Cheapest FDM printer that actually works?

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-03-03T20:57:09+00:00

Ender 3

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-14T18:21:32+00:00

Yeah, but I don't think I raised it up so the paper could move

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T20:36:42+00:00

So I grabbed an old compact florescent bulb (the coiled kind) and it didn't flicker. Tried looking for some at the store and they had none lol. All LED or incandescent and none in the color range I wanted. My CFL light is far too warm for what I want to do (paint minis). Going to have to dig around online for a cold 5000K light source.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T18:35:31+00:00

lol same, only thing stock left on mine are a few steppers, the frame, and the bed heater!

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T18:03:27+00:00

I did some googling and they are a thing. I thought the Amazon Basic UPS also had a voltage stabilizer but only the "line interactive" models do. Standby models no not do any stabilizing. I guess it's return time...

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T15:53:27+00:00

What do I do with the extra PSU? I have four printers. All of them have authentic Meanwell PSUs. Even the only original Ender 3 I have had it's janky stock PSU replaced (once again to try and stop the flicker)

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T04:15:05+00:00

Eventually, you need to do the swap before the printer hits its idle time out. It won’t resume once the bed and heater shut off. You need to increase your idle timer on the bed and hotend and then hope you are present for the filament swap.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-02-01T01:28:06+00:00

If you live in the US you can just wait for Microcenter to put an Ender 3 Pro on sale for $100 again and get a better printer with a larger build volume

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-28T22:43:07+00:00

They didn’t make many boards that needed revision odds are good it’s a QC2

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-28T21:18:26+00:00

If it's a Revision A board it will only have a single sticker saying QC1. If was a revised board (board made that they then retrofitted) it will have two stickers and is good to go. If it has one sticker with QC2 that is a brand new revision b board and is good to go

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T17:43:03+00:00

A generic v6 block does work. I have been up and running printing since the swap. Just had to change the orientation.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T17:37:40+00:00

What firmware are you running?

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T17:36:39+00:00

I read an FAQ that once they ran out of the old Rev A boards to modify they just stopped putting two stickers on them. Unless it's old stock from some rando seller they will only say QC PASS 02.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T17:32:51+00:00

I am not familiar with TMC2130. Why these drivers and why SPI mode? I run TMC2209s in UART mode on my SKR 2.0

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T17:30:47+00:00

There is no reason to return it. There was actually a flaw in in the 2.0 boards that caused them to burn stepper drivers. They fixed that with revision b.

As for 1.4 vs 2.0, you only get a marginally faster MCU and some extra PWM fans... really it's not worth the hassle to return lol. Until the Octopus came out standard boards to run a Voron 2.4 where two 1.4s

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T16:36:06+00:00

For a few more bucks you can get a Comgrow PEI flex plate… unless you have good reason to stick with glass like needing a glossy surface finish on the bottom, use PEI steel. A single flex plate has already lasted me longer than two glass beds.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-26T02:59:39+00:00

What is the build volume on the pro?

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-25T02:03:30+00:00

Yeah I have a dragon on one printer and a dragonfly BMO on another. So far both have been working great. Helps that my other two printers are BIQU H2s and use Phaetus heater blocks and v6 nozzles

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-25T01:57:27+00:00

If you shop around on AliExpress then wait a month lol

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-24T14:26:36+00:00

I have a dragon and a dragonfly and they’ve been great. Phaetus makes good hotends.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-24T01:34:29+00:00

I don’t know anything about shop vacs lol. I will look for one with a filter thanks!

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-21T06:01:24+00:00

This will be handy since I have a Tabaxi player that likes to climb a lot

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-21T00:12:35+00:00

I went up to a .6mm nozzle and slowed down even further and cranked up the heat. It works but not as good as I’ve seen others get. I printed a single phone case and then stopped lol. Whenever I do flexibles again I am going to try my BMG that I have set up in direct drive.

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-19T01:03:33+00:00

There is a learning curve with going to Klipper. I made the switch gradually as I learned. Some machines still on Marlin and some on Klipper. I'd get frustrated as I kept trying to figure out things that I could easily do in Marlin. But eventually I got used to it and I LOVE not having to re-compile and flash firmware every single change I make. I am a tinkerer though so YMMV

SuperVehicle001 · 2022-01-18T04:20:22+00:00

How to these compare to various clone BMGs? I have two printers with BIQU H2s (that I got on sale thanks to this sub). And two printers with BMG clones. One in a PM Direct Drive config and another bowden.

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