Creality Ender 3 Initial Setup and First Print

[@osaka35]

"here's what happens, as seen from 20ft away"

[@ryansuzuki4331]

can't see shit on how to load the filament into the extruder.

[@Simlife101]

@@ryansuzuki4331 I jumped right into the comments after seeing this as I knew he fucked up 😂😂

[@chaseramos4865]

If you can’t figure it out you probably shouldn’t own a 3D printer.

[@kivenwalters7507]

@@chaseramos4865 Word!

[@nizarwannous9952]

Hahahaha

[@MerinKumar]

Nice explanation, but more closeup shots will be helpful

[@BigDaddyNewsWI]

Open ur eyes dude clear as day

[@adamszczygiel5782]

Bro I can see a needle from a mile away. I don’t know what you’re on about. xD

[@mattbarkdull680]

ya but then we would miss all the hair flips

[@Ogobogosy]

@@BigDaddyNewsWI I can’t see thing from here it’s to far

[@garden0fstone736]

That’s what she said

[@JamesDavis-rk5my]

The reason your hose keeps popping out is because you probably forgot to install the little blue horse-shoe shaped retainer clip into the gap in the fitting. Also, you don't have to turn it off to move the motors. In the prepare menu, you can use "Disable Steppers" to unlock the motors so you can move by hand.

[@pete3300]

You MUST heat the bed before leveling. What's level whilst cold will not be level when headed due to thermal expansion.

[@ryanadams5668]

Pete , you’re right, there is a minor thermal expansion when at temperature. Whilst it hasn’t caused a big change in my experience with the Ender 3’s bed and hot end, it might work better for others. If you do, I’d let the hot end and bed heat soak for at least a good 15-20 minutes to stabilize any expansion.

[@pete3300]

Ryan Adams. As an experiment I leveled the bed, going around several times then started a print with a cold bed and cold nozzle. The result every time was failed bed adhesion and a failed print. Next I repeated the test by preheating the nozzle using the prepare menu selection. The result was slightly better adhesion but ultimately the same. Finally I preheated the the bed to 55 degrees and the the nozzle to printing temperature of the filament, waited until both temperatures had stabilized, leveled the bed again going around several times then commenced print. Each and every time I completed a print successful. I've several printers one of which has a warped bed, low spots, with the addition of a few quick passes of glue in those spots the method works extremely well. I'm sorry to say your comments on 20 minute waiting time for heat soak on a 3mm thick piece of aluminum is in correct and misleading. Once the bed bed has achieved a stable thermal temperature and is no longer heating the bed will not expanded any further until you add additional energy into it.

[@moren0d1]

I recently built my new Ender 3. I leaves the bed using the four corners method. Afterward I checked the center of the bed and the gap is slightly more there. If I warm the bed, will this resolve itself?

[@BayuKebot]

i had a same issue, do you have any solution for this?

[@philamburgey]

@@moren0d1 not necessarily. The bed may be warped beyond heat repair. This is why a lot of individuals are using glass beds. There are fixes other than glass, Look up warped bed on ender3

[@BDscenes]

Just got my first 3D Printer, the Ender 3, through your company! I am extremely impressed! Thank you for these clear & concise beginner videos! They really help!

[@chrisSandersASX]

i just got one as well

[@seifabomandor4579]

when

[@RD1544]

I am new to this but wanted to say something I feel pretty strongly about. Even with the steppers disabled, they turn into generators when moved. I learned this lesson at Texas Instruments with our stocker upper I/O ports. Back emf would kill delicate/unprotected circuit boards. I always disconnect my steppers before manual movement. Just watch the display when the machine is off and see it light up when you move an axis. Yeah I can hear it now from some of you -"That never happened to me!" Just a caution for those of you like me that don't have endless sums of money to put out for ruined parts. Just remember to put the connectors back in before starting up. (remember 3-x,y,z) - Rick

[@BMathiesen]

Thank you for this video. Helped guide me through the final setting up stage and getting my first print started! Looks like I got it leveled pretty damn near perfect! The base layer looked solid and so far looking good! This is my first 3D printer so im SUPER excited to see it working and stuff! Here comes the money saving! Or money spending.... guess it could go either way hahaha! Thanks again!

[@matthewlebaron9421]

Excellent video, I was unaware of how to level the frame until your video. It's not something that is in the instructions as far as I could tell nor something covered in several other videos about the Enter 3. I just put some paper under one foot to stop the wobbling but will actually fix the issue when I get home today. Thanks again, you helped out a 3D printing newbie. Also your comment about 90% of failures being in the first layer is something else that I have not seen mentioned that has been spot on in my experience so far. I always hang around to make sure that first layer is down properly before leaving the room, saved me a lot of wasted time and material and is an important note for people exploring 3D printing for the first time.

