Let's have another look at the €100 3d Printer one month on! Geeetech Alkaid

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Last month I was sent a 3d printer from ‪@geeetech3dprinting‬ that seemed to be a really accessible entry point printer for newcomers to the hobby. In that video I mainly focused on printing something simple and showing how easy it was to set up from unboxing to pressing print. As so many of you expressed interest in this printer, and in using it as a starting point, I wanted to show off more of what it could actually do, by pushing its limits a bit more, using beautiful Ork designs by ‪@mrmodulork9745‬! 3D printing is a whole other hobby to wargaming, and with high quality low cost printers like this one from Geeetech, you can try it out before really investing! Hope you enjoy this more in depth look at this printer! Let me know if you have any other questions!
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[@Jason-man-in-black]

I’m learning a lot about printers from your printing videos, still not sure about getting one myself due to the lack of a sensible location for it in my house, but when I do finally take the plunge I will have a much better idea what I’m doing all thanks to you Andy.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Glad the videos are helping pal.

[@jackdigan6024]

Your last video is what made me get into 3d printing have have been having a blast ever since

[@MediocreHobbies]

So happy to hear that pal.

[@metajock]

Only $99 US and a good review from you is really convincing me to get one. Thanks for the input.

[@MediocreHobbies]

That’s great to hear man, glad you enjoyed the review

[@JellyTotsy]

I bought this printer because of your other video and I absolutely love it, been printing some redmakers and stationforge models on it for my Krieg army, postage to Ireland wasn't bad either, loads of spare parts available from their website too, spare FEP sheets etc, been using their own standard grey resin too. Love your videos (especially Krieg ones ;) ) keep up the good work :)

[@MediocreHobbies]

So happy to hear you have been getting good results and are enjoying printing Pal. I shall keep it up for a long time to come don’t worry about that.

[@toddsmith5197]

I just got a printer ( different than this one ) and after a few fails ( learning curve ) I am loving it....

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s a great hobby in its self. Glad your involved. Enjoy it pal.

[@Modge17]

Waiting for mine to arrive, good to see a one month on video!

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s been a bit more then a month now lol.

[@jod3000]

Delighted to see those nitrile gloves Andy, doing the Emperors work!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Haha told you I had them 😄

[@philipmorgan3007]

Comment for the algorithm 👍🏻

[@MediocreHobbies]

Appreciate it man 🙌

[@giggabyte6413]

My worry about getting a cheaper 3d printer is still being able to see the print lines, but those orks look rly well 😀

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yeah the printers are so good these days that the “cheap” ones are still really high quality, don’t look at price as meaning it’s bad anymore!

[@GrizzleNizzle]

A fellow MrModulork enjoyer! Love his stuff. Great video!

[@MediocreHobbies]

Such unique designs, love them! Glad you liked the video!

[@darthinfamous73]

This might be it, this might be the one for me. This might be my entry into 3d printing.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Hahah nice pal.

[@smolsen91]

Great follow up video.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Thanks so much!

[@Alf_Hairy-arse]

I'd still like to see a 3d printing video about the software side - that's what's stopping me the most as I know literally nothing about it. Presumably you need an application or program after you've bought and downloaded a file? Do you need to do anything in that program? How do you send the file to the printer? All those basic steps.

[@MediocreHobbies]

It’s hard to do a general video as many printers use different software for slicing etc. there are channels that do a lot more in depth videos about that side of things for 3D printers though! Most printers will tell you which program works best for it-not all of them are designed the same, but you can search for videos on how to use that software then. Sending the file to the printer is usually with a usb though!

[@sussy_6998]

Great results, can't really see any print lines from the screen either. Don't know if you follow Titan Forge but a good stress test would be a large model like the Scarlet Crusade Steam Galleon (or any vehicle prints in general).

[@MediocreHobbies]

Not a bad idea at all.

[@ramblingbadger]

Great vid :-) Seems like an ideal 1st printer for people to learn the ropes and makes mistakes on.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Yes for sure, it’s a great way to test to see if you’re even interested first-it’s a whole other hobby and a lot of people don’t enjoy the hassle of working things out if something goes wrong!

[@stevebuk100]

Hope we see these painted..

[@MediocreHobbies]

At some point yes. Maybe on a stream.

[@petrinafilip96]

Ressing a bit of an old video. But I was wondering did you use default settings that came with the printer? What about things like exposure time?

[@dwarfy2k264]

Exposure time is resin dependent, need to look up base settings for whatever resin you are using.

[@MediocreHobbies]

I did use base settings. But it probably could have been tweaked a little.

[@petrinafilip96]

@@MediocreHobbies thanks. Super paranoid about starting my first print. I've been tweaking supports for like 3 days just to print a couple of shoulderpads 🫠

[@hamham00100]

I've had a bit of a bad experience with this, the vat leaked during an early print and cooked the resin to the screen. It's been a month of slow back and forth with Geeetech for me thats kinda sapped all the enthusiasm I had for printing, and I'm still not back up and running. :-/

[@MediocreHobbies]

Aw sorry to hear that man, hope it gets sorted soon

[@JimmyCrawford]

Mine shipped with a bust powerpack, and the fep sheet needed replaced a week or two in. Does rather seem that their quality control is a tad all over the place.

[@JimmyCrawford]

I just cannot get mine dialled in even close to properly, regardless of what I do. Fairly certain I've got a duff unit, given everything that I've gone through with it.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Oh no. That’s not great to hear. You can see a lot of people in the comments got one and are having a good time you mite have indeed gotten a bad one. I’m really sorry of that is the case.

[@mortorin1407]

Has anyone in the UK successfully received one of these? I ordered one a week ago, still havent had any updates from them despite emailing them twice, and the order status just says "paid". Thinking of just getting a refund at this point. I paid through Paypal so should be able to get the refund that way, but just curious if anyone has ordered one recently and how long they had to wait?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Sorry to hear your having such problems.

[@Rekless_Z]

nice video but i got a little question about shipping, does it ship from a warehouse in your country or does it ship from overseas? because im afraid of any extra import fees or is it all included in shipping?

[@MediocreHobbies]

I honestly cant tell you where it will be shipped from. Maybe email the company.

[@itschuggking3]

hows it holding up 5 months in? if you have used it that is

[@MediocreHobbies]

I haven’t used it that much. My go to is my whale 3 and gk2.

[@adrianalonsofer]

Thank you very much for your review!! I am about to buy it and I have a question: what program are you using to prepare the files before printing? thanks for your time.

[@MediocreHobbies]

Lychee is what I use but you have to put in the specifics for this printer manually. It’s not auto on there.

[@HenriqueLeal92]

hi! what slice settings did you use?

[@MediocreHobbies]

The standard ones. Didn’t change a thing.

[@kombatwombat6579]

What did we talk about not tempting me with 3D printing?

[@MediocreHobbies]

Sorry. I’ll stop now……..

[@kombatwombat6579]

@@MediocreHobbies Nonono, you do you. I'm here for it. I'll have to behave like an adult with some impulse control, hahaha.

[@jeffholt9437]

Lol!

[@ml6158]

Is it true that these fumes gives the cancerino?

[@jj-icejoe6642]

Yes !

[@MediocreHobbies]

Fumes in general aren’t good for you, no matter what they’re from. Always be safe and use 3D printers in well ventilated areas and use common sense too!

[@JimmyCrawford]

Pretty much every ingredient is a known caricinogen, yeah. The more I read, the more i'm convinced that these should be nowhere near a domestic setting.

[@johnrichardson1949]

please use a lav mic

[@MediocreHobbies]

Ok!