Monster Sized 3D Prints - Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga!

[@UncleJessy]

I cant wait to get this rancor head painted & mounted! Let me know what I should print with this!

[@BlueKnifeGtag]

Red

[@TejaSays]

ok.. now I want a small 3D printer from you uncle 😡😡😤

[@gunnarbeddoes13]

A huge Mario and Luigi statue

[@leesmithsworkshop]

Full size Slimer from ghostbusters.

[@thatunprofessionalpanda3862]

thats so awesome, make dark helmets helmet, you can probably do it all in one shot full size now!!!

[@roryregina]

You should print a Spaceballs Lord Helmet helmet...

[@UncleJessy]

😂

[@Coolrogers90]

absolutely 🤣

[@gaveintothedarkness]

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[@PERSISTENTxMF]

Yes!!! 😂

[@hardnine]

Terrible idea worst movie

[@muzzynat]

As someone who backed the Elegoo Jupiter mostly based on Jesse's hype, and ended up with what's basically a beta test unit, I plead to those of you reading this- wait until the second revision at minimum.

[@UncleJessy]

The good news is they should hopefully have a firmware update available soon for me to test that will hopefully resolve some of the things I’ve called out here 🤞🤞

[@minifig404]

@@UncleJessy Would love to see a follow-up if that happens.

[@hotshoestudios]

Add my Neptune 4 Max to that as well. Total POS.

[@design9639]

Could you please elaborate on the major issue/s you had with it.

[@Leoriic]

​@hotshoestudios it's Great machine neptune 4 max. Mines been running 20 hours a day since January 15th and no major issues just occasional Littles ones like bed leveling when I haven't done it in over a week and sometimes having to change to a new nozzle gone through 2 nozzles so it's not that bad.

[@lajoyalobos2009]

Should I buy an office chair or an Elegoo printer? Nah, I'll buy the Elegoo and then I can print myself a full sized chair!!

[@UncleJessy]

Heck yeah! I want to print my Escape Key stool I designed… but huge 😂

[@markmorgan8378]

ESC key why not the whole keyboard. Ha

[@Immersivedimesion]

Elegoo printer is better option. Are you open to suggestions on your social media page?

[@typeaboutit]

Now you can actually go boating with the family in your benchy!

[@SpectraV3i]

Print and Paint- Jaba The Hut

[@Atomic-Purple-Guy]

Nah pizza the hut

[@Ojref1]

After my experience with the Neptune 4 series firmware, I don't have any desire to purchase any more of their printer products until they can demonstrate that they have better quality control and mastery over Klipper. Neptune 4 users have been depending on the efforts of a few individuals doing open source Klipper.

[@GreenEyedGuardian_]

A failed print would be DEVASTATING!

[@tasmaniakguitars]

Oh man, any large print is anxiety inducing. I work with BigRep printers and prints running for 5-6 weeks is not uncommon... I don't sleep much when I have those running. 😂

[@thestagelightingguy]

Especially if it is a massive print that could consume tons of filament

[@astrophysicistguy]

I've started the pre planning for a 3D printed life sized Master Chief followed by a life sized Arbiter so this could be huge if they ever get it working full up ...

[@jessehavok4181]

Jesus. Even at this size, the filament bracket is still mounted on the back. USB port on the floor? Why do these companies do this to us? Is it on purpose?

[@radovanbucko4973]

i hope you finaly finish that magneto statue! now you have perfect printer for that

[@UncleJessy]

👀🤘

[@Peacehawk0911]

Need to do Castle greyskull. That would be awesome.

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

I'm waiting on the v2 or v3 of this printer after they worked on all the kinks, but man it does look pretty cool.

[@fakumadda1632]

You're kidding, right? The NM4 is a piece of trash and you think they can perfect this monster.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@devinstewart4787]

Yea like fakuma said , 3max > 4max

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

I wonder if the beds are moving around until heat soaked like I discovered on the N4M. That could be why the values are changing.

[@supertedogpriken]

Holy f... This is AMAZING. With a printbed that big you could make complete dirt bike plastics. or even atv/quad plastics. Making both custom ones, or just ones you cant buy anymore. AMAZING.