[@jrigvd7291]

Just assembled my Ender-3 today. Your video helped me to get it set up. Now I'm 1 hour into printing the dog. We'll see how it comes out!

[@kivenwalters7507]

How long did the dog (print that size) take?

[@lharrobang]

@@kivenwalters7507 its still printing

[@772pcs]

Nice tutorial. Hard to do, I know, but a close up of the lcd would have been great.

[@MasonKrumich]

2:47

[@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork]

Thank God for this video. Man explained it in English.

[@JoeFlash1]

I just bought an Ender3 today. Tried printing the dog. String and no adhesion. Stopped the print. 200c tip 45c bed. I leveled it but no good. I have to figure out the extruder settings. The motion is off. Says error too far. I need this machine to work for me and build small parts for my biz. I am going to work on the settings and try again tonight. Thanks for posting.

[@JoeFlash1]

I got it. Too much nozzle to bed tension. More clearance between the nozzle and bed and it printed fine.

[@georgieman9148]

@@JoeFlash1 Hello, I just built my ender3pro and im experiencing the same issue. Did you not use the paper to measure the "snug" feel of the nozzle and bed? that's what ive been doing all morning because thats what ive seen many people do. to get that close gap between the nozzle and bed

[@juayimronz3686]

Thank you! I just finished installing and seting my Ender Pro, and I was able to do so by following your video. It was extremely helpful.

[@davidwoodward7003]

Nice job. Very helpful video and explaination.

[@jameshicks7125]

Thanks! I just got my Ender 3 Pro. I am a first time user and this was extremely helpful.

[@joerex2612]

Since the bed clearance with the tip is critical, I think it's best to use a machinist thickness gages to calibrate the distance of the tip to the bed which will give you a numerical value and from there you will have a reference number so it will be easy to go higher or lower if need be because the gauges are numbered accordingly.

[@ShadowMystic7]

I know this comment is ancient by internet standards, but thank you. I was watching the leveling thinking, "why isn't this done with a more precise thickness than 'folded paper'." Probably inspired by Adam Savage's videos on precision. Bought some to level mine.

[@dawson3203]

Yeah, feeler gauges are definitely a godsend here

[@jerrycardona2285]

thank you so much for giving step by step setting it up and print

[@tysonsommerville175]

Man, awesome video. so helpful. I was in a real panic trying to figure out what to do once I had it assembled. first print is looking good now.

[@johnmeyer77]

Nice video, but it stops too soon. What do you do to cool down the unit and at what point do you attempt to remove the part?

[@workpfeiffer3428]

thanks a lot. the printing bed was not level and tightening the screws fixed it! you have saved me a lot of time toubleshooting.

[@godman1148]

Nice video. I'm having a problem. When I Prepare > Auto Home... the nozzle is about 2mm higher than the base. If I begin to adjust the base upward, I lose tension in the springs before it can reach the nozzle for all 4 corners.

[@siku5it]

Very useful. With this video I was able to get started in no-time. Thank You !

[@claymations2342]

this video was an absolute beam of hope for a beginner lmao feel proud king

[@DipElectronicsLAB]

Hello sir which should i buy ender 3 or ender 3 pro?? Please suggest me

[@il2fun]

Very helpful in setting up my new 3D printer. First time using it. Thank you so much.

[@r0mera]

For a beginner like me, you give details that nobody else give! Thank you very much!

[@Strobin69]

Thanks for this video, it really helped me with leveling the bed, getting the filament started and print my first test.

[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

great video and thank you!. You helped us print our first test dog using edge pro 3D printer👍

[@mrclancyjr]

this video was REALLY helpful! Thank you so much for being clear and concise.

[@mcdaviesfamily289]

Thanks for pointing out the 45 degree cut when loading the filament. Have been pulling my hair out trying to get first spool loaded after assembling the printer.

[@Mypuppyisademon]

THANK YOU !!! This video is EXACTLY what I needed !!!

[@Juniorrrr]

This is actually one of the most helpful videos on youtube! Thanks!

[@evandangeli998]

I cant see how you're putting the pla in

[@Cheeze60]

I followed this video and got a near perfect print 1st time! Thanks

[@solgado2wow]

Head slammed right into the print bed. Was there a step missed here?

[@NotLikeMe443]

solgado2wow Did you install the end stop?

