I went with the Ender 3 V2, bought open box off ebay for $189.00. Perfect machine IMO for a new user. I learned a ton from doing all the upgrades which really just made the printer more like the S1 for around $300.00. But I learned about bed mesh leveling and updating firmware when I install the CR touch. I learned about the Z axis binding when I installed the dual Z motors and shaft. I learned about setting E Steps when I replaced the extruder with a dual gear. I learned how to set retraction when I installed a direct drive with a Slice enginnering all metal hot end. I'm still learning about all the extra settings in Cura but out of the box this is a great printer. In other words you learn by doing when you upgrade your printer. Plus this thing is the Jeep of printers with all the accessories that you can get for it. Theres a reason that there are so many clones of the Ender 3 out there, it just works.

@Gee-bx3zh

5 ай бұрын

That sounds nice! I guess it's what you're looking to get out of it .. I mean it's a hobby.. for me personally printers are a tool like an other .. I want to learn designing and coming up with creations in my daily life so I'm in the market for something I can plug and play .. currently thinking of bambu p1s without the multi spool upgrade .. what do you think?

I've had my anet a8 since 2016 and plan to keep it and mod for a long time. Just did an 2040 frame conversion this week because the acrylic was warped and prints were not square anymore because of it. I have a bunch of mods done to it but the biqu h2 extruder was probably the biggest game changer beside the 2040 frame conversion. It's got mosfets, tl smoothers, beefier psu, delrin bearings, 1 piece bed carriage, magnetic pei plate, and some other stuff. The anet a8 for me is the rc car you just keep running, modifying, and fixing because its part of the fun.

Love the reviews, thanks for helping me find a new hobby on my way to retiring from the military. Been having a blast with my Ender 3 V2, and have been looking to upgrade/add to my collection. Thanks for all the tips and reviews, keep doing what you're doing!

I'd absolutely love an updated CR10S Pro V2 video! In terms of creality printers, it really does seem like the definitive stepping stone into some of the advanced features like automated bed levelling that people might not quite be comfortable implementing on their own (that is, putting a BL touch on an Ender 3, changing firmware etc.). Love your work, keep it up!

Love your videos. I have a friend who's 13 year old son wants to get into 3D printing. I am recommending this video for him to watch. By the way, I have built, and modified, three Anet A8's and love them. I still use my first one five years later.Their quality and dependability after the modifications is great. Building them has greatly improved my understanding of 3D printing. They are not for those who are not mechanically oriented or who want a plug and play machine. Keep the vids coming.

Thank you so much! I've been thinking about saving for a new printer, and haven't been able to decide. So this helped a lot! Thanks Frank!

Just had to say, really really impressed by your content. This is the first video of yours I've ever seen, as I only recently began looking into getting a 3D printer. The way you not only shared your experience and credentials, but clarified that this video is entirely based on personal preference was incredibly refreshing. I love the way you film, cut, and edit these videos. Keep up the excellent work, and thanks for the help!

@FranklyBuilt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I’ve been really trying to work on my edits lately

The best printer is the one I do not have yet. When I had Anet it was Prusa, now I have Prusa, there is voron. Probably after building voron there will be SLS printer and so on

@baseyballer1519

2 жыл бұрын

Grass is always greener on the other side

@medyk3D

2 жыл бұрын

​@@baseyballer1519 True, but it's more about constant growth and evolving. I don't envy, I just trying to improve my prints.

@baseyballer1519

2 жыл бұрын

@@medyk3D oh ok

@jet613

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya, I want a voron now as well. Or a bamboo carbon since it's a tad cheeper.

@vannhantran547

Жыл бұрын

@@medyk3D how much all of these cost?

Great video.... I went with the Creality CR-10S Pro V2 ... can't wait to get started!

I've been looking at 3d printers for a few months but didn't know where to start. thank you bro for this video.

I finally purchased an Ender 3 for black Friday as my first venture into 3d printing. Yesterday I finally had the opportunity to assemble it and print the lucky cat file they provided on the SD card. After my first failed attempt from not leveling the bed properly, I completed my first print and was pleasantly surprised at the quality, and am looking forward to many more prints in the future!

