Creality K1C 3D Printer: Features, Setup, and First Prints!

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The Creality K1C is an advanced 3D printer known for its robust capabilities, especially in handling carbon fibre filaments. The CoreXY design is in trend but it only differs slightly from the K1, the Red Bayern Munich edition adds the flavour of on-trend colour mods.
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Here are its key features:
Key Features
Carbon Fiber Printing 🏎️
Core XY For FAST printing & now with inbuilt camera.
The K1C excels at printing with carbon fibre filaments, which are highly valued for their strength and lightweight properties, making them ideal for high-performance applications like drone components and automotive parts.
Speed and Performance ⚡
The printer boasts impressive print speeds of up to 600mm/s, with standard speeds around 300mm/s, supported by a CoreXY system and high acceleration (up to 20,000mm/s²). This ensures fast and stable printing.
Clog-Free Extruder and Nozzle 💧
It features an all-metal extruder and a unique "Unicorn" nozzle that integrates the nozzle and heat break, ensuring smooth filament flow and easy maintenance. The nozzle can handle temperatures up to 300°C, making it suitable for a wide range of filaments.
Advanced Calibration and Ease of Use 🛠️
Pre-assembled with hands-free auto-leveling, the K1C simplifies the setup process. It uses Klipper firmware for input shaping, reducing print errors and improving overall print quality.
Smart Features 🤖
The K1C includes an AI camera for monitoring, remote printing capabilities, filament run-out sensors, and power-loss recovery. It also features a silent mode, reducing noise levels to below 45dB, and an air purification system to manage odors from printing materials.
Material Compatibility 🎨
It supports a broad range of filaments, including PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, and carbon fiber composites like PLA-CF and PA-CF, making it versatile for various applications.
Technical Specifications
Build Volume: 220 x 220 x 250 mm 📏
Layer Height: 0.1 - 0.35 mm 🧵
Print Bed: Flexible PEI build plate 🛏️
Connectivity: USB drive, WiFi 🌐
Software Compatibility: Creality Print, Cura, PrusaSlicer, and more 💻
Conclusion
The Creality K1C is a high-performance 3D printer suitable for advanced users and professionals who need to print high-strength materials like carbon fiber. Its combination of speed, ease of use, and smart features makes it a strong contender in the 3D printing market. 🚀
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0:00 Introduction to the Creality K1C
0:38 K1C Plastic Peeling AMSR
0:54 The Key K1C Features
2:27 K2 Plus coming soon!
2:34 A Word from our Sponsor!
3:00 What are my thoughts on the K1C
4:32 Paint it Pink.. We went pink!
5:16 The Pink Cat Obsession and Print issues
6:42 The RED Bayern Munich Edition
8:05 The Essie droid is coming up
8:18 is it worth buying now we have the K2 plus on its way?
9:42 Lets Sum this up..
10:08 Where should you buy a Creality printer from?
10:31 I'm impressed with the mechanical prints from the K1C
11:30 Thank you for watching

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@3D4Everyone1 2 ай бұрын

Great review buddy

@3DPUK-TECH-CHANNEL 2 ай бұрын

Great video as always 👍 Congratulations on the 50k subs

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@sliverbaer 2 ай бұрын

Excellent film/edit work on the unwrapping of the printers. That hot pink is pretty slick.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I’ll let the editor know :)

@chrislmink 2 ай бұрын

When I got both of my K1 Max's they printed great a little ghosting but nothing that was a shock bit after I upgraded to the latest firmware now all of the sudden I'm getting whisps and it doesn't matter what filament I use I get them no again no big deal but do you think it's something in the firmware or something mechanical?

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Its a strange one, on the pink cat text I used various slicers to try and get improvements and it was somehow lacking, in the end its either the model or the bed/head movement. But having two of the same here and then getting the same issues in china it could just be the model?

@c9k 12 күн бұрын

My K1C arrives Monday coming from Ender 5 Pro, glad to join your company and see what you get up to. Any closer to solving this issue? I plan to root, go to latest klipper and do any and all calibration possible, will update with my cat results.

@navydiverdlt2316 2 ай бұрын

...look to see if you have speed changes (or other changes at those layers, for that matter). I had the same issues and discovered that changes in speed were resulting in what appeared to be layer/z/etc. shifts.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I’ll check again :)

@cncgeorge Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrenticeany update on this?

@mnemonic801 2 ай бұрын

Hello there Sam, nice video as alway, any coupon or discount code for the red version in europe?

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Let me ask the question !

@freddes3385 2 ай бұрын

Great video, I think printer that can print carbon filament are the future when it comes to create products that can be used in product that would be take more force than PLA or ABS can take.

