Kywoo(Tycoon from Kywoo)的Tycoon是一款直接驱动FDM 3D打印机，具有自动调平功能、彩色触摸屏控制以及一些我们在其他入门级打印机中没有看到的有趣功能。
我们将引导您了解 Tycoon 的设计、组装、校准和制造质量。然后，我们将告诉您使用这款价格合理的打印机进行 3D 打印是什么样的。
Kywoo 的Tycoon系列包括Tycoon、Tycoon Max 3d打印机、Tycoon IDEX（双挤出机）和Tycoon Slim，其设计类似于Ender3、Anycubic Vyper和Kobra，或Voxelab Aquila。我们测试了 Kywoo 的 Tycoon 模型。
Kywoo的大亨的特点
大亨(Tycoon)具有以下功能
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- 安装在直线导轨上的直接驱动挤出机，可实现更平稳的运动
- 240 x 240 x 230mm 打印尺寸/构建体积
- BL Touch 式(BL Touch-style)集成床调平系统
- 彩色液晶高清触摸屏
- 双 Z 轴螺杆和电机，稳定性更好
- 玻璃加热床
- 挤压铝框架
- 可调节脚
- 支持 SD 卡和 microSD 卡
- Wifi 连接
- Windows/Mac/Linux 兼容性
- Y 轴安装在与四个直线轴承相连的直线杆上
- 确认与PLA、PETG、TPU、TPE、尼龙和ABS的(ABS)长丝(filament)兼容性（如果您打算使用 ABS 打印，请
购买 Kywoo 价格合理的外壳）(Kywoo’s reasonably-priced enclosure)
- 一年保修，不包括喷嘴和构建板片
- 终身技术支持
包含主板和电源的粗体黄色外壳使Tycoon成为我们迄今为止评测过的最好看的 3d 打印机。此外，顶部的两个提手使其比其他打印机更容易移动。
Tycoon具有我们以前从未见过的另一个功能 - E 轴(E-axis)（挤出机）的手摇曲柄，因此您可以手动将灯丝推入或拉出喷嘴。
您可能会认为让固件自动加载灯丝会更好，但自己控制挤出是非常令人满意的。这也意味着无需打印挤出机可视化工具。
组装DIY Kywoo Tycoon 3D 打印机(Printer)
指示不是很清楚，这并不罕见。但是，最终，组装只需要大约五分钟。此外(Furthermore)，事后看来，这些步骤是显而易见的。
将 y 轴连接到 x 和 z 龙门架，添加支脚，插入几根电缆，然后安装线轴架。接下来，用活页夹固定钢化玻璃床。
警告：确保(Make)将电源电压调整到您所在国家/地区的标准。我们(Ours)的设置为 230v，因此我们不得不将其更改为 115v。为避免损坏，请务必在打开打印机电源之前执行此操作。
Kywoo 3D 打印机校准
我们继续按照手册中的说明通过触摸屏界面归位打印机。我们执行了自动床调平功能，然后通过触摸屏预热喷嘴和床。我们对温度和距离滑块上的点击和拖动控件感到惊喜 - 比重复按加号和减号图标更快更容易（尽管您也可以这样做）。
说明反复提及返回主屏幕。请注意，主页(Home)图标是打印机的主页。它是返回(Back)图标，可让您返回主屏幕。
接下来，我们在使用提供的侧切刀将灯丝切割成推荐的 45 度角后装入灯丝。我们通过直接连接到挤出机电机的轮子将灯丝通过防跳动灯丝传感器进入热端。
最后，我们通过在打印机随附的 microSD 卡上运行自动调平测试文件来调整 z 轴偏移。通常情况下，z-offset 并不是开箱即用的完美。我们不得不将它提高了十分之几毫米，但我们能够在校准测试打印完成之前对其进行校正。
我们使用刮刀从测试打印中去除线条。虽然足够了，但我们更喜欢更薄、更灵活的刮刀，以免损坏床。尽管看起来我们在玻璃床上留下了一些划痕，但用一点异丙醇将其清理干净，让它看起来像新的一样。
Kywoo Tycoon的构建质量
大亨(Tycoon)的车架非常坚固。这很好，因为任何晃动都可能影响打印质量。
高精度直线导轨使 x 轴稳定，在 x 轴或 y 轴上都没有明显的游隙。我们怀疑 y 轴轴承可能是塑料的，因为它们非常安静。
z 轴具有双电机和通过皮带连接的 z 螺钉以防止打滑。z 轴是迄今为止打印机中噪音最大的部分，因此 z 跳跃比机器上的其他运动响亮得多。这并不是说这是一台响亮的机器——它只是不像我们测试过的其他机器那样安静。
大亨的第一个印刷品
我们决定先用打印机附带的PLA(PLA)灯丝打印最简单的测试模型——microSD 卡上的幽灵模型。它很小，大约二十分钟就完成了。幽灵的侧面和顶部看起来不错。我们没有看到任何瑕疵或拉丝。
我们对第一层印象最深刻——幽灵的底部。除了由于我们在开始打印时没有从挤出机中去除一点渗出物而造成的一个缺陷之外，第一层是完美无瑕的。事实上，它有一个可爱的纹理印在玻璃板上。
我们还打印了包含在大约两个小时内完成的鸟哨模型。有一些穿线，但很容易移除，结果和鬼印一样好。
我们确实认为测试模型(models)可以打印得更快一些。另一方面，包含的测试文件通常不会推动打印机的功能。因此，我们决定使用Cura 5的推荐设置以 80 毫米/秒的最大推荐速度和 40 毫米/秒的外壁打印一个好的旧长凳。打印花了五十分钟。
你可以在弓和弓上看到一些穿线。这可能是因为回缩设置或移动太快而无法充分冷却层。不过，总体而言，考虑到我们将打印机推至最高速度，它看起来不错。
切入正题
大亨(Tycoon)有很多物有所值的功能。我们特别喜欢配备 X 轴的直线导轨、令人满意的手动挤出机轮和非常吸引人的外壳。它非常坚固，非常适合初学者或经验丰富的制造商。
我们希望它包括一个可移动的磁性床，尽管自己进行升级会相当便宜且容易。