After getting my first airbrush and getting stuck in with that, now looking at getting my first 3d printer so the things I paint will complete by me from start to finish... honestly thank you for this video straight to point and gave me a lot to think about, btw the things you've printed like the suit and that star Lord mask is killer but everything looks incredible.

@sharker102

Жыл бұрын

plz can you print me something when you get your 3d printer ?I'd really love it and pay for it and would totally mean a lot to me since i've never owned anything before that was printed by a 3d printer

@Mcfc2Rich

Жыл бұрын

I'm into airbrushing and wanna get into this for the same reasons

I got a cr10s pro v2 for Christmas because you recommended it and it is amazing. Thanks so much

Dude! I really enjoyed this! I was grinning the whole time you talked about the Ender 3. My first printer and still my old mule. That thing just works! It was a fantastic teacher. I've upgraded the motherboard, the build plate, the leveling springs and wheels, the extruder, added a BL Touch, etc... I think the hot-end might be the last original piece. But man how much I've learned along the way!! Now I have 2 more CR6-SEs and the LD-002R LCD Resin printer. I'm super intrigued with the FLSun Super Racer and will be watching your other videos! Again, thank you!

Great video :) Personally I have used the Ender 3 Pro, CR10S pro V2 and the CR10 Max a lot and I just love these machines, especially the reliabillity and the build volume I get from the larger machines. You content are really impressive and professional :)

Love all your content frank especially the informative printer content and settings to help beginners, my first ever printer purchase was after watching your review of the fokoos Odin and to this day have never had a problem with it 😆, and with it being my birthday come this Saturday my next purchase will be the cr10s pro, so looking forward to full size helmet prints 🤩 many thanks and keep up the awesome content 😁

Excellent delivery and quality explanations! This video is what a good briefing should look like.

I bought a Ender 3 v2 when you opened the world of 3d printing to me! Thanks!

This is going to help out so many new people (and some veterans) that are looking at buying a new printer! Can’t think of anyone better to do this either. Great content man, keep up the great work!

@FranklyBuilt

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BobaFeditt

Жыл бұрын

True dude im all new and my friend who is all new to recommend this video for me and it really helped 👍

Thank you.Your video was the most helpful one I can find!!

Hey man. Just subscribe. Currently starting school for additive manufacturing! I walked into the room of Atleast 15 different kinds of 3d printers and fell in love. Excited to watch more of ur videos and learn

Can vouch for the Ender 3 v2, love this printer and have only done a few small mods (metal extruder & better springs). Works great and have managed to 3D print all kinds of high detail things, most impressively I have made tons of custom Lego lightsaber hilts which are pretty tiny and super detailed

@Sausage_dawg5

2 жыл бұрын

Ye I’ve got it as well and it’s amazing

@AverySpranger

Жыл бұрын

I got mine and loved it but 4 days after I got it the bed warped to the top left corner so that corner on its loosest setting is positioned higher then all of the other corners at their highest settings

@vogavation

10 ай бұрын

I owned this mf for a year and spent like 10 hours allotted trying to get it to work, it hasnt printed a single thing

Another great and informative video! Your ending, the bad joke was too funny....laughter is a wonderful way to start the day.

Hello sir, I bought a Super Racer for my birthday thanks to your video! I appreciate your content!

Thanks for the reviews as usual…Really want to see you do a sidewinder X2 review at some point as well !

Many thanks - I was torn between the Ender 5p and CR10s pv2. Cr10 here I come!

I've got an FLSUN QQs pro for like 50% off 2 years ago, and apart from me accidentally burning the stepper drivers I have had zero problems with it. I even transported it by car to another city where it just continued printing perfectly without even autoleveling again. Amazing printer 10/10 would buy another.

You should do a tutorial on how to cover up parts on your 3D prints while using tape in different scenarios like if the print is highly detailed or maybe simple steps. Like how to cut it out, which tape to use (even though it has been mentioned in another video), etc.

i really liked the vid. you were the one who got me into 3d printing!