[@Spry-r]

OMG that Dune Ornithopter on the wall with wings spread looking like it landed on the wall would look amazing!

[@vgatchaman]

Maybe try a USB extension cable so you can route it up top. This printer is WILD.

[@UncleJessy]

Ohhhh that’s not a bad idea as well!

[@BryanBalak]

I hope the Giga leads to more Klipper Core XY printers from Elegoo at a smaller size.

[@ultra_phantomaj8300]

That would seem to be a trend in general. Ever since Bambu, more manufacturers have been making Core XY's, and it's only a matter of time before they all start integrating Klipper in some way.

[@ScytheNoire]

@@ultra_phantomaj8300 Bambu just used what open source printers like RatRig and Voron had been doing for a while. Bambu just made it closed off and an appliance rather than a hobby in itself.

[@eslmatt811]

It's not core xy, you can see the x stepper moving on the y rail. My understanding is that core xy only scales to a point.

[@BryanBalak]

Let's just call it "non bed slinger" designs. Printers like this are easily enclosed, and their footprint isn't variable on the workbench. I like my 3 and 4 Plus printers, but so tired of dealing with adhesion issues due to bed movement and temperature variations.

[@ScytheNoire]

@@eslmatt811 Correct. There is a motor on the X axis gantry controlling it's movement. At that size, I'm not sure belts would have worked in a typical CoreXY configuration. This might be a use case where moving away from belts completely. Magnetic levitation linear motor system might be a great use case for these extremely large printers.

[@Berbelucha]

Im wondering, with such a long filament line between runout sensor and extruder, isn't it going to wrap around the axis and interfere with movement? maybe even touch the print, possibly catch onto something and cause fail?

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

Who knows how many prints failed before this one was shown

[@joep9912]

That Dune print is great. Being able to print our own decorations around the house and for the kids will be awesome.

[@scott5017]

That cable length is short on purpose, i can imagine this thing is drawing significantly more power than a regular printer. Increase cable length increase amperage.

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

As long as the size of the conductors goes up, the resistance should stay the same.

[@scott5017]

@FunctionalPrintFriday which is why its short, bigger conductors bigger cost. I guarantee the longer one he got didnt have bigger conductors

[@ultra_phantomaj8300]

I'm excited for when more companies start coming out with large-format 3D printers in the commercial market and further bringing the cost down. Seems to be an ambitious step in the right direction.

[@psxtuneservice]

I wait till they offer a max version of it in the double size😂

[@JKSSubstandard]

The Creality Kar size printer

[@BennyTygohome]

That is ridiculously huge. It's perfect for cosplay costuming and such. That monster head is awesome. It looks like a nightmare to adjust. Even just cleaning the bed plates, I'd have to worry about leveling again. It's such s cool novelty though.

[@UncleJessy]

Yeah the leveling was cumbersome and time consuming but man is the potential there to print some hugely awesome things. I will be having a lot of fun with this printer … until I break it 😂

[@sierraecho884]

This really should be a granulate based printhead instead of Filament. You would save a ton of money and could recycle your prints at the same time.

[@hellcat1988]

This thing is just waiting for an affordable pellet print head mod to hit the market.

[@Hellfreezer]

A usb extension cable might be the way to go to relocate the port to a more practical location.

[@awilliams1701]

that's actually a standard power cable for high amp power supplies. I think anything past 1KW uses that plug. It means the cable is thicker and can handle more power.

[@RossRadford]

Correct, it is a standard plug, just not as common. Regularly used in commercial applications like my Eaton 5P 2200 UPS.

[@3s-Woodworking]

I see a lot of post about the Max having problems if you don't preheat your bed about 30 mins prior to leveling. Is that the same with this?

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

The larger the setup the more difficult it will be to regulate temps without a proper enclosure which = $$ and time. Most will probably lather the build plates with glue though..

[@ATOMICS-z1h]

Can you throw dual extruder on it or did you say that? And what about malti color like for the posters and stuff if you don't have time to do a change over too.

