FlashForge Finder - 3D Printer - Setup & Review

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Meet the new kid on the block. the user-friendly, home-friendly, and wallet-friendly 3D printer from FlashForge is ready to play. Loaded with easy-to-use features, and designed to be at home in kids rooms and classrooms, the new FlashForge Finder is the first choice for 3D printing novices and educators. Beginners benefit from the slide-in build plate, assisted bed-leveling, and intuitive color touchscreen. And parents and teachers appreciate its quiet and safe operation. The Finder uses only non-toxic PLA, and the heated components are safely encased. The creative world of 3D printing awaits, and the FlashForge Finder is here to show you the way.

What’s in the box?

Quick start guide
After-sales service card
Power cable
Filament guide tube
Tool bag(Contains 2×Allen wrench, Wrench, Screwdriver, Unclogging pin tool, PTFE tube, Grease)
Finder 3D Printer
1 roll of 300g PLA filament, color randomly selected
Power adapter
USB cable
Solid glue

Printing technology- FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication)
Build volume: 140 L x 140 W x 140 H mm
Layer resolution: 100-400 microns, adjustable
Positioning precision: 11 microns on x and Y and 2.5 microns on Z Filament diameter: 1.75 mm
Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
Frame and body: plastic and alloy
Extruder quantity: one
Product dimension: 420 x 420 x 420 mm
Product weight: 16 kg
File Type: STL, obj
Operating systems: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Mac OS x and Linux
Printing via Wi-Fi, USB cable，USB stick and Cloud
Language support: English/Chinese
Printing material: PLA only.

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[christianeriksson]

The Finder is really really good. Enough print volume for over-night prints, cheap as dirt, and reliable. Mine has gone 720 hours today and all I have done is changed nozzle two times. Super machine!

[unclegamer]

So based on your review I bought the Flash Forge Finder and am quite happy. Initial setup was like 5 minutes. Took about 10 minutes to level the bed and calibrate the extruded and then started printing. Had to do some fine tuning but is now working great, just finishing up the external spool holder.

[j.c.norman]

I love my Flashforge Finder. I have tuned it to print PETG. I had to switch to an all metal hot-end because of creeping and it has worked flawlessly since. Not having a heated bed has not stopped me from printing TPU or PETG. For adhesion I use Aqua Net hairspray. Love the video. Glad to see another FF Finder user out there.

[peterjameson]

Thank you so much for this excellent review. It's well presented and must rank as the best I've seen. Perhaps best of all, no background music!

[muskreality]

I never own a 3D printer before, but thanks to your review I'm getting a Flashforge finder

[russellwilliams]

You are most def. underrated. Most creative people are.

[sophiewille]

What did you do exactly to solve the issues you were having?

[pnkdncngrl]

Hello, great video! I just got a Finder, which is my first 3D printer ever. Could you please give some advice as to the adjusted settings you used to get such a clean print by the end? I am having a lot of trouble with my prints.

[jacobdaurity]

You said you tuned the settings what did you put your settings to

[slinger]

Nice little review. in your description or at the end of the video, it would have been really useful if you had listed your setting and the pla used. You had a really interesting process of dialling it in, perhaps you could make a video on how you did that. Good job!

[cmelft]

May be a stupid question, but in regards to the slug, was it printed in sections and then required clicking each individual piece together or did it print it all as one piece allowing it to flex/squish the way it does straight out of the printer?

[alexandrescherrerbernardo]

I have one of these, I wanted to increase the printing area, is it possible? Can you change the size of the print area in the settings? I saw that there is more space between the moving car and the sensor on the sides of the table. I would also need to change the size of the table, do they sell? Thanks!

[themizos]

I didn’t know I had to put glue on the bed. Does my E3D nano need it?

[paulsanders]

my son just bought me a flashforge 2 i saw you used glue on the bed whats the idea on that could i just use spray craft glue but also seen few people use painters tape can you explain this to me

[UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

Say, is it true that anything that is returned by custom not worth buying?

[clubstarhorse]

On my printer (Flashforge Finder) the extruder nozzle hits the platform when it starts printing, do you know how I can solve this problem?

[dooronron]

Good review, not rushed, relaxed enjoyable watch

[timmytfpv]

i just bought this how do i use tpu with it

[ig-tjf_customs]

That was an amazing review!! Thank you so much for this. Has helped me a lot. Been struggling with mine

[ig-tjf_customs]

Also, what program do you use to get your models from? I got a coupe free ones on thingverse but I think they aren’t built well. Where do you get good quality models from?