FlashForge Creator Pro 3D Printer, Metal Frame Structure, Acrylic Covers, Optimized Build Platform, Dual Extruder W/2 Spools, Works with ABS and PLA（Creator Pro）
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All metal frame bodySturdy metal frame is substantially more stable.The side is equipped with turbofan to provide air,which can effectively improve the molding effect of the model.Being expert in double color printing and double filament printing. | Heating bedThe Creator Pro build plate is made from the same grade of aluminum used in the aerospace industry, with 6 5mm thickness.This high level aluminum can always stay flat even after continuous exposure to high heat. | Dual color printCreator Pro comes with proprietary dual extruder. Hallows you to print the main part with ABS filament and the support structures with dissolvable filament which can be melt in lemon bathe.Also it can be tuned to print with a wide range of experimental materials. |
Open source software
Creator Pro is a straightforward BD printer based on open sourse technology. It allows for flexible upgrades and various modifications. Meanwhile, you are able to choose your favorite software as FlashPrint, SimplifyBD, Cura and more.
Patented nozzle design
With patented nozzle struture,loading smoothly and steadily, suitable for most mainstream printing filament int he market.Being expert in double color printing and double filament printing.
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| Build Volume | 200*148*150mm | 227*148*150mm | 230*150*140mm | 150*150*150mm | 140*140*140mm |
| Print Speed | 10-100mm/s | 30-200mm/s | 40-200mm/s | 10-100mm/s | 30-150mm/s |
| Printing Extruder | Independent Dual Extruder | Dual Extruder | Dual Extruder | Single Extruder(quick removable) | Single Extruder |
| Calibration | Intelligent Assisted Leveling | Intelligent Assisted Leveling | Intelligent Assisted Leveling | Auto Leveling | Intelligent Assisted Leveling |
| Heating Bed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensions: | 40.5 x 57 x 49 cm; 14.5 Kilograms |
| Manufacture: | Zhejiang Flashforge 3D Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Origin: | China |
| Reference: | CP |
My 1st was a Makerbot single extruderthis one is awesome..great price, printed perfect minutes out of the box and very nice print qualityI cant say that for the 1st one.
I am new to 3D printing. I had a not so great experience with a printer before this (from a very high rated 3D printer company) so it was a little disappointed and it was really nice to get one that was printing perfectly after a very basic setup. Plus it can do two at once and in dual colors. I highly recommend this product. Update: I am still printing every day and these printers have worked flawlessly.
Great prints, exceeded my expectations for common filaments. I print a lot of lettering and it really does well with the Flashprint slicer. Good enough for me atleast. Drawbacks for me are no wifi ability and sometimes small card errors or cable errors but they’re never long term. Great for beginners that want to print with dual extruders. If you’re new to it there is a learning curve for producing the printd you want. The case is nice, but the platform isn’t removable. Instructions to assemble are pretty good.
This thing is so cool and awesome it’s very nice Super easy to use if you know your way around computers a little bit awesome that it comes with classic ready to rock ‘n’ roll; Only thing is the Y axis feels like it’s a little crooked not sure if it’s supposed to be like this but also prints on the pad a little crooked; Overall does what it supposed to!
Reliable and easy to set up, but do print off a filament guide for it that stands off the filament to the center of the reel and a pair of universal reel holders (the ones that come with it only fit flashforge reels).
So far I’ve had little trouble removing prints from the bed in either PLA or TPU.
Expect to get filament jammed in the extruders and to need to dismantle the extruder assembly from time to time – I find a bag clip very helpful for securing the long fan bolts and keeping the fan/heatsink assembly together. A nozzle cleaning kit with needles, tweezers and a little brass brush is also useful.
Started setting the printer up at 7pm. Had dual bency’s by midnight. Bed leveling was simple. Calibrating the two extruders starts after bed leveling and is assisted by simple prints from both in x and y. They came calibrated, but it is good to know if they fall out of adjustment, correction is easy.
The only negative thus far is bed size. At first I had trouble removing prints. Using a razor blade solved the issue.
I am ecstatic that I got this printer 2-3 months ago. I have dozens and dozens of successful prints using a range of filaments. There is a steep learning curve when going beyond the basics, so watch videos and read up before opening up and using, especially setup and calibration to gain confidence.
Buy blue painter’s tape!!! I was needing to chisel off the prints from the print plate, sometimes violently because to adhered too well. Other advice is to print spool adaptors as needed and learn how to run maintenance on your printer. Can be a little loud and needs a solid surface. I have not used tech support, so cannot review that aspect. Overall, I am super happy with this opening up the world of 3D printing for me and my boys.
Very good print quality right out of the box on a variety of project types. Have not had to call upon tech support as instructions are well detailed.
– IDEX for PVA to dissolve in water or dual color.
