Biqu to Launch Klipper-Based BQ-Hurakan 3D Printer
3D printing component manufacturer Biqu is to release a tech demo printer of sorts, showing off the company’s new Klipper-native mainboards and SBC. The printer is called the Biqu BQ-Hurakan and comes with some bold claims.
Biqu, the go-to for many popular 3D printer upgrades, will pad out its lineup of self-made 3D printers soon with a brand new entry.
Called the Hurakan, the new printer comes with Klipper firmware out of the box. It runs on one of BigTreeTech’s shiny new Klipper-specific Manta mainboards, paired with the company’s also-new lightweight CB1 single-board computer acting as host.
Amid the laundry list of features and characteristics we’ve seen, notable is the printer’s claim to speed: 150 mm/s with “minimal” ringing. There’s an ADXL345 port to hook an accelerometer up to the Hurakan for the printer to auto-tuning Klipper’s input shaping feature, native Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections, and USB support for cameras or similar USB hardware that is compatible with the system.
Comparable in size to the original Biqu B1, the Hurakan will differentiate further with a compact auto-bed leveling probe (also a new Biqu product, an unnamed “microprobe”). Biqu informs us that it’s “targeting a market price of between $299 and $349” and that the printer is planned to launch in October.
Update / Correction: September 09, 2022: Since publication, Biqu has provided the planned launch time and cleared up some confusion about the printer’s name. The Hurakan is not a B1-series machine, but its own thing. Also, an incorrect reference to Biqu as an original equipment manufacturer was removed.
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