I think this maybe an old page they've accidentally left live. Clicking the "Shop now" icon, and searching for "printer", it isn't coming up, so sadly I think they may no longer sell it online at least.
I got one of these for my birthday a few years back and put it together half drunk because it was the highlight of my birthday party. I had a lot of failed prints at the start because I didn't get the concept of supports but it was an awesome start into 3d printing for me.
Really really impressed with mine. It was a supposed defect return refurb whatever. It literally ran 10 min out of the box. Amazed at the accuracy and reliability. Having started 3d printing 6 years ago and having my own 3d printer manufacturing company I can say it is very impressive
that's a rookie mistake to make, and that for a big 3d printing youtuber. Or he doesn't know what he's doing or he just didn't put much effort in this review
I have this same printer as a Monoprice Maker Select Plus. The issue you had with leveling is the same I had. When the power is off to the printer, the servos for the Z-axis turn easily. This causes the level to be off/angled during shipping. Turn the power off and you can turn them easily. Instead of eyeing up like you did, you can just put one glue stick to each side from behind and easy enough to level.
Hi I’ve just bought one in the UK, saw your video which I thought was great although I would have liked you to show the correct way of inserting the SD card as well as the correct dims but apart from that you made me glad of my purchase, now it’s the wait for delivery!!!! Cheers
You just earned a sub mate :-) I brought one about two weeks ago and have been too scared to unbox it and fire it up. I'm just thankful I found your video!! Welcome to the wonderful world of 3D printing, Yay ;-)
Hi John, I'm glad you took the plunge, you won't look back. There will be a follow up video soon on slicing and how to overcome some problems you might expect to encounter.
I was very tempted to buy it a year ago - glad I didn't because from what I can see, the Ender 3 is not only less than half the price, it has much superior print quality and is tinker-friendly. It's good to see 3D printing progress and at the same time drop in price so quickly.
With my A8 I measured the level of each side with a caliper after manually turning the motor shaft and bringing them down to almost meet the bed. Once I determined that each side was the same height with plenty of travel on the the bed level screws I levelled it.
Got mine for $199 two weeks ago. Could not have been tested in factory cause the z axis switch was 1cm out of adjustment. I had to drill holes further down. I saw on Cocoon website they were selling seconds for $199, so I guess I got one of those. Aldi didn't advertise it. A few other issues, like y axis guide rod falling out resulting in a big blob of plastic around the extruder(loose grub screw). Other than that, it prints well. Just a bit frustrating at times!
Hi Michael, I bought one last year and I see them advertised again this year. I had similar problems as you in setting up and getting the print quality. You're right the rubber pieces are the feet to take any vibrations out of the equation. I don't use them as I have mine mounted on a very dense piece of industrial carpet for the same effect. I have had a little experience with UPS printers and two custom made printer. I will agree with you that they are a good first printer for the novice 3D'er. Mine does a very good job with the latest Cura software. Cheers and that you for the review Ian
I bought this printer last year. I have used a 3D printer once before so had some idea what to expect. I followed the instructions and my first test print was excellent. Second print was a fail for many reasons. Next print I made sure the bed was level. i used a 0.1mm feeler gauge and it worked beautifully. Found that the print speed has a lot to do with initial plastic adhesion to the bed. And i found the same bug where the X gantry tries to go through the top gantry. I am happy with the printer and would say that its easy for a first timer, but you may need to put in some effort to diagnose the inevitable printer problems (which are NOT the fault of the printer itself)
Excellent Video! I too have a Solidoodle 2. It was a great printer to learn on but have since upgraded to a Tevo Tornado. The Cocoon looks like a sturdy unit, but it, like the current batch of affordable 3D printers, still requires a good amount of fiddling and tweaking. Still... it's good to see 3D printers pushing further into the mainstream consumer market.
this was a good honest review. i have seen the product in store but was very unsure about it. seeing this video has shown that this product is beginner friendly and i really might buy one.
