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Printer LulzBot TAZ SideKick 747 Creality K1 3D printer Creality K1
Expected to work Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Expected to work
    Expected to work like the LulzBot TAZ SideKick 289
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
Not confirmed yet 250+ printers use SimplyPrint
July 2021 April 2023
Made by a company from USA China
None listed yet
232 x 232 x 248 mm 220 x 220 x 250 mm
Unknown Creality CFS-C
Open frame Fully enclosed
Unknown Yes
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC)
Unknown 600 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger CoreXY
No No
1 1
No No
No No
290 °C 300 °C
Up to 110 °C Up to 100 °C
USB, SD card Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from SD card Unknown
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
232 x 232 mm 220 x 220 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.5 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Klipper
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 5.0 of 5 for LulzBot · Why Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament None listed yet Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works
Where to buy
Buy from LulzBot Best for USA
All its stores
Creality Store
All its stores

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