– Comes with (2) 1kg fillaments (yeyyy).
– Easy to setup and start printing once you cut all the straps.
– Anti-ooze or drip helps a lot.
Cons:
– Instructions are not clear on the correct way to install the printing units. You can even install them incorrectly and left where the right is supposed to go and the other way.
– If you install the anti-drip/ooze, you will get clogs all the time and worse once it cools down only if you have incorrect settings!
– Bed is horrible to take prints out off. You NEED to buy the flexible steel plate, it is so easy, you just can’t describe it. Get the dimensions right of the bed because you can loose printing space and don’t forget to print first the SPACER to accommodate the bed new Z dimensions.
– No sure why USB connection keeps dropping the printer in the Flashforge slicer. I think it’s related to USB3.0 and that it wants USB2.0. Don’t know, have been printing in the SD Card since.
– Heater bed PCB board is exposed and you can damage the unit if it is turned on and a screw or metal object touches it. You will have to print in carbon fiber in another printer something to “cover it”.
– Fans are noisy just by being “on” even without printing. After a few months, it’s ok I guess.
Overall, you will love this unit once you accept, upgrade or you are aware of the CONS.
– IDEX for PVA to dissolve in water or dual color.
– Comes with (2) 1kg fillaments (yeyyy).
– Easy to setup and start printing once you cut all the straps.
– Anti-ooze or drip helps a lot.
Cons:
– Instructions are not clear on the correct way to install the printing units. You can even install them incorrectly and left where the right is supposed to go and the other way.
– If you install the anti-drip/ooze, you will get clogs all the time and worse once it cools down only if you have incorrect settings!
– Bed is horrible to take prints out off. You NEED to buy the flexible steel plate, it is so easy, you just can’t describe it. Get the dimensions right of the bed because you can loose printing space and don’t forget to print first the SPACER to accommodate the bed new Z dimensions.
– No sure why USB connection keeps dropping the printer in the Flashforge slicer. I think it’s related to USB3.0 and that it wants USB2.0. Don’t know, have been printing in the SD Card since.
– Heater bed PCB board is exposed and you can damage the unit if it is turned on and a screw or metal object touches it. You will have to print in carbon fiber in another printer something to “cover it”.
– Fans are noisy just by being “on” even without printing. After a few months, it’s ok I guess.
Overall, you will love this unit once you accept, upgrade or you are aware of the CONS.
Quality: 10x better than my last printer (Maker Select i3/Prusa i3). The layer lines are almost invisible. I was extremely impressed by the quality that this printer has out of the box, versus what I had to scratch and claw to get on my Monoprice i3. I was astounded.
Ease of use: *Out of the box* this thing prints great! No BS like with low cost “Ender Style” printers. It’s EASY. The touch screen walks you through the leveling & calibration process, and they’re effortless. Leveling is just 3 locations – and the printer goes to those positions itself. I think of it as “assisted leveling”.
My Monoprice i3 is virtually impossible to level – and a massive hassle and pain in the hands to get even close. And it needs leveled more often than you’re willing to do. …goto remove a particularly stuck print from the build plate….gotta level again. If you get a junky printer, many many many of your prints will be ruined by poor leveling – wasting tons of time and filament.
The FlashForge Creator Pro2 is built like a tank. I feel comfortable running this machine overnight, which I would NEVER do with my i3. My i3 has caught on fire twice – a poorly designed and engineered machine, with inferior parts.
Flexible Filaments: I haven’t tried ninjaflex yet. I’m a little worried about the bowden tube setup and flexibles. I’ll update this review after I’ve tried it.
IDEX: The IDEX is awesome. If you have a bunch of parts to pump out, this will get them out in double the time. Great for time restraints.
Build plate volume: A little on the lacking side. It’s been able to do what I got it to do: practical prints.
Most practical prints fit well within this build plate. The goofy stuff (like your expandable katanas) don’t fit. But I still have my i3 to do slightly larger/one-offs/goofy prints. Stuff that’s just for fun. Expandable swords and “goofy” prints are the kind of thing you’re going to print off, have a honey moon phase of a day or two, then throw in a box or give away, and never touch again. I wouldn’t make my decision based on those. And there really aren’t that many practical printing applications that require massive build volume. I can’t think of any to be honest.
Slicer Software: The FlashPrint slicer program is not as good as Cura. Cura is way easier to understand. It’s much better laid out, with similar options all nearby each other. I’m finding myself digging and digging through FlashPrint’s ugly menu to try to find certain slicer settings – some of which don’t seem to exist. FlashPrint’s supports suck. I’ve looked into getting Cura to work with this printer and haven’t figured it out yet. Once I can use Cura, I’ll be done with FlashPrint.
