Great deal - Good pricing with filaments 10% off. Auto leveling on creality ender 3 v3 SE
Creality Ender 3 V3 SE $249 + $25 Delivery ($0 in-Store / C&C) @ Jaycar
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Is this good?
yes.
Depends what you want to do with 3d printing
Impoze's answer didn't exactly help but I will chime in to answer. Enders are great printers for the price, but as Impoze said, it depends on its use case. Printing parts that are mechanically useful is what these are great at. Think brackets, spacers, covers and even some joinery stuff. FDM printers however are not great at intricate bits like figurines as the "resolution" of the print will show layer lines. Likewise while an Ender is great for indoor parts as PLA is easy to print with on these, trying to use a more robust material like ASA or ABS plastics for greater durability in hot weather or where the print might be subjected to regular sunlight (UV Damage) can be trying as the hotend max temp on one of these sits right on the lower end of compatibility for that material.
PROs:
Dual screw z-axis
Auto leveling
Cheap
Direct Extruder (Makes working with flexible plastics like TPU way easier)
Reasonably reliable and really quite limited in things that need upgrading. (Only really the hotend)
Cons:
Build plate isn't huge
Still stuck on Marlin and needing to use external media to move files to the printer.
All in all, I do recommend getting one of these or the V3 KEs as a first printer as they are cheap, and if you actually get into the hobby then you can explore the more expensive printers.Just checked the other comments, didn't know about the Bambu A1 or A1 Mini. Would definitely recommend them if you can spare a bit more cash.
I'm looking to get a 3d printer to make mechanically useful parts like you mentioned, drawer inserts for sd cards, spacers between computer parts, pegboard hooks etc. Based on your description this model seems to fit the bill, would you have other recommendations around the same price point?
yes, any 3d printer would be able do those.
PLA and PETG will be plenty for gridfinity/multiboard/skadis projects
I have printer recommendations in the comment below
@penguinswillrise: It's already come down in price so doubt they will reduce further.
Next, stock up on jayo/sunlu filament
@impoze: Thanks - do you know what the combo comes with and if it's worth it? Doesn't seem clear to me on the website
@penguinswillrise: the combo is the printer + AMS lite unit.
It holds 4 spools and lets you do multicolour, auto-backup spool, and multi-material.
It's more expensive to buy it separately later on so it's worth getting from the start.
The benefit is not just only being able to do multicolour, but the convenience of being able to change filaments without having to load spools all the time. It's a big time saver.
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Been this price for months,
If its under $200 it's ok.10% off Jaycar filaments is nowhere close to a deal when we have Jayo and Sunlu deals.
V3 SE can deliver good results.
At minimum get a Gold PEI bed ~$15 from Aliexpress Juupine store.Other printers to consider:
Bambu Lab A1 mini
Flashforge adventurer 5m
Ender 3 V3 KE
Bambu Lab A1Ah.. associated tag now..
I got the V3 SE for under $200.
You can compare them when they are within the price range.
A1 Mini for $329
- 180mm3 (V3 SE is 220x220x250mm)
- auto bed levelling
- one button printing from Makerworld
- vibration compensation
- input shaping
- quick change nozzles
- camera
- wifi
- adaptive mesh
- AMS compatible
- Camera
- purge and nozzle cleaningThis is easily worth $70 more.
If you read my comment, I said the SE is a decent printer, and was a good option a few months ago before the recent price drops of Bambu and other printer deals.
Just post the associated deal and leave it as is.
Previous deals were very popular, absolutely. But, even in a few months, a lot can change price competition wise.
I have the ender 3 v3 se and also the A1 mini.
For $80 more ($329 for the bambu) i’d say it’s well worth the extra price. Besides print bed size it blows the ender out of the park in terms of usability and just hassle free printing.
I've got the V3 SE but haven't set it up yet. Very interested in the 'Gold PEI bed' you mentioned. Which one would you recommend for this printer?
After a search, not sure the difference between this(wrong ender?), this and this, except the dimensions?
would really help to get the right one first time - thanks for any advice.
Yep, the first link, second selection.
235x235mm with the two notches at the back which are for alignment when you're placing it on. You've also got the right store, Juupine.
