Hey Frank, I just wanted to let you know that you know that your video "you're probably wrong about 3-D printing" made me realize that this hobby is available to anyone and inspired me to get my first 3-D printer. My first printer the Ender 3 Max Neo came in a couple days ago and I'm absolutely loving it! keep up the the great work man and God Bless!
@@willraya1791 ended up going with the sovol svo6 for 359 AUD ive heard nearly only good stuff about it and at the moment creality has hit rock bottom machines have been dangerous etc only thing is it was a little small but eh good things come with bad things
I have the max neo 1 month also and never had one before, ... I'm not really impressed. Printing is slow Quality is so so. Support is quick to reply, but their speaking English as a second language is so so. It is ok... but has me contemplating something else.
@@graphguy You have to calibrate the system to have good print quailty. It's got a high quality hotend, etc. I also recommend upgrading the firmware or to investigate Klipper and Input shaping to go faster.
My first printer ever was a Cr-10 Pro V2 ,and I just want to say thank you. Because of you I was able to get it working well and I now own three of them 😂
I picked up a Bambu Labs X1 Carbon w/AMS. I thought my Ender 3 S1 Pro was a workhorse but this thing changed my whole outlook on printing. Amazingly fast, precise, and easy to use. The only downside I can find is the price ($1500+)
For those who don’t know the difference between direct drive and Bowden. Bowden is an extender mounted away from the hot end and pushes filament through a Bowden tube. Direct drive is where the extruded is mounted right above the hot end. Bowden extenders can be faster due to less weight on the gantry, while direct drive extenders can print flexible materials. If you want speed, choose Bowden. If you want more materials, choose direct drive.
Word of caution for anyone going for the Kobra max, have had to replace the self leveling sensor twice now within a year. Otherwise one of the best big printers that has good quality out of the box.
U helped me finally pic a 3d printer. I just ordered the Kobra Max. Fair warning, I'll have a ton of questions by Tuesday lol. Hope your Thanksgiving was awesome.
I just bought the ender 3 max neo on Wednesday off of Amazon for $311 (sainsmart was doing a sale). And then frank come on the screen and says he thinks it’s the best printer Creality has put together! So excited hope I don’t get the lemon 🤞🏻.
Cobra max it is. I was already leaning towards it for my organization and want/need to make my own desk organizers and stationary like paper trays and boxes all in one piece (MINI MILK CRATES GALORE). Thank you so much for breaking these all down for me. I was doing my best but I don't know enough about these as I probably should.
You know what cheeses me off? Every printer still comes with NO INSULATION PAD!! Seriously 8 bucks, for a pack of two for and Ender 3 sized pad. You put it on the bottom of the bed and it helps keep the heat trapped to the bed. This has been a very helpful upgrade to both my Enders.
Hey frank i just want to say DAMN you inspired me to do this cool stuff with 3d printing. Your iron man suit and builds are insane, and you’ve made me want to be like you but I’m gonna make a master chief suit. So thank u SOOO much bro🤙 also I choose creality enter 3max neo thanks🤙
We got the ender 5 pro last year. First one for us. Big learning for us. Now my daughter wants to try resin printer. So shoping time for one of them. Kids 🤣
Great vid as usual! I have a CR10 V2 and it's been amazing but I'm looking to upgrade since it's falling behind a bit. I've been considering the CR10 S Pro V2 thanks to you and that's probably the direction I'll be going. I got the Neptune 2s right before the Neptune 3 came out and was bummed about that lol but they're already making a 3 pro so I'll probably just wait for that to come out lol. Thank you so much for making these videos. With how flooded the 3d printing market is, your videos are super helpful and definitely help narrow down the options. Your skill, experience, and results speak for themselves and I've learned so much about the hobby just from your channel alone. Thanks again for all that you do and let me know if you ever come to a con in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!
Personally, I would go with the S10 Pro V2, purely for its consistency and its proven nature. The Neo is fantastic for the money, but it's new and I'd like to see some more data on how it holds up in the long run.
Here is one for you. What would you recommend if I wanted to print a rifle chassis? Is this something I would need to print in pieces> But the main part would still be larger.
This helped thanks I went with the max neo and like yours, it did not work properly but I got it on Amazon so I just exchanged it the second one was perfect. Love your videos
Ender 2 Pro is great out of the box and it's only $130 at microcenter, but it's not open source. I still recommend it as a beginner printer but not if you want upgrades.
Great video! i've run 4 Neptune 3 printers though a few hundred hours each and especially if your running hot materials like PETG or ABS you will need a few upgrades like a bimetal heatbreak and better tubing, other then that its just been learning the quirks of the printers and i love printing with them. the only feedback i would say with the video is maybe have the metric volumes as text when you talk about size? i usually work exclusively in mm for simplicity.
I agree, pretty much everyone uses mm for print volumes. I find inches only really useful for very big prints but even then conversion is a pain and I suspect most people will be able to visualize the difference between a 100mm squared build area and a 1,000mm one.
I think the reason there are so many Ender 3 models is so Creality can flood the search results with their products. I tried searching up 3d printers, even from other brands, and it was just all Ender 3s.....
I am looking at getting into 3D printing, and your reviews helped a lot. One question though, how's the customer support from these various manufactures. I've heard some horror stories that after support is reliably nonexistent.
