I have purchased three of the artillery printers. The last one is the pro version that has the auto bed leveling. It has been quite reliable over all. I have had some problems the took some time to correct. I purchased removable magnetic print bed for two of the printers so I would not have to wait for the bed to cool down. I highly recommend the removable print bed. For the price pretty good printers. Thanks for the review.
Nice to take all this time to do a long term review like this. I'm trying to decide if I will buy this or the Ender 3 S1 as my first 3d printer, any advice?
I just had to make the same decision for a print farm that I am growing.. ultimately I went with the S1 for the purpose of community support. Out of the box I think the artillery is probably a better printer overall but eventually when you want to do upgrades / custom firmwares / repairs etc Creality is more popular and there is more stuff available. The other small advantage the S1 has is that it already has the magnet in place for the flex plate (which you should definitely upgrade to PEI). On the genius pro you would have to stick the magnet to the glass because I don't know how easy/difficult it would be to separate the glass from the pad underneath. All that being said, if you don't plan on doing upgrades and just want to run the printer as is the genius pro is a solid choice and I believe they run even better deals than Creality at certain times of the year.
I'm having huge problems with Z banding on my Genius Pro and have tried all sorts of fixes to no avail. The banding seems height related as the bands shift inward or outward on all sides at the same time, not like a x or y movement. If if were a gantry or bed position issue, I'd expect the print to shift left/right or bad/forward, not shrink or grow. It's like the lines laid down are fatter or thinner. Tried various fixes and cleanups of the extruder and am really happy with it now, but the problem persists. Some original reviews of the printer complained of the same issues with no relevant solution offered. Tempted now to replace the vertical rods with belts.
Are you looking to run the ABL at the beginning of every print? And yes, you can stick the magnetic sheet right on the glass if you want to add a flex plate.
@@EmbraceMaking Yes, I'd like that. I have couple of other printers set up the same way and it seems to work great for me. Now I'm waiting for my Genius Pro to arrive and I'd like to do the same.
Does not appear that you can adjust them from I can see... however, my printer is still going strong on a regular basis and it does not seem to effect the print quality. Out of the box this printer arguably prints better than the similarly featured ender 3 S1
Great video! This is the first printer I ever bought and I had some troubles with leveling the bed, it was so easy to understand what to do with your video! thanks for that! ✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽 I do have a quick question about adjusting the Z axis while printing- I tried to do that but nothing changed during the print- should I pause the printing for doing that? or should it change while printing?
Hi Eliya! You shouldn't need to pause the print, it is a live adjustment so it happens in real time. You should only do it when the printer is printing first layer and you may have to tap the button several times in either direction to notice a difference. If I remember correctly it shows increments of 0.025mm which is very fine adjustment. Four presses in one direction is roughly the thickness of a piece of paper so maybe give it a try again?
@@EmbraceMaking Thanks for the response! 🪄 I did give it another try and kept on adjusting the bed and managed to print my first print ever- a slug that came out really nice and most of it moves! 🤣 Thank youuu again for the video! It helped a lot! 🧡
No problem and glad you got it figured out. You're well on your way to a future 3D printing addiction now! lol Don't hesitate to come back if you need any other help :)
We use 220V here will this have an effect on the build plate because I see your build plate had a 110V sticker on it. And I purchased one with the same sticker
I have no doubt the Prusa mini will be an outstanding performing machine despite having never used one myself... but I guess the other question you have to ask yourself other than price is what you need for build volume. The prusa mini is a bit smaller at 180x180 in the X/Y ... is that going to be too small for you?
I bought an used genius pro with marlin software. And this little beast runs perfect.
They are under rated and under appreciated little machines!
I have purchased three of the artillery printers. The last one is the pro version that has the auto bed leveling. It has been quite reliable over all. I have had some problems the took some time to correct. I purchased removable magnetic print bed for two of the printers so I would not have to wait for the bed to cool down. I highly recommend the removable print bed. For the price pretty good printers. Thanks for the review.
