What are The BEST 3D Printers? | After 3 Years of Testing Here’s My FAVORITES!

[@MLGInfidel1]

I went with the Ender 3 V2, bought open box off ebay for $189.00. Perfect machine IMO for a new user. I learned a ton from doing all the upgrades which really just made the printer more like the S1 for around $300.00. But I learned about bed mesh leveling and updating firmware when I install the CR touch. I learned about the Z axis binding when I installed the dual Z motors and shaft. I learned about setting E Steps when I replaced the extruder with a dual gear. I learned how to set retraction when I installed a direct drive with a Slice enginnering all metal hot end. I'm still learning about all the extra settings in Cura but out of the box this is a great printer. In other words you learn by doing when you upgrade your printer. Plus this thing is the Jeep of printers with all the accessories that you can get for it. Theres a reason that there are so many clones of the Ender 3 out there, it just works.

[@Gee-bx3zh]

That sounds nice! I guess it's what you're looking to get out of it .. I mean it's a hobby.. for me personally printers are a tool like an other .. I want to learn designing and coming up with creations in my daily life so I'm in the market for something I can plug and play .. currently thinking of bambu p1s without the multi spool upgrade .. what do you think?

[@ViralKiller]

Most reliable yet for me was the CR10S pro V2....even when it got jammed etc was easy enough to fix...

[@obsessedgamer3348]

This is going to help out so many new people (and some veterans) that are looking at buying a new printer! Can’t think of anyone better to do this either. Great content man, keep up the great work!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thank you!

[@BobaFeditt]

True dude im all new and my friend who is all new to recommend this video for me and it really helped 👍

[@medyk3D]

The best printer is the one I do not have yet. When I had Anet it was Prusa, now I have Prusa, there is voron. Probably after building voron there will be SLS printer and so on

[@baseyballer1519]

Grass is always greener on the other side

[@medyk3D]

​@@baseyballer1519 True, but it's more about constant growth and evolving. I don't envy, I just trying to improve my prints.

[@baseyballer1519]

@@medyk3D oh ok

[@jet613]

I feel ya, I want a voron now as well. Or a bamboo carbon since it's a tad cheeper.

[@vannhantran547]

@@medyk3D how much all of these cost?

[@taylorforsyth4278]

I finally purchased an Ender 3 for black Friday as my first venture into 3d printing. Yesterday I finally had the opportunity to assemble it and print the lucky cat file they provided on the SD card. After my first failed attempt from not leveling the bed properly, I completed my first print and was pleasantly surprised at the quality, and am looking forward to many more prints in the future!

[@thea.c.e.]

Just had to say, really really impressed by your content. This is the first video of yours I've ever seen, as I only recently began looking into getting a 3D printer. The way you not only shared your experience and credentials, but clarified that this video is entirely based on personal preference was incredibly refreshing. I love the way you film, cut, and edit these videos. Keep up the excellent work, and thanks for the help!

[@FranklyBuilt]

Thank you so much!!! I’ve been really trying to work on my edits lately

[@Zodliness]

I bought a two year old pre-owned Ultimaker S3 dual nozzle 3D printer with quick swappable extrusion heads and don't regret my decision. It's extremely accurate and fast, with it's wi-fi connected, dual simultaneous colour/filament printing, that's more versatile than most of the current trending single filament 3D printers I've looked into. The Ultimaker's glass auto-levelling hotbed also eliminates first layer adhesion problems. Proving (in my opinion) the latest is not always the greatest. 😉👍

[@robertalmaguer2000]

I bought a Ender 3 v2 when you opened the world of 3d printing to me! Thanks!

[@josephosorio5718]

Love your videos. I have a friend who's 13 year old son wants to get into 3D printing. I am recommending this video for him to watch. By the way, I have built, and modified, three Anet A8's and love them. I still use my first one five years later.Their quality and dependability after the modifications is great. Building them has greatly improved my understanding of 3D printing. They are not for those who are not mechanically oriented or who want a plug and play machine. Keep the vids coming.

[@PenguinAnimation]

I’ve been using the ender 3 for 3 years and it’s never failed me! One of the best purchases I’ve made!

[@patrickbodine1300]

I got a "returned" ender 3 that I fixed for way less than a new one. Best yet!

