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Flashforge Adventurer 5M 3D Printer $327.20 Delivered @ Flashforge 3D Direct eBay
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zachhambo on 07/05/2025 - 09:58 ebay.com.au (720 clicks)
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can print half a helmet twice!
or a quarter of one four times….if you're doing cosplay, there's always finishing to be done anyway, so don't let the bed size limit you
I worry more when it's composite pieces just due to the joints and extra adhesive work required.
And wow, getting negged for stating something that I personally can't do with it.
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Terrific printer. I'm very happy with mine.
I did install the Forge-X firmware for added features even after telling myself I wouldn't tinker. Works great.
I bought one on the last deal, what are the benefits of Forge-X?
Well you get the stock FF screen but you also get Klipper. I'll just copy paste the features from the github page.
- Stock Screen with option to disable it completely and switch to feather screen version to reduce resource consumption
- Klipper with many patches/fixes/plugins specially adapted for AD5M
- Moonraker
- Fluidd & Mainsail
- OTA updates
- Root access (with zsh/.oh-my-zsh)
- Buzzer with ability to play monotonic melodies (midi / notes)
- Patched mjpg-streamer with dramatically reduced memory usage
- Timelapse support via Moonraker Telegram bot installed on external host
- Adaptive bed meshing with KAMP.
- Built-in MD5 checks for gcode files.
- Backup and Restore mechanism for printer's configuration
- Fix for the Move queue overflow (E0017) error.
- Fix for the Communication Timeout (E0011) error.
- Failsafe mechanism to prevent nozzle collisions.
- Better Clear Nozzle algorithm.
- Enhanced Shaper Calibration with automatic plot generation.
- Easy Bed Level Screw Tuning.
- Customized dedicated Linux environment based on Buildroot
- Entware package manager for additional software installation
- Dual boot with stock Flashforge software or Klipper Mod
Doesnt Forge-X not enable z-height saving?
@Flyerone: Its fine, it doesn't save it still. A really good discord for this model is here:
FuriousForging AD5M Users Group
https://discord.gg/pDQaZnUQThese guys are really helpful.
@initiateit: what is z-height saving?
is that for power cut off and resume etc?
so the custom firmware not do this?
is that for power cut off and resume etc?
No.
so the custom firmware not do this?
Stock firmware does support power loss recovery.
Forge-X currently does not.
@pinkybrain: I have no idea what z-height saving is.
I think @initiateit might have been referring to z-offset which is the height above the print bed the nozzle starts the first layer, which by default on the AD5M is 0.2 AFAIK.The z-offset from the default setup transfers across to the Forge-X firmware apparently. It's not something I have had to muck around with as I get a terrific first layer and have had no trouble with adheasion after get my temps squared away for my filament.
love with this printer, but just this morning, the extruder stuck for the 2nd time.
Got one of these a previous time it was this price, very happy with it (although that could be because I was upgrading from a Monoprice Mini and it's like night and day compared to that).
They are pretty good but nowhere near as good as the A1 or Mini for print quality. I only keep mine for ASA. Its funny i printed the enclosure for the AD5M using the A1.
I think "nowhere near as good" is a rough call. You could have included "in my experience" to be fair. I've seen some cracking prints from the FF AD5M printer. As you'd know, it also comes down to filament and slicing. I was about the pull the trigger on a bambu when the deal on the FF came up and I have no regrets.
Decent review with print samples for those weighing it up.
@Flyerone how do you find the usability and ease of use? I don't particularly want to get into hardcore tinkering (yet), hence having the same conundrum of spending more on the bambu (for the same form factor eg P1 series) to have confidence of ease of use.
If you dont want to tinker its Bambu all the way, their machines are without question better quality and the software is so much better than the Orca-Flashforge or Flashprint offerings. If you use Orcaslicer you will need to do lots of tweaking unless you get lucky with a perfect machine.
If you use Orcaslicer you will need to do lots of tweaking unless you get lucky with a perfect machine.
I wouldn't say it needed a lot of tweaking. I went through the basic filament calibrations in Orcaslicer and my PETG prints are very good. I didn't use Orca-flashforge or flashprint so can't comment on them.
I've come from various Filament 3D printers, Ender 3, Kingroon, Wanhao……..I'm over tweaking, I just want nice multi coloured / material prints!…..I'm waiting my Bambu P1S to arrive.
Now, if 'multi colour' / multi material wasn't a thing, I'd be all over this Flashforge printer, it is without the doubt the best value for money on the market right now.
If i come to a place where i need a second printer again, this will be the one i get!(i also have 3 resin printers, so do like printing!)
@bleugh: @bleugh I really just want one to have a bit of a play with, make a few brackets or odds and sods for the times I go "if I had a 3d printer…" Also for my kids too.
P1S is what I've been looking at actually following some glowing reviews from people I know.
Thanks for the info thou that's helpful
how do you find the usability and ease of use?
I found it relatively easy, but how would one know how that translates to others?
I found this printer very good straight out of the box, I did tinker with bed leveling after installing klippermod initially but I hated the UI so went to Forge-X firmware, neither of those things are required for the printer to work well.
I've found myself looking like I am recommending this printer over the bambu printers when really I don't mean to come off like that.
Bambu has their ecosystem which seems to makes things a lot easier for people, but also might have some restrictions and added costs. They look to be a very good choice tbh.I don't 3d print all the time, and I didn't want to have a lot of money sitting on bench in shed. However when i wanted to or needed to print a part or model I wanted it to work well. This printer solved that for me.
@Flyerone: Yeah for sure, I'm definitely a tinkerer but time is the issue for me now…
Yeah ok I think this is where i sit hence my current hesitation, I was looking at p1p/s but like 750/900 bucks for my first one etc I was thinking might be going to deep to early. Appreciate the feedback
@heavyoctopus: No worries. A tip for you or anyone buying a printer for the first time, I would recommend having a way to dry your filament. Either a repurposed food dehydrator or an ozbargain deal on a dedicated filament dryer. So often the moisture content of the filament is the cause of disatisfying prints.
No it comes down to the quality of the machine. Bambu lead this area and anyone who has experience with multiple printers would know this.
You might get lucky and get a great machine with really tight tolerances, but you probably wont. Sure you can tweak and tweak and probably iron out many of the issues.
I found the print quality to be quite good. Not as good as an A1 for sure, but I'd say it's close. A good buy at this price.
Once tweaked you can get closer, so if you are into tweaking and doing (lots) of calibration for each filament then the AD5M is the go. Its a fun machine dont get me wrong.
Yes the Bambu profiles generally work great with little to no tweaking, even for non-Bambu filaments.
Does it support octoprint
Yes but you'd have to run it on something like a Pi Zero W.
Does normal pi version not work ?
Check the Octoprint release page for hardware requirements.
Recommended hardware: Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+, 4B or Zero 2
Is this possible of tinkering free?
Maybe for PLA. Bambu is the closest to tinker free, but even then you can have occasional issues. These are all complex machines built to meet a low consumer price point.
Thanks OP, ordered one.
Sorry, noob question. Does it come with filament or do I need to buy some? Which one should I buy?It comes with a small amount of filament. I printed a small cube (test print), two mini pokemon, a bed scraper with 7 replacement blades and 10 spool filament clips.
Got 10kg of PLA arriving today. My first printer and I found it incredibly easy. I installed Orcaslicer and it's basically a three click print from printables.com
Anyone been successful with Make on Offer?
No, they won't accept offers during a discount period.
Thanks
Print bed size is only 220x220x220?
Can't print a helmet for my fat head then.