Review on Economic Ender 3D Printer DIY Kit With Resume Printing Function, Large Printable Area Of 220X220X250MM By Creality 3D by Saber Spencer

My initial impression of this printer is very high. I've been 3D printing for close to a decade now using a printer that was largely made of it's own 3D printed parts, as many were back then. Heck, it's running a job right now. It's been through many parts and modifications over the years to improve it's performance. Out of the gate though, this Creality Ender bests my old machine in a few areas. I learned to work with the slop in my X and Z carriages the way a hack golfer learns to aim his slice since he can't get rid of it. The groove rollers on this are a thing of beauty. Everything moves so smoothly and there is ZERO play in anything. My delrin LM88U on guide rods setup doesn't even compare. i believe my current heated bed will be the winner in that department though, because the bed IS the heating element and this is a slab of aluminum with a heating element under the middle. I'll be interested to see if I get consistent temps from center to edge. I do a lot of full tray builds so I can't deal with curling. Everything is really well designed and put together. Assembly only took me a few hours on and off, largely because I did it in the middle of the dining room table in the middle of dinner to quite a bit of side eye from the wife. It's really as simple as installing X and Z. The base and Y are already done and it's pre-wired from the controller. Rollers are already installed on the brackets that need them and the X carriage is actually pre-assembled, extruder and all. My current machine came with no two pieces connected and took me three days to assemble using a guide that another customer put together. The instructions are clear, color images showing you what you need and where it goes. Very simple to understand and no horrible broken English to translate. Parts bags were all clearly labeled and it comes with the needed tools for assembly (ball end allen wrenches, really?!). If you can assemble an Ikea coffee table, you can build this.I'm just now getting into the user guide and documentation to see what's what. I've not used one with a built in control center, and it seems to have come with some software I have yet to explore. I've been using Repetier Host and Kisslicer for quite a few years, but I'm excited to see what the included offerings look like.Even if some parts of this turn out to be complete garbage, I think the chassis and drivetrain alone are worth what you pay for this printer. It's a sixth of what I paid for my current setup 9 years ago and way more solid. I can't wait to put some filament through it.