Ideas for Airwolf Axiom retrofit?

Hi folks,

First time here, hopefully this is the right spot for this sort of question.

I have an Airwolf Axiom, about 4 years old but not a lot of miles on it. It’s just not a very good printer, unfortunately. I’ve decided I’m going to bite the bullet and overhaul it.

The main issues, in my opinion, are the hotend and the extruder. Lots of jamming. Extrusion issues.

My current idea would be to replace the hotend, that seems straightforward enough, and convert it to a direct drive system, keeping the motion system intact.

Feasible? Anyone have any better ideas?

i don't know much about your specific printer, but if your overhauling it why not update the control board also?

skr 1.3 has a screen and is 32 bit. might be quieter also: https://www.ebay.com/itm/BIGTREETECH...kAcOlp_Rk3T4Mg

better yet, a duet maestro: https://duet3d.com/Duet2Maestro (double the cost, 10x the support and ease of programming)

for a hotend, bowden is fine (imo), a genuine e3d v6 and a better bowden feeder/ tube will work wonders. many setups like that outlive the actual printer so this should fix your jamming issues (as long as you cool the v6 correctly)

try reddit r/3dprinting for more specific advice.