[@solgado2wow]

@@NotLikeMe443 I set the bed with the machine turned off but the print head wasnt in the home position. So I ended up with my bed a 1/4" too high. It melted a corner of my prtin bed but, live and learn right

[@mitchellkasdin1899]

Thanks. I watched your video and with a little futzing around I am now printing a dog. First time using a 3D printer. My bed is a little tweaked seems slightly dished in the center and high toward the rear left. I was able to split the difference. I work with wood (working) quite a bit so I would say to keep the business card loose initially and run around the corners. then fine tune it. I did take the magnetic bed off and examined the plate. I ran my hand along the bed and noticed some issues, so it was impossible to really dial in the bed leveling. I just got it close enough, which was adequate, but not great. Running the sample dog now. I also had a lot off issue with feeding the filament in? So I turned off the machine disconnect the tube and ran the filament through till it psssed through taking note of the path. I also checked to make sure it would fit through the tube. With the machine off I then ran the filament into the tube and got it started! The issue was with the machine on it would heat up the filament and make it impossible to feed it. I’m sure I’m doing something wrong, but I’m a complete newbie 3D printer guy. Thanks for making the video, it gave me enough knowledge and confidence to print out the first DOG. I just hope I have enough of the sample whit filament that came with the machine.

[@Mickwoj2540]

Thank you for explaining the set up off my print bed and going through the settings for for my very first print It really helped. I would have liked if you showed the settings on the machine because I'm a visual hands on person but you went through it very well, thank you..

[@patelatelpa]

Thank you very much for this amazing tutorial. I set up my printer so quick and got everything working. Thank you!!!!

[@gerritvisser]

Just picked my printer up at your store today. After 55 minutes of assembly time, I used this video to get my first print started. Thank you for the straightforward steps. Just wishing I had done the dog, not the cat first as it takes longer :-)

[@DefenistrationAlley]

Thank you for the good tutorial! I think Google's algorithm did a good job recommending your video when I did a search after assembling my Ender 3. My very first part made on my very 1st printer is going now. Creality's assembly instructions were not bad, but it didn't even show you how to load any filament into it!

[@kwagmier82]

thanks for the information, I've been waiting to calibrate mine until after watching a few videos about it. Your's was very descriptive!

[@chaley9093]

My friend. You have no idea how ***** off I was at my new Creality 3D Pro. I was using someone elses code and fought it for days. Loaded the pig gCode and it is running perfectly as I write this, Thank You !!!!!!!!!

[@whattt-wc7gw]

This really helped! I thought I had assembled my 3D printer wrong! Thanks!

[@gregiep]

Thanks for the video, my man. Very helpful step by step

[@RoninKnightfall]

I had to set the Z offset first before leveling the corners, nozzle was scraping the printbed/magnetic pad

[@1S1KNLJS]

What did you put it as? Having the same issue.

[@dianaspinelli7922]

I'm very new to 3d printing. Crystal clear, thank you for sharing. Greatings from Italy.

[@mikeax24]

i agree with the criticisms but holy heck dude you saved my butt

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

Thanks, great help getting printer set up and starting first print.. much appreciated 👍

[@HazardousRobotics]

Excellent video! Got mine 1 year ago.... One question, what does it mean when the nozzle is not fully touching the print as it's printing? Is that a problem?

[@tobystorah]

THANKYOU! I just finished my first print!

[@tennesseemusicfactory5522]

CAN YOU DO A STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO USE THE PRINTER DIALS THE y, THE z, AND THE x, AND THE MEANING OF THEM

[@Sudz3]

I picked up the last one from you guys earlier this week! (beautiful store BTW) First print was MINT. Second print failed because the set screws on the extruder... gear? so the gear rode up and stopped pushing filament. I should have checked this before getting carried away. Since then - Its been printing AMAZING.

[@saltysteel3996]

Your X axis belt is installed incorrectly.

[@LanceChee]

This helped me tremendously! Much thanks

[@brucewilliams6292]

Great video! My first print came out great!! Thank you for your tips.

[@tomokari1153]

thank you i was so cunfused on why my prints wernt smooth and i had leved the bed incorectly i didnt realize there had to be a bit of drag

[@silencedspeech4953]

My man you've fixed all the issues I had thank you!

[@Jimgoodwin846]

Thanks for the video. I just purchased my ender 3 pro this week, but am unable to get it to print. I downloaded a “test box” from thingiverse and ran it through Cura slicer software and copied it on an SD card. I have been totally frustrated by the blue display screen and lack of instructions. But, NOW I’ve found you!!! So, back to the drawing board so to speak. I’ll go find the test dog and try to run it.

[@dleivam]

Thanks a lot. Your video helped me a lot. It answered me several questions I had about my new ender3 (I never have a 3d printer, so no experience at all), specially about the rocking/wobbling frame and in this moment I printing my first 3d print object, I hope it finish ok.

[@Komrad_Yuri]

Thanks for the help chief helped me a lot

[@michelehawley2326]

hi, I am just new and have bed level I believe, we worked on it awhile. I start a file and it starts going really good then half way lt lets go of the mat

[@jetfu400]

Where did you get the test dog

[@michaelwood4787]

Thank you! This was very useful and helped me get printing right away! Y'all rock!

