The FlashForge Adventure 5M is an amazing 3D Printer at the price point. I absolutely love mine.

I'll agree after uploading this and watching it again, this could have been a better video. I'm still new at this and still learning.

Make sure the printer is on when attempting method two. this makes sure the motors are engaged and should stop the belt from freely moving.

This is 100% true. Things are only going to get better.

No problem ☺️

Hopefully they make it through this batch of first machines so we can all get back to being excited about the brand. It just sucks they didn't recall every printer in all the different warehouses such as amazon. I'm really hoping for a strong recovery from Qidi!

And most likely Creality will continue to be a disaster. It's unfortunate because they really had an opportunity to really make great printers, and its not hard if they just stopped with the few stupid things they are doing.

That's true a lot of 3D Printing users may not know what a CNC is. But that's okay.

@@Rubacava_ The issue with Qidi still stands as there are entire lots of machines with these issues in warehouses such as amazon. An extended warranty and replacement parts after the point of purchase isn't a good solution. The printers should be recalled entirely from warehouses before being sold to customers. Unfortunately this won't happen. Many customers will not even know this issue exist. Since not everyone actively tracks and reads industry events. I still don't believe for the cost bed slingers are worth it. But this may be a persona opinion that differs from each person and that's OK.

My replicator is in dry dock. I hear some people have gotten the SL-300 to 3000mms speeds. By far the fastest and most accurate printer around.

The A1 is also a good printer. However the increased price come with an increased competition tier. The A1Mini out paces everything not only for its quality but also its extremely low price point. While the A1 is a good printer, it starts to struggle a bit in the competition due to its price point.

I might be in a bubble. The few people I've talked with all had great experiences. And the few machines I've been able to see have been pretty awesome. It's very possible that the evidence I've experienced isn't the total picture. Which would be very unfortunate since I have personally been very excited about the SV08. I wanted to include an offering for the more "enthusiast" options, It was a toss up between the SV08 and the Troodon 2.0 but I felt the Troodon didn't fit for several reasons. Not saying they are bad because I would also love to work with a Troodon.

i disagree with you, i have an SV08 and it was an early bird order. mine has been solid since day 1 with only very minor set backs, all of which were quickly resolved with Sovol support. my SV08 has over 800 hours on it and that counter grows every day. its my go to printer and is quickly catching up to the hours on my P1S.

You should be just fine 🙂 Interestingly a lot of the knowledge that people have learned with older generation printers no longer applies, some of it does but not all. The further along we get with 3D printing the less and less it will matter. Really machines will become so complicated that "fixing" them will become less and less of an option for most people.

Yeah it's really sad because I know a lot of people had been excited for the Qidi 4 Plus. Good thing is everyone knows the P1S is a good printer.

Appliance level machines are coming, we just don't know exactly how soon. Some people may find it sad, but I think it will just free up time for people to work on other projects than their machines.

Thanks. I feel its important to be as honest as possible. A lot of people save up everything they have to get into 3D printing. Its easy for some but for others it takes everything they have. I want to make sure these people stand a fighting chance.

I've not personally reviewed the K2 Plus, but there is some less than ideal information already coming out about the Creality K2 printers and their CFS. I do have a video where I talk about the company and the current K1 lineup and what I believe that means for the K2.

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you were able to pick up some helpful information from the video. Best of luck on your journey with Blender. It's always exciting learning to make your own designs and ideas.

Even I've been guilty of buying products against everyone's recommendations. Since you just got the printer You may still be able to run a return, there are some good printer in that price range. What ever you do, don't damage the car! 😆

Yiu should definitely throw it away. I'll PM you my address, you can throw it here. 😉😉😉 😂

It's ok most of us have our fair share of D's. 😆 That's just part of falling in love with 3D printing. Yeah the Qiqi situation is sad, I normally don't feel bad for companies but in this case I do. It's going to be interesting to see what Bambu does come the new year.