Another great video Frank 👍 I know what my next printer is go to be

This Is very helpful for me because I have been looking for a new 3d printer

I bought a two year old pre-owned Ultimaker S3 dual nozzle 3D printer with quick swappable extrusion heads and don't regret my decision. It's extremely accurate and fast, with it's wi-fi connected, dual simultaneous colour/filament printing, that's more versatile than most of the current trending single filament 3D printers I've looked into. The Ultimaker's glass auto-levelling hotbed also eliminates first layer adhesion problems. Proving (in my opinion) the latest is not always the greatest. 😉👍

Still using my cr-10 s4, and it hasn’t done me wrong in 3 years. And yeah, learning the ins and outs of how a printer works and “getting your hands dirty” is the best way to understand your machine. “Calm seas make poor sailors” -African Proverb

I've had great prints of my X1 sidewinder and my CR10s Pro. Well worth the money easy to set up and use.

I recently came back from Star Wars Celebrations 2022 and this video could not have come at a better time. I'm itching to make a commander Cody helmet soon 🔥🔥

I've had an original CR-10 for almost 5 years and it's been a real work horse but my favorite printer and my first is the Monoprice select mini (Version 1) although I did have to rewire the heated bed that was only a minor issue for me and there is plenty of advice on line for making this upgrade.

I have a prusa. Looking at potentially getting a second, less expensive option. Don't really have the time to troubleshoot so I've stayed away from the Creality options -- not because they can't be made solid but because my understanding is they generally aren't reliable out of the box. Curious what you'd consider "must have" upgrades for the CR-10S Pro V2 if someone was trying to get a solid printer with decent print bed size that shouldn't require a lot of downtime due to troubleshooting. Would love a video showing what upgrades you recommend along those lines. My prusa isn't without maintenance, downtime, and replaced parts but I'd like to keep it to a minimum while not spending prusa money on a second printer.

For Ender 3 clones, the best one I've come across so far is the BIQU B1, it's cheaper, has a touch screen, and is BL Touch ready out of the box with no firmware updates required. I picked one up open box from Microcenter for $101, a dual z-axis kit open box for $18, a 3D Touch for $12 , and a pair of top z-axis mounts for $6. In all this thing is going to be a great first printer for my 12 year old nephew for under $150. It prints beautifully and needs nothing. BIQU even upgraded these somewhere along the line, it comes standard now with a 32-bit SKR2 board with quiet drivers. I enjoyed tinkering with it so much that I bought one for myself, another open-box bargain. Does the base Ender 3 still come with a noisy 8 bit board? I'm new to 3D printing, I went from zero to five 3D printers in the span of a month and a half, three of them great open box deals from Microcenter. My favorite so far is the Creality CR-6 SE, another open box at $134 that needed nothing to make beautiful prints out of the box. It has strain gauge bed leveling out of the box. I've added nothing to that printer. Following that is the BIQU B1 SE Plus, a larger build version of the regular B1 with strain gauge leveling as well. The only thing I added to that one is the dual z-axis drive and some top z-axis mounts. My worst 3D printer experience so far was my first 3D printer, a Creality CR-200B, a fully enclosed printer. It was too tempting to pass up as a $99 open box buy at Microcenter but it is pure garbage. From what I can gather it is one of those short lived mistakes that Creality is just hoping goes away quietly. I haven't gotten a single good print out of it yet. I added a CR Touch and it still can't get consistent bed leveling numbers two times in a row, without a print run in between. I see as high as 1.5mm deviation on the same points between successive bed levelings. I've gone as far as added an anti-backlash nut and removed the z-axis stepper motor rubber bushing adapter and replaced it with a solid 3D printed block to see if that was giving me problems. It had all 4 of the bearing retainers for X/Y broken and it is a common problem as there are replacement prints out there on the web to download and make new and better retainers. The only things left I can think of to replace are the z-axis motor itself and the control board to see if I'm losing steps somewhere. Any ideas on that one? If I don't get that one up and running soon I may just part it out on that "e place". Finally, I rounded out the collection with two resin printers, a Creality Halot One, and a ZWHT EPAX E10 clone that was under $190 on Amazon. Those I don't use much anymore as the resin prints don't seem durable enough. Everything I've printed that sees sunlight in the morning in my home office has crumbled after only a few months.

I’ve been using the ender 3 for 3 years and it’s never failed me! One of the best purchases I’ve made!

@patrickbodine1300

2 жыл бұрын

I got a "returned" ender 3 that I fixed for way less than a new one. Best yet!