The experience is much better than the stock bed which sticks too hard and usually requires the scraper
Ah superstar - thanks @impoze!
Got one of these for this price in January, it's been good. Pretty much plug and play and "just works" on the odd occasion I use it
In January, it was a good deal.
Since then new models have been released and we have had big price cuts on the competition which makes the SE not that bang for buck anymore
This or wait for KE to go on sale? Don’t plan on printing often, but just want it to work when I do.
The issue with KE is that it pushes you up another price tier. At that point go for A1
Just started this hobby. Have deep dived and have a few friends with this printer, none happy. They all said it was terribly slow and unreliable. Honestly, for $100 more you can get the Flashforge Ad 5m and you’re miles ahead.Probably recoup the $100 in electricity the first year.
If you’re budgets only $249 then go for it if you’re willing to learn allot but as pointed out above the A1 mini is a crazy good deal in comparison!
terribly slow
Are you sure you're not confusing this with the Ender 3 V2? I found the V3 SE to be incredibly fast (compared to my previous Ender 3 pro). And as long as you know what you are doing and are confident enough to override the auto level configuration (when you have poor adhesion), then it's a pretty good ~$200 printer.
Definitely the V3 but that’s not to say they aren’t doing something wrong. Pretty sure they run it on stock settings because of various print issues they were having. Yes, at $200 I’d probably have thought about it but at $250 it was too close to the a1 mini and flashforge.
Probably worth mentioning that no printer is set and forget. They are all rather prone to sone hiccup so you need to put time away to learn it as if it’s a hobby .I have both the V3 SE and A1.
I'm pretty confident to start a print without even checking the first layer.
On the SE, I've had to do mods to get it to that stage.
- fans - for noise and better part cooling
- PEI bed ~$15 aliexpress
- klipper - pressure advance, wifi & more
- KAMP
- Webcam via crowsnest-klipper
- nozzle cleaning ‐ brass brush attachment, gcode macro - best mod since you greatly reduce first layer blobs from a dirty nozzle
- filament runout sensor ~ $10 aliexpress - requires opening up and installing
- ADXL345 - input shaping ~$10 aliexpress
- time, time and more time
@jp1011: It works great, catches so many blobs from the preheating, just like the Bambu would.
It clips onto the bed frame.
https://www.printables.com/model/742343-ender-3-v3-ke-and-se…
@impoze: Do you have a video or tutorial you.used for the ADXL345? I'm very interested, but haven't found a great confidence inspiring tutorial for the v3se. I'm running klipper
@yjnb: https://youtu.be/aHQju3e2guE
I really like the tutorials from this channel.
He has a pressure advance one that is very useful too@jp1011: Thank you for your reply.
I haven't seen that channel before.
I'm really pleased with this printer as it is, but enjoy tinkering too much to leave it alone
Please don't buy this if you're new to 3D printing. These are old generation printers. You'll spend more time fixing than printing. Get a Bambi Labs printer, they just work with zero hassle, basic model like A1 Mini is like 70 bucks more and it's light years ahead, works like magic. I've a P1S and it's incredible. After having several of these Ender style printers, they're like buying an old used German car, avoid!
The current enders are not the same as before
Anything from V3 series is a completely different experience from the older generations so can't completely write off printers with 'ender' in the name.
But for this price and model, it's not a deal as I've already written above.
I've been watching the 3D printer phenomenon for 15 years and finally bit the bullet on this model during the original Jaycar sale a few months back. As is the way of the universe, 2 months later I won a Bambu Labs X1 Carbon. The X1C is a great machine and I love it but I still consider the Ender 3 V3 SE a great printer for the price, build volume, speed and quality of prints.
I did what most seem to do, did a deep dive and had a ball upgrading it with various printable mods, added filament runout sensor, bought new build plates from Ali, extra nozzles from Amazon and added gantry support brackets. Ran it wirelessly by using Octo for A which is Octoprint installable on any old Android device. That allows you to monitor and control prints remotely via a web browser and do timelapse videos using the good camera of the phone etc. I'm very glad to have had this intro to 3D printing, it taught me a lot of things that I likely would have missed if I'd begun with the X1C and its' "just works" (usually) way of doing things.
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