[@mikesbasement6954]

I bought one and, after replacing nearly every part in it, it finally works. Glad someone had better luck with them than I did.

[@averageXIAOHONGSHUenjoyer]

@@mikesbasement6954 i replaced every part but now it works even better

[@dark_matter8420]

I'd absolutely love an updated CR10S Pro V2 video! In terms of creality printers, it really does seem like the definitive stepping stone into some of the advanced features like automated bed levelling that people might not quite be comfortable implementing on their own (that is, putting a BL touch on an Ender 3, changing firmware etc.). Love your work, keep it up!

[@pr0_tr0ll]

I've been looking at 3d printers for a few months but didn't know where to start. thank you bro for this video.

[@UsDiYoNa]

The CR10s pro v2 link you provided says they cant ship to the USA

[@kevinlemoi7837]

Great video.... I went with the Creality CR-10S Pro V2 ... can't wait to get started!

[@Shaggyfauvorite]

I've got an FLSUN QQs pro for like 50% off 2 years ago, and apart from me accidentally burning the stepper drivers I have had zero problems with it. I even transported it by car to another city where it just continued printing perfectly without even autoleveling again. Amazing printer 10/10 would buy another.

[@Beakerzor]

I'm only 1 minute in, but I already know I found the right video for my first 3d printer, thank you

[@Shadow_Banned_Conservative]

For Ender 3 clones, the best one I've come across so far is the BIQU B1, it's cheaper, has a touch screen, and is BL Touch ready out of the box with no firmware updates required. I picked one up open box from Microcenter for $101, a dual z-axis kit open box for $18, a 3D Touch for $12 , and a pair of top z-axis mounts for $6. In all this thing is going to be a great first printer for my 12 year old nephew for under $150. It prints beautifully and needs nothing. BIQU even upgraded these somewhere along the line, it comes standard now with a 32-bit SKR2 board with quiet drivers. I enjoyed tinkering with it so much that I bought one for myself, another open-box bargain. Does the base Ender 3 still come with a noisy 8 bit board? I'm new to 3D printing, I went from zero to five 3D printers in the span of a month and a half, three of them great open box deals from Microcenter. My favorite so far is the Creality CR-6 SE, another open box at $134 that needed nothing to make beautiful prints out of the box. It has strain gauge bed leveling out of the box. I've added nothing to that printer. Following that is the BIQU B1 SE Plus, a larger build version of the regular B1 with strain gauge leveling as well. The only thing I added to that one is the dual z-axis drive and some top z-axis mounts. My worst 3D printer experience so far was my first 3D printer, a Creality CR-200B, a fully enclosed printer. It was too tempting to pass up as a $99 open box buy at Microcenter but it is pure garbage. From what I can gather it is one of those short lived mistakes that Creality is just hoping goes away quietly. I haven't gotten a single good print out of it yet. I added a CR Touch and it still can't get consistent bed leveling numbers two times in a row, without a print run in between. I see as high as 1.5mm deviation on the same points between successive bed levelings. I've gone as far as added an anti-backlash nut and removed the z-axis stepper motor rubber bushing adapter and replaced it with a solid 3D printed block to see if that was giving me problems. It had all 4 of the bearing retainers for X/Y broken and it is a common problem as there are replacement prints out there on the web to download and make new and better retainers. The only things left I can think of to replace are the z-axis motor itself and the control board to see if I'm losing steps somewhere. Any ideas on that one? If I don't get that one up and running soon I may just part it out on that "e place". Finally, I rounded out the collection with two resin printers, a Creality Halot One, and a ZWHT EPAX E10 clone that was under $190 on Amazon. Those I don't use much anymore as the resin prints don't seem durable enough. Everything I've printed that sees sunlight in the morning in my home office has crumbled after only a few months.

[@carlphifer874]

Hello sir, I bought a Super Racer for my birthday thanks to your video! I appreciate your content!

[@distanceyaself8975]

After getting my first airbrush and getting stuck in with that, now looking at getting my first 3d printer so the things I paint will complete by me from start to finish... honestly thank you for this video straight to point and gave me a lot to think about, btw the things you've printed like the suit and that star Lord mask is killer but everything looks incredible.

