Reviews Creality ENDER-3
Reviews Creality ENDER-3
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Petr, Velká Bystřice
Rated 28/11/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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Despite the low price, very high quality printing
Very difficult to set up the printer for the first time without the help of an experienced
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Tomáš, České Budějovice 1
Rated 28/10/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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Almost every cheaper 3D printer is made in a "do-it-yourself" way, which should be known by anyone considering buying one. No this is not about taking something out of the box and printing one model after another. Whether you want to or not, you need to assemble the printer first, then learn how everything works, what to set up, etc. and you end up buying another motherboard, PTFE tube, maybe fans and a few other things anyway. So for me, I would never recommend any printer under 30-40k kč to a person who is not interested in it and does not want to dig into it, modify something and especially learn a lot of new things! And as for Ender 3 - it's a great toy, it's only a few pennies, and thanks to its popularity you can find hundreds of different tutorials on the net for modifications and repairs.
Finish it yourself
Good print quality from the start
Finish it yourself
Basically, the need to make some adjustments
Noise (easily solved by buying SKR Mini E3 v3) - especially don't buy 4.2.7 board from Creality - not worth it
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Jiří, Brno 25
Rated 04/10/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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When I saw a 3D printer in Alza for CZK 3,000, I understood that the last reason not to buy it had disappeared. The first shock was when it came in the box, there were a lot of parts, the manual had about 4 pictures and was half in Chinese. After an hour of Googling, I was smarter. I recommend the “Chep“ channel, where the gentleman very nicely explains how to assemble it, and why not follow the manual exactly (which was impossible to follow anyway). I learned on the same channel that the washer needs to be adjusted to be exactly parallel to the head - which can be really necessary when doing a crooked DIY build.
First surprise: it cannot be connected directly to the computer. So upload to a tiny SD card, stick in the printer, boot the printer, select. I chose the piggy-cashier, “pig-5H“ as the test sample. I learned what the “h“ stood for after five hours.
Second surprise: she' s not so quiet again. So, following the instructions on the “Scott Yu-Jan“ channel, I printed out my first upgrades, which I then directly clicked back onto the printer: especially the fan cover, which redirects the air (and a bit of the noise) elsewhere, while also preventing pieces of filament from falling into the fan from above.
The third surprise was how often I started saying the word “filament“. It can be removed from the printer (a good tip is to warm it up first through the menu) and put another one there. PLA filament is said to be safe for contact with food, but does not tolerate temperatures above 50 degrees. ABS is better for that, but I haven' t tried it.
Fast forward 2 months ahead: I browse ThingiVerse and CrealityCloud and find things like the “TicTacGun“ - a 3D printed gun that shoots little tictacs. Just add a rubber band: -) Only the print time of 23 hours is for me so far. demanding.
I will mention something that is great: the Ender 3 printer is popular all over the world, and everywhere you can find a lot of models to print, or even youtube channels where they explain different situations, defects and the like.
I bought it on sale for CZK 3,000
A good toy for you
A good toy for your kids
You can figure it all out and then you' re good to go: -)
It is modular and can be tuned and modified: -)
You have to BUILD it yourself
No one warns you about common mistakes
Quite noisy
Printing is very slow (even with reduced quality)
Only one nozzle (can only do solid color stuff)
You have to manually adjust the plane of that motherboard (before you even understand why you' re doing it)
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Jan, Doksy
Rated 22/08/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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Lots of room for improvement
Prints well
Noise
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Daniel, Ondřejov
Rated 12/08/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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it is my first 3d printer, but I was immediately surprised by the quality, I expected much worse results.
Easy assembly Upgrade various things like laser engraver etc. The possibility of own firmware, including Czech and various delivery functions, such as the exact procedure when filling the udder while running, the board with version 4.2.2 cannot do this, but 4.2.7 can, which can also be bought here for a pittance of approx. 900, nothing changes to the connection, simply exchange a piece for piece
High noise The first thing I changed was the bord, replacing it with 8bit for 32bit, and since then it' s been faster, more accurate and, most importantly, quieter. I recommend everyone to replace Unfortunately, the printer contains bord 4.2.2, which is 8 bit and is not very accurate, and above all, it makes a lot of noise when printing. When buying, I recommend buying a board with version 4.2.7!
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Marek, Nymburk
Rated 06/08/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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A small ceme
terrible machine
It's not working as it should.
