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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ Ultimate Large-Scale Printing with Creality Ender Printer Screen: 350X350X400mm by Adam Hardy

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It's noisy! But it's great!

Great printer. This is my third 3D printer with my Ender 5 Pro and Ender 3 Pro. I appreciate the build volume achievable with the Plus and the design is really solid. The Ender 5 Pro is a good printer overall - it just needs a few upgrades. I had to make sure the power supply was 110V ready and that it didn't have a switch, which was nice. I take note that this uses a Creality v2.2 motherboard which is not a silent board. The cable management of the 5 Plus is very good compared to the 5 Pro. The fill tube is a standard white tube instead of the beautiful blue tube. The extruder is made of plastic, not metal. After assembling it, I was a bit shocked at the overall weight. Much heavier than 5 per. The Z-axis dual rods are good for stability and work as expected; However, I didn't expect them to creak like a swing. I had to buy some lithium grease to lubricate the bars. After all, this printer is very good with a full glass bed and BLTouch. I just wish the unit had a silent motherboard, but I'll have to get a third party board at some point. The fans are also quite noisy and I replaced them as well. I wish it was the quietest printer out of the box, but it takes a bit of work to get it up to my standards. Prints very well. As with any printer, check your slicer settings and make sure you're slicing correctly. Often the print quality depends on the user cutting the object. I had an issue with Cura and had to make a very simple change to the original gcode to get it to print correctly. TL,DR: 4/5 stars because it is very noisy. I had to buy fat and quieter fans. Good build. Good cable management. Solid performance.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not sure