Creality Ender 3 3D Printer Aluminum Diy with Resume Print, 220X220X250mm
| Weight: | 7.95 kg |
| Size: | Creality Ender-3 |
| Dimensions: | 22.1 x 22.1 x 24.89 cm; 7.95 Kilograms |
| Model: | Ender 3 |
| Part: | Ender320180323 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Creality3d |
| Dimensions: | 22.1 x 22.1 x 24.89 cm; 7.95 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | Creality Ender-3 |
Knew very little about 3D printing, and seems cheap gear like this is for hobbyists like me to learn and produce parts in my case. The feed mechanism was faulty, the online Customer Service was very good and helped isolate the problem and sent the parts to me, free. PlA, the easiest and only filament I have used is brittle so I increased thickness of small parts, all part of the learning.
You need software to design parts, I use FreeCAD which is OpneSource and free, and find design the hardest part. I use the provided Creality Print to turn the design into code the printer reads, it also tailors the printer’s parameters. You also need a microSD card to update the display before updating the firmware on the provided SD card. Instructions and sparse so head for Youtube where users have posted, and there is a Creality channel.
I purchased this as part of a project to build a device for cleaning mechanical watch parts which is in the time of writing this view is still work in progress.
The person who supplied the license to build the machine advised that most people who decide to build the project will normally buy a 3D printer rather than pay 3rd party company who could charge up to and over 1000 .
After doing so much research I’m proud to say I’m really pleased with the Ender 3 V3 SE, please note this is an entry level 3D printer and it doesn’t offer as much fancy features as some others do within the kinda same price or expensive bracket but what it does do it does really, really well.
There is a learning curve and you need to have a lot of patience because it will frustrate the pants off you but Creality has a fantastic community and once you get the hang of things you’ll be up all night (yes depending on what you are printing things can take hours).
Please note if you are just starting out try to get as much information as possible something which is so easy these days with the internet and don’t be afraid to get in touch with Creality and ask as many questions as possible.
Depending on what you would like to print if it’s decorative and/or functional there’s various types of material and some are suited more than others and this printer can only print a couple of them.
All-in-All would I recommend this… YES 100%
If you like things technical and don’t mind a learning curve with the printer plus the software needed to process 3D models before they can be converted and sent to a 3D printer, also there’s so many well known websites and forums your you to download other peoples designs then this is a great way to start 3D printing.
BE WARNED ONCE STARTED YOU’LL BE DRAWN INTO THE AMAZING WORLD OF 3D PRINTING!
The printer’s efficiency and reliability are commendable, consistently delivering high-quality prints with precision. Its user-friendly interface and robust construction make it suitable for both beginners and experienced 3D printing enthusiasts.
Being fully open source means a supportive community and a plethora of resources for troubleshooting and enhancements. It’s a printer that grows with your skills and needs.
In summary, the Official Creality Ender 3 is a fantastic choice for those seeking a reliable, customizable, and open-source 3D printing solution. It has become an integral part of my creative process, earning a well-deserved five-star rating.
This is a good entry level printer beginners. That allows a beginner to do alot. The assembly is straight forward. Updating the firmware needs to done. Printing of models is easy you have lot of sites you can use. I started printing replacement parts they would if cost more to purchase. Printing jungle animals for my daughter. There’s not much you can’t do with a 3d printer.
I really like the fact you can customise this printer which is amazing adding different nozzle sizes, changing the extruder, and the hotend. Good every level printer with lots of expansion options.
Got this for oldest birthday and he loves it was not to hard to set up and get ready so overall happy with this produc
First ever 3d printer set up took 5 hours but I managed the bed levelling is soo annoying but gets the job done
Printer was working fine untill I upgraded it with CR auto level. Downloaded all the correct firmware.
After which the printer would no accept TL card or printer commands eventually after many attempts I got it work but not the menu was not like creality example. Could no set the Z offset so the hotend dug into my build plate on leveling. Amazon came to my rescue and organized a re fund. So if you have one of these be careful if you upgrade the firmware. Still a
good product.i with be getting another creality soon but have decided to get the 3V2neo with bed leveling included. Happy printing
Got it together in under 2 hours.
Bit fiddly but hey what’s the rush.
Printed the test piece but didn’t have enough filament to finish it.
Very quick delivery and nicely protected.
Awaiting some more filament.
And will come back if I find anything else.
Overall very happy.