That's awesome. Glad you get to have fun with the Qidi, I'm really looking forward to this printer once the problems are fully solved.

Just saying what I believe to be true. 😊

@ I’m close to that perspective. Not yet S tier. Major improvement in the industry since Bambu arrived but still some issues. Having three bambu, the mini is the one with less problems but still some issues. The sv08 is “promising” but far from out of the box…

@@omerozbek4529 I agree major changes have begun to happen since Bambu stepped into the scene. It's true the SV08 isn't 100% out of box. Perhaps the better term would have been "off the shelf" or even something else. Mostly what I'm trying to relay is its the most consumer ready enthusiast printer, even though assembly is required.

@ sv08 is great machine as soon as you understand a bit printers. Great for who’s ready to spend some times in “tinkering”

Where's the K1 Max with Eddy probe? 🤡🤡🤡

Sorry you are having trouble. in the discord channel you need to go to the rules section and hit thee 100% emoji to agree to the rules. Once you've done this you should be able to see everything and talk. Goto the SimpleAFSupport section and there are a few people that can help you get up and going.

Thanks!

Agreed and I feel like Blender opens people up to more creativity. It's a whole different workflow.

Thanks for the comment!

Nice! I've always thought the best part of 3D printing is being able to design your own parts and have them printed right away. It really opens up the world of whats possible for creators. Hope you have an awesome time with your new printer!

You can do the Glass portion of the mod to get rid of warping. but you cannot do the leveling knobs without an after market probe. The load cells "four stand off points" require rigid contact to work correctly. Using the springs for leveling make it so these cells are no longer useful.

@@zerodotcmd I appreciate the reply. Thank you. love the videos

@@zerodotcmd Last question, hopefully lol. I found this because I ended up with the strain gauge failure. Does adding the eddy probe and rooting eliminate having to fix that? Thanks

@@rocky6428 Yes adding an after market probe completely removes the need for Load Cells / Strain Gauges. These are complete garbage the way Creality implemented them. Thankfully we can completely solve this problem by using after market probes. I have another video coming out soon talking more about the Load Cells and completely deleting them from the printer. It should be out later this week.

@@zerodotcmd Awesome!!! Thank you

People are biased and need to justify and excuse the fact that they bought a product from a company that lies to their customers and doesn't respect them. Unfortunately when someone tells the truth it sometimes conflicts with the lies people tell themselves.

Thanks! I'm glad the video was helpful. Blender is a lot less scary once people understand it. ☺️

Awesome, I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for the feedback@15:57 I briefly go over scaling on axis, its a great addition to the scaling tool. Loop Tools is insanely powerful. Both Bool Tools and Node Wrangler are great options as well. I try to keep my plugins extremely limited but I will most likely go over a few tools like this in the future! Thanks, it will be exciting to hit 1k. This should happen really soon. ☺️

Yes the JST port on the MCU for the Lidar cable is where the probes plug in. Its just a USB port. On the Max you can plug into the tool head and use the USB pass through. This is what the Lidar makes use of.

No problem! Glad you found the information helpful. Congrats on your Blender journey, I hope you continue to develop and sharpen your skills!

@@-SeanyBoy- The glass mod isn't compatible with the tap/load cells if you use the springs and knobs. The screw tilt macro does work.

@@zerodotcmd so i use silicone spacers , after modding the eddy, i need to run a bed mesh, tune the dials, run mesh, tune, mesh, tune, etc...? then check daily or weekly to see if the wheels moved any & do it again if so? it seems counter productive, how often do you realign the wheels? I just need to know what to expect, any other tips?

@@-SeanyBoy- It depends on the user. some users claim to have gone months without needing a re-adjustment. While others go about every other week or so. There are options to making sure the knobs don't back off over time. Locktite being one. I'm currently working on coming out with a permanent fix for the knobs backing off.

Absolutely! ☺️

I'm sorry that's not good. are you using Blender 4.2.3? Previously this section was part of the addon's section. the most recent version has moved it to Extensions.