初学者会喜欢 SD 卡上的文档，该文档解释了如何使用Cura切片器将 3d 模型转换为Kywoo Tycoon打印机可以理解的 g 代码。这些信息经常被忽略，我们很高兴看到它。
我们希望Kywoo与Cura合作，将他们的产品线添加到Cura的默认打印机列表中。同时， Cura(Cura)和Prusa切片器的可下载配置文件将很有用，尤其是对于初学者。
最后，Facebook 上(Facebook)的Kywoo Tycoon 官方用户组(Kywoo Tycoon Official User Group)相当活跃，并且充满了愿意帮助解决您可能遇到的任何问题的用户和专家。
总而言之，这是一台物有所值的坚固打印机。在Kywoo 官方网站(Kywoo official website)、Amazon或AliExpress上购买Tycoon。
价格：450.93 美元起
*特别感谢FormerLurker帮助审查Kywoo 的Tycoon 3D打印机。
Review of Kywoo Tycoon 3D Printer
The Tycoon from Kywoo is a direct drive FDM 3D printer with an auto-leveling function, color touch-screen controls, and a few interesting features we haven’t seen in other entry-level printers.
We’ll walk you through the Tycoon’s design, assembly, calibration, and build quality. Then we’ll tell you what 3d printing is like with this reasonably-priced printer.
Kywoo’s Tycoon line includes the Tycoon, the Tycoon Max 3d printer, the Tycoon IDEX (dual extruder), and the Tycoon Slim, which has a design similar to the Ender3, Anycubic Vyper and Kobra, or the Voxelab Aquila. We tested Kywoo’s Tycoon model.
Features of the Tycoon by Kywoo
The Tycoon is packed with features including:
- A direct drive extruder mounted to a linear rail for smoother movements
- 240 x 240 x 230mm printing size/build volume
- A BL Touch-style integrated bed-leveling system
- A color LCD HD touch screen
- Dual z-axis screws and motors for better stability
- Glass heated bed
- Extruded aluminum frame
- Adjustable feet
- Support for SD cards and microSD cards
- Wifi connectivity
- Windows/Mac/Linux compatibility
- Y-axis that mounts to linear rods connected to four linear bearings
- Confirmed filament compatibility with PLA, PETG, TPU, TPE, nylon, and ABS (get Kywoo’s reasonably-priced enclosure if you plan to print with ABS)
- One-year warranty, excluding nozzle and build plate sheet
- Lifetime technical support
The bold yellow case containing the mainboard and power supply makes the Tycoon the best-looking 3d printer we’ve reviewed so far. Plus, the two carrying handles on the top make it much easier to move than other printers.
The Tycoon has another feature we’ve never seen before —a hand-crank for the E-axis (the extruder), so you can manually push or pull the filament in or out of the nozzle.
You might think having the firmware load the filament automatically would be better, but controlling the extrusion yourself is extremely satisfying. It also means there’s no need to print an extruder visualizer.