[@sharker102]

plz can you print me something when you get your 3d printer ?I'd really love it and pay for it and would totally mean a lot to me since i've never owned anything before that was printed by a 3d printer

[@Mcfc2Rich]

I'm into airbrushing and wanna get into this for the same reasons

[@Rooneydog78]

Thank you so much! I've been thinking about saving for a new printer, and haven't been able to decide. So this helped a lot! Thanks Frank!

[@jonrrobinson]

Many thanks - I was torn between the Ender 5p and CR10s pv2. Cr10 here I come!

[@LukePlaysGames]

Can vouch for the Ender 3 v2, love this printer and have only done a few small mods (metal extruder & better springs). Works great and have managed to 3D print all kinds of high detail things, most impressively I have made tons of custom Lego lightsaber hilts which are pretty tiny and super detailed

[@Sausage_dawg5]

Ye I’ve got it as well and it’s amazing

[@AverySpranger]

I got mine and loved it but 4 days after I got it the bed warped to the top left corner so that corner on its loosest setting is positioned higher then all of the other corners at their highest settings

[@vogavation]

I owned this mf for a year and spent like 10 hours allotted trying to get it to work, it hasnt printed a single thing

[@Comm0ut]

Excellent delivery and quality explanations! This video is what a good briefing should look like.

[@camtron1967]

I got a cr10s pro v2 for Christmas because you recommended it and it is amazing. Thanks so much

[@InletKayaker]

I HAVE an Anet A8 that has worked great since 2018,the only things I added and replaced were 2 LCD screens,a reliable safer power supply,and a few nozzles...............great printer,I favor it OVER my recent purchase of the Ender 3 V2 Neo........................

[@tiger_12232]

we’re closing in on 900k

[@bradleyking4313]

Love the reviews, thanks for helping me find a new hobby on my way to retiring from the military. Been having a blast with my Ender 3 V2, and have been looking to upgrade/add to my collection. Thanks for all the tips and reviews, keep doing what you're doing!

[@metalblaster5685]

i just started into 3d printing and my ender 3 pro just sucked. It was out of commission for 3 weeks. I saw some of your videos and they really helped. that is why i subbed to your channel

[@metalblaster5685]

@meng yu ye sure i wouldnt mind👍

[@metalblaster5685]

@meng yu how are we going to contact the details?

[@ev7d167]

Lol mine was out of commission for 7 months lol

[@metalblaster5685]

@@ev7d167 soz to here that man

[@HobbyWorld_one]

Great video :) Personally I have used the Ender 3 Pro, CR10S pro V2 and the CR10 Max a lot and I just love these machines, especially the reliabillity and the build volume I get from the larger machines. You content are really impressive and professional :)

[@zenix8286]

Hey man. Just subscribe. Currently starting school for additive manufacturing! I walked into the room of Atleast 15 different kinds of 3d printers and fell in love. Excited to watch more of ur videos and learn

[@Hoangapalooza]

I recently came back from Star Wars Celebrations 2022 and this video could not have come at a better time. I'm itching to make a commander Cody helmet soon 🔥🔥

[@flex209]

I often print at 180mm/s on my Ender 3, but that's with Klipper and input shaping. Now I'm thinking about getting a bigger printer that can handle helmets without having to cut things.

[@haldunithan]

Dude! I really enjoyed this! I was grinning the whole time you talked about the Ender 3. My first printer and still my old mule. That thing just works! It was a fantastic teacher. I've upgraded the motherboard, the build plate, the leveling springs and wheels, the extruder, added a BL Touch, etc... I think the hot-end might be the last original piece. But man how much I've learned along the way!! Now I have 2 more CR6-SEs and the LD-002R LCD Resin printer. I'm super intrigued with the FLSun Super Racer and will be watching your other videos! Again, thank you!

[@BeachBoi1000]

Creality Ender 3 suits my budget but I am afraid to get stuck in the initial stage of learning to 3D print. Seems like that’s a lot of thing to learn.

[@mer0vingian]

Never had an Ender and after my Artillery Sidewinder, I never want to start tinkering with printers again. I'll take my stock Prusa and Flashforge printers, thanks. I will end up trying the new Bambulabs printer as well.

