How to Setup an Ender 3 3D Printer

Chuck shows you step by step how to properly assemble your Creality Ender 3. He shows the important steps to get a perfectly square 3D Printer. He also covers tips and tricks not covered in the Creality instructions. If you are new to 3D printing and if this is your first 3D printer then this is the perfect video for you to get started 3D printing with Creality Ender 3.

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[JohnOCFII]

The best part of the video is Chuck explaining WHY you should take so many of these actions. A square, rigid frame is SO important to sub millimeter accuracy in 3D printing.

[mikepembo]

Received my Ender 3 printer last week and set out to assemble it. My 3 year old daughter insisted on helping and both of us looked at the supplied instructions with the same confused face :) Instead I whacked into Google how to set it up and your video came up 1st - and I'm glad it did. Your instructions were super clear and despite me not having a speed square on hand and just eye balling, having an awareness of which bits to make sure are straight certainly helped. We printed a small dog as our first test print and it came out perfectly - good adhesion to the base, nice and straight with good detail.

My only adjustments to your instructions were at around 10:30 where the pully isn't getting the belt quite straight in the groove and required some bending to align it correctly.

I also struggled to get the filament thru the extruder - cutting at 45 degrees made it much easier without taking out the brass screw.

The plate levelling using paper has also worked well enough for me. There doesn't appear to be any major bumps in the plate so upgrading to a glass plate is something not on my agenda right now.

Otherwise this was a pleasure to use as-is and would provide a good foundation for 3D printing to newbies like myself, although I'm still looking to add a couple of extra bits like:
Ikea Lack Enclosure - I have an old Lack Rack I made for networking equipment so have 2x spare Lacks that I'll use to either make an enclosure or at least have a shelf on top to add somewhere to store stuff
Octo-print - I've set this up already using a Pi Zero W and it's made transferring prints a doddle. I've got the camera but struggling to find a good place and mounting setup
Arduino - I need this to flash the firmware to get thermal runaway protection, and once done it'll be repurposed as a smoke detector and temperature sensor, activating a relay to shut off power if smoke is detected or the temperature goes above a 'normal' threshold as a belt and braces safety approach
Tool holder - the tools that come with it are great, and good quality too. Thingiverse have numerous holders for these that attach onto the printer
LED lights - My room isn't the best lit, so having a torch has helped inspect the leveling and quality of the print in progress. Having fixed LEDs on the printer would help

Thanks again for a great video!

[Raimundo]

spent the last 3 hours putting my ender 3 together while watching this video. thank you so much, i genuinely mean it. this video was super helpful.

[Insureme]

Chep i really do appreciate this video. I stayed up 2 hrs trying to figure out step 5. I was sure me and my 8 yr old would deemed alittle slow after that. But because of you i have my printer up and ready and we are ready to print. Thank you so much. CREALITY pay this man.

[marclara]

I cannot thank you enough. Santa got this for my son and assembling it was tricky. It went way smoother because of this video! It's accurate and extremely helpful. I am now a subscriber. Will continue to watch previous videos and future videos to come!

[buruzn]

Perfect timing. Mine comes in the mail today. Can’t wait!

[fdrk]

I have had problems since I started with the 3d printer, submitted it on service and got it back. I am a beginner and have screwed on every bolt available, following instructions from a number of youtubers with no results. I am very grateful for all the videos you post and I actually got some prints if I used a raft on all my prints thanks to you. What I never succeed with, however, are all possible calibration models that totally fail every time and I always troubleshoot without solving the problems
. my biggest problem is that i tested everything and changed everything so now i don't know how it was from the beginning.

I haven't tested this one, but it feels like it's my last resort. I return with tears or joy

[redsun]

I found your video because manual in the box didn't cover some crucial things, I just assembled my first ever Ender 3 and successfully printed my first print, and the quality was decent! Thank you very much, that helps A LOT!

[VegasGuy]

I just received my Ender 3 today. My second printer. Moving up from an Anet A8 (modified a fair bit) which has been very reliable and has delivered flawless prints. I'm going to turn this Ender 3 into an Ender-Extender 400x400x500. But for now, I'm going to take single steps, starting from the beginning.

I just wanted to say the segments in your video I found most helpful and for which I am most grateful are:
* How to mount the right side wheel assembly to the X-axis. The Creality pictogram baffled me.
* How to level the wobbly, rocking frame.
* How to square the X-axis to the Z-axis.
* How to square the X-axis to the bed.

You made an extremely helpful video. You are so pleasant and your videos have such clear explanations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[williamterry]

I received my printer last year and have not gotten around to the assemble it yet. I guess I was waiting to discover your instruction video! Thank you, very helpful. With your assistance, I am looking forward to the assembly now!
Thank you so much!

[kenharris]

you are a life saver, first time to mess with one of these and the directions were just not doing it for me, your video was PERFECT, thank you so much!!!!

[geoninja]

We got our E3P on Thursday, and set aside this afternoon to assemble it - I had watched a bunch of assembly videos over the past week, but settled on CHEP's as our reference for today. We watched and paused this video perhaps a dozen times in most spots, so we know it quite well now. It is infinitely better than the supplied instructions, which, if we were limited to, I doubt we'd have a functional 3D printer tonight! After your bed levelling video and thingiverse files, we have a nicely level bed too.... Thanks CHEP, a great video, and a great channel. Certainly worth another patreon :)

[BMAK]

So I was just sitting in front of my Ender 3 Pro which arrived yesterday, it was still in bits and I was about to start the build. Your timing is impeccable Sir! Thanks for a great video and thanks for "hand-holding" me through the process.

[kathyhaansbucketlistadvent]

This was a great video until about 12 minutes in. You started out super descriptive about what screws to use, and then got really vague and missed stuff. Now, I've got things all out of order and have to spend the next few hours sorting everything out. :(

[mjay]

Mr. Chuck Hellebuyck is the real deal and his channel is awesome! Could not have done it without him!! Thank you sir...

[colinfielder]

Nicely done Chuck, you definitely show new beginners and the rest of us just what is important when building this printer and "Trust me Beginners you will want to use his profiles!"

[smolzillamakes]

Close up shots would’ve been nice for some of the small things

[Crassh]

Chuck you are the man! I built my first E3P using the Creality instructions and just built #2 with yours, it took half the time and already feels 15% better than my first without weeks of adjustments!

[SoCrawl]

So I got my Ender 3 Pro, built it and then found this video....promptly ripped it all back apart and built to the specs in this video. LOL It’s been printing flawlessly ever since. Thanks good sir. Definitely a hooked subscriber 😁

[sredlog]

Just brought the ender 3 pro, followed the video down to the letter, the results I got are Fantastic,
Thank you