Looks like a decent starting point. I have an Anycubic I3 and it has a similar robust steel frame too. The bed will be much improved by binning the springs and using double thumb-wheels to set levelling , which also reduces play in X and Y axis. Definitely not for beginners with those teething troubles and poor instructions but potentially a decent printer with some geeking. Great video, and very informative!
Great video, thanks. I don't have one yet but I have so many uses in mind. I have no idea how to design an item to print, so I will be looking in to that. Happy new year from France!
*The supermarkets sell the 3D printers,* which means we really live in the future that was SciFi 5 years ago :-) Imagine how nice the 3D printers will be in 30 years. Molecular level printing maybe ?
Well I've heard of 3d printed meat. But the texture isn't quite as good as regular meat. But it works for TV dinners. Crazy expensive crappy TV dinners anyway.
Good job thank you I've been hovering over the idea of getting one of these and you've just tipped me over the edge I'm going to make the leap of faith on the strength of your video thank you
Nice video - I have the same issue with the filament removal option. If you wait for it stop moving before hitting the required temperature then it works 100% of the time.
Three options (for FDM printers like this): 1. Buy a printer with multiple extruders or use an aftermarket solution like the Prusa MMU or Palette. 2. Switch filament mid print. This only allows changes in vertical bands. 3. Paint afterwards. Otherwise google polyjet printers.
Did the instructions say to start by turning the screws anticlockwise or did they say lower the bed? Because you were turning them clockwise (at least according the usual perspective of turning a screw from then head end - but they are facing up so you may have called that "clockwise" because you were looking down on it). Perhaps the instructions were ambiguous.
+Izzard it was probably the way I worded it that brings confusion. Just to clarify you are meant to turn until the build surface is as far away from the nozzle as possible.
It is kinda ambiguous but they do mean to tighten the thumbscrews. So clockwise in the normal manner looking from the head of the thumbwheel but anti-clockwise looking at them from the top. They do say to tighten until they stop bringing the two beds close together. Loosening them would just remove them altogether and have the opposite affect. I had no issue with the levelling stage.
5:40 is it possible to damage stepper motor that way? I have an Ender 3 for a while. Whenever that happened I just flew and crashed landed into off button lol
i should go to Aldi more often. hopefully Lidl decides to do something this brilliantly insane. i have to say as a musician that the music in this video hurt my soul, however the way it was edited in and all the volume levels and such were spot on. i had no idea your channel was so small until i looked at the sub count, i thought it was easily 100 times the size that it is.
Hi Mikaiil, thanks for the constructive feedback. The channel is young but growing nicely. The music is made is one of those pre made loop rograms - gotta avoid any copyright dramas. Feel free to donate some tracks for future videos (with credit of course).
nothing i've written would be suitable for this but if i or someone i know does make an appropriate accompaniment for videos like this, i'll let you know!
Im really interested in getting into 3d printing and cnc work. I just subscribed your channel after watching several videos. I feel your channel will give me the head start and the understanding(s) of how it works. I would appreciate any advice and pointers! Thank you.
From what I know about Aldi which is a private family company. They only sell quality for the best price, it's obvious their buyers get the best they can for the price point. If a price comes down, they lower the price whether it be eggs or milk. That's why the are becoming the world largest store and I save much every month on groceries. The also give a double back guarantee, you get your money back plus a replacement on most food items if not happy with item. Most items like jar items ketchup, jelly, pickles...are less than 1.50 and large size, cereals 1.50-$2 18oz, bread .89-1.50 and so on. Other stores including Wal-mart don't even come close. And this printer special buy is another example, they always get special buys in.
Agree, people can spend a few hours making up their mind which seller looks least dodgy on ebay/alibaba etc, but Aldi offer a no quibble returns policy. Otherwise all you are doing is gambling with a stake which is the cost of the printer. If people have the confidence to fix problems themselves, then the gamble may be worth it, otherwise this looks like a good option.
When you put the printer settings I saw you leave the filament diameter like it was 3mm and I think you were using 1.75mm filament. That could be the reason for the under extrusion.
