Creality make good value for money printers but as others have said, they need tinkering to get them printing well.
I'm not sure how good the laser module is, but even without, it appears to be a good price for the Ender-3 Neo 3D from the official store.
For those who don't mind buying from a 3rd party, this one is worth a shot;
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/812391
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Its essentially a Ender 3 Pro (V1.5) with a new extruder, and Cr touch included.
Most notably difference to V2 is that this does not have a touch screen.
This is not an suitable upgrade path for any ender 3 owner as it essentially replaces the 3 pro at the bottom of the lineup. It's a good first or backup printer though.
Ender 3 v2 doesn't have a touch screen. Or at least mine doesn't
apologies, it is a color screen (vs the very simply mono LCD on the Pro/Neo)
Alright, thanks.
I'll just wait and get a better model on sale
v2 doesn’t have touch screen
Obligatory link to anyone considering a laser cutter to watch this first:
https://youtu.be/-9hIXT8DMUU?si=xNkCep8BFCqqoDsw
Obligatory link to anyone considering a laser cutter to watch this first:
https://youtu.be/-9hIXT8DMUU?si=xNkCep8BFCqqoDsw
But isn't this a deal for a 3D printer?
Bonus 1.5w Laser Module
The laser module turns it into a laser cutter.
The laser module turns it into an laser cutter extremely dangerous health and fire safety hazard to yourself and those around you.
FTFY
@pinchies: I cannot second this enough. Laser cutters can be extremely dangerous and in such an uncontrolled environment like an open air 3D printer it's just not worth the risk….
I actually don't think the Creality printers need that much tinkering to get decent results, at least not more than any other printer.
Its just the official instructions are absolute garbage, and if you try and follow them you will do something wrong.
I moved from an Ender to a Bambu, years on my Ender 3 and a month on my Bambu.
It's a world of difference, instructions be damned.
Oh yeah, absolutely move on to something else, but these are cheap… and the official instructions and support documents show it.
I agree i set mine up and it hasnt missed a beat (E3 v2 neo).
Prusa and Bambu need no tinkering compared to this garbage
the entry models of either are twice the price.
IMO the Sovol SV06 is a much better buy than the Ender 3 neo, and is slightly cheaper from https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/819335.
Reasons - SV06 uses linear bearings on rods which are much better than using 3 or 4 wheels in the V-Slot that the E3 uses, means zero adjustment needed where the E3 needs you to adjust the concentric nuts to have the wheels apply the correct amount of force to roll smoothly but not be too loose either. SV06 has a solidly mounted bed vs bed screws on the E3 so you're not having to worry about bed levelling - though the E3 using a probe may make this slightly better (SV06 also has a probe) SV06 has dual Z motors and dual Z screws vs 1 on the E3. The SV06 also comes mostly assembled (just need to join top and bottom) vs the E3 being a DIY kit by the looks.
Honey picked up FB30SALE for a further discount, not sure if it will work. Im not interested in buying as I dont know how these work :P
Worked for me too, to take an additional $30 off
Eewwwwww CRAPality
Great comment thank you for writing this out, I’ll wait for v3
Creality, bad documentation? No! Get out of here
cheers, ill wait for the new v3 models before i enable boy math thinking on getting a 3D printer just to print a $50 part.
Or just pm someone with a 3D printer to do it for you :-) … I think I know someone! haha.
possible, but then I lose the only reason to invest in a new 3d printer to play with.
Hi Pinchies,
I did have absolute nightmares trying to print abs on the creality ender. I gave up.
Would the klipper help with better z axis and bed leveling?
You need a print enclosure for ABS. This can be as simple as a cardboard box, but you need to keep the part very warm during the printing process.
This is because ABS contracts as it cools — this is great if you're injection moulding a part and want to remove the part from a mould… but not so good for 3D printing. Printing ABS parts without a chamber to keep the part warm is always going to be an exercise in frustration. It's a similar story with ASA as well.
Maybe try PETG if you need slightly better heat tolerance than you can get with PLA.
You can do mesh bed levelling with marlin, so I don't believe klipper is needed.
Thanks, I appreciate the advice to look out for the new models.
What would be the ongoing cost using these? Asking for a friend as a hobby.
In terms of the filament? It depends on what you're doing and how good of a filament you want. An appropriate black cord just to make models for fun runs around $27 for a 1kg roll. If you want fun colours or better results, you end up paying as much as you want. I'll let others, who have done more than me give an estimate, but I'd say the better stuff is around the $40 for a 1kg roll mark
Have you tried their TPU filament? Does it print easily and how flexible is it?
@OZBargainer in SA: Literally had one ready to go when I shorted out part of my printer. Waiting on parts before I can try
What do you mean ongoing cost? The only real consumable is plastic.
And electricity. The nozzle heater is about 30W continuously, while the bed heater is about 150, but is only on about 50% of the time. This makes the average power consumption with motors too somewhere around the ~100-120W mark.
If electricity costs you 25c/kwh, and you do 100 prints at 10 hours per print, that's about $30 of electricity.
Unless you mostly print during the day and have solar…
Read in description "money printers"…. need one of those too 👍
How does this compare with the Ender-3 V2?
There is way too many different creality products for me to keep track of