BCN3D BCN3D Sigma R19 Complete Upgrade Kit

This upgrade kit contains everything needed to fully upgrade a BCN3D Sigma R17 3D printer to the newer R19 model. The 2018 BCN3D Sigma R19 3D printer brings more more efficient power and heat management to the already capable Sigma. For current Sigma owners who want the benefits of the R19 model, all of the electrical upgrades are available as stand-alone components.

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For the improved R17 model, the engineers at BCN3D have upgraded the Sigma to leverage the IDEX design with duplication and mirror printing modes, along with other design improvements, to boost productivity and shorten the design and production process.

It also features the redesigned Sigma HotEnds by E3D and Sigma extruders by BondTech featuring high-tech dual drive gears. The new hotends provide smoother and more reliable extrusion while the extruders offer more control, detail and superior performance regardless of filament type.

What's in the Box

2x Filament runout sensor set
2x Bowden entry part
Set of Shims to properly print with Mirror and Duplication modes
1x Industrial μSD with Firmware files
Set of Calibration gauges
1x 2mm hex key
2x Extruder subsystem with Bondtech gears
2x 0.4mm hotends by E3D
2x Calibrated Stepper Drivers
1x 5,5mm Socket wrench
4x black clips

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How many shims come with the kit?

— asked by Peter YMarch 4^th, 2019 at 1:33PM

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We own the BCN3D Sigma Independent Dual Extruder 3D Printer - Product No. 100087006. We have not been happy with the reliability of the BCN3D printer, we seem to have to baby sit it a lot. Will the R17 upgrade improve the reliability?

— asked by Jim WislerNovember 9^th, 2017 at 3:02AM

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The upgrade kit does not change any of the firmware or basic operation of the printer. What it does is improve the responsiveness of the motors and fans and also lowers the noise associated with those components.

— answered by scott.cahoon November 9^th, 2017 at 12:10PM

I have not been happy with my Sigma. At first I really liked it not realizing that it only work with ColorFila PLA filament. It has become harder to get this material so I upgraded to R17, this was a waste of money, I am now looking at the R19 (750.00 is BS to fix what it should have done in the first place).
This is a bunch of crap to pay 2500.00 for a printer that doesn't work as well as a 200.00 printer. I just want the printer to do what it said it could when I bought it. Print any material with its all metal hot end (Really I would be happy if even PLA would work better) BS. Oh and YES it did do the thermo paste and still nothing.

— answered by Jarrod Meyer February 28^th, 2019 at 8:09PM

I am sorry that the printer has not been working out so far, we would be happy to see if we could assist you in getting it running with other materials. Please reach out to us at support@matterhackers.com so we can assist you.

— answered by michael.petitclerc Moderator March 1^st, 2019 at 12:26PM

Wholeheartedly agree with Jarrod. This printer has been an absolute dog as long as we have owned it. Originally purchases to do part prototyping, we literally paid almost $3k for this and have had to spend thousands more to outsource our prototyping because this printer just doesn’t work. Already had to replace the main board, the hot bed, both hot ends, and our extruded motors skip constantly. I’m looking at this upgrade to solve these issues but feel like I’m just throwing good money after bad at this point. Oh by the way “thermistor not detected! ” is something we get literally every time we try to calibrate even with brand new hot ends. Ridiculous

— answered by Aaron Hastings April 25^th, 2019 at 8:30AM

I have owned many different 3D printers and this is as good as it gets at this price level. 3D printing is not like a copy machine that sucks in an original document and reliably spits out a copy. You have to finesse the machine and learn it's quirks to get the best possible output.

I have a $20K Fortus printer at work and it is the type of printer you might want. It can accept a job on Friday and produce reliable results, totally unattended, by Monday. Again, no printer at the price level of the Sigma can achieve what the Fortus does.

I think you might need to reset your expectations, or just keep using a 3D party printing service.

— answered by James Y. Wilson August 18^th, 2019 at 3:10PM

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