The user manual that comes with the machine shows some instructions and it’s easy to follow the simple steps. Among various quality-of-life improvements over the original Ender 3, the Ender 3 Pro has built-in belt tensioners for the X and Y axes that allow you to manually adjust tension if the belt isn’t stretched properly. The extruder still uses a generic driver and can, therefore, be heard during for example retractions. With the PTFE tube you can easily connect the whole to the metal Micro Swiss hotend kit, which consists of an aluminium cooling block, a titanium heatbreak, an aluminium heater block, a brass-coated nozzle of 0.

All Ender 3s also include a heated bed capable of reaching 100C, which is hot enough to print ABS parts (though each has a different type of bed surface; more on that later). Equipped with CR Touch, the 16-point automatic leveling can complete quickly with compensation for points' printing height on the heat bed.

The Capricorn TL Creality Kit is specially composed for the Creality 3D printers (CR-10, CR-10S, Ender-3, Ender-3 Pro). While all three printers feature a heated print bed, the bed material is different across the machines. I've upgraded the extruder and fitted this Vibury MK8 aluminium drive feed and extruder, simply because the plastic parts fitted can wear and a consistent feed is crucial to good quality prints.

A clear sign of the bed level being out is the initial brim being dragged and not sticking to the bed. The assembly guide breaks down the assembly into 12 steps that are easily completed sequentially and is also included as a digital . All of the bolts are bagged in sets which are labeled with their measurements, which is very helpful during the assembly process. Once I had loaded filament into the extruder, I leveled the bed by using the included triangular piece of paper and adjusting the nozzle height with the thumbscrews at all four corners of the bed. The Micro Swiss heater block with silicone sock is an upgrade for various Creality printers, among others.

That said, if you are looking for something that will be quicker to assemble, the larger CR-10 series printers ship in only two pieces, and can be assembled much more quickly. The Ender 3 Pro’s Meanwell PSU does offer some improvement over the base model due to the more efficient fans, but it is a modest improvement.

The Creality 3D Ender-3 Pro V-slot Prusa I3 DIY 3D Printer (to give its full name) is an entry level 3D printer.Don’t tighten them too much, since it will bring other problems, you just have to eliminate the wobble that happens when you manipulate the moving parts. As for the slicer I went with Cura, it's free, and at least for now, works great for me, I'm just starting to explore it and add plug-ins and stuff like that. Heat up your hot end and extrude 100mm by selecting 'Prepare' > 'Move axis' > 'Extruder' > 'Extruder 1mm' and then rotating the knob until you get to 100mm. Firstly, I tightened the hex head button bolts through centre of each wheel as these were shipped slightly loose. At some point, I even started to turn it around, and directly print on the glass, on which I applied Aprintapros PrintaFix.