HIC Technology PRUSA I3 3D printer - 1st test print
*If you like 3D printing videos and FPV multi-rotor/drone videos, please subscribe and I promise more of both in the near future* Backstory: I purchased this from Amazon. I have had a number of issues with it, the biggest of which was a warped X-axis motor mount which you can see in two of my other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtHlmY-9l0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHESM9cUK24 In addition to the X-axis motor mount, I had issues with the LCD screen and the extruder heating element just died on me for no reason one day. I did some testing and determined that it was the heating element itself that was dead and not the circuit board output or the wiring. After much back and fourth with customer support in China, I was finally able to convince them to send me replacement parts. They sent me the new X-axis motor, extruder heating element, and LCD screen/cables via expedited shipping so it only took about 4 business days to get to me. I appreciate them doing that for free to attempt to right this situation. I got the parts in yesterday and put it all back together today. After successfully running the bed leveling wizard and printing out a nice level square around the bed, I decided to print the test file that comes with the printer, which is a 4-leaf clover cup of some sort. So, I am FINALLY able to print parts after several weeks of frustration messing with this thing. The LCD screen is still having issues as you can see in the video. I sent them pics of that so we'll see what they decide to do about it. Keep in mind that this is my first 3D printing experience. While this seems like a decent kit once the bugs were all worked out, I wouldn't recommend it for your first 3D printer. The reviews on Amazon pretty much said the same thing. (Printer purchased from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N7I1ZVU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
*If you like 3D printing videos and FPV multi-rotor/drone videos, please subscribe and I promise more of both in the near future* Backstory: I purchased this from Amazon. I have had a number of issues with it, the biggest of which was a warped X-axis motor mount which you can see in two of my other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNtHlmY-9l0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHESM9cUK24 In addition to the X-axis motor mount, I had issues with the LCD screen and the extruder heating element just died on me for no reason one day. I did some testing and determined that it was the heating element itself that was dead and not the circuit board output or the wiring. After much back and fourth with customer support in China, I was finally able to convince them to send me replacement parts. They sent me the new X-axis motor, extruder heating element, and LCD screen/cables via expedited shipping so it only took about 4 business days to get to me. I appreciate them doing that for free to attempt to right this situation. I got the parts in yesterday and put it all back together today. After successfully running the bed leveling wizard and printing out a nice level square around the bed, I decided to print the test file that comes with the printer, which is a 4-leaf clover cup of some sort. So, I am FINALLY able to print parts after several weeks of frustration messing with this thing. The LCD screen is still having issues as you can see in the video. I sent them pics of that so we'll see what they decide to do about it. Keep in mind that this is my first 3D printing experience. While this seems like a decent kit once the bugs were all worked out, I wouldn't recommend it for your first 3D printer. The reviews on Amazon pretty much said the same thing. (Printer purchased from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N7I1ZVU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)