Just picked up this printer. Not the absolute cheapest but I think it's a good price.
Lots of other printers discounted as well as accessories and a few bundles too.
https://3dprintersonline.com.au/black-friday3dpo-2021-black-…
I think a few of the Creality filaments were out of stock when I was looking earlier this morning, so I ended up getting their own 3DPO branded PLA filament. No idea how good they are; will see. Maybe someone more experienced might be able to shed some light.
Creality's 32-bit boards are genuine STM32s, yeah.
Can't tell you the exact model string, but Creality do use genuines iirc. Why the worries about it?
Chip shortage means that companies might switch to clones. Always worth checking.
Fair enough, yeah. I think the STM32 is fairly stable at least? And the only board I know of that uses a non-STMicrocontrollers chip (one of the Bigtreetech SKR ones, I think?) uses one that's an exact meticulous remake of it, so I think it might be safe from a shitty chip situation here at least!
Great price… Tempting
Ender 3 V2 or Anycubic Mega Pro?
If you're new to 3D printing go with the ender, a lot more users and hence troubleshooting help.
So get the Ender 3 V2 then upgrade to the Mega Pro once you've got some experience in ?
get the ender, the other printers probably decent but why take a risk the ender 3 is pretty much the best and most common (so tons of support) cheapish printer around
The voxelab are very good clones, I find them more reliable than a ender3 v2. I bought a couple of them for $202 each not long ago. The C2 is a odd offering basically a ender Pro clone.
The only downside to voxelab now is the chipset they are using because of the shortages. The OG was a STM32, but then came a G32 and N32 clone of it which wasn't too bad, but now they have H32 chipset floating around which needs a enterprise licences to be able to compile new firmware for it. They are currently changing it up to make it open source again. I do wonder which chipset they are using in the C2. If it was a STM32 it would be the one to buy
Edit: for confirmation that the C2 uses a H32 chipset so they claim for full open source is a complete lie as they still haven't opened up the H32. The source code for eclipse was incomplete last I checked
https://www.flashforgeshop.com/product/10116?cID=64
$209 shipped.
or $223.20 on amazon au (after 20% off coupon)
That seems like a great deal. Especially with the filament
FF Guider 2S 40% at Ebay. $1499 at checkout
These are excellent for the money. I had no interest in 3D printers but was tempted by the reviews and such. Printing stuff every night. I got mine from the same place and I think it took around four days to arrive. The setup instructions are a bit rubbish, and we ended up following a YT video which explained a lot more. The only real issue was the bed levelling, which we eventually figured out. I upgraded the springs and the firmware as well, both of which were very easy to do. Well worth getting this.
What sort of things are you printing?
All kinds of stuff - we started doing simple things like animals and logos. Then started on low-polygon models, which look great. Did a few flat pack/pop out models like gingerbread house and x-wing fighters. Last night we printed a lizard, which was fully flexible but someone how printed in one piece. I don't think you could buy this and run a business from it, but it is great fun messing around. There's thousands of free things to download and try.
Sounds fun!!
Damn ozbargain, spent so much in the last 3 days xD
This machine is bullet-proof for beginners - huge props.
Should I get the Bundle?
Beginner Bundle – BACK BY HIGH DEMAND
$429.95
Shop our insane Black Friday Beginner Bundle now! Perfect for beginners looking for a smaller build area (220x220x250mm). Including:
1x Creality Ender3 V2
1x Creality WiFi Box
1x 3DPO PLA Filament (colour chosen at random)
1x FlashForge Rainbow PLA Filament (PLEASE NOTE: We’re now including standard FlashForge Rainbow PLA as we sold out of Rainbow Silk – sorry for the inconvenience!)
No, if you want wifi get a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 for a few bucks and use Klipper firmware. With PLA you'll probably want PLA+ from reputable companies like eSun. Usually $25/kg.
No. You should add the items individually to your cart. You'll save $53.86 that way.
I noticed that too. what a silly bundle.
Yeah. It looks like they priced the bundle based on the old printer price, but forgot to update it when the printer got discounted. LOL
Thanks Cyb3rGlitch
As a beginner, what color is popular to start?
pink
Black is a good one to start with. Not really fun, but it's good for building parts, especially building additional things for the pinter like a filament guide (since the printer is black)
Doesn't matter, but I'd avoid anything translucent or black, because it'll be harder to determine the quality of your first layer.
Bought one with some PLA and TPU Filament ! Thanks !
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255206232093?hash=item3b6b7a101d
Anyone know if this is worth it. Currently on sale for $311.96 includes the upgrade parts (Springs and tube)
Those two upgrades are pretty important for the Ender 3 V2, and that price is good. It doesnt mention anything about upgraded couplers for the boden tube, but those can be purchased for cheap after.
FYI - this seems to be back in stock.
Do these machines ship with genuine STM32 chips or clones?