Quote Originally Posted by Kahenraz View Post
I was equally disappointed with my stock Qidi. Luckily I got it for free and it is a great machine to tinker with as it has a solid frame and the parts are all easily accessible. But I would be very upset to pay retail for this. The quality of output is not great but maybe I'm just looking at it through a modern lens. Maybe it really was a good printer at release compared to whatever else was available.



I've been talking with them through e-mail about various things and there is very little support available for the Qidi Tech 1 at this point. They say that they no longer have the source code for the firmware (or don't want to give it out) and that they no longer have any 10mm rod parts for this printer.

Their X-Pro looks almost identical in dimension. I was told that the parts are not compatible but you never know. Does anyone know if the X-Pro has 8mm or 10mm rods for the Z axis?
The original came with a Mightyboard and the firmware it used was/is Sailfish.

Personally that machine is not worth the trouble of trying to find 10mm rods, the plate that fits the 10mm rods, and the bearings. Do as I did and just print yourself up the stabilizers that slides over the rods and down into the base and the wobble practically disappears. That was the one mod I did, as well as the cable chain, that made the machine a night and day difference.