Ender 3 3d Printer Review Reddit

Size of printing area is big enough for a large size range of personal projects and you can always print pieces to assemble together into a larger finished object.

Ender 3 3d printer review reddit. A bowden extruder heated bed full extruded aluminum frame v slot wheels and the ability to print abs. You get the instant gratification of a cheap 3d printer but there are costs hidden behind the cheap price tag. You can watch someone assemble it in this review video. In pla the benchy had all the fine details and a smooth surface finish but the abs model had a bit of layer separation.

Originally released for less than 200 the ender 3 offers great value sporting features normally found in high end printers. The most glaring issue presented by the creality ender 3 is the uneven base which causes a slight wobble to the entire 3d printer. Btw theres only two left in stock on amazon at the moment. In the two weeks i have completely built unbuilt and built it again as i learn things about it trying to get it aligned and calibrated.

I have done some basic 3d printing at the library for the past year on a ultimaker but that is nothing compared to what you learn having your own. If they run out creality appears to have its own ebay store where they sell the ender 3 directly. Someone asked about shitty ender 3 knockoffs recently and i replied i love my ender 3 but a crappy copy of an ender 3 would be kind of redundant my comment was downvoted but its true. Full rules are in the community rules link at the top of the sub.

A sub reddit for the users of the creality ender 3 3d printer. The most complicated parts like the hot end and the base are pre assembled. As of right now they have 7 in stock. Heres a longer more detailed build video as well.

Message and mods before posting any sales linksaffiliate links. Most 3d printers are either fully constructed or come as a kit but the ender 3 arrives somewhere in the middle. If you are mechanically inclined youll get it together. Ive had my ender 3 for about 2 weeks now.

The creality ender 3 came up and after a solid 25 minutes of googling it was on its way home. Our first pair of models were the 3d benchy a model specifically designed to be a 3d printer torture test and a bridging test. Assembing the thing is not terrible but not great. We were able to solve this by placing a wedge under one corner but still this initial problem was definitely a cause for concern as stability is a critical part to a quality 3d printer.

Released in march 2018 the ender 3 is a great example of everything that a budget 3d printer should be. Although the ender 3 is by no means the largest or smallest if youre into that desktop 3d printer out there its balance of print area and compactness makes it the golden ideal in its class.