[@MakerBees333]

❤❤❤ This is the Update I have been waiting since November for, THANK YOU Uncle Jesse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@UncleJessy]

Peeps that backed it are going to have a lot of fun chewing through filament with this beast. Leveling was a bit cumbersome but man oh man am I loving being able to print just about anything on it

[@MakerBees333]

@@UncleJessy UPDATE: Got it delivered, and honestly got it up and running with no issues ❤. Your feedback along with many others made a huge difference because Elegoo listened 🤘! It is exactly what I was hoping for when the kickstarter was announced. I wanted to thank you for your hard work 🫡 because I would have been very frustrated if they didn’t make those changes and they would not have if some Pro Print Masters didn’t get their hands on it first. ❤❤❤

[@evlsc400]

UncleJessy, thank you for being a creator and reviewer who prints a decent size print on the machines you’re reviewing, this thing is awesome.

[@TheDarkrider551]

Excited for when I get my giga, looking to print molds for carbon fiber composite bodywork on my formula cars and maybe designing fixtures for work... Maybe even a life-size formula sim rig for my spare bedroom..

[@TwoMooseDesign]

That print save was amazing 🤌🏼🤌🏼

[@Archie-ck8gy]

can tell elegoo is using this as a testing platform for a core xy printer thats smaller and more a bambu killer esk type machine

[@leedunning1825]

I've never had an interest in printing large items... until now. After seeing that rancor head, I'd love to be able to print out a giant beholder with gaping mouth and crazy eye stalks.

[@phreshxmetal]

I appreciate the transparency with mentioning that this isn't a review. Love your content thank you

[@mathyszka]

Imagine how much time you can save being able to print larger cosplay props in one go…. That printer is wild!

[@efremtommasi1387]

Wow leveliing that "floor bed" is gonna be a nightmare! And backache is welcome too

[@equinones7ify]

I noticed there's marks on the pei plates. Is that glue stick marks? If so, I thought that wasn't recommended for pei plates. I thought the reason for pei plates is to eliminate the need for any added adhesive?

[@abovewongart]

Wow!! That's insanely huge!

[@KennyzKilla]

is it possible to mount the rear top bar to the front? that way you can sit the touchscreen on the bar with the filament spool holders? is is there wiring that requires the rear bar to stay in the rear?

[@Aiddy81]

Does the giga have an induction probe? If so I’ve found with my n3plus that when the bed is hot the induction probe will give you very different results everytime it probes. In your klipper printer config you can set the probe tolerance, number of times it probes a point and number of retries the probe will probe a point if results are more than the tolerance value set, this may help a little

[@richc9890]

When they coming out with a 800 x 800 PEI plate? 😄

[@speedstrn]

How long do you reckon before we get room-sized printers for furniture and cars?

[@josephkjelgaard9141]

They already do. And printers that LITERALLY print houses.

[@5FSF]

I recommend buying a bunch of small weights. You can embed them in prints or just put them inside the middle of things like the ornithopter. You'd be amazed how much being able to control the center of gravity can elevate prints without having to do really in-depth engineering of the models.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That Rancor is outstanding! Crazy printing, can’t wait to see what else you try out!

[@Bengamzo]

I understand that Klipper entered adaptive mesh bed( only on the print area) should be good for this printer and will save some time to start printing

[@MageLeaderInc]

What type of nozzles does this use and can it print more exotic filaments like carbon fiber nylon, silks, ext?

[@802Garage]

Those prints are... Impressive. A few issues, but this honestly looks pretty good. Wouldn't be hard to add an enclosure either, though a bit expensive. I mean, cardboard is cheap though. Given it can print stuff the rest of the market simply can't, I'm especially thinking car parts and large household items or huge models like you showed, it could probably pay for itself pretty quickly. Good stuff!

[@christianlainesse4281]

you could get an interchangeable lens camera and an ultra wide angle lens?

