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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ Dremel Digilab 3D40 Printer for 3D Printing by Ryan Person

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Handy printer with very good performance (remember to set the Z offset)

This is my second printer, the first was the 2015 printrbot. I needed an easy to use printer made by a company that has been around for a while. I use this printer for personal and school projects (mechanical engineer). I don't need special materials or ultra-fine detail prints. So far I am very happy with my printer. The menu on the printer holds your hand during setup/calibration and I'm all for it. The flexible print bed is very easy to remove and reinstall. It helps a lot with removing imprints and certainly saves tape, although it doesn't completely eliminate the need for scraping. I also like the easy bed leveling, touchscreen menus, and transparent doors to see the prints being made. My first print was a frog that came preinstalled in the printer. I forgot to set the Z offset so the first layer was iffy and caused some other bugs. Realizing my mistake, I went through the assisted calibration process and my next two prints came out perfect. UPDATE (a few days later): While waiting for this review to be published, I printed out a tiny set of Planet Gears made up of about a dozen very small prints. I've found that small gears print better at 0.34 than 0.1. I'm really impressed with how the finished product came out and thought I'd share it.

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • New competitors are here