@mikesbasement6954

2 жыл бұрын

I bought one and, after replacing nearly every part in it, it finally works. Glad someone had better luck with them than I did.

@mynameismynameis666

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikesbasement6954 i replaced every part but now it works even better

Thank you! I'm going for the CR10s pro v2 thanks to your video.

i have a v1 tevo black widow and it has been printing reliably since 2016 and every filament i throw at it. did take a long time and a lot of patience to put together. and adding a bl touch was a must. it had its first break down a few weeks ago and was a worn out wire in the cable chain but replaced it and good to go.

Very helpful video prior to taking the plunge with my first 3d printer purchase. Thank you. ... 🇬🇧

Love your videos! I think I'm ready to get back into learning 3d printing after giving up a few years ago. Just an unrelated 3d printing question for you. What are the color strips you have on your printers? I like that it adds a little flare to it.

I love my Ender 3 V2 Pro but I can't seem to get rid of stringing, even after multiple changes in settings. Any advice on dealing with this issue, Frankly? Love the content. You inspired me to get my printer just over a year ago.

Thank you for the awesome video. Looking to get my first printer and this has really helped me out. I would be interested in your thoughts on a 3d resin printer as I'm looking at printing figures.

Thanks for the video! I started a home crafting business with 3D printing, woodworking, etc. a few months ago. I've currently got the Ender 3 Pro and I've got it tuned pretty well, but I'm getting a lot more traction on 3D printed products than expected so I'm looking at a second printer. Your review of the FLSUN SR had me pretty much sold on it, but I'm in Canada and they have been out of stock for months. My other contender is the CR10S Pro V2 which is in-stock... so you've covered all my options, but now I'm more torn than ever. I'm mostly printing TTRPG accessories, like Dice Towers... the detail is important but I'm really stuck on whether I should hold out for the speed of the SR or the bigger build plate that would allow me to print a lot of things as one piece. If you don't mind me asking, if you had to choose between the SR and the CR 10S Pro V2, where do you think you'd land?

@eaglee247

Жыл бұрын

What was the answer im in your books atm

@sasori2425

Жыл бұрын

cr10s is sold out here in the US or at least creality won't ship here where i'm at so i'm lowkey stuck right now.

was more amazed by the stuff you printed love it !

I have a super racer as well. Its an absolute workhorse I love it!

Perfect timing for this video, I’m about to get a 3d printer

I have the ender 3 v2, haven't had any issues with it besides user error like leveling, and settings but other than that a very good beginner budget printer.

The CR10s pro v2 link you provided says they cant ship to the USA

Most reliable yet for me was the CR10S pro V2....even when it got jammed etc was easy enough to fix...

Right on man great vid

Definitely going to try 3D printing 👍

Thanks for the great video

Hi there, thanks so much for this great video, as a true newbie I agree that it is completely overwhelming. I thought I was set on getting an Ender 5 +, but now you've got me thinking of the FLsun as an option. I know this is an old video, but I'm hoping you might enlighten me further with a response. This is going to be my first ever 3D printer, that said, I'm not intimidated by swapping out mainboards or tinkering with firmware (I'm a quick study). That said, I'm using this to build prototype products from 3D models I build in Shapr3D, so I kind of need something reliable with high-quality prints (especially for printing gear assemblies). I can easily skimp on detail if I get quality in return, and though speed would be wonderful, it's not a deal breaker either. Print area however is more important. The product design I'm working on now needs at least 320 mm diameter build volume (z axis shouldn't be a problem), but if the FLsun is THAT much better in all other respects, I could compromise that to design it to 300 mm, but it wouldn't be ideal. Since this is my first printer, and it's for prototyping, I'm trying to keep costs down but I'm willing to pay for quality and reliability. At the moment I've been oscillating between the CR-10 Max and the Ender 5 +, but with this video, the FLsun has piqued my interest. Yeah, I'm just a jumble of confusion and need someone with more experience to advise me on what would be best for my needs. Hoping you can help???