I got the Ender 3 Max Neo. Spent hours setting it up, adjusting everything, managed to print the rabbit. Great print. Then it quit working. I’m returning it tomorrow. It’s left a bad taste in my mouth for 3D printing. So I’ll have to decide if I want to try a different brand, or if 3D printing just isn’t worth the hassle for me.
Enjoyed the video. Curious, the SV01 went up to $309. Should we go ahead and go with the Ender-3 Max ($314) for the size and few dollars difference? Or is there something about the SV01 that makes it the better choice? I'm not sure I'll print anything larger than a mask.
Good to see you like the Neptune 3. I'm looking at the Neptune 3 Max when it comes out. I want to be able to print entire RC airplane wings in 1 shot so I need a 500mm Z axis and like the Neptune 3 Pro it is direct drive instead of Bowden tube like the Neptune 3.
I think crealities pretty smart when you look at big picture. They match almost every printer available for options with nothing extra to keep prices. It requires no extra stock since they all interchange pieces. They have probably 20 different models with only 2 main boards.
I used to build my own PCs from the ground up but that was like 20 years ago and I'm too old and over the swearing and shouting so I went with a CR10S v2 Pro about 3 months ago... once I got the hang of what 3D printing was its been amazing so so so trust worthy and not a single swear or raised decibel .. well not one that wasn't down to my own stupidity anyways !!!
This is exactly what I have been wanting to see. I just said to my husband that I want a 3d printer for Christmas and with Black Friday around the corner, now is the time 😊. I have been binge watching all videos reviewing 3d printers and just when I have my mind made up, someone mentions a different brand and piques my interest. I’m leaning towards the Neo, but then you had high pride for the sovol. Is the Neo worth the extra price? Thank you for your thorough reviews. Any Canadians out there have suggestions on where and what to purchase?
Where did you get your Mando helmet file if I may ask? Also thank you for everything! I spent all night watching your Tik Toks and absorbing as much stuff, now I'm on your RU-vid to do the same, but alas I have spent lot of my time already and have to sleep ha. Thank you for teaching others instead of locking it away!
Ok so I already commented but since that point, my sovol sv01 Pro just arrived today! My hubby looked out the window and said there was a big box outside…. I acted as if it was a box of toilet paper from Amazon and then snuck it to my craft room 🤣 Anywho I am the type of person who pulls their hair out with a regular paper printer. All technology tends to dislike me. So I was scared to assemble the printer. Honestly it was the easiest way thing I have ever assembled and then I did the bed leveling. I think I have done an ok job of it. I printed the calibration cube and even though I have no idea what I’m supposed to be looking for, I personally think the cube is perfect 😊. I’m making the benchie now….
Kobra Max is my favorite so far. Sovol SV 03 I wanted to be good. It isn't. I am basing my entire workshop around Anycubic machines. They have been the best in resin and FDM. Kobra Max is awesome. Ender3Pro still cranks out prints though. J.s.
I would recommend the Anycubic Kobra Go as well. It’s my first 3d printer and considering its price point at $180 it’s a great deal for what you get with it.
I love the Sovol SV01 Pro, it has everything you need and as you said Frank nothing you dont need and the price is awesome, I am in the market for a third Ender 5 Plus but have held off just incase Sovol do their thing with this model, maybe dual independent Z and a 32 bit board, direct drive and an all metal high temp hotend and belt tensioners, these are all upgrades I have added to my Ender 5 Plus machines.
This video is exactly what I was looking for thank you so much for all the clear details and in depth reviews I seriously appreciate you. When I do get into this hobby it will definitely be in part because of how helpful this video is. ❤🤙🙏
Got the Ender 3 V2 Neo and I love it for $230 (didn't know about the "Max"), what would your first improvements be for a stock Neo, the Sonic pad, Sprite Extruder, Spider hotend...simple thing like nozzles? How do you know what to upgrade? I bet lots of noobs have this very question, we hobby folks like to dive in head first, ya know?
I don't have this printer (yet) but I heard a lot from people that Kingroon KP3S is actually a good starter printer, especially if you don't plan to tinker with it or about to use it as one of the printer farm
hello, congratulations, excellent video with top content, next topic could be about closed printers for printing more technical material, keep up the good work.
But i love hondas... Also ouch i wish i watched this before i bought my ender 3 v2, but then again it works great i love it - building my first mando helmet - will make mando shortfilm 😎
I just bought a Anycubic Chiron, and was wanting your opinion on it. I bought it for the print space I want to make some big items. I hope it's a good printer. Your thoughts on it would be appreciated. Great channel too.
Just about to hump into the world of 3d printing, doing lots of research and getting ideas of what to go for but my last decision is between filament and resin. Would appreciate and comments.
About to buy my first 3D printer. I really like the Flsun V400. For the close to $1,000 price tag would you go with that one or another in that price range?
Welp. Indecision cured. I've definitely figured out definitively that the exact purchase I'm going to be making is without a doubt one of the available 3D printers on the current and/or future market.
This dude’s hand mannerisms remind me of a doctor actually. Very confident, strong, feels like he’s really adding to what he’s communicating by speaking with his hands like that.
Direct drive and Bowden pretty much the same thing? Not really...Though for most people it won't matter which you get. However if you are going to be doing thin wall printing, direct drive is the best way to go.
