How Easy is 3D Printing ACTUALLY? (Ender 3 S1 Review)

This month I tried to learn how to use a 3D printer. Here's what I learned.

Creality Ender 3 S1

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[brentsprinkle]

I am new to 3D printing never before have I even seen a 3D printer, then while shopping at Micro Center my son and I decided to purchase one each Ender 3 s1 printers that where on sale, went home and set it up very quickly no issues. Bed leveling and nozzle adjustments went quick and smooth no issues got it on first try. My first print was the cat, an stl file that came with my printer WOW it turned out great I impressed so I downloaded Cura and found something else to print this was all just 3 weeks ago and so far I have gone thru about 4lbs of filament printing all kinds of cool stuff. I am 68 years old so not a young savvy guy to technology but this has all turned out to be a great hobby in my retirement. I am about to purchase another 3D printer with a larger print base so I can print bigger things. This has all been a great experience so happy I got an Ender 3 s1

[kevinwilson-zibi]

I like the fact that you talk like a normal person, no high tech mobo-jumbo. Easy to understand and now I feel like I need to go to your channel and see what else I can learn. Thank you

[melon]

You would not believe the potential a 3d printer has, I've had my ender 3 pro for years now, and it has been an incredible journey.

[HookerJoeFire]

It starts with one….then two…and then a print farm! It’s the most complimentary hobby to have with drones. I’m up to three printers and into part designs too along with lighted signs and just about everything else. It’s a hobby that can quickly dishearten people since there are a lot of other factors that can make prints fail. I’m hooked now. Best thing I’ve ever started doing.

[puzzlick]

Basics of modeling, you start of with a sketch, you extrude that sketch, can make sketches on extruded surfaces and use unite and subtract to have them interact. Once your happy you can use, edge blend/fillet and a couple other things to make it look pretty and there you go

[bardotripping]

OMG dude!! U R my hero!! I just recently jumped into the 3d printing scene, got my ender 3 S1 pro, and was having so much trouble because I, too was following everybody's advice and had the print head too low. I raised up the print head, and now it's working like a charm! Thanks for pointing that out.

[Purfunxion]

It's been fun to see your journey!
I got into 3D printing roughly 2 years ago, testing a Ultimaker 3 for work and later buying my own Ender 5. Its a really fun hobby and you can make and learn a lot from it!

I'm actually looking at the Ender 3 S1 myself to replace my Ender 5 as it's got a lot more advantages

[wazarmoto]

Literally the one video that has given me better motivation and confidence and assurance on my purchase. Honest and awesome video dude!

[ashvanes]

I have an Ender 3, and have an S1 on order, pretty much for every upgrade it has. I am looking forward to printing in a wide range of plastics. It's definitely moving in the right direction but there is still a lot to know about printing that takes some time investment to learn, and to troubleshoot when things do not go right. I just want to spend more time printing, and I am learning modeling too. Good luck with everything!

[robbietabobby]

Your storytelling is on point! You can somehow make any video topic enjoyable to watch! Keep it up

[ashers_workshop]

I'm 15 and just got an FPV drone. I really like your videos on fpv they really helped me out. I actually built my drone an armattan chameleon frame. It's cool to see you 3d print, because I've been 3d printing for the last 2 years. Also building rc airplanes. Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your videos.

[terrellma]

3-D printing is incredibly cool, it used to be a hell of a lot harder when it first started to become available. The reason why having a direct drive works better for flexible materials is because the filament stretches. If you have 8 inches of material between the hotend and extruder, that is a ton of flex and an accuracy. If you have a direct drive it reduces that play. Should make sense.

[KyberNexus]

With my Ender 3 S1 Pro, I don’t really use a piece of paper to level it. Sure I use paper to get the bed about level, but don’t try to only use the paper trick. After you have it about level, just run the auto leveling probe (with the M420 code) and watch as it has PERFECT first layer adhesion.

[JThemelis]

Hey! I went through this exact progression...ending up with the S1 as of a few weeks ago, JUST as i was getting excellnt tpu results on my prior bowden printer (Anycubic MegaZero 2.0). This brought me into a spiral because i was NOT getting the same results with my old profiles on the new printer! Next step: YouTube videos involving direct drive printers, and FB groups - got my profiles tuned to where my prints are coming out almost consistently perfect (actually, i'm using one profile and adjust supports as needed). Learning a few tips and tricks along the way, and a good one regarding supports: set the density to something stupid low! (I have set mine to 10% or lower, like 5%) and the supports just pop cleanly off. At this very moment, I mashed up 2 existing parts in Tinkercad: an iFlight Mach R5 fin and a Runcam Thumb sleeve for my analog racing quad; it's printing as i type and I'm trying something new as well - tree supports - hoping that i have less surface area to clean or an easier support to break off.

IF you like, feel free to message me and i'll be glad to share any of my findings and profiles with you.

Lastly...how have i not subbed till today?! I've been a follower since i dipped into FPV!

[MrLacus]

What a great video. I just bought the S1 before seeing this, now I'm even more happy with it! Thanks

[wayne]

Thank you for your "insight", It has given me enough info now that I can buy my first 3D printer. Hope to see more videos and I'll be going through your library for assistance.

[davidcarter]

My first and still using, 3d printer is an original Ender 3. Over time I made some upgrades. It is still my go to printer for game parts and door hooks, hangers, clips and holders, etc.

[vernonzehr]

It is such a relief to hear someone who is also a 3D printer noob who feels the same way I do about it. I am "this close" to getting an Ender 6. I felt exactly like you. I wanted to do it but was concerned about how awful it would be tweaking and settings etc. I was not sure what printer to get. I was told Ender 6 was a good one. After researching it appears that I can update it or make modifications in the future so I won't have to buy a new one (can't afford to buy a bunch of these printers. Just one is what I can afford right now). Also, the Ender 6 has an enclosure (sort of) for temperature control.

[amazingboatlife]

I own an Ender 3v2 I was happy with it but as time went on it hit me that it was very loud. I upgraded the fans on it to Noctua fans, upgraded my board to a BigTreeTech skr e3 mini and my hotend is a Voron Stelthburner. I highly recommend these upgrades if you get into a testy mood. If not an easy upgrade would be to get a Raspberry Pi and load either Klipper or Octo print to it to manage your printer wirelessly (does not improve loudness). Anyway good luck and happy printing.

[timurpashekahmad]

One thing I recommend when printing TPU is use an enclosed printer, it will bring some minor strength and quality additions the the TPU print, but you don't really need it. This is just if you want to make it slightly better.