Sovol SV01 Direct Drive Extruder 3D Printer US$189 (~A$267), Save US$110 (~A$155) @ Sovol3D

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AssociatedSherri Maltby on 07/05/2022 - 20:51 sovol3d.com (567 clicks)
Last edited 09/05/2022 - 16:50 by 1 other user

Sovol SV01 is highly recommended in the 3d printing community and fpv community because of great print quality and it can print tpu, pla, petg, abs, wood perfectly out of box.
features:
Direct drive extruder takes the advantages to print with flexible filament such tpu, tpe filament.
Build volume 280240300, middle size but larger than ender 3 v2.
Dual Z axis, make the printer much more stable and improved the print precision to 0.001
Filament runout sensor, remind people to change the filament and resume printing in case the print failure caused by filament run out or power off.
Meanwell power, famous power supply, safe and solid.
Resume printing
Able to engrave and cut after adding Sovol laser module, easy upgrade and enter laser engraving and cutting world.

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  barryquinn on 07/05/2022 - 21:32

  Shipping cost?

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    Bellyup on 07/05/2022 - 22:21

    +1

    free

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  King Tightarse on 07/05/2022 - 22:10

  +2

  Soap and 3D printers, that's quite a diversified line up

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  LeeStevens318 on 07/05/2022 - 22:40

  Can we get a deal on the Pro when it’s released for AU. And PS thanks ordered my 6th printer :/

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    huntress_love on 07/05/2022 - 22:54

    what do you print, just curious? really like the idea of it, but still not sure how useful is it.

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      LeeStevens318 on 07/05/2022 - 23:13

      +1

      Mostly electronics boxes and prototyping. Server rack plates, and mounting hardware, parts for bikes, electric unicycles, electric skateboards. All sorts really, that’s the good thing about them ;)

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        reloxation on 08/05/2022 - 00:19

        +2

        A fellow esk8r!

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    AssociatedSherri Maltby @ Sovol3D on 10/05/2022 - 18:43

    +5

    You will have an early bird price for Pro when it is released for AU!

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      opposablethumbs on 13/05/2022 - 14:14

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      Can you share what the early bird price for the SV01Pro might be yet?

      The Pro is obviously the better option, but if it's $150 more than the price for the SV01 may not be worth my while as someone just starting out in 3D printing.

      Still torn on whether to wait a few months for the Pro at the higher price or go for this one now.

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        AssociatedSherri Maltby @ Sovol3D on 17/05/2022 - 19:59

        +1

        I will keep eye on the SV01PRO in Australia, It should be available in the end of June or in the beginning of July

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      MrDad9000 on 15/05/2022 - 10:13

      Hi Sherri
      I'm looking forward to the Pro as my first 3d printer. Doing some research, printer has good feedback but I see some negative feedback in terms of Sovol customer service. Assuming it's because its a small company and hoping this improves by the time the pro comes out.

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        AssociatedSherri Maltby @ Sovol3D on 17/05/2022 - 20:15

        +1

        Hello, every company has positive feedback and negative feedback, for the negative feedback, it may caused by many reasons, like the company's error, carrier's error, user's error, and user's temper. As far as i know, sovol support response very fast and can offer 1 year warranty if some parts are broken and not your fault. For more, you can join their facebook group to check about more post and comment.https://www.facebook.com/groups/sovol3d

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  opposablethumbs on 08/05/2022 - 11:08

  +1

  How do these compare to the Creality Ender 3 v2?

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    skegger on 08/05/2022 - 15:31

    +2

    This is direct drive - extruder stepper and mechanism is mounted directly above the hot end, making it easier to print softer filaments at the expense of some speed, the Creality Ender 3 V2 uses a "bowden" set up which puts the weighty stepper motor and mechanism off the hot end and feeds the filament through a tube to the hot end. Can print faster but softer filaments tend to kink in the tube if you try to print too fast.

    Either model will be good for hobbyists. Lately Creality has been accused of stealing ideas from other companies, and swapping out their Meanwell power supplies for generic units.