This was a great video. I'm new to this. I want all 3 lol

Love the video, it's crystal clear! Although I do have a question: If you're printing complete armors would you say the CR-10 Max or you'd still stick to the Creality CR-10S Pro V2 knowing that you could only get one? Also, as you mentioned there is the FLSUN V400 with a printing size of 300mm*410mm, would you take it to build a full armor? I won't have the space for multiple printers so I have to make the right choice...

Thanks for your in depth coverage. have an ender 3 pro and an anycubic viper. Looking for a third workhorse.

My first 3d printer was a CR-X. I have never been able to use the full build plate because the bed is higher in the center than the edges. My prints were not very clean and I eventually bought an Ender3. I now also have a Prusa MK3+, but My question is, should I pull that old CR-X out and try to get it working.

Now we wait for your review on our V400 !!! Good Job...

I'm only 1 minute in, but I already know I found the right video for my first 3d printer, thank you

I own a Prusa, but would like an additional, bigger printer. Thanks for pointing at the Max! I'll have to take a thorough look at it… and the FLSun that you don't have yet.

Was thinking of the creality ender 3 s1 pro and considering you mentioned it twice and considering my country doesn't have a lot of the printers here and the budget being so perfect, this maybe the right one to start my business without breaking the bank and spending $1000

I got my first printer about a month ago, it's a ender 3 v2 I haven't had much time with it but it has a very warped bed, so I couldn't imagine how bad the beds are on these bigger printers.

Absolutely love your videos... Hugely inspirational for a noob like me. I wanted to ask if you could post a video on where to get the best 3d model files for your armor projects. I have been having a hard time finding good files to start some armor. Thank you

I don't know if you will read this but the Flsun v400, seems a huge improvement for new users, it's fast with good quality and klipper out of box. The price is a bit high but I think it will make more people into 3d printing.

Dude thank you been lookin to get into the hobby. And you make it more lamen friendly 🤣🙏🤟

Thank you so much, this is very helpful, one question, should I get the creality cr-10s pro 300x300x400 or the flsun super racer??

Fantastic video. I made the mistake in purchasing 2 more CR-10 Smart printers just the other week because I completely forgot about the CR-10S Pro V2. Oh well there's always a time to buy my 10th printer :) You're not the first person I've seen heap praise about the FLSUN printers, they look very very promising and I'm really tempted to add one to my farm.

I love my a8 printer. I got it for free from my friend who could not get a successful print off it and now it prints better than his anycubic. I have been printing on it for 3 years with no upgrades

Exactly the video I wanted.

I love my Ender 3, with minor upgrades (tubing, extruder, pei sheet). it is a simple, lather rinse repeat beast. if only filament changes were easier, lol!

Quick question, when printing the Ironman suit, what nozzle and layer height do you use? I'm leaning toward a 0.6mm nozzle with a 0.2mm layer height, just to lower the print times. I plan on using at least 2 coats of glazing spot puddy anyways. I think all other settings I can figure out. If you have a great video that goes over your printer settings, I'd love to watch that! Let me know which video you'd recommend! I just purchased the CR10S Pro V2 that you recommended. I've been using the Ender 3 for about 6 years now and love it! But I'm looking for something bigger now. I just finished my first Ironman helmet by watching your videos; it was amazing! Thanks so much for all you put out there.

hey frank when are we getting that updated video for the cr10s pro v2..that be cool to see

i just started into 3d printing and my ender 3 pro just sucked. It was out of commission for 3 weeks. I saw some of your videos and they really helped. that is why i subbed to your channel

@metalblaster5685

2 жыл бұрын

@meng yu ye sure i wouldnt mind👍

@metalblaster5685

2 жыл бұрын

@meng yu how are we going to contact the details?

@ev7d167

Жыл бұрын

Lol mine was out of commission for 7 months lol

@metalblaster5685

Жыл бұрын

@@ev7d167 soz to here that man

Im thinking about modelling a supersuit and i was looking online but cant seem to find anything about the rights/ copyright/patents of the actual designs e.g. MARVEL's rights to iron man's suits, do you know anything about these?

I've been seeing a lot of stuff about Corexy and Croxy. Do you have any thoughts on those types of printers? It seems to me moving less mass around would get faster print speeds as well as lower wear on parts.

Creality Ender 3 suits my budget but I am afraid to get stuck in the initial stage of learning to 3D print. Seems like that’s a lot of thing to learn.