Good video but a couple of things I noticed. The cura software and profile are on the SD card that is supplied. Step 1 of the instructions says to install the rubber feet on to the bottom of the Printer.Maybe I was lucky but I had no dramas setting up the Printer for first print.
no that model doesnt have one but also there is a glitch in those printers that if you dont wait for iit to stop moving and hit a button it can somtime just keep going very bad for 3d prints on the bed as they get crushed
so i got one of these a few weeks ago and had every single issue you did, though i did find a special copy of cura on the included sd card which im using for it right now. also i did read in the instructions about the rubber feet i think it was the first step but yea not clear what the white tube was for. this video helped a bit i think but itd be great if i knew how to fix the horizontal stuff like you said as the back right of the bed barely touches compared to the other corners.
The small tube fits in the back of the nozzle and through the heater block. Eventually it will need replacing and is done so by removing the nozzle from the hotend.
Hi Zachary. is the white tube teflon (PTFE)? Maybe it is to insert it into the nozzle throat? ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1g9bqRpXXXXcEXpXXq6xXFXXXk/5pcs-M6-30mm-40mm-nozzle-Throat-Heatbreak-with-Teflon-PTFE-for-A8-A6-MK8-extruder-1.jpg_640x640.jpg
Hey Michael, I bought one last year and had pretty much the same experience as yourself. I've bought a few more printers in the last year A8, CR-10 and X1 and bought 2 more Cocoon Create Touches this year for a specific project. I see that the 2.85mm was mentioned down in the comments already. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, JAYTEE
It totally was the gateway 'drug'. I've just added an Ultrabase 214x214 bed to it as well and it's as good as my i3 Mega which I forgot to mention ;). Cheers
I wonder if they do this in the American Aldi. Of course I'm gonna be dropping my money on the Ender 3 but I mean Seeing 3D printers in the wild makes me happy.
A lot of my friends' circle know about 3D printing now because I don't shut up about it. With the amount I've spent on printing on campus I literally could've paid for the Ender 3, all my prints, with 10x more to spare lol. I never go anywhere without at least one print on me. 14 to be exact--my Tetris necklace. I love 3D printers, I love 3D printing, I can't wait for the day they're widespread!
Hey, not sure if you noticed, but you did leave the filament size to 2.85mm instead of changing it to 1.75mm. I think that may have affected your print, perhaps?
Aldi is a German company. Its short for Albrecht Diskont. Albrecht being the founder and Diskont something along the lines of discounter. That was in 1913 and it was a single store in the heart of Germany. After the second world war his two sons took over the business and expanded rapidly in Germany, having already 100 stores by 1955. In 1961 the split up the business into Aldi Nord (North) and Aldi Süd (south). The logo represents that by one being Blue/white (North) the other one having more blue and a bright orange frame around it (south). In Germany there are over 4200 shops but even in the USA there are over 2000 now. Apparently they are also present in the USA with a brand called Trader Joe's. I think in Germany they haven't sold a 3d Printer yet. They were among the first discounters though to sell PC's and Laptops well over 10 years ago i think. For normal products they are famous to work with top brands and sell them under private Label and never reveal who the real manufacturer is. Cheers from Germany!
Jagdtiger74 Thanks for the info! I had no clue that Aldi owned the Trader Joe's brand. And I certainly didn't realize that they had been around for that long.
Maybe you should rub a small amount of silicone spray onto the surface of your build plate to prevent sticking and requiring a scraper which is capable of damaging the plate. You could also place some waxed paper as an alternative .
3d printer beds are quite an anomaly. You want them to stick really hard but then release easily and cleanly after the print. I've found this surface quite good so far.
the printer nozzle going up and up and up is a bug in the reprap software (a lot of versions have this) its not known how or why this bug happens. i know someone who has a (custom reprap) printer which has the exact same issue. reloading the firmware will solve it for a long period of time
Thanks for sharing. I use another way to change filament as shown in my follow up video. Unless there is a Wizz bang new feature I'm not fussed about updating firmware so I'll happily live with these little issues.
Please can you tell me the build quality, Are the grey parts plastic or metal, are the bearing good quality, and the wiring and power supply good quality overall would you consider the product well engineered? Liked the review
Build quality is very good, this thing is a tank. All the grey parts are sheet metal, even the cooling fan shroud. Bearings are pretty typical of 3D printers, everything slides without fuss or noise. Power supply is completely enclosed under the bed, wiring is well packaged and insulated. Defnitely rate the engineering of the product. Thanks for watching!
That was a very civil gesture near end of this vid to say what you did in conclusion. Very reasonable. I applaud you! Any rational person is not going expect the same results that will be rendered by the most advanced state-of-the-art 3D machine. It's an Aldi's brand after all, and ok for folks on a budget until they are able to do better for themselves. Folks with MONEY, well, they can easily skip the Aldi offer. If my kid was begging me for A 3d printer I'd get him an Aldi one. If he or she showed me they are serious in wanting to persue 3d printing as a career and they take good care of the system, THEN I'd do what I can, make sacrifices for myself, deny buying myself things I may have wanted for a while, work extra overtime, whathaveyou to get them the best there is out there for their birthday or Xmas. We may have to eat beans and rice for a while, but they WILL have the best, or something next to it. It doesn't make sense parents buying their kids veeery expensive items of a certain type and class, and it turns out to be a waste of money because lil Jimmy or Cathy played with it for a bit, and soon after, just completely lost interest and threw it to the side and abaondoned the sonuvabitch for good. So like where was the wisdom in THAT?!?! Sheese man!!
Thanks for the well considered response. You can get this printer cheaper online, but that's not as accessible for someone who wants an easy return and warranty. A 3D printer is a great investment for a motivated child. It's like Lego for a new generation because there is no limits on what they can design and make.
Teaching Tech Yeah. Yet I would encourage him or her to explore handicraft. Working with bits of wood, plastic, metal, etc. to fashion by hand and tool the item he or she needs to make for the moving and static parts the idea requires to materialize. This develops the aptitide of resourcefulness, in case the printer temporarily is on the fritz, has bitten the dust, or has encounter the limits of it's usefulness. These two skills will, I believe, afford an edge. A powerful one at that. What say you?
A quick Google tells me Cura is available for Mac as well as some other popular slicers. For design I personally use Onshape which runs from the browser on any system. Check out my getting started lessons on this channel.
Would anyone know if it's possible to 3d print a copy of orthotic shoe inserts? I used to have plastic ones but switched to custom ones made by foot Levelers from my chiropractor. I'd like to have at least a plastic backup copy because my feet were really hurting when I lost one.
+spanishflew you've opened up a can of worms! The plastic is pla which is a huge plus. We can only hope that in time the average owner will be able to recycle their own plastic from household waste, and might be able to fix some products with printed parts that might otherwise end up in landfill.
Dam when u try to get fillement out of blocky print head but print rail just wanted to keep moveing up...gosh glad I dident by one. Sint s my vector 3 has same problem got my print plat up to print head. But now the command in computer bild plat railing whant move down. An its maken same sound like its jamming .in the program on vector 3 printer. Can I reset .moveing up an down command s. Or delet the program an reeup load program ..glad I don't have two unworking printer s an just one ATM..any help would be great thank s. But I know 500 one is good for a shoo like aldi s
I create my 3D models on Onshape. It's free and runs in the cloud, so no install necessary. I have a beginner series here: ua-cam.com/play/PLGqRUdq5ULsMDOxmu10AGPDIOkzNYu7D7.html
For teaching tech, you forgot to RTFM the manual properly. Page 26 of the manual states to insert the SD Card with the contacts facing up.From the manual.3.4.2 Printing from the SD Card1. Insert the included SD card into the slot on the right side of the 3D Printer, ensuring that the metal contacts are facing upwardsIn the Cura software, you left the filament set to 2.85. The default may have been changed in the software without Cocoon's knowledge.The rubber sections are feet that go on the front, rear and side panels. You will see one on page 14 and 16 of the manual near the power socket.It is noted somewhere, just can't find the location.The clicking noise when the Z-Axis gets to the top is the sound of the ball screw dropping back down on the thread after it is lifted up in each revolution. Not the stepper motors as you said it was. I had the same problem and checked where the noise was emanating from. It comes from the top of the gantry not the bottom where the motors are. As you said, hopefully there will be a firmware update to fix this soon.The instructions to screw the bed down as far as it will go is to make sure that the nozzle doesn't initially plough into the bed when levelling.In the parts list, the plastic tube is identified as a Replacement PTFE Tube.
