octoprint2

My actual first purchase and has been a great workhorse.

What is awesome is that when I had the 2 Creality Ender 3 V2s, when calibrated appropriately, are able to print the same gcode files without modifications. Alas the second Ender 3 V2 was sold to make room for other, more capable, printers.

This printer is for sale:

  • Stormtrooper: How long have you had this printer?
  • Mike: Two or three seasons.
  • Obi Wan: It’s up for sale if you want it.
  • Stormtrooper: Let me see your identification.
  • Obi Wan: You don’t need to see his identification.
  • Stormtrooper: We don’t need to see his identification.
  • Mike: Just make a damn offer!

Base stats#

  • Make: Creality
  • Model: Ender 3 V2
  • Filament diameter: 1.75mm
  • X = 220 (235 with custom firmware)
  • Y = 220 (235 with custom firmware)
  • Z = 250
  • Layer heights = 0.01mm-0.4mm (PrusaSlicer: 0.08-0.28)
  • Hotend max: 260C
  • Bed temp max: 110C
  • Max travel speed: 200mm/s
  • Motherboard: Creality’s 4.2.2 32-bit mainboard
  • Flavor: Marlin 2.x

Hardware included or added#

  • Direct drive: no (long bowden from extruder to hotend)
  • Filament runout sensor: no (should probably look into this)
  • Bed mesh leveling: no (optional, BLTouch via physical sensor)
  • Hardened Steel Nozzle: no 0.4mm
    • upgraded to hardened steel nozzle soon afterwards
  • Flexible build plate: no (comes with glass plate)
    • purchased BuildTak Flex-plate Kit with original surface
    • purchased BuildTak Flex-plate (2)
    • purchased PEI sheets for the flexible plates (10) (consumable)

I wanted my first desktop printer#

Creality Ender 3 V2 was my first printer purchased but it sank in the hook. Within 10 days I had ordered up my Prusa MK3S+ link

Took about 2 1/2 hours to assemble it when I got home and the next day, after learning how to do leveling I started doing calibration.

The printer can be purchased as a mostly assembled kit for ~$250 and is on sale from time to time. This printer is mostly silent. The hot-end fans make fan noises but the steppers and motors are virtually silent.