[@DukeFavre]

Got my Ender 5 Plus Thanks to you Frank. I love it. 👏 DON'T BE SCARE. Follow your dreams. I love props!! I make a Longinus Spear from Evangelion. Gwen Stacy figures, So many cool things I like and Love and you can too. Get the Ender 3, get the idea, don't be scare to fail, it will get better, you will get better!!

[@Rjis2131]

I just got the flsun today its for my birthday on april the 30th

[@toastwithbread3461]

This Is very helpful for me because I have been looking for a new 3d printer

[@dennisgignac5103]

Now we wait for your review on our V400 !!! Good Job...

[@shanepye7078]

Still using my cr-10 s4, and it hasn’t done me wrong in 3 years. And yeah, learning the ins and outs of how a printer works and “getting your hands dirty” is the best way to understand your machine. “Calm seas make poor sailors” -African Proverb

[@enoiik7218]

Honestly, best intro i've ever seen

[@JohnyPatrick]

Was thinking of the creality ender 3 s1 pro and considering you mentioned it twice and considering my country doesn't have a lot of the printers here and the budget being so perfect, this maybe the right one to start my business without breaking the bank and spending $1000

[@my1little2pony]

i have a v1 tevo black widow and it has been printing reliably since 2016 and every filament i throw at it. did take a long time and a lot of patience to put together. and adding a bl touch was a must. it had its first break down a few weeks ago and was a worn out wire in the cable chain but replaced it and good to go.

[@alejandromorales4427]

i really liked the vid. you were the one who got me into 3d printing!

[@Hercules75]

What about CREALITY CR-200B is it worth the money?

[@legomonkeyfilms1]

Definitely going to try 3D printing 👍

[@wildxcard]

I got the ended 3 v2 recently and it’s printing pretty well

[@RADICAL_GAMING_]

Im thinking about modelling a supersuit and i was looking online but cant seem to find anything about the rights/ copyright/patents of the actual designs e.g. MARVEL's rights to iron man's suits, do you know anything about these?

[@bigblue1287]

welcome back. These are the videos that brought me to your channel 2 years ago....... 😉

[@FranklyBuilt]

Yay

[@chain_sawyer7469]

Thank you.Your video was the most helpful one I can find!!

[@joeking433]

Anycubic Kobra Neo is only $129 shipped and it has automatic bed leveling.

[@kaermoron3847]

Thanks for the reviews as usual…Really want to see you do a sidewinder X2 review at some point as well !

[@gran9144]

Another great and informative video! Your ending, the bad joke was too funny....laughter is a wonderful way to start the day.

[@rivmusix]

CR-10S Pro V2 3D Printer sold out everywhere for Australia ATM :((

[@NSTLgng]

How much does it cost on average to make a print? Like how much worth of juice do you need to use to make something fairly big?

[@fernandop1]

The "Creality CR-6 SE" is better than all of those, is the ONLY ONE that has LITERALLY automatic bed leveling, all those bed leveling you still have to level them with the screws at the bottom, not with CR-6 SE since it doesn't even have screws at the bottom to level it, the only upgrade you have to do is the extruder from a different printer because the CR-6 SE is awful and the plastic extruder get loose over time, so I change it to aluminium.

[@FranklyBuilt]

I’ve tried Crealities “auto-level” system on a few printers now and they were all awful. Price vs features and size I just don’t agree. The pro v2 beats it out in my opinion and the FLSUN smokes any creality printer I’ve ever used.

[@AndyEngelkemier]

Have you tried out Klipper at all? I got my first 3D printer just recently, the Ender 3s1, and it was pretty good out of the box. I like really smooth prints, however, and if you send really dense data and try and print at 50mm/s you get blobs unless you turn off the print resume after power outage feature which Isn't available unless you upgrade the firmware. I did that, successfully, but was still messing around. After installing Klipper on a raspberry pi3 that I wasn't really using (that wasn't Super easy, but hey I didn't break anything), but I'm now printing good draft quality at 150mm/s and printing full quality at 100. Of course, that depends on model. If it has a ton of small details the average speed comes down Quite a bit because it obviously has to slow down at corners. Still, if you haven't messed with Klipper at all, you Definitely should. And if you want to make it easier, you Can just buy the reality addon for around $150, which is supposed to make it easy.