Flex plates are one of the best mods to any printer, glad you're enjoying your genius pros! I'm still using mine as well
Nice to take all this time to do a long term review like this. I'm trying to decide if I will buy this or the Ender 3 S1 as my first 3d printer, any advice?
Hmm.. It depends on what you need. I personally have a Sidewinder X1 and it has a great print volume
I just had to make the same decision for a print farm that I am growing.. ultimately I went with the S1 for the purpose of community support. Out of the box I think the artillery is probably a better printer overall but eventually when you want to do upgrades / custom firmwares / repairs etc Creality is more popular and there is more stuff available. The other small advantage the S1 has is that it already has the magnet in place for the flex plate (which you should definitely upgrade to PEI). On the genius pro you would have to stick the magnet to the glass because I don't know how easy/difficult it would be to separate the glass from the pad underneath. All that being said, if you don't plan on doing upgrades and just want to run the printer as is the genius pro is a solid choice and I believe they run even better deals than Creality at certain times of the year.
I'm having huge problems with Z banding on my Genius Pro and have tried all sorts of fixes to no avail. The banding seems height related as the bands shift inward or outward on all sides at the same time, not like a x or y movement. If if were a gantry or bed position issue, I'd expect the print to shift left/right or bad/forward, not shrink or grow. It's like the lines laid down are fatter or thinner. Tried various fixes and cleanups of the extruder and am really happy with it now, but the problem persists. Some original reviews of the printer complained of the same issues with no relevant solution offered. Tempted now to replace the vertical rods with belts.
Thank you very much it helped me a lot..
Glad to hear that!
How did you add a start code for ABL in prusa slicer? Also, if the glass isn't removable, could I not glue the flex plate on top of it?
Are you looking to run the ABL at the beginning of every print? And yes, you can stick the magnetic sheet right on the glass if you want to add a flex plate.
@@EmbraceMaking Yes, I'd like that. I have couple of other printers set up the same way and it seems to work great for me. Now I'm waiting for my Genius Pro to arrive and I'd like to do the same.
Did you have any luck with adjusting the wheels on the z axis?
Does not appear that you can adjust them from I can see... however, my printer is still going strong on a regular basis and it does not seem to effect the print quality. Out of the box this printer arguably prints better than the similarly featured ender 3 S1
Great video! This is the first printer I ever bought and I had some troubles with leveling the bed, it was so easy to understand what to do with your video! thanks for that! ✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽
I do have a quick question about adjusting the Z axis while printing- I tried to do that but nothing changed during the print- should I pause the printing for doing that? or should it change while printing?
Hi Eliya! You shouldn't need to pause the print, it is a live adjustment so it happens in real time. You should only do it when the printer is printing first layer and you may have to tap the button several times in either direction to notice a difference. If I remember correctly it shows increments of 0.025mm which is very fine adjustment. Four presses in one direction is roughly the thickness of a piece of paper so maybe give it a try again?
@@EmbraceMaking Thanks for the response! 🪄
I did give it another try and kept on adjusting the bed and managed to print my first print ever- a slug that came out really nice and most of it moves! 🤣
Thank youuu again for the video! It helped a lot! 🧡
No problem and glad you got it figured out. You're well on your way to a future 3D printing addiction now! lol Don't hesitate to come back if you need any other help :)
We use 220V here will this have an effect on the build plate because I see your build plate had a 110V sticker on it. And I purchased one with the same sticker
Might want to try and contact Artillery and ask to be sure. I don't want to give bad advice in this regard.
Do you think this is worth it for €330 or wait and buy a prusa mini+ for €450
I have no doubt the Prusa mini will be an outstanding performing machine despite having never used one myself... but I guess the other question you have to ask yourself other than price is what you need for build volume. The prusa mini is a bit smaller at 180x180 in the X/Y ... is that going to be too small for you?