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  LeeStevens318 on 08/05/2022 - 11:26

  +1

  This has larger bed size, direct drive extruder, dual z axis over the Ender 3 v2. Although I do think this is running an older Creality Motherboard.

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    opposablethumbs on 08/05/2022 - 14:17

    Thanks for your response.

    I'm very technically savvy but new to 3d printing.

    Do you have any thoughts about starting off with one of these compared to the Ender 3 v2?

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      LeeStevens318 on 09/05/2022 - 05:46

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      Not really, you should be fine starting with either.

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      rygle on 09/05/2022 - 16:53

      +1

      Sounds like one important difference is this has an older 8 bit motherboard with older stepper drivers that don't allow quiet printing like more recent 32 bit motherboards. If you bought this and upgraded the motherboard for about $50-60 bucks you could get silent stepper motor control.

      Could also be differences in the power supply, the bed material, the overall quality, don't know.

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        rygle on 09/05/2022 - 18:04

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        Yes, it says it's 'compatible' with the silent motherboard and directs you to a page with an upgrade to the Creality 4.2.1 32 bit motherboard that has silent steppers for AU$77.71. You may be able to source that cheaper elsewhere (?)

        This has one thing better than Creality Ender 3D V2, which is the dual Z axis motors, though electrically it seems very likely that the motherboard only has one z axis plug, with a splitter so both motors move exactly the same, which is still an upgrade from a single z axis motor, but it's not like the fully independent z axis setups on more expensive printers. If you upgrade the motherboard, you would need to check how the z axis motors connect and a new splitter may be required. It is possible to get motherboards with two z axis plugs that are not electrically independent (sometimes labeled motor 2_1 and motor 2_2 to denote they are connected), or some boards with an independent second z axis control.

        Compared to the Creality Ender 3D V2 it also doesn't have belt tensioners, which could be added for about $30.

        I don't know about the bed material, or the screen interface.

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          rygle on 09/05/2022 - 19:23

          @rygle: Ender 3 V2, sorry

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  rip_ghost on 09/05/2022 - 12:35

  +1

  My only dislike about this printer is it is loud when printing unless they have since changed to quiet stepper drivers recently?

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  rygle on 09/05/2022 - 19:18

  +1

  This review gives it a decent wrap. It confirms it uses a glass print bed like the Ender 3 V2, a decent Meanwell power supply (possibly the same as E3V2) and has a Creality mainboard. I would still note that the specs say it is only compatible with (needs go be upgraded to) a silent board, so it is very likely an 8 bit board.

  Pros over the Creality Ender 3 V2 include a slightly bigger print area, the direct drive extruder (better for soft materials like TPU), the dual z axis stepper motors (less vibration, which is somewhat necessary with the direct extruder due to its extra weight moving with the print head) and a filament runout sensor. Cons are the main board with noisy stepper drivers (as above) and no belt tensioners on the x and y axis belts.

  https://m.all3dp.com/1/sovol-sv01-review-3d-printer-specs/

  This review suggests the model supplied to them had silent stepper drivers, but the site suggests otherwise, so maybe they are clearing out old stock (?). Maybe that's why they are on special.

  https://3dprinterly.com/sovol-sv01-3d-printer-review/#Dual_Z…

  Good review here too
  https://www.makerhacks.com/sovol-sv01-3d-printer-review/

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    opposablethumbs on 09/05/2022 - 21:36

    Thanks very much @rygle, very helpful.

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  LeeStevens318 on 11/05/2022 - 12:44

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  I can confirm the unit i received (10/05/22) had the old Creality v 2.2 motherboard.

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    opposablethumbs on 12/05/2022 - 09:21

    I'm in no hurry, so probably worth waiting for the SV01Pro then, with silent motherboard (CrealityV4.2.2 32bit tmc2208) if a decent enough early bird price, as promised by the rep (above).

    Their website suggests possible availability for Australia in July.