K2 Plus Filament relocation tube clip for drag chain with lid riser

After installing a lid riser on your Creality K2plus, there is a way more headroom for the filament tube to achieve a optimized route over the stock fixed & very low position on top of the cable drag chain by the OEM clips.

I had those clips removed for very long as i didnt like the fixed mounting on the cable chain at all. To me its a very bad and problematic setup as there is lots of tension on the filamenttube which leads to a tight bend of the tube from the cablechain into the extruder, this gives you all sort of issues like broken filament, bad extrusion etc.

As my temporary setup with a few zipties to raise the tube way above the chain worked perfect for me for over 6 month, i designed me a single tube holder clip to give the tube the correct direction without any drag into the extruder....this way you have the best possible angle for smooth operation which means less stress for your extruder pulling the material and more consistent extrusion/printing with less problems for problematic materials prone to breaking....

I did two variants, one thats just a clip on design like stock, the other one has a less aggressive fit but there are slots to insert a ziptie and clamp it on the bottom so its never falling of the chain mid print.

Its pretty wide, so if you like it thinner, just scale the height down in your slicer to your likings.

Prints without supports in ABS/PETG + CF/GF variants, PLA is not recommended, might be fine you print if you only print low chamber temp materials....

Install the clip to the chain that it sits in roughly the position of the left rear corner, when you press the chain back in there....

For printing, use any printprofile that suits your material, no special tricks needed.

I run a 2.5mm ID filament tube from the extruder to the outside of the printer, as i didnt like the split design on the back of the printer. I recommend this to anybody, get rid of tight bends and use of hose connectors...all tubes as long as needed for low friction but as short as possible.

Important: Not suited for use on printers without lid risers.

Let me know what you think and enjoy printing

Alex

K2Plus filament tube relocation clip for lid risers

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill