mtwannabe
USA
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I'd like to ask the community for their feedback on getting a 3D printer.
We are looking at getting a 3D printer with a bed of at least 10x10 (inches) or 254x254x254mm and I'm looking for recommendations (preferably from experience). If you have experience in this arena then please post.
I'm starting this conversation as my friend already let us borrow his FLSUN 3D printer which has been a total disaster as well as what I call a time sucking machine that takes you nowhere. *eyeroll* *tired*.
I know there are printers out there that basically work out of the box and/or even work well from being built as a kit and just wanted again to reach out to the community to find some. Thanks
- stepper motor cable for the intruder
- Heater
- temp sensor
If anything ever goes wrong with that printer, it’s one of those three things.
I couldn’t even tell you the number of hours we have on those printers. A ridiculous high amount
That printer is getting a bit small in size at:
10 x 9 x 8 inch
254 x 228.6 x 203.2 mm
will look at the creality CR10S
I'll take a look as this is very good to know.
Lets look at price
The current market leader and most bang for the buck is the CR-10 that prints on a 11.81"x11.81"x15.75" heated bed. When I purchased it I had zero confidence and knowledge about 3D printers.
My journey
1. I paid $350 for my CR-10 on a GearBest.com holiday special
https://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_441281.html?utm_source=email_sys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shipping
2. I had to put it together (Excellent videos on YouTube and huge fan base)
3. I upgraded all the fans to make is silent (Excellent videos on YouTube)
4. I added dampers to the remove vibration and make it silent (Excellent videos on YouTube)
4. I upgraded to a 2nd z lead screw (its the screw that moves the printer up and
down, this is now standard in other models)
a. must have when you print tall objects. I make a lot of rockets and this fixed
any symmetry problems
5. I put it in an enclosure and now print ABS with 99% success rate
6. I print on sheets of glass purchased from IKEA
a. this way enables me to print one after another the other with zero down
time
7. I changed the nozzle to Micro Swiss hardened steal. Copper hot ends get brittle
very quickly
Conclusion
I have over 5000 hours printed on my printer. My printers quality is better than the Ultimaker 3 which cost between $3000 - $9000. The Creality CR-10 is not plug and play. You need to learn how to level the bed and install simple upgrades. But for the price it can't be beat. Plus there are endless youtube videos if you run into trouble. Your real challenge will be learning the slicing software and CAD software.
@DJ Sures
Sorry man we many turn your website into a 3D printing haven. LOL
Best wishes to all!
It replaces my Geeetech i3 Pro which is a Prusa clone. I got thousands of hours and a full inmoov out of that printer. I expect the 10s will be even better.
Keep us updated on this as I've heard good things about it and would like to see how it ends up being after a while.
Also, if anyone else has updates and or even another printer...let's hear it..
So, after much consideration and reviews we ended up getting one of the first Creality 3d 10s Pro. He now has over 200 hours of printing with it. We love it. (well I've only got like 5 hours on it since my son is working on a Inmoov).
Highly recommended for printer around that $600 range. I want to thank everyone for their input and I'll snag a few things he has printed and post back here.
I'd recommend the Creality-10S pro or even CR-10S. Love it. In fact, my son says he wants to save for another one this summer (maybe the dual extruder version). I even emailed Creatlity a couple of times just to ask a few questions before getting the printer and they were very very helpful
Is the CR-10 v2 still the recommended 3d printer here?
what is the going safe filament to use?
This is my "first" try at this, don't need any headaches
thanks
quiet out here