@BB3DPRINTING Ай бұрын

4:01 So i have a question about one of the prints you did in this video, it's the black geometric vase, I have been printing 95% of the past 3 years print with resin, so i am rather green when it comes to FDM, i have just purchased a K1C and that's how i stumbled onto this video. SO! more to the point I have noticed there is little to no layer lines and I was wondering if you can please tell me how to print with that high quality. thanks in advance

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

The filament has a lot to do with it, but its stock settings using the Bambu Lab k1c profile

@BB3DPRINTING Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice Awesome, Thank you for replying so quick too. I am already loving the k1c. but the dream is to someday be able to afford a Bambu Lab X1. Thanks again for your help 🙂

@BB3DPRINTING Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice I am using Hyper PLA at the moment but want to start with some ABS and Barbon. as i print interior Automotive parts for ford territorys here in Australia.

@timhooglandyt 2 ай бұрын

Awesome. I just bought one and it's sitting in my office :)

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Print that cat

@gerthalberg9735 2 ай бұрын

Is the bed PID tuned - so there's minimal temp fluctuation. Are the linear rod bearings stellar quality or is there a little play?

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

It might be the rods I can’t see the bed heat having any relevance to movement tho

@fashionskiller Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice those were two separate questions...

@sergioherrerapinero2296 2 ай бұрын

Do you try to run imput shaper script?? It seam to be a problem with Creality firmware, they use same value from x to y axis. If you rooted the printer and run this macro could improve the quality I think.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I did and rooted it, I spend a number of days working things out the guys on discord d3vil design are doing a fine job also

@cheetahkid 2 ай бұрын

have you tried the pink cat on ender 3 V3 (not the se or ke)?

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I’ve not no, but I should !!

@luiseteav Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice I have tried it on my Ender3 V2 with Sonic Pad, which prints very very finely and comes out the same as on the K1C. Could it be the stl's fault?

@PanosMesi 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Last week im thinking upgrading from my heavily modded ender3 v1 to k1c or ender3 v3 plus and im confused. I have the ender3 v1 since 2018 and i want something that works out of the box without a hassle. Any suggestions? Also i would like to be able to print cf filaments.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

This will do it but there are several options out there now, this has a good support community and a very good team around klipper online

@PanosMesi 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking for infimech tx also. Flashforge adventurer 5m pro but this is like using apple products which I'm not so fan of. What do you propose if you don't mind? Please 🙏

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

@PanosMesi I’ve had a lot of success with the k1 max and the Bambu p1p/p1s I’ve not used the flashfoge

@PanosMesi 2 ай бұрын

Yeah these are very good options but unfortunately my budget is not that high 😢

@offsetmakerlab7514 Ай бұрын

That robot you're working on, I think I saw Mike post a video in his FB group teasing that. That uses those Neo motors too, right? Is that PLA gear going to be rugged enough to handle the torque?

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

Yep and I’m using pla on the tiny bike too

@skywalkr2 16 күн бұрын

Had V3 S1 Pro, too much constant fiddling on the bed. Just bought the K1C bundle on the deal that is now expired. Hoping this new version will allow me to print without having to manually level every day.

@stumpthumpersoftplastics Ай бұрын

How is it possible to print without the foundation layer?

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

What do you mean ?

@QuantumX Ай бұрын

K1C doesn’t seem to be able to print TPU well. Constant clogs and under extrusion while printing with TPU. Especially because of the unicorn nozzle design. I’ve tried with different TPUs, every time it clogs mid print and fails due to under extrusion

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

What’s your settings ?

@QuantumX Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice 230 C temp, 50mm/s speed, 0.4mm retraction, flow 1.1 .That’s pretty much it

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

@QuantumX I would say that’s a little hot which profile are you using? Are you using the reality one or the one in bamboo Studios?

@QuantumX Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice I’m using Creality Slicer with Generic TPU profile. Just tweaked the temperature and flow settings.

@primus1873 2 ай бұрын

here i had a re think and l think the multi filament upgrade kit for the k-series and the ender wont worry about a poop shot but will instead us a purge tower!

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

That’s very true ! I have four of their dry boxes which I intend on making a system with

@luiseteav 2 ай бұрын

Hello, the model of the cat that you have put in the link is not the same one that you print in the video. The one in the video is one piece and the link is two and it is not solid.

@MarconiRibeiroOCBR 2 ай бұрын

Inside the zip file there is another zip file...

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

Is it there’s a couple of versions inside the zip.

@3D_Printing 2 ай бұрын

Wait a few weeks the K2 will be released

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

It’ll be more than a few weeks, but I’ve already seen it

@Derrick_Darrell 2 ай бұрын

Its a combination of the flimsy frame, the location of the leadscrews in relation to the linear rods for the bed and of course the toolhead being allowed to rock on the upper brass bearing which is held in place by two springs. whole lots of no no's.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Good to see you here dude, I know we messages about this issue too

@luiseteav 2 ай бұрын

Hello, well I removed the springs because the circles don't come out well with them and I read somewhere that they recommended removing them and indeed when you remove them the circles come out better. So do you recommend that they not be removed?