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Anonymous customer
Rated 03/08/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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I' m writing a review, or rather an experience, with quite a long gap of time since I bought the printer, 2 years, in this shop, so I can judge how the printer is doing and even though the manufacturer changed the control board from 8bit to 32bit, it' s still the same and this also taking into account what problems the owners of this printer most often solve. In addition to my own printers, I also built several for friends. The ideal print speed is up to 70mm/s. Do not believe the words that the printer does not have basic protection against burn-in, because this function is already turned on by the manufacturer in the printer on 32-bit control boards, but other useful functions are not turned on. After assembly you will have some screws left over, maybe even a cap, that' s normal, they put more of them in there. I recommend getting a better quality micro SD card, but pay attention to the capacity, it is best to buy the same size as the original. I recommend that you study something before buying a printer, you can download the Prusalabs 3D printer manual, and although it is not directly for Ender 3, the basics can be applied to any FDM 3D printer. A 3D printer is not like a printer for printing paper, done in a few seconds, but large things can be printed for dozens of hours or days. When it prints, it does not need to be connected to a PC or easel by a cable, it prints from an SD card, it is a separate machine. The absolute basis is to assemble the frame correctly so that everything is at right angles and to check the already assembled bottom of the printer, some have loose runners, some are too tight, there are eccentric nuts and it is easy to adjust so that everything runs smoothly, easily without excessive effort. There are also these nuts on the x-axis and everything needs to be set correctly so that the axis does not swing or fall on the right side after being loaded with the hot end. It is important to reassemble the hotend itself, there are a number of instructions for this, and you will avoid problems the first time you print. Tighten the belts properly.
After assembling the printer, it is necessary to level the mat using the wheels under the mat (bed), which must be heated to 60°C first with paper and then by printing single-layer squares above the screws, it is unnecessary to fill the entire surface with some pattern. It is necessary to take into account that the center of the bed will be either the lap or the navel, because physics works here and when heated, the aluminum simply expands and thus the center simply bends, it is not a manufacturing defect. This can be solved by going to a glazier and buying an ordinary sheet of glass or a mirror with dimensions of 235mmx235mmx3 or 4mm for a few crowns, i. e. you throw away the origo printing plastic mat, which is a fart anyway, it is not even necessary to buy expensive origo glass from A creality that is just as crooked. Quite often at the beginning you will have to deal with the alignment of the pad, because the springs used under the bed are made of mud and will not hold the setting, so it is advisable to replace them with stronger ones, they can also be bought here in the shop, in a package with a better PTFE tube, you just have to in combination with move the limit switch from the height through the glass. In order for the prints to hold well on the mat during printing, applying 3Dlac to glass that has been properly washed in the spring works in such a way that if the mat is heated it holds, and when it cools down, the print can be easily removed. Do not remove finished prints if the mat is on the printer, you decide to level the mat, this is the most common mistake of beginners.
It is necessary to calibrate the extruder steps, a low number is set in the basic settings, there are also many instructions on how to set them.
The problem is the plastic lever on the extruder, it is more than advisable to print a new one as soon as possible, because it will crack relatively soon and in a place that is not very visible and it will start to cause you problems when printing, then you will not be able to print the new one very well.
Then you can print in peace, current slicers have fairly good basic settings for this printer. So just don' t use the slicer from the SD card, but download the latest Ultimaker Cura or Prusaslicer programs, both are also in Czech, so you don' t have to worry. Do not rely on the function to resume printing after a power failure. This does not work well on any printer, not only on Ender, and it is due to the fact that the printers do not remember absolutely exactly the current position of the nozzle on the printout, but the printer only writes the position of the nozzle to the SD card at the start of printing a new layer, and after resuming printing, this it skips the entire layer and continues with the next one, and this is so that the nozzle does not rub in the printed layer. In addition, in the event of a power failure, the nozzle stops immediately and before it has time to cool down, a hole is made in the already printed, nothing nice if it happens on the outer perimeter and she will also know the missing layer there. And quite this function reliably destroys the SD card by constantly erasing and writing data.
The printer prints perfectly fine even in the basics. The most common mistake of beginners is that as soon as they look around a little after a few days, they start remodeling something on the printer, they want to be IN immediately and have what others have on the printer without finding out what it brings and what was the reason for the remodeling. As soon as you reach into the printer, at that moment forget that any claim will be accepted, there is a problem if you flash even the printer' s firmware to turn on some functions that the manufacturer did not put there in the beginning, so even the extended warranty makes absolutely no sense.
Very soon the noise of the printer will start to bother you. When printing, it simply plays like a bottle, thanks to the used drivers on the control board. Replacing the board with a higher quality and mainly quiet one is easy, just don' t use the silent board from Crality, because they are much better and mainly problem-free, they don' t overheat and have some extra functions. So it' s clear that the guarantee again is fine.
Then the noise of the fans starts to bother you, they can also be replaced, it is more complicated due to the 24V printer power supply, but it can be done too.