[@UncleJessy]

Just ordered a new mic because this rode wireless go was not good

[@Ghxzt2161]

As far as the spool holders being on the back, is it possible to just mount the top rail backwards? The logo might be in the back but it sounds like a worthy trade off

[@mistimpsmusings]

How difficult is it to get the 4 build plates aligned? I find the 4max build plate hard enough to maneuver. I can’t imagine lining 4 up with each other.

[@opti_icecream]

Looks wild and I wish i could have got into the kicksterter pre-orders. I have a couple critisisms: Would love to see hookups for users to install their own shields for the front, back, top, and sides of the printer. Would also like to see a dark mode for the touchscreen.

[@BabyJesus66]

Use magnets to attach sides.

[@Demento1974]

@Uncle Jessy - The power cord is a standard IEC power cable (can't recall the style number off of the top of my head at the moment) but one can easily buy the plug from a local electrical supply store (off-the-shelf component). That plug is required due to the higher input current requirements that the printer needs (power cord is probably on a 14 gauge wire setup... looks that way to me). How much does the printer weigh??? Looks totally awesome otherwise. :)

[@brianwilcox2543]

How big could it print a Benchy? How big of an outboard would the USCG let you mount to the transom?

[@75keg75]

How does it account for deflection of the gantry. Do they compensate for that in firmware? Surely the centre will sage more than the edges.

[@SeanTaffert]

So now you have to enclose it, run a chamber heater and push some HUGE ABS parts. Like a boat.

[@TwiggyMC]

Gotta love when people tell me about a kickstarter i can no longer back

[@ElectronicShredder]

Slightly better than knowing kickstarts that won't even ship to your country 😢

[@Invaderjason123]

Time to join the droid builders! You can print most the parts in one go with that massive printer

[@brdevll]

i can't help but laugh every time the banana for scale comes up on the screen, it's so silly yet funny

[@Kerrathul]

Could you switch to a large sheet of borosilicate glass and remove prints with good temperature release glue?

[@jessejohnson1538]

what kind of system are you using to hang up your PLA in the background on the wall there?

[@Skott62]

I was watching a video of a review of this machine and the Elegoo VP did say they are going to make another smaller model unit in the OrangeStorm line. He didn't say how much smaller though. Sounded like they were going to make a few of these in the entire line eventually. No time line given either. I'm guessing everything is based on how well the Giga sells.

[@jamesgates1074]

You're going to need to buy filament by the ton to fill up this build volume.

[@Madtraps]

Would it be possible to rewire the filament run-out sensor wires to the front of the printer? From what I see, it shouldn't have an impact on the hardware to move it to the front

[@arnoldbailey7550]

You may want to scrap the motherboard and install a Duet motherboard. With the expense of filament with such large prints, the quality of the motherboard will definitely matter. If your calibration sensor is infrared, the shiny surface of the build plate will mess with your calibration measurements. If it is a pressure sensor, then the plate may be too thin and cause surface changes due to uneven heating or flex during calibration. Hope this helps. May want to try a BL touch sensor to see if your measurements are consistent.

[@saradeanna]

Why did you print the injection moulding sprues with the ornithopter?

[@tombo7719]

Jesse, can you tell me where to get the CAD files for the giga? Mine just came in, I have a bunch of stuff, designs for it I want to get on the printers for it. I would LOVE that CAD file!!!

[@HappyHappyPanda88]

the auto mesh calibration changes is because of the pressure point abl system. This is the same as the Elegoo neptune 3 machine I have, The value is always changing even though I changed nothing.

[@Impuritan1]

Man that would be awesome to use to print out the 3D topo maps.

[@GoodScienceForYou]

I just received my DoWell 1610-10 It is 1620 x 1020 x 1020 and it prints extremely precise. If you want BIG and precise, it is very hard to beat this printer.

[@88crowvideos]

You should print the Rancor’s hands or just the tips of the hands to make it a wall hanger with the appearance of it coming out of the wall. That would be badass!

[@prodby430]

what do you think? Will those nozzles fit onto the Neptune 4 Max?

[@kenzos_creations]

This is amazing dude. Next freakin level. And I have all Elegoo Printers, and I am extremely happy with them. 🤘🤘

[@monneratrj]

I mean, its cool its big but how long would it take to print something about the size of t he print area?