@DuckyWhy 2 ай бұрын

About that egg print quality thing, try a VFA test to see what speeds are problematic and avoid them on the outer walls, 2nd off the inner/outer/inner wall order on my slicer improves layer consistency a lot as well. if neither of those work I would double check the backlash on the Z leadscrews, there will be a little bit but it shouldn't be excessive. I've also sometimes see that the gantry being slightly out of square can cause issues like this. Usually that is fixable by messing with the belt tensioners a bit to change the center distances to make the gantry square again. Lastly (although it might be a non issue) the smooth idlers on the toothed side of the belt can cause consistent 2mm VFAs at certain speeds which can be fixed by using toothed idlers on the toothed side of the belt. Hope this could possibly lead to a solution down the road!

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Yep there is a shot in the video where I print that, this print was better in vase mode, and I tried turning off z hop, slowing it down, the belts, rooting, upping the amps on the motors and so on. Please try the file and let me know what you get.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I’ll check that tho but on 4 printers ?

@andreas.grundler 2 ай бұрын

A sunny day in the UK ? I thought good weather was just a myth in the UK. 😉

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I’m living the dream

@zoraJZ 2 ай бұрын

sunny day!!!!!

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

You know it !

@xsvforce3335 2 ай бұрын

Print outer wall first. Inner outer is only necessary if you have large overhangs. Otherwise, printing outer wall first will give you better surface quality.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Did that too :)

@xsvforce3335 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice - hmm. Only thing I could suggest is slowing down the acceleration to see if it is some sort of slack in a motion system bearing. If it improves with lower accelerations, then it isn’t your typical z-wobble (shifting as the bed moves up and down).

@xsvforce3335 2 ай бұрын

Oh, and you might want to see if your extruder gears are running true (if they move closer and further apart as they rotate). On the original K1, creality did a poor job of ensuring that the gears are concentric with the hole as they used threads as a locating mechanism (always a bad idea for precision mechanisms, they should have had a interference fit with precision bolt shank and a hub).

@TripodsGarage Ай бұрын

Stickers make everything much faster!

@802Garage 2 ай бұрын

This is a common trend. The K1 series has inherent issues. It needs a stiffer frame and a redesigned extruder. It may be a decent value, but I think there are better options right now. The Q1 Pro especially. Not to crap on your collaborations with Creality at all, but I have to be honest. It's disappointing, because the printers really could be great.

@802Garage 2 ай бұрын

P.S. Love the hot pink, hahaha.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

That’s the best part right !!

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

You’re not crapping on anything my opinion is my own with all of this regardless of events I do with them

@3D4Everyone1 2 ай бұрын

My K1max and K1C have performed faultlessly and produce top quality prints

@802Garage 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice I just never like to mess with a creator's connections unless they're a real jerk. ;) I trust you to give us a real opinion though.

@kerrigreen2626 2 ай бұрын

Sam I feel that you are missing a cat in your life. Lol

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

I know right! My son likes playing with them so thats something!

@ServTech1337 Ай бұрын

Problem for me - no .2 nozzles

@stephengittins6116 2 ай бұрын

Hi Sam, telling grandmother how to suck eggs but here goes. 🙂 Lower print speed maybe to stop the vibrations, lower fan speed to give filament time to bond, combing mode? Love the video though.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I tried it all slow speed faster speed 4 slicers different firmwares 🎉

@stephengittins6116 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice So, you got exactly the same results in China, using the same filament but different machine and, also using different filament. Sounds to me like there is a design flaw somewhere. Does it need larger diameter lead screws, longer lead screw nuts to add to the stabilisation of the print bed? You mention that the chain keeps catching the hood, is that causing vibrations in the extruder? Is the support system for the nozzle strong enough? Just suggestions from a 3D print novice (3 years and a bit) 🙂

@stephengittins6116 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice Nice garden by the way. 🙂

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

@@stephengittins6116 I might have to give those backlash nuts a good old shaking

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

@@stephengittins6116lol thank you

@philipthurston7860 2 ай бұрын

It boils down to speed ,slow down to 200.

@TheRealSamPrentice 2 ай бұрын

It doesn't even at 60mm/s there were quality issues with that print

@philipthurston7860 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice Maybe its a new benchy

@TNX255 Ай бұрын

Why would you disable downvotes? Suspicious...

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

I get asked that every now and then, KZfaq disabled it as default. Plus it’s up to you if you dislike something it’s certainly not going to spoil my day.

@TNX255 Ай бұрын

@@TheRealSamPrentice I didn't know it's like that by default. When they're disabled it's especially noticeable, since very few other channels have it like that, at least the 3D printing related ones that I watch.

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

@@TNX255 yeah it’s weird, I’ve never been able to find the setting, the one to show how many people liked the video is there and I’ve clicked that now.

@GoldFus1on Ай бұрын

@@TNX255u must be living under a rock it has been ages since that has happened

@TheRealSamPrentice Ай бұрын

Yeah I thought that was the case I’ve looked but never seen the options