[@jamesanderson8923]

Worked perfectly for me thank you!

[@Someoneoncesaid94]

Thanks man! That was very helpful!

[@cafeprojections4384]

Thanks for this - it made my first 3D print so much simpler. 😊

[@alanswartz6287]

Being a newbie this is very good, however having understanding the mechanics I would like to know about the chip and software.

[@heywatchthis.]

Thanks for being very informative, very new to this need all the help I can get.

[@georgedaviesvocalist132]

Many thanks for your excellent videos. I have just bought my first 3d printer and after assembling I was using your videos to guide me through the swetting up. I have a major problem. My X axis does not move. The motor whirrs but there is no movement. Also I could not find a "prepare" choice on the menu.

[@offtheclockcookies9329]

thank you for the video! I had issues with feeding the filament in the extruder, so some more closeups of that would have been helpful. but overall thank you! it got me where I needed to be!

[@Kamas88]

how to exactly feel that paper is not too pressed when calibrating ?

[@dwkruse]

Pretty good video, but I would like to recommend that you make better use of your two cameras(insert PIP) that you get more close ups on what you are talking about, i.e. the menu.

[@thewrongguy]

Cool, thanks for the heads up on fine tuning

[@MegaMattStudios]

Awesome video! Now I am not at all good with messurments. Im also interested in getting started in 3d printing and this is a good starter one. Is this big enough to print a helmet? Like a power rangers helmet (Note these helmets do get printed in 2 peices a majority of the front is 1 and the back is another)

[@Alicat1194]

Thank you! This made everything so much easier to understand!

[@michaelqu1526]

A very helpful video for a beginner like me for self-instruction, thank you very much!

[@mikeharmon4901]

When changing the supplied bed to a glass bed. you have to lower the bed... Using your information at around 4:00 minute mark you say to use "Find Home" to position the nozzel . My question is where would that point be in relation to the bed? The glass bed is thicker. This information would be helpful to have when changing springs as well. Right now my bed adjustment is at a point where the adjusting knobs actually will loosen on their own during prints. Knowing that the "home position" is at what point of the stop switch movement would be nice. IE: will the switch be completely flattened before stop is made OR will it be any point in between.

[@willsintheair]

Thank you!!! I followed your advice and had a very successful initial print.

[@akira3871]

My Ender 3 will be here in about 12 hours! I see in the video he's using the provided test prints, but he didn't slice them. Are the test prints pre sliced? Or did he just do it off camera?

[@alexwilson207]

Aren't you supposed to level it while the bed is hot???

[@Christina_Jane81]

Seems your belt is looks loose , you don't need to tighten them to most suitable tight ?? It will not affect the printing ???

[@MiikaKontio]

super helpful video that got me started on my Creality Ender 3. Thanks!

[@ejsohn]

Are you supposed to adjust the 1MM setting before test printing?

[@user-xz1xn8yz3h]

this is amazing thanks😁

[@travisdamkroger5648]

I can't thank you enough for posting this video, it was a big help for me. It definitely got me over that initial hump and on to many successful prints. Thank you again and please keep the videos coming .

[@rowlesreels9309]

Was that using the stock cura profile

[@randymc61]

Helpful video. Now if my filament would just get here. All I have is the sample that came with the printer, and it doesn't look like enough to do the test print.

[@TsetTsyung]

Agreed, some proper 'close up shots' would have been really beneficial... but this got me going with my first ever filament print (second overall). Many thanks for this guide!

[@AranKal77]

Fantastic tutorial - it's very informative and had me set up in no time!

[@tommyheel2536]

Should the z limit switch go off before the nozzle strikes the bed?

[@scottywazza]

This was very very helpful as a beginner. Awesome!

[@Yes-bg5nr]

awesome, this helped me so much! thanks!

[@willofone2120]

i like to know is what slicer software is used.

[@kamas1]

Nice tips but would like to see it closer.

[@DraysonSnow]

Do you have to do the sticky note on each corner or is that optional and thanks for the. video I hope it helps me

[@samruddhipradipghole4827]

Where we can see the requerment time?

[@landonharrold9157]

You actually have to turn up the bed on tune to its highest setting so the filament can grab on more easily, thats what works for me the besy

[@buciallstar]

just bought my first 3d printer, and after setting up realized that a couple things went wrong. one of them was obviously the leveling of the bed. thanks for the video!

[@brianwintermyer8699]

Did you say the bed gets to 200 degrees? How can you touch it if it's that hot?

[@hamradiotimes5586]

Great videos, made setup eazy....thx