.com
Prints I made with NGEN, a very nice co-polymer from Colorfabb, came out perfect from this printer. The used temperature of 240 degrees on the nozzle and 80 degrees on the bed are reached quickly due to the mains powered heated bed and remain stable. The NGEN adheres perfectly to the bed and prints effortlessly. For me, NGEN is a perfect alternative to ABS because it prints with the ease of PLA, is very strong and can withstand UV light. Moreover, you can let it become much warmer than PLA so that you can also use NGEN for prints of parts that you use in a car behind a hot window.
When I started testing with PET and PETG I came up with an unexpected result. Normally, PET and PETG adhere far too well to a print bed, and you need to use glue or another dissolvable adhesive to ensure that you can dissolve the bond between the print material and the bed. In this case, the PET and PETG did not adhere to the bed at all. I have not succeeded in making a successful print with PET or PETG. This was not due to the ability of the printer to melt the material, but rather to the adhesion with the bed.
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3d-printcreator.com
In the time that I have been using the printer now, I can only say that I am very satisfied with the result. The prints look good and are made very quickly because this printer is extremely fast. Wherewith other printers I use a speed of 40 to 60 millimeters per second, with this printer I crank it up to 100mm per second for parts that have to look nice. The printer can handle it easily and delivers perfect results.
What I find even more important, when we talk about speed, is the speed of the Z hop. This printer can move along the Z-axis so quickly that you can easily specify in the slicer that you want a Z hop with every move, without making the print much slower. This makes prints made much faster, and much nicer, than is the case with many other printers.
As for the leveling of the bed. I have only done this once since I got my printer. After putting the printer down, I set up the bed well and after that, I just didn't do anything about it, and now, more than a month later, I still print on the same bed without any adjustments. So far I only have one other printer with which this has succeeded, that is the Creality Ender 2, with its much smaller print bed.
In terms of maintenance, I have not come across any crazy things with this printer. The printer functions as it should and seems very reliable to me.
Recently, this printer also got a smaller brother, the Genius, and this printer is now also en route to my studio for testing. As soon as the Genius is here I will review it, but also compare it with the Sidewinder X1
▼ Find me on Thingiverse:
thingiverse.3d-printcreator.com
▼ Follow me on Twitter:
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Have any questions for me? Feel free to ask them here or on my other social media accounts.
Thanks for watching this video.