– Quite complicated and time consuming but a great setup video can be found on YouTube on 3D Printing Canada’s channel. Search for video “The Ultimate Creality Ender 3 Quick Start Guide”. I used this instead of even attempting to understand the manual
– Calibration can be a bit painstaking but is a must
Print quality:
– It can be quite an irritating thing, trying to perfect your print at times but once you’ve mastered it, print quality is amazing
Times:
– Pre-heat is done in a flash. No issues there
– Printing takes a bit longer than software tells you
– The screen starts at a stupid high completion time and mustn’t be trusted for about 30mins
Other:
– System doesn’t let you have a list of pre-sets for printing which is a shame
– Some people say it’s a little loud… I am not sure what to compare it to, but it’s certainly not quiet. Put it this way… Your other half might ask you to print in a different room whilst they are watching TV
– No wireless print functionality
– No USB option of printing
– This isn’t one of those devices that nobody on the internet has heard of. It’s a well-known device with so many users, meaning there’s support out there for any issues
Great printer, I’ve always had creality printers in the past and they have always been good, this printer was listed time frame of assemble 2 hours, it took me all of about 35-45 mins, very easy tobuild, the only pain in the rear was adjusting the bed level.
It takes about 2 to 3 hours to assemble and an hour to set the bed level.
Then straight to printing a sample unfortunately it ran out of filament before the end of the print. Good job I ordered a roll of filament with the printer.
Fitted the new roll and printed the sample no problems.
I very happy with the purchase.
For the money it’s fantastic, easy setup, great adhesion and pretty easy to get set up IMHO. Do some research first to get the slicer settings right for your plastic and you won’t have any worries with the magnetic self-adhesive platform. Clips could be improved but hey you get what you pay for.
The only downsides to the printer are the bed size (which at this price point is whinging rather than a genuine complaint) and unfortunately it does sound like a dying cat while printing. I have an Ender 3 max as well which sounds completely different while printing so not sure if that’s unique to my printer or to this more basic Ender 3 model.
Amazon refused send replacement mat but said send complete back for a refund and order another 1 instead.
So ive now contacted creality themselves to try resolve this.
If your gonna buy one goto creality themselves for better service support.
As the title says , very good for a beginner. Easy to set up and had it running within an hour. The instructions could be a little clearer but aren’t completely useless. If you get stuck with assembly there’s plenty of vids on YouTube to guide ya. The rest is all trial and erro
Easy to assemble. The instruction are not the best written document and some parts don’t quite march the diagrams but it’s still a simple assembly and can be done in less than an hour.
The quality of the printing,following configuration, is excellent and the heated bed provides a good adhesion. The X,y,z home positions may require a flash of the main board to properly calibrate but instructions are available on YouTube etc and printing can commence even with an small offset.
Working perfectly for over a month but don’t think abs material is suitable
Manual bed calibration required which is a bit of a pai
bought this 3d printer for gaming terrain and housings/fittings for electronic bits and bobs – didn’t need the detail (or mess) of a resin printer so bought this.
resolution at 0.12mm is pretty good, you won’t get large smooth surfaces from it without a bit of work post printing but where that doesn’t matter this is a good printer, its not the fastest thing on earth (none of these printers are), very much set it running, watch it initially for a bit to make sure its working then leave it.
levelling the bed is not too hard but you need to do it before every single print and if you don’t and don’t keep the glass print bed clean you will have problems – however once the first few layers are down it seems fine.
assembly isn’t hard, again watch the videos they make more sense than the printed instructions, was about an hour here from unboxing to 1st print started.
overall very happy and I can see getting a lot of usage out of this
works well, well packed, as expected good product Good value
I didn’t have any problems building it, i found assembly pretty straight forward. It was like a flat pack from Ikea. Took me about an hour, maybe a bit more.
I didn’t read any instructions and went head first into printing. BIG MISTAKE. I thought the machine was broken or something.
After many failed prints i eventually downloaded a gcode file to level the print bed, tightened the belt, realigned a bunch of stuff, after that everything came out great. Seriously, my advice to anybody is spend some time watching a YouTube video of how to do it first.
My bed was so poorly leveled i actually tore through the original mat and had to buy a replacement because i rushed into it.
Also, don’t expect this to be quick. That ocarina i just made took 6 hours.
So in summary the machine is GREAT but be patient.
