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Has anyone tried to get their Axiom to print with adjustable fan speed? I talked to Airwolf today, and they told me it’s either on or off, with no middle ground. This is really becoming a hindrance as being able to have the side fans on at lower speeds would be great for some of my smaller ABS prints.

I believe you can do this with the Rambo board, but figured I’d ask to see if anyone else has done it yet, or if there’s a setting I can tweak to get it to work right.

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The RAMBO board (if I remember correctly) has the capability to control the speed of a single fan, however it can control several fans at that same designated/set speed.

I owned two of their flagship printers and know the owners of Airwolf well, I was so disappointed when I saw the axiom was still using any single component that wasn’t precision machined. They still use 3D printed parts on a printer that costs $4,000. Compare it to any othe 3D printer at that price and it’s hard to find ones that still use 3D printed components. Hell even the ROSTOCK max v2 costs 1k unassembled and doesn’t come with any 3D printed components.

I visited them them recently and asked why this was, they said their in the process of updating the axiom so that it no longer comes with 3D printed corners and a few other parts. Whether or not this means there will not be a single 3D printed component inside the axiom wasn’t stated. However this means that the individuals who ordered early still received a axiom with 3D printed components and that directly means they are scaling while selling…that’s really a bad sign to the longevity of a company.

I love my airwolf HDR, it’s reliable and just works…although their wolfbox and software side of things seems completely wonky, buggy, understaffed and poorly managed.

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You need to start the fans at 100% (255rpm) then you can set lower speed. I have a Axiom since december 2015 and im not happy at all. Bye.

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What about it aren’t you happy with? I’m inside the return window and am beginning to think that returning it may be my best option based on what I’m hearing from users.

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I was really disappointed when I took it out of the box and saw a decent amount of 3d printed parts. It’s really unacceptable in my mind to charge so much and then not at least provide a machine that’s manufactured to match that price point. My entire frame is manufactured, but the printhead and mounts for the extruders are 3D printed, which concerns me about the longevity of these parts.

I’m having a really difficult time getting even halfway decent prints out of it. I’m currently chocking it up to the fact that I haven’t used Bowden style printers very much before and it just is going to take a bit of fine tuning to get it where I want it to be. But I am concerned about issues in the future, especially based on all the complaints I read online regarding mouse-biting, skipping and just all around mediocore design.

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Hi Enza (again),

As far as whether or not to keep it…I’d have to first ask what do you typically print? (I didn’t check your profile so I don’t know if you’re a hobbyist, engineer, business etc).

Essentially the Axiom is the HDR a little grown up. After using a HDR you’d discover eventually that having an open top (and we all know heat rises) can (does not mean always…but can) cause long/larger print issues with layer separation and warping. I’ve had this experience extensively, my solution ended up being to create a top cover for the HDR. Design aesthetics…well… let’s just say the HDR’s plexiglass and led light strips make it look like it came from an internet cafe from the 90’s.

Airwolf (Eric) seemed to have addressed all the issues that plagued the previous Airwolf printers and created a very nice solution, the Axiom. Design wise, yes it’s a on the “garage shop all grown up” side…very similar to JJ’s at SeemeCNC and his new Eris. The entire Axiom should have been machined which (consequently) would decrease their profit margins.

As far as the 3d printed parts on the hot end, while again, yes they should have been machined, they will last longer than you will live with proper use. Just like a lot of 3d printed parts that are in use today all over the world. I also imagine since they are 3d printed that if anything were to ever go wrong, Airwolf would rather immediately replace the (low/no cost to them) part for free than to have any bad press/social marketing. So you’re good there.

If you have the Axiom priced at $4k then you have a TON of options for great 3d printers, and I could recommend a lot. But it’s a “good” 3d printer and designed with a lot of high hopes and heart.

However if you have the dual extruder version priced at $5k, then in my opinion, I’d definitely send it back and get another 3d printer. I believe the additional $1k for a hotend and extruder addition was just absurd. If they priced it as a $200 upgrade, they’d essentially guarantee that every single Axiom sale, would convert to a Axiom dual for such a small fee. Definitely when their printing most of the parts for the hot end and extruder, and I’m sure most people will agree.

You could also get a Bondtech QR extruder and throw it on your Axiom to greatly increase your extrusion precision as another alternative.

Hope this helps

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Sorry to bring up a old thread!

At my work we have a AXIOM. To me this is potentially a really really god printer. It just have so many minor flaws that in my oppinion makes it completely untrustworthy and almost useless.

We are working on fixing all these ourselfs, as returning it is no longer a option for us - THOUGH WE SHOULD HAVE.

To help answering the question here. If you put a larget capacitor in paralel to the fans you will be able to run the fans at different speeds from 5% to 100%.

To add a question. have any of you other AXIOM useres experienced serious wear on the nozzles from the brass brush?

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We wear through the nozzles like crazy. Burning through them once or twice a month, even with the “heavy duty” ones. I had some custom made with hardened steel, but have since removed the auto clean commands from the Gcode. Instead I have the nozzles lay down a line of extruded plastic across the front of the bed before starting the print (similar to what the Flashforges do) and it works perfectly fine. Also doesn’t wear down the nozzles.

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“Glad” to hear we are not the only ones with problems…

But i guess you are not using the autolevel function then ?

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I do use autolevel at the moment (can’t get the proximity sensor I purchased to work reliably) but edited the Gcode so that the nozzles only just touch the tip of the brass and quickly wipe once, not this excessively long sweep Airwolf has programmed into it.

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@DannerD3H

Hi again my friend!

First I want to thank your help to solve the problems that are being presented to us we acquire the AXIOM.
Now, I would like to ask for your help if possible, could you explain a little more about changing to a larger capacitor, to solve the problem of the fans? This issue has become a real problem for print quality, as fans work very badly, and I would like to follow your advice.
Again, thank you very much for your interest in the community.
Happy prints!

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Hi I’m wondering what size capacitor did you use to control the side fans speed and what details can you give me . I have the axiom dual direct drive. And I’m looking to find a way to control the fan speed so if I adjust the slicer fan speed to say 20 % then the fans would turn on at a low speed. Will using a capacitor do this?