EDIT-12/11/2019
Now in the Banggood USA warehouse Ender 3 Pro $188 with free shipping. Banggood USA warehouse Ender 3 Standard $162 with free shipping. All orders over $99 are currently shipping free from the BG USA warehouse, so ignore any shown shipping charges on the product page. They will disappear once in your cart. After using the Creality Ender 2 3D printer for nearly a year, and being very happy with the overall performance, and quality of the printer, it was time for an upgrade. See my time with the excellent Ender 2 here. I wanted a new printer that would be of at least equal, if not greater quality than my Ender 2, and something that had a larger build area, but still had a heated build plate, yet remained affordable. Enter the Ender 3. The Ender 3 is one of the new printers for 2018 from Creality3D. This printer has a 220mm x 220mm x 250mm print area, a heated build plate, the popular MK10 extruder, and arrives with most of the assembly completed for you. I had mine from the box, to ready to print, in just over an hour. I just built my Ender 3 yesterday, and have only done a few prints on it so far, but I am very happy to say that it has exceeded my expectations. I am amazed that such a nice printer can be had for under $200 Currently on sale for $169 here. This will be more of a log than a review, as I will share my prints, and experiences with the printer over the course of the next few months. My Ender 2 proved to be a very reliable machine. I did hundreds of prints, and for nearly 6 months the printer ran continually without a hiccup. I look forward to seeing if the Ender 3 proves to be as reliable. It has already proven to me that it is a solid performer, that requires very little effort to assemble and start using. So far my finished prints (photos coming soon) have been as good as or better than anything my Ender 2 produced, and I've only begun fine tuning it. If you're looking for an affordable, yet quality 3D printer to enjoy with the family, make drone parts, or print giant LEGO figures with then the Ender 2, and Ender 3 are most definitely worthy of your consideration. Stay tuned for many, many updates and prints coming throughout the course of the next several months. As always please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have. I am happy to help get others as addicted to 3D printing as I have become. EDIT-11/28/2018 Printed some scale accessories for my trail truck project. Propane tank, and some other cool stuff can be found here. Wheel hubs can be found here. The shackles can be found here. See image below. EDIT-12/12/2018 The printing of scale accessories from my trail truck project continues. I have printed mirrors and door handles, and a snorkel. See images below.
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