[@StevenDavisPhoto]

i think u sold me on the flsun machine. looks cool too. will be cool for doing timelapse videos.

[@dantee268]

I just bought a creality ender 3 im going to build and set it up soon

[@ethanstoyhunts2865]

Ender 3… I do wish that the KZbinrs would point out must haves when purchasing an Ender 3. 1st bed adhesive. For most less expensive PLA ABS I have always had to use adhesive to keep from filament prints from warping. Equal to 1st, having a bed leveling sensor. These two I would recommend for any Ender 3 purchase.

[@claytonhenrickson9326]

I would like to put a hominid evolution display, which would be best to download those very specific print info and size is important as these are from scans

[@benvinson4328]

Link to CR-10S Pro V2 doesn't allow shipping to the US its on Amazon for about $55 more... it's weird b/c the prices are in USD.

[@mr.e.484]

Try inland carbon fiber PLA from microcenter on the super racer. I print it at 150mm/s no problem.

[@mcclanfly]

What's the best modeling software, especially one for simple beginners. I have a 3d printer, but can't find decent software.

[@Swank2387]

I love my a8 printer. I got it for free from my friend who could not get a successful print off it and now it prints better than his anycubic. I have been printing on it for 3 years with no upgrades

[@m..5494]

Is it possible to creat a front ferring for a Harley motorcycle with your printer ?

[@theultimatesteelshooter8610]

Hmmmm … while it doesn’t have the super large 400mm print bed, I’m not sure any of these stack up to Prusa mark 3 i3s. I’ve had that printer for over 2 years and I’ve never had a print fail. Sure I have slice some models but purse’s own slicer has some pretty amazing features which make it a no brainer to use. I’ve printed my entire Mandalorian armor, Al an rifle and blaster with it. I’m also building a full size Dalek and have printed over 70 individual pieces with that printer. Sure it’s more expensive but for someone who just wants something that works without having to become a 3D printer mechanical expert Prusa is hard to beat …

[@Aagggyy]

It’s expensive and the lead time are a turnoff for me. However, I feel like giving it a shot.

[@theultimatesteelshooter8610]

@@Aagggyy cost is relative … compared to many it is but that cost buys you all the features the cheap ones don’t come with and the thing just flat out works. I have no interest learning all the mechanics of printers. I just need one that is basically ‘set it and forget it’. The problem with a lot of these YT reviewers are that they are far off the scale from the average user. For the average person who just wants to stick in some PLKA filament & print out almost anything without issue at a high quality a Prusa is the answer. I always laugh at all the videos about how to make your prints ready for painting, sanding, primer, Bo do, resin , etc, etc, bah, bah. Usually all I do is hit my print with some quick 220 & I’m ready to paint. People dont believe me when I show them a print straight off the printer that is basically flawless … try that with a $400 printer …

[@stefk4862]

Never know who to believe and who’s getting their shit for free… IVe read that Prusas are Excellent… for me a ender 3 v2 for $240 Canadian fit the bill for a first timer… next will probably be a Prusa or a voron

[@lukerussell3782]

I just bought a ender 3 3d printer. So now I’m gonna do all of the extra research that I need to In Order to find out what I might need to also buy.

[@hrreasoner2388]

I have an ender 3 printer but can’t get the extruder to print right. The bed is heated enough but the plastic comes out and never sticks to the bed. Can anyone help?

[@BigT44682]

Another great video Frank 👍 I know what my next printer is go to be

[@Cobian88]

I just ordered the v400 on Amazon for my first 3D printer. Mostly because of this video and I had a $700 Amazon gift card. Was this a good choice? Haha. I’m on the FB group and some people said it’s not a good printer for beginners, but to me, I won’t always be a beginner. And I’m the person that would buy once instead of twice.

[@FranklyBuilt]

It’s a very good printer

[@roo2dee2]

LMAO, I am looking to replace my Anet A8. That fire joke definitely hit the mark.

[@1ampress]

was more amazed by the stuff you printed love it !

[@MoistDreams]

Genuine question, on most of your printers and the same one I just bought which is the CR-10S Pro V2 , you have these red or blue strips in the gaps on the gantry front rails and along the bed outer rails what are those? They don't appear to be a stock feature, is it for looks or are they foam dampeners. Would appreciate an honest reply if you saw the comment, as being new myself I would be interested to install them on my own printer.