This is not a paid review or anything like that. I rarely bother writing reviews but if you’re in 2 minds i suggest just buy it, but keep hold of the tools that come with it!
Machine is amazing if you buy a metal extruder bearing plate as my ne had a tendency to snappl the bearing off.
Cannot say that comgrow is amazing, I would call them unprofessional. I contacted them about this plate breaking and up to now still no word from them, they where contacted on 28th June and it’s now 4th July. I am now out of pocket for a part that should be covered by the warranty and guarantee. Honestly buy directly from Creality through Amazon better CS and product support.
Montage facile, fait en 1h30, sans courir. N’ayant jamais fait de l’impression 3D, la prise en main est assez simple pour dmarrer. Maintenant reste trouver un bon logiciel pour crer les modeles. Je recommande pour une premire machine.
The instructions are a little vague and although there are pictures the placement of some components turn into a guessing game.
Te llega todo muy bien empaquetado y es fcil de montar, te lleva un par de horas para tenerla funcionando. Si se complica la cosa hay muchos vdeos que te ayudan al montaje.
Casi al ao se me fundi la placa base. Pero el servicio tcnico de Comgrow es muy bueno y amable, al poco ya tena mi nueva placa funcionando sin coste alguno.
Aprs quelques rglages l’impression 3d est parfaite rien dire maintenant a voir avec le temps
Magnfica compra, muy fcil de montar con las instrucciones que incluye. Fcil de calibrar y de utilizar. Muy resistente.
Seulement un tape de l’assemblage tait “a bien tudier” (crire “difficile” est exagre), a mon avis, pour le prix, c’est trs difficile trouver de mieux. Impression presque parfait en PLA (Amazon Basic)
This is a great printer for anyone just starting out or for anyone who needs a lot of printers asap. Easy to out together. Runs great. Had them for 4 days and have already done a few 24 hour long prints.
Dificultad de montaje media (3 hrs). Despus de la calibracin, la primera prueba de impresin desde un archivo de la tarjeta SD ha salido perfecta. Hasta el momento muy bien ! Recomendado montarla siguiendo algn tutorial online.
Se ajusta prefectamente a la descripcin del producto. El montaje no reviste mayor complejidad y adems trae todas las herramientas que son necesarias. Buena relacin calidad-precio
This printer is my first 3D printer and I would say it is an amazing 3D printer. It’s easy to install, easy to use, and it’s stable. The quality of prints is super. I would highly recommend Ender3.
Prima stampante 3d. Non facilissima da montare, in totale ci sono stato 3 ore circa. Per la stampa del file di prova c’ stata esattamente 6 ore.
2GT belt at X axis is less 2.6 cm, couldn’t meet the ends. Brought from local market and solved.
Fue un regalo para mi marido y de momento el est encantado. La montn fcil siguiendo las instrucciones. Funciona correctamente. La recomiendo
I got this printer for my son and it arrived very quickly. It took him a couple of hours to put it together.The printer is quiet when printing, more discreet than I anticipated. I have no complaints..
Pro Tip: Read the instructions. All of them. Don’t just start at Step 1. Read every bit of text on them, and then open up the microSD card they give you and read everything in there, too. Knowledge goes a long way with this build. From making sure your Power Supply is set to your country’s standard, to calibrating the bed in thier exact descriptions.
The build itself took me about 45 minutes from start to finish. I laid out all of the parts, checked them against the parts list, and went to work. Everything lined up perfectly, and the included tools did their job. The ONLY issue I had was that the powersupply was set to 230V instead of 115V. Had I not read the directions, and the sticker on the PSU that clearly states to make sure before you turn it on that it’s set correctly, I would have fried that thing.
I have never 3D printed in my life. My first print was last night for 5 hours on “Normal” setting according to their software (which is pretty good), and it worked flawlessly. However, as a noob, the printer only comes with sample filament and had I not pre-purchased extra rolls of filament I would not have completed the print. So make sure you buy some filament with it! The quality of the little pig I printed was really wonderful, even after having to change mid-print (the pause feature is awesome) and figure out how a beginner splices new filament into a print in progress. It wasn’t that hard, but you have to pay attention. The software tells you how much you need… I didn’t pay attention to that so my bad.
Right now I’m printing 2 different models on the same print, and thus far 2 hours in I see no issues. I’m using aftermarket filament and it’s working fine. I’m very happy so far. We’ll see at 6AM tomorrow morning when this print is done if I feel the same way.
