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Quality


The print quality is so much better than the more expensive 3d printer


Im super happy with the printrbot simple metal


Cheap easily breakable components this seems to be the problem that most people on this site typically complain about at least ...  Read More


If i didnt known any better i would have simply thought the machine is broken and asked printrbot to send for a replacement wh...  Read More

Price


But messing up your print will cost you both time and money


Messing around with hardware and software and making mistake will only cost you time

Shipping


Ok let me start by saying that the shipping was great and it arrived at the promised date which is a big deal for me because it...  Read More


So if you get this product and theres a problem its probably because of poor quality control and not because it was banged up d...  Read More


I regularly run my printer at 80mms which is just as fast as any of the higher end printers will print reliably

Packaging/appearance


A 3d printer work off of gcode and there is software to slice your 3d object model into the gcode


Very good packaging after the printrbot metal was shipped to my hotel i loaded the entire box on a twenty hours international f...  Read More


The only problem that i have encountered is the jamming of the hotend

Competitiveness


Use a g29 command for multipoint self leveling


And it is much better than makerbot 5th generation


I have used a makerbot 5th generation for many months before buying this machine


You can pick up a prusa i3 knockoff that has 1

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, quality, first, good and new.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 133 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 10 2021.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Just remember to make sure you caliberate all the axis as the first time i send a print job it gouged the print bed pretty badly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Board was defective so had to return and still waiting for a replacement board


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have not tried to print anything to precise with it so i have not had to calibrate anything and have zero bad prints


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im finishing up remodeling my new house and i used it to print stuff for the house decorative wall trim pieces door stops light switch covers electrical covers decorative trim around pipes decorative vent covers applience wire manager decorative doorbell cover the piece that you grab onto to turn on the ceiling fan not sure what it is called and a bunch of other home type things


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You can see the outrageous price of 2499


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With any other problems the support team is almost overjoyed to send replacement parts


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Then the hot end will move up or the tray will move down it than prints the same shape as before


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Jamming is usually caused by the print head printing too low causing the filament to not come out and jam the hot end

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