[@potatman1775]

Perfect timing for this video, I’m about to get a 3d printer

[@astrofordummies8157]

Can you possibly make a video for the creality CR-30 I’m fixing to get one and I was curious how you go it ready to print flawlessly.

[@graphguy]

What is the filament cost? I mean as in examples? Like a full size Ironman helmet?

[@BenjaminSomeone-kl1it]

I have the Neptune 3 max and bro it’s like impossible to get and I almost got it broken but it’s fixed now but I would only recommend it if you only need it for bigger projects.

[@B1GJano]

I have a super racer as well. Its an absolute workhorse I love it!

[@colby-wankenobi2940]

What are the red inserts on the CR-10S PRO V2? I just returned my Ender clone and ordered this guy based on this video. No reason not to make it look good.

[@dylanpetersen6852]

Does Elegoo have replacement parts? thats the only thing holding me back. Creality seems to have a large supply of parts for repair.

[@clifforddobmeier4647]

You should do a tutorial on how to cover up parts on your 3D prints while using tape in different scenarios like if the print is highly detailed or maybe simple steps. Like how to cut it out, which tape to use (even though it has been mentioned in another video), etc.

[@joeking433]

I didn't know Creality had such high prices! They're getting into Prusa and Bambu price territory!

[@melindadean10]

Are these good for making figurines?

[@MrRob1426]

Just got a Ender 3 neo max a couple weeks ago. I don't think I'll ever buy another Creality product. I just want a tool that works not something I have to tinker with daily. It seems that the QC on these things is horrible.

[@trollord2775]

I ordered a Cr-10S Pro v2 BUT uhm I thought I could keep it in my bedroom and would be “safe” to have it there. I’m reading a lot and the fumes kill you. Where could I keep the 3D printer? Or I also seen enclosures but I don’t seem to find one for this 3D printer any help?

[@therewronill]

What 3D printer you can recommend for customize keyboard keycaps? Ender 3 quite big but it gives me reason to create more than keycaps.

[@ConnerTheEsquire]

I gotta ask… can the Creality CR 10S Pro V2 create a full 2022 Batman helmet?

[@tajuana_on_a_mission]

This was a great video. I'm new to this. I want all 3 lol

[@davidvanzant5534]

did they stop selling the CR-10s pro v2 or something? i cant find it anywhere but ebay

[@harrypehkonen]

I own a Prusa, but would like an additional, bigger printer. Thanks for pointing at the Max! I'll have to take a thorough look at it… and the FLSun that you don't have yet.

[@thomasmoulton5668]

Where can I find the coupon code for the first time buyer from microcenter?

[@MagicShow-g2i]

Any advice on the best printer for pvc figures?

[@CB-rv2lj]

So I'm a 3d modeler and I've been getting into printing. I'm not HEAVY into the printing stuff but I dont mind it but I'm not the type to enjoy sitting there tinkering for hours on end when I could be modeling or something. If I didn't want to do any of that and get into filament you're telling me my best plug n play option is FLsun? or at least minimal tinkering with good results? Im 2 years deep into resin printing with my Photon S and Mono x. So filament is my next move.

[@rondoring4964]

Excellent video, and great information! Except your "Microstore" shows "in store only", for most of their products. So, since their closest walk in store is over 150 miles away from where I live, that is pretty much useless information for me.

[@joemacneil4460]

Would you have a recommendation for someone going to only print and paint 1/6 and 1/4 statues

[@larsulrich3356]

Do you use any 3d scanners to make your own stuff? Do you make any aicraft?

[@MV.productionz]

I am looking for a ender 3 size 3d printer not too big but not too small to get quality functioning prints ive had a resin printer but the prints are sometimes not to exaxt size ive had a ender 3 but taking out of the box building and then setting up the bed and buying extra upgrades and then having a couple of failed prints was a hassle im looking for a quality 3d printer out of the box that has bed automatic bed leveling just the reason being is so that i dont have a hard time again with bed leveling its a pain

[@iMmarkymark]

What is the best printer for using ABS or ASA filament to make some automotive interior pieces?

[@vincediesil]

Great video, and perfect dad joke at the end!