Assembling the DIY Kywoo Tycoon 3D Printer
The instructions weren’t very clear, which is not unusual. But, ultimately, it only took about five minutes to assemble. Furthermore, in hindsight, the steps are obvious.
Attach the y-axis to the x and z gantry, add the feet, plug in a few cables, and mount the spool holder. Next, attach the tempered glass bed with binder clips.
Warning: Make sure you adjust the power supply voltage to the standard for your country. Ours was set to 230v, so we had to change it to 115v. To avoid damage, it’s important to do this before powering the printer on.
Kywoo 3D Printer Calibration
We continued to follow the instructions in the manual by homing the printer via the touchscreen interface. We performed the auto bed leveling function and then pre-heated the nozzle and the bed via the touchscreen. We were pleasantly surprised by the tap and drag controls on the temperature and distance sliders—faster and easier than repeatedly pressing the plus and minus icons (although you can do that, too).
The instructions repeatedly refer to returning to the home screen. Note that the Home icon homes the printer. It’s the Back icon that returns you to the home screen.
Next we loaded the filament after cutting it to the recommended 45 degree angle with the provided side cutters. We ran the filament through the anti-runout filament sensor into the hotend via the wheel that’s connected directly to the extruder motor.
Finally, we adjusted the z-axis offset by running the auto-leveling test file on the microSD card that comes with the printer. As is typical, the z-offset wasn’t perfect out of the box. We had to raise it by a few tenths of a millimeter, but we were able to correct it before the calibration test print was completed.
We used the scraper to remove the lines from the test print. Although it was adequate, we prefer thinner, more flexible scrapers for fear of damaging the bed. Even though it looked like we left some scratches on the glass bed, a little isopropyl alcohol cleaned it right up and had it looking good as new.
Build Quality of the Kywoo Tycoon
The Tycoon has a really stiff frame. That’s good because any wobbling might affect the print quality.
The high-precision linear rails make for a stable x-axis, and there was no perceptible play on either the x- or y-axis. We suspect the y-axis bearings may be plastic since they’re so quiet.
The z-axis has dual motors and z-screws connected by a belt to prevent slippage.The z-axis is by far the noisiest part of the printer, so z-hopping is much louder than other movements on the machine. That’s not to say this is a loud machine—it’s just not as quiet as other machines we’ve tested.
The Tycoon’s First Print
We decided to print the simplest test model first—the ghost model on the microSD card—with the PLA filament that came with the printer. It was quite small and finished in about twenty minutes. The sides and top of the ghost looked fine. We didn’t see any imperfections or stringing.
We were most impressed by the first layer—the bottom side of the ghost. Except for one imperfection caused by our not having removed a little oozing from the extruder when we began the print, the first layer was flawless. In fact, it had a lovely texture imprinted by the glass plate.
We also printed the included bird whistle model which finished in about two hours. There was some stringing, but it was easily removed and turned out just as nice as the ghost print.
We did think the test models could have printed a bit faster. On the other hand, included test files usually don’t push the printer’s capabilities. Therefore, we decided to print a good old benchy, sliced with Cura 5 using their recommended settings at the maximum recommended speed of 80mm/second with 40mm/second outer walls. The print took fifty minutes.
You can see some stringing on the arches and across the bow. That’s probably because of retraction settings or moving too fast to adequately cool the layer. Overall, though, it looks good considering we pushed the printer to its maximum speeds.
Cut to the Chase
The Tycoon has a lot of features for the money. We especially liked the linear rail equipped x-axis, the satisfying manual extruder wheel, and the very attractive housing. It’s super-solid and great for a beginner or a seasoned maker.
We wish it included a removable magnetic bed, although it would be fairly cheap and easy to do that upgrade yourself.
Beginners will appreciate the document on the SD card that explains how to use the Cura slicer to turn 3d models into g-code that the Kywoo Tycoon printer understands. That information is often omitted, and we were glad to see it.
We hope Kywoo is working with Cura to add their line to Cura’s list of default printers. In the meantime, a downloadable profile for Cura and Prusa slicers would be useful, especially for beginners.
Lastly, the Kywoo Tycoon Official User Group on Facebook is fairly active and filled with users and experts willing to help troubleshoot any problems you might have.
All in all, this is a solid printer that’s worth the price. Purchase the Tycoon on the Kywoo official website, Amazon, or AliExpress.
Price: From $450.93
*Special thanks to FormerLurker for help in reviewing Kywoo’s Tycoon 3D printer.