There’s a lot of reviews where people say things don’t line up, but if you look at the pictures after receiving your printer you’ll notice that they have parts on backwards or are using the wrong screws. That’s why I am adamant of making sure you have everything you need according to the directions and really paying attention to what you’re doing. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Use your brain and you’ll be fine.
And when I say to really pay attention to the directions, I mean it. That goes for calibration, too. It will teach you how to do it. When it says to use standard A4 paper to line all 4 corners of the bed up to the extruder where it can just scratch the paper, make sure that you do exactly that.
TL;DR: Follow the directions, read everything in the box and on the microSD card, and make sure everything is tight. You’ll be happy.
Ordered this printer and it has blown me out of the water with the quality! Definitely would recommend this product!!!
Easy to setup. Bit of a learning curve for beginners but once dialed in, prints beautifully. I have already done some upgrades only 2 months in. But I can say it’s a very great product. Recommend to anyone.
So far so good. The initial prints all looked great and we’re printing bigger and better daily. The setup was very easy but do take your time with each step.
Just awesome …. awsome quality price is grate I plane on buying anothe
I have not opened my printer yet, I’m planning on doing an unboxing video. However I writing this review based on the sellers customer service.
I’ve reached out to other sellers online, Comgrow was probably the best experience I’ve had yet.
Their response was within 24 hours of contact. They were understanding of my needs and worked to meet those. It was an experience that can be tough to come by in the online marketplace.
Nonetheless, they have proven to stand to by their costumer (me) and their needs. I will definitely continue to support Comgrow’s business.
Great 3D printer for beginners who are willing to take time and the patience to learn. It’s easier out of the box than some, but still requires a learning curve to properly set up. The biggest thing I find easily missed for beginners on these types of printers is aligning the frame and horizontal rail PROPERLY. There is plenty of YouTube tutorials to show you how, and is a MUST when setting up your new printer (instructions don’t mention anything about it). Once that’s done, then you need to properly and patiently align and balance your bed.
A few cons, or inconveniences, is that this printer is very bare-bones and comes as such because of the price. They could have put more effort into the quality of the finished product, but that’s for the price you pay. One thing to keep in mind is that the stock bed isn’t the greatest, and after a few prints, will leave you frustrated. Purchase a GLASS bed and be ready to tweak your software settings on your splicer software (I stick to the default downloadable software from their website before loading any models). The stock settings aren’t tuned in very well for these printers, and will require some toying around with.
When purchasing PLA for this printer, like any, be sure it is a reputable brand and be sure to set your temps according to the specs of the PLA you’re using.
All in all, a great printer for the price.
It does what I expected it to do no issues
Bonne qualit d’impression Trs satisfait du rsultat . Matriel assez solide pour le montage assez facile environ 30 mn .
Das Teil kam und wurde zgig zusammen gebaut und gleich in Betrieb genommen. Auf der SD Karte sind Teile zum probieren. Leider reicht das mitgelieferte Filament nicht. Dadurch haben wir den Druck dann abgebrochen. Ein Stern Abzug, da alles nur auf Englisch beigefgt ist und das Filament fr den ersten Probedruck nicht ausreicht. Fr jemanden, welcher sich damit nicht nicht auskennt, traurig. Man freut sich auf den ersten Druck und dann sowas. Aber was er gedruckt hat, war sehr sauber und schn. Zu empfehlen ist der Drucker und fr die Anfnge bestimmt ausreichend und der Preis ist super.
fortunately i was able to pull the trigger on one of these ender 3s as a beginner, and soon after i upgraded it to an ender 3 v2 bltouch. the amount of support in the community for the ender 3 is unreal. if you havent bought an ender 3 yet, i do not know what you’re waiting for.. go for it!
First few months it was excellent
After I started printing irregular shapes which are breaking
I thought of changing the nozzle, but it is keep on rotating
In Fact its simply waste
Veramente soddisfatta,stampa riuscita bene al primo colpo.Istruzioni montaggio non molto dettagliate in alcuni punti ma con un po’ di ricerche su internet si risolve.
Mi sento di consigliare il prodotto al 100%
Bought this for my husband for Christmas, he loves it. He hasn’t had any issues with it.
Perchased as a twin to my first. Not bad out of the box, but needing all the tuning my other has gone through. I’m happy with it and most likely will be buying more.
Just got into 3D printing and will say this so far is a great bang for the buck.