Thanks, I'll check for the update. I have been trying to use Blender for years to 3d print and just can't seem to deal with it.

Keyboard Layers ☺️I hate Cap's Lock so its my layers key. I have a NumPad one that layer.

I agree, it's hard to trust a company with a history like Creality. Hopefully some other players really step up in the market outside of just Bambu.

Thanks! I feel like a lot of people miss these initial settings, which is a shame because they are very important. Glad I was able to help!

@@flygarfpv3496 Its not a replacement for parametric this is true. They both have their place in design for 3D printing. Blender is a more "Physical" type work flow. While parametric CAD is more mathematic and drafted workflow and takes a different approach for "modeling". The issues you point out with a boolean cut are one downside of programs like Blender. However keep in mind that CAD also has many downfalls depending on workflow and application. With both methods of design there are ways to solve most issues, even the boolean and modifier issue. One of these solutions is something as simple as non applied modifiers, which I use quite often but felt didn't match the level of this video. If you want to design a simple mechanical part maybe CAD is the way for some users. But if your wanting to make an electronics enclosure in the shape of a dog riding a cloud through space then most of the time Blender would be a better choice. This is why I think Blender is so popular in the 3D design space for printing. The bounds of what people are creating has opened so wide that the options in CAD simply have not kept up. Blender isn't perfect by far, but it is however incredibly powerful and able to achieve amazing results for 3D printing.

Blender has a certain way of doing things. I think the greatest miss is the beveling. When I work with bevels I just want to be in Solidworks or Fusion360 and get it over with... In blender you need to work in non destructive mode. meaning you should not apply a modifier until you are absolutely sure about it. I have been using cad software since the 80s and one must accept the fact that Blender is not a cad software. It is a modeling suite. There are some amazing addons for blender to get it to next level. one such addon is CAD Sketcher. It is in its infancy but it will get there if it has the support.

Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you found the video helpful. I will look into some options to make the workspace more easily viewable for people in the next video as this will most likely turn into a series. ☺️

Just make the switch. Take a lump or two, but you'll be at it in no time!

Its 6 settings that takes less than a minute to setup for the workspace and these setting only need to be set once. But I'm more of a dog person after all so maybe your right.

@zerodotcmd yes but using this program to parametric isnot intuitive when I look what you do I would do this 3 times on FreeCAD xD

@@GLight_8D I'm glad you enjoy CAD but make no mistake about it both CAD and blender have their limitations depending on the application. The simple fact is 3D printing isn't CNC and there are a lot of things done in 3D printing that CAD simply isn't capable of. Take for instance advanced organics. Blender excelled in this area while Programs like FreeCad fail. I never once told anyone not to use CAD. This video is about helping people who want to use blender. You may be able to do something in CAD that Blender cannot, but trust me there is a lot more that can be done in Blender that cannot be done in CAD. If your happy in CAD that's great. Let others make their own their own choices for themselves.

@@zerodotcmd Plasticity is answear on that case.. Blender is big no for begginers, and even if you know Blender very good it is still full of bugs and limitations.. there is no perfect program but Blender is not even close to be even ok for this purpose...

@@GLight_8D that's interesting since thousands of people design both very precise and insanely detailed works in blender. The fact is not everyone's going to agree with you, this is evident by the amount of designers who work in programs other than CAD let alone the amount who work in Blender. I've worked in Blender for years and happen to know that most people who aren't from a mechanical background all model in Blender. Are all these people not entitled to their chosen method? If you don't think blender is a good option then I recommend you turn on a camera and spend the time articulating these points, after that spend hours editing and upload the content. Never know. Might find a few people who agree with you. But it won't be me.

I've used measure it quite a bit actually :)

@@zerodotcmd any chance you could do a video on how to use "measure it" I would love to know how to get the measurement labels closer to the measurement, they end up miles off. Thanks

@@creativecityis Yes I will be doing more videos on Blender very soon. Including various tools over time.