+Brad Coleman thanks for your detailed comment. The video is from the point of view of a beginner, so it's understandable that mistakes may be made. I worded the clicking part poorly but I meant to say what you described. They are acme lead screws, not ball screws btw. RTFM is a phrase I wish I could say to students sometimes at school. :)
Mate, if only you know how much Aussies are getting ripped off on the most basic of goods, same gaming laptop from the US costs as much as 1000 AUD more in AUS.... not to mention the shipping costs.
You have just given me a great idea for a 3d print project, The Johnny 5 robot, as the ones shown in the sequel aren't purchasable. It won't move or any thing but will look cool sitting on my desk.
I wonder if the extruder head going too high has something to do with the gantry height being set at 99999999999 mm? (@10:45) That's about 1/10 of the way to the Moon.
If you let it finish moving before selecting the temperature, it avoids the problem. That setting is in Cura, not in the firmware so on paper it shouldn't affect things.
Waiting for my Prusa Printer as well! Ordered the same one you did about 3 weeks ago. No clue when I might get it? Great video, just subscribed to your channel! Maybe we can go on this adventure together!
There are more "user friendly" 3d printers in that price range for beginners. For example, the XYZ mini is a straight out of the box printer that has auto bed levelling and it's own creation and slicing software for around £200 here in the UK, the only drawback with the XYZ mini is the fact that it's tied in to the XYZ filament via a NFC card supplied with each roll of filament (although this can be overcome with a little googling). There are advantages of the tie in with the filament though, the temperature settings are automatically read from the NFC card and the filament is very good quality, the disadvantage is it's not the cheapest filament and you're limited on colours and types of filament.
On sale in the UK for £300. Nice - www.aldi.co.uk/3d-printer
Eduard BP Still on offer?
I think this maybe an old page they've accidentally left live.
Clicking the "Shop now" icon, and searching for "printer", it isn't coming up, so sadly I think they may no longer sell it online at least.
Artexic It says shipping in November.
Old offer, i remember just missing out on the pre-orders, quickly sold out. They may do it again this year.
Eduard BP t
I got one of these for my birthday a few years back and put it together half drunk because it was the highlight of my birthday party. I had a lot of failed prints at the start because I didn't get the concept of supports but it was an awesome start into 3d printing for me.
Really really impressed with mine. It was a supposed defect return refurb whatever. It literally ran 10 min out of the box. Amazed at the accuracy and reliability. Having started 3d printing 6 years ago and having my own 3d printer manufacturing company I can say it is very impressive
Wow , someone that doesn't blow your mind and lose you half way through . That was great , Now looking for this on sale in UK, thanks again.
Good video - not too much talking, plenty action and the time lapse was a great idea. Thanks Teaching Tech.
Thanks for watching.
the instructions DO say to change the filament size to 1.75, you left it at 2.85
I'm not the only one who noticed that lol
that's a rookie mistake to make, and that for a big 3d printing youtuber. Or he doesn't know what he's doing or he just didn't put much effort in this review
that might explain the issue he had with his benchy :)
Maybe it got changed by the PLA profile anyway. I dont know much about Cura, might be wrong.
Is this not what importing the profile would fix?
I have this same printer as a Monoprice Maker Select Plus.
The issue you had with leveling is the same I had. When the power is off to the printer, the servos for the Z-axis turn easily. This causes the level to be off/angled during shipping. Turn the power off and you can turn them easily. Instead of eyeing up like you did, you can just put one glue stick to each side from behind and easy enough to level.