What this printer is for: This printer is great for time restraints. If you need to get a huge project done in a week or month, the price of this printer is worth it. You’ll save soooo much time versus some piece of junk “Ender 3 style” printer, that needs hundreds of hours of wasted design time, slicer tinkering, modification, repair, extra declogging, and lost time due to bad levels/poor stability. Plus you can half your printing time using the IDEX feature, and print double the volume in the same time.
You’ll get much better at 3d Printing, much faster with this machine. With a lot less possibility of dropping the hobby out of frustration or machine failure.
Really thinking of getting a nother. The problem I have is the print Really sticks. I found that if it is still a little warm it’s easy to get the print off the bed with a little effort.
Really thinking of getting a nother. The problem I have is the print Really sticks. I found that if it is still a little warm it’s easy to get the print off the bed with a little effort.
1 Print out a new guide for the filament as they do not unwind well.
2 Print out a new filament spool holder as supplied limits use of other makes
3 Upgrade the heatbed.
Prints stick so well to the supplied tape bases you will pull your hair out trying to get them off!
1 Print out a new guide for the filament as they do not unwind well.
2 Print out a new filament spool holder as supplied limits use of other makes
3 Upgrade the heatbed.
Prints stick so well to the supplied tape bases you will pull your hair out trying to get them off!
This printer is awesome. It doesn’t like temperature changes though. Keep that in mind.
This printer is awesome. It doesn’t like temperature changes though. Keep that in mind.
I like the size fits on my work top, good quality prints. The only problem I have is with the instructions, it did not show print heads placement very well. So I ended with them wrong way round, you must have chrome fan shield to front. Apart from that I am very happy with this printer.
I like the size fits on my work top, good quality prints. The only problem I have is with the instructions, it did not show print heads placement very well. So I ended with them wrong way round, you must have chrome fan shield to front. Apart from that I am very happy with this printer.
I’ve not printed much yet, but what I have made has functioned well enough.
A big drawback for me is removal of the print. I have tried with and without a raft and have broken some smaller prints. I need to do some research on how to improve (that using teflon, silicon or ptfe perhaps…).
I’ve not printed much yet, but what I have made has functioned well enough.
A big drawback for me is removal of the print. I have tried with and without a raft and have broken some smaller prints. I need to do some research on how to improve (that using teflon, silicon or ptfe perhaps…).
Simple to assemble and a install software. Print quality extremely good with little distortion due to heated bed.
Simple to assemble and a install software. Print quality extremely good with little distortion due to heated bed.
Absolutely brilliant machine perfect printable from the get go adheres well to the platform easy to level..had a problem with clogged nozzle ended up buying another nozzle complete, struggled to install contacted flashforge and never had a reply about repairing it so have sent it back and ordered anothe
Absolutely brilliant machine perfect printable from the get go adheres well to the platform easy to level..had a problem with clogged nozzle ended up buying another nozzle complete, struggled to install contacted flashforge and never had a reply about repairing it so have sent it back and ordered anothe
Petit plateau la conception est super fi extrudeuses totalement indpendante.
Il faut passer la v3
Petit plateau la conception est super fi extrudeuses totalement indpendante.
Il faut passer la v3
This is a fantastic 3D printer. I upgraded from the Ender 3 as I found myself constantly wrestling with bed levelling issues, failed prints etc. The flash forge has been levelled one abs printed everything I’ve thrown at it flawlessly. So happy I upgraded!!
This is a fantastic 3D printer. I upgraded from the Ender 3 as I found myself constantly wrestling with bed levelling issues, failed prints etc. The flash forge has been levelled one abs printed everything I’ve thrown at it flawlessly. So happy I upgraded!!
Great printer. Really reliable out of the box, 100% recommend.
But, if you change the build plate, upgrade the firmware, as the Z adjust is funny otherwise.
Great printer. Really reliable out of the box, 100% recommend.
But, if you change the build plate, upgrade the firmware, as the Z adjust is funny otherwise.
I have another 3D printer but this one is much better very easy to use
I have another 3D printer but this one is much better very easy to use
1) NO Wi-Fi or ethernet connection
2) NO removable build plate
3) NO out-of-filament detection
4) The filament reels are different from the other Flashforge 3D printers, they’re only available in 1 Kg and not 0.5 Kg and PLA filament has a limited shelf life after the seal is broken of the filament reel.
5) The filament holders do not allow for other manufacturers filament, including Amazon’s own but there are 3D printer files available online for different holders.
Personally I think the Pros out way the Cons but Flashforge please fix these very simple upgrades and it would be 5 stars.
Great buy and does an awesome job. Much more than I expected
Great buy and does an awesome job. Much more than I expected
bought it work . test work fine need better slicer. stick for the bed works
bought it work . test work fine need better slicer. stick for the bed works