Hey Frank, I have an Anycubic Mega Pro and it’s a good printer but I’m trying to fix one thing. I helped set up a friends Ender 5 and the test print which was the dog, it printed without any lines. It was the smoothest print I’ve ever seen. Seeing that you have some experience with the Ender 5 (and a lot of other printers) I thought you may know. So how do I make it smooth without lines? Since you have an ender 5 I’m sure that you have seen how smooth this is not just on that but your other printers. Please let me know what will make it smooth. Love your videos by the way. Keep it up!

I'm actually buying my first printer and was looking at a few different ones that had a large build platform for helmets and busts as well as my nerf blasters so far I narrowed it down to 3 the pro is a little to pricey but I was looking at the creality ender 3 max and a creality cr10s about 100 less than the pro and a anycube viper its alittle smaller width and length wise but still around 10 inches tall

Great video, and perfect dad joke at the end!

I got the ended 3 v2 recently and it’s printing pretty well

You have inspired me to make my own iron man MK42 I’m starting with the arm and im going to see if it’s fitting right and how easy it is for me and then if it is I am going to buy the 2013 designs

the Ender 3 Pro has been the best investment I've made in a while. I'm up to three Ender 3 Pros and they are an absolute workhorse and the quality ive output has been on par, if not slightly better than my friend's who has a Prusa (nothing against that at all, its just a Prusa is 10x more expensive). Once you figure out how the Ender 3 Pros work, you can really dial in perfect prints. Also wanted to note I've only upgraded the complete hot end and the stock bowden tube which was about $20 USD.

Hey, great informative vids! The CR10S Pro V2 doesn’t seem to be an available machine anymore, at least not one that can be shipped to the U.S. Am I wrong? Is it available anywhere? Thanks

Thanks for this information. I’ve used a Prusa a few times thru a local Makerspace. I get how it works and I like the results. To purchase, I’m looking for affordable large volume - at least 300x300. Would the Creality Max good for a noob?

i think u sold me on the flsun machine. looks cool too. will be cool for doing timelapse videos.

Great video! I have been looking to get an Ender 5 pro but a friend told me to get a Bambu Carbon1 or a P1P. Have you done any research on those? Thanks for your time.

Can you possibly make a video for the creality CR-30 I’m fixing to get one and I was curious how you go it ready to print flawlessly.

I just bought a ender 3 3d printer. So now I’m gonna do all of the extra research that I need to In Order to find out what I might need to also buy.

i just got an ender 5 plus. and i think i chose wrong. i think a cr10 v3 should be my final choice if i can return this beast. but i wonder if i can find a way to use dual filiment extruder with a direct drive motor like a CR-10 v3?

I got lucky I spontaneously bought a printer: a Creality CR10 V3, it's awesome

I have the CR-10s Pro V2. Very happy with it. Where did you get the slot covers in Red?

Genuine question, on most of your printers and the same one I just bought which is the CR-10S Pro V2 , you have these red or blue strips in the gaps on the gantry front rails and along the bed outer rails what are those? They don't appear to be a stock feature, is it for looks or are they foam dampeners. Would appreciate an honest reply if you saw the comment, as being new myself I would be interested to install them on my own printer.

welcome back. These are the videos that brought me to your channel 2 years ago....... 😉

@FranklyBuilt

2 жыл бұрын

Yay

So for the creality 10 S pro V2, did you keep the stock firmware or did you use either tiny machines or that other one? Or what did you use? I’m just curious I’m still trying to tweak mine as perfect as I can get it

@FranklyBuilt

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been using the stock

I recently bought and received my Creality Ender 3 printer, I put it all to gather took my time with it, leveled it as perfect as I could. My problem is I loaded the my pla and pre heated my nozzle to 200 and my bed is at 60 I begin the test print that my printer comes with and it stops feeding 20 minutes into the print is there a setting I’m missing?? I’m new to this hobby and know there will be struggles I even tried cleaning out the tip and after I restarted my print and it did the same thing. Please guide me to where I’m messing up!

I just ordered a ender 3 extension kit to a 400XL. If I get another Ender, Ill get the V2

Frankly Built I want to produce several products but would any of these printers be good for bong production or would you guide me another recommendation?