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My initial purchase!

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: Klipper

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
    • added BLTouch via physical sensor
  • Hardened Steel Nozzle: no 0.4mm
  • Flexible build plate: no (comes with glass plate)
    • purchased BuildTak Flex-plate Kit with original surface
    • purchased BuildTak Flex-plate
    • purchased PEI sheets for the flexible plates

first desktop printer#

Creality [Ender 3 V2] (//creality3dofficial.com/products/ender-3-v2-3d-printer) was my first printer purchased but it sank in the hook. Within 10 days I had ordered up my Prusa MK3S+ link

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.