[@marywel7615]

Y not get a heavy duty extension cord to plug into the 110 side of the specialty cord?

[@glennxi]

Hey brother, quick question. Is there a pause feature to swap filament when I run out?

[@pablofiasco2]

Regarding that usb drive placement..... why not design a little flip down box cover big enough to git the usb drive while its plugged in, to protect it, and print it? Could be a fun quick little project?

[@ResinForge]

Now they need to do this for the Jupiter 😆Great video as always Jessy! 🙌

[@EdwardDowner]

I feel this is the perfect situation for a reverse bowden tube.

[@Bubbins1111]

1kg of filament on this printer looks like the 100g of filament that ender printers come with

[@MrVlodato]

why couldn't the spool just be mounted on the front? Wouldn't it operate the same way?

[@critical_always]

I am the same as this fella. I can no longer walk my groceries home in thin disposable plastic bags but I order PLA and PETG by tens of kilos. I find that very satisfying.

[@BabyJesus66]

3d print grocery bags

[@leesmithsworkshop]

Does this have Mainsail or some other web interface you can access ? Not sure if you saw the twitter thread about using cubic support or cubic adaptive to reduce infill on these large prints it will save to much time.

[@Luptonium]

Didn't realize the extruders weren't independent, that would have been so much cooler, but if I had one of those things would take one of those ultra detailed thrones they do for tabletop miniatures, cut it in half and have a full size one

[@TechBrewGamer]

The same bed leveling issue happens to the Neptune 4 series. I would strongly advised to avoid it since it cost so much and leveling the bed with a probe is the BASIC skill a printer needs to have. Or purchase a different probe for it. Also, purchase a USB extension cord to position it by the pad instead of the bottom. The filament. I would set something up that is mounted to the wall and goes out towards the middle of the printer instead of using the back of the printer. Or relocate to the front instead.

[@cnc-maker]

Whatever room you build this in, it’s not leaving. My RatRig 500 can go through doorways, but there is no way that this is going through any doorway while assembled.

[@TheGuyInRooM420]

How warm is it when it’s been running awhile… I mean do you need a wobbly pop or something to cool down. If your in a basement , I bet the warm air keeps it toasty. I don’t know how long you’ve been on KZbin but I’m new and your videos help. I’ve been trying to jump ahead of what the heck my Neptune 4 Pro is going to do next. I contacted Elegoo about the constant changes in levelling then updating and relevelling again. Also the constant chirping and grinding crunchy noise too. So they said they would send me a harness and printer head. Are you aware of issues with harnesses because it seems okay once I get it to perform. I’m just frustrated as hell and your input would help.😮

[@AustinD367]

How would you compare this to the Neptune 4 in terms of optimization?

[@mmmuck]

would it be possible to print replacement car body panels with this?

[@Kaiei3D]

painting this masterpiece will be very enjoy

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

Imagine how big a Zaku can be made with this one

[@Kaiei3D]

@@ulforcemegamon3094 interesting question， maybe can ask uncle Jessy have a test🤣

[@randallbourque1321]

You could print the wings in LW-PLA from Polymaker.

[@Beakerzor]

I wonder if it would be feasible to have multiple heads printing at once, for these ultra large fdm printers

[@DrDoohickie]

That print save was genius! 90 hours, though? That thing needs input shaping! Greenboy 3D’s direct pellet-to-print would be perfect for this to keep costs down.

[@muzzletuffgaming6047]

Hey Uncle Jessy, Castle Gray Skull. Lets Goooo!

[@jordan.belinsky]

Not sure if its available for this printer but I can confirm that on Elegoo's website the current version of their Cura for the Neptune printers is based on 5.6! I was super happy to not be forced to use 4.8 anymore if I wanted to use their fork.

[@Tugboat3dP]

I hope Elegoo starts making the tablet wireless capable and then it can be the ultimate tablet to control all your Elegoo printers.

[@austinh_eth]

I’m curious, what was the file size for the rancor head gcode?

[@cameronelvin602]

how is the magneto project going ? I feel like this printer could to shot it