Does anyone have anything good to say about the K2 with CFS?

Flagship K Series Creality Flagship K2 Plus & CFS
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Hey is it still working fine? I got mine and loving it my only concern is people commenting with problems I have yet to see any my only problem so far is during the print the extruder plugged. And it paused it then I hit re try 3 times it un cloged and started the print were it left off no failed yet

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I had a lot of issues with mine when I first got it, and they seem to mostly have subsided. I had some issues with filament with the CFS enabled but eventually I realized the sensors were bad on my CFS and Creality finally sent me the replacement hub a few months back and itā€™s good now.

I still havenā€™t tested much PETG, but Iā€™ve probably done 100+ hours of PLA with the K2 Plus without the CFS. Itā€™s great with PLA. Absolutely no tweaking required and 0.16mm structural prints come out with almost indistinguishable layer lines.

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Sorry for the very late reply. I bought a K2 Plus Combo during March and absolutely love it! A few points to be aware of if you havenā€™t made your purchase yet, or for anyone else looking to purchase one.

  • The CFS cable to the printer, or perhaps the connector in the printer, can cause connection problems. Mine worked perfectly until I accidentally bumped into the plugged in cable. Slowly moving the cable while plugged in solved the problem and it hasnā€™t recurred (yet). Iā€™ll take the time to check if it is possibly broken solder at a later date.
  • The connectors used to hold the tubes that guide the filament from the cfs to the buffer, from the buffer to the machine, and from the external filament to the machine, can be a bit difficult to manage, especially if you use them single handed. I made the mistake of trying to pull the tube out of one without pressing in the end of the connector (which releases the tube), and managed to damage one. Fortunately the machine does come with 1 spare, and after breaking one Iā€™m not making the same mistake again!
  • When changing between colors, you may end up with more waste material than is actually printed into your print. Something to keep an eye on.

Other than those little issues, the printer has been an absolute dream to use.

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Iā€™ve had my K2 plus for about a month now with two CFS units hooked up. Iā€™ve had little to no issues with it aside from the CFS units getting jammed on occasion with the spring tension on the four-way spit being too much thereā€™s a couple of fixes for it on YouTube. Other than that great printer good speed good quality. If youā€™re going to get into bigger printers like this, especially a new series then thereā€™s bound to be some growing pains, but overall great printer, and worth the money in my opinion.