In terms of price/performance ratio, this is an unbeatable printer, and even compared to the newer version of the Ender3 V2, it is easy to upgrade and if you take it from a financial point of view, you won' t even come close to the price of the V2 and you will be better off.
Today, I already have the printer quite remodeled, a different control board, a different extruder, silent fans, from the point of view of more convenient control, a different display that also enables other functions, a modified hotend. The printer runs fine and I' m not messing with it like some owners who rebuilt the printer without thinking and now don' t know what to do with it, not every improvement is good and often they are dead ends. I only gave 4 stars, because although I recommend the printer, it also has shortcomings, even if they can be solved in the form of DoDo.
price, when writing a review 3,199, -
size
a wide community of users
all metal, no printed parts
simple printer
possible easy upgrades in the future
printing area 235mmx235mmx250mm!
necessary tools for assembly
noisy, but there is a solution
printed disaster assembly instructions
do not rely on the correct assembly of already assembled parts
incorrectly, namely the size of the printing surface indicated everywhere, which is actually 235x235x250
weak springs under the printing pad
printing pad
outdated program for preparing models on the included SD card.
plastic extruder lever
poor quality SD card
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Adam, Praha
Rated 29/06/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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Ideal for beginners
Great price/performance ratio
Assembly approx. 1.5 hours. There were a few more complicated steps, but whoever built their own PC shouldn' t have a problem with that.
Including memory card and USB reader
In the photo 3 models pre-recorded on a card
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Tomáš, Praha 47
Rated 14/05/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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During the three presses, the nozzle (PLA, 205 degrees, perfectly balanced plate) became clogged and the PTFE tube at the extruder began to move. I cleaned the nozzle and hotend, refitted the bowden tube, and the same in a week. I traded the tube for Capricorn. The same. I replaced the extruder (not the hotend) with an all-metal one. The same. I changed the nozzle several times. The same. I tried a trick with a PTFE adapter made by CHEP. Didn't help. Automatic leveling with BL-touch. Again, the fact that it' s not really far from the plate. And today there is also a thermal runaway. If you want to play, then probably fine. It really isn' t on normal Le Ender 3 prints.
It' s also great that by default the firmware protection against thermal runaway is turned off. If I hadn' t installed Marlin in the printer, I wouldn' t even know I have a very real fire risk at home.
It works like a weight
It heats up nicely in winter
Constant clogging of the nozzle and hot end
The PTFE tube does not hold in the connector at the extruder
Thermal runaway protection disabled
Something wrong with the thermistor or heater cartrige
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Martin, Praha 8
Rated 20/04/2022, variant Creality ENDER-3
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I bought the device as a toy for myself and my teenage son. From this point of view, I am completely satisfied with the choice of equipment. It works pretty well, almost perfectly, but not perfectly enough to be boring. So we have a reason to keep playing, tuning, improving, printing various accessories, looking for upgraded parts, etc.
The printer pleasantly surprised me with the accuracy of the parts and engines - everything can be adjusted so that there really is virtually no clearance and the prints are very accurate. In fact, I did not expect that in the given price range.
Building a printer is no extra science. Without any experience, we had it compiled in about two hours and we proceeded rather slowly and precisely, so that the results were then as good as possible. But those 10 minutes, not by any chance - it took us so long to check that nothing was missing in the box. The paper manual is sufficient for setting up the printer, it is good to watch a few YouTube videos for commissioning.
The printer has a few flies, but nothing terrible. We struggled a bit with the adjustment of the pad (bed), which is not perfectly straight and therefore it is simply not possible to adjust perfectly in the whole area. In addition, the springs that support it are too soft. We have about 10 prints of varying complexity, and so far the only serious problem seems to be the insufficient pressure of the extruder gear on the filament, so sometimes the printer does not print enough material in any layer and this layer is where the product breaks. We printed a few filament wires, it improved, but not completely, so we have ordered a spare part (for a few hundred) that should solve it. Well, we will see.
As for noise, I don' t find it noisy. I guess I have different standards. I wouldn' t want to sleep, but this is still not a device that is good to leave unattended.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with the device, considering the purpose for which I bought it. But it is more of a toy, suitable for do-it-yourselfers. It is not a plug & play device that will work perfectly immediately and without problems. But for beginners like us, it' s great, it offers just the right amount of “challenge“ to keep us entertained but not poisoned. We are both excited.
super price (I bought for about 3500, -)
component quality above expectations
assembly is not complicated
everything works
nice prints when they succeed
super printer for beginner
the pad is not completely flat
weak springs supporting the washer
factory plastic extruder, filament line does not always have enough pressure, which causes problems
instructions very simple
machine more for do-it-yourselfers
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