The FASTEST 3D Printer I’ve Ever Used (Ankermake M5 Review)

This month I tested the Ankermake M5, a new 3D printer from a new company in the 3D printing space.

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[MattPochwat]

You guys are totally right! The actual printing speed of the M5 will definitely be further limited by acceleration. As I mentioned, the 5X speed advertised is mostly a marketing gimmick but acceleration is another important limiting factor to consider. A misstep on my part!

[danielkelly]

Please come back, your videos are amazing!

[gbkiller]

The fact that I can make things out of thin air whenever I need them is a dream from my childhood come true. How fast it happens just isn't a factor.

[TheDepep]

You should look into a bamboo labs printer. The p1p is around the same price and offers 10x the printing speeds at good quality. And the x1 has the ai features that work for the most part.

[ValeriOS_d_printing]

Hi, great video, I just wanted to clarify one thing. When you talk about speed you have to take into consideration acceleration too. Even if you set a speed of 250mm/s if you printer is limited by low accelerations, it will never reach that speed. Another thing to keep in mind, especially for vase mode, is layer time. Usually the slicer makes the printer move slow enough to give time to the layer to cool down before printing the next one. This could influence the real printing speed.
In general it is a great machine, considering his cartesian kinematics

[DaveDDD]

If you want to print large items, it’s also worth looking into setting up a little print farm (3 or 4 of the same printer) as opposed to investing in a single (expensive) printer that claims to do it all lightning fast. Different advantages to both for sure, but worth considering.

[This-Is-Maxwell]

Hey Matt, we miss ya. Your videos are so clear, helpful and interesting. Hope your doin well

[UncleJessy]

Fantastic video man! First time seeing any of your content and wow! really nicely done! Also fully agree with everything you said here about the M5 - rocksolid printer but man oh man does that AI detection stink.

[acivic]

Dude your videos are so insanly high quality, keep up the work man! It's always a pleasure to watch. Stay consistant and your audience will 100% catch up to your quality

[muttbone]

I may add the Ankermate to a fleet of printers at some point, but I gotta say, I love the versatility of the Ender series (or any printer based on generic aluminum extrusions in general). There is just more customizability in those printers with a HUGE following an support. I'd be interested in the future upgradability for Anker printers.

[LZRFPV]

Havn't finished watching it but came here to say you should try the BambuLabs X1 Carbon or even P1P. I think the P1P is more in this price range (actually cheaper) and better.

[nexus_keeper]

Anger is easily one of the best tech companies imo. They make amazing VR stuff as well as amazing 3d print and other stuff

[einfachkaktus]

Glad to see a new video of you again.
I don’t know you that long but man this quality and effort you put into your videos is insane

[DanteKeith]

Where have you been? No new FPV videos in a long time.

[ThePrintHouse]

The content of this video is great, but the editi is SO far beyond amazing and seriously helps convey your points.

[DoRC]

The z offset requirement on your ender 3 is because the probe is separate from the nozzle. On the anchor make it uses the nozzle itself for probing so it knows exactly what The z offset is already.

[olligesd]

Matt, I work in IT asset management, and we were impacted by the chip shortage, where sub contractors kept moving ship dates due to COVID. This makes sense that Anker had these issues around the same time. Totally not their fault. You can't get blood from a stone.

[Exstaz]

Have in mind that acceleration and minimum layer time are just as important as mm/s. TPU can print fast. I have a video showing of 300mm/s I believe but have bin printing at 400mm/s. The flow are the limiting factor.

[kevinglenister]

Hey Matt as a fellow Canadian I just wanted to let you know Bott Grinder just mentioned you as one of the most honest FPV you tubers and hoped everything was ok with you as do I.. you are who I watch the most getting into FPV . Where did you go?

[maxximus]

While it's a nice looking printer, it definitely feels like a big swing and a miss. You can get an Ender 3 S1 pro for $500 cad cheaper. With that savings you can buy a Wyze cam to check on your prints and still have $450 left over to buy filament. It just seems to me like Anker spent too much on getting this up and running and are trying to recoup their money by overcharging their customers. Either way great video Matt, happy to see you're making content again.