That's a good tip.
Not easy to give an unbiased opinion from a viewpoint that isnt your own but I would say you did an excellent job. Well done man, keep it up
Hi I’ve just bought one in the UK, saw your video which I thought was great although I would have liked you to show the correct way of inserting the SD card as well as the correct dims but apart from that you made me glad of my purchase, now it’s the wait for delivery!!!! Cheers
You just earned a sub mate :-) I brought one about two weeks ago and have been too scared to unbox it and fire it up. I'm just thankful I found your video!! Welcome to the wonderful world of 3D printing, Yay ;-)
Hi John, I'm glad you took the plunge, you won't look back. There will be a follow up video soon on slicing and how to overcome some problems you might expect to encounter.
I'm glad I found your channel TT :-)
The printer is a Wanhao Duplicator i3 plus by the way. It was just painted in grey. Found 100€ cheaper in China.
So a clone of a clone?
Are you absolutely sure the wanhao duplicator isn't the clone? Just saying, the Chinese are known to knock things off.
I was very tempted to buy it a year ago - glad I didn't because from what I can see, the Ender 3 is not only less than half the price, it has much superior print quality and is tinker-friendly. It's good to see 3D printing progress and at the same time drop in price so quickly.
I stumbled across this. So glad I did. The next time these come on sale I'm gonna have to try to grab one!
With my A8 I measured the level of each side with a caliper after manually turning the motor shaft and bringing them down to almost meet the bed. Once I determined that each side was the same height with plenty of travel on the the bed level screws I levelled it.
Your sound quality has gotten lightyears better :)
Got mine for $199 two weeks ago. Could not have been tested in factory cause the z axis switch was 1cm out of adjustment. I had to drill holes further down. I saw on Cocoon website they were selling seconds for $199, so I guess I got one of those. Aldi didn't advertise it. A few other issues, like y axis guide rod falling out resulting in a big blob of plastic around the extruder(loose grub screw). Other than that, it prints well. Just a bit frustrating at times!
Still sounds like a bargain. Hopefully the gremlins stay away!
I have the same model, and have had the same filament load and unloading problem. I found if you home the extruder first it works every time.
Awesome seeing another Aussie on UA-cam. Please relax, and smile occasionally 😃
Thanks for watching, I am working on that I promise!
Hi Michael,
I bought one last year and I see them advertised again this year. I had similar problems as you in setting up and getting the print quality. You're right the rubber pieces are the feet to take any vibrations out of the equation. I don't use them as I have mine mounted on a very dense piece of industrial carpet for the same effect. I have had a little experience with UPS printers and two custom made printer. I will agree with you that they are a good first printer for the novice 3D'er. Mine does a very good job with the latest Cura software.
Cheers and that you for the review
Ian
Thanks for watching and commenting :)
I bought this printer last year. I have used a 3D printer once before so had some idea what to expect. I followed the instructions and my first test print was excellent. Second print was a fail for many reasons. Next print I made sure the bed was level. i used a 0.1mm feeler gauge and it worked beautifully. Found that the print speed has a lot to do with initial plastic adhesion to the bed. And i found the same bug where the X gantry tries to go through the top gantry. I am happy with the printer and would say that its easy for a first timer, but you may need to put in some effort to diagnose the inevitable printer problems (which are NOT the fault of the printer itself)
Thanks for sharing! You're probably beyond it now but I have a follow up video that covers slicing and troubleshooting.
Excellent Video! I too have a Solidoodle 2. It was a great printer to learn on but have since upgraded to a Tevo Tornado. The Cocoon looks like a sturdy unit, but it, like the current batch of affordable 3D printers, still requires a good amount of fiddling and tweaking. Still... it's good to see 3D printers pushing further into the mainstream consumer market.
Very well done video! I Subscribed. We need more people like you doing these. Very real world experience...thanks.
this was a good honest review. i have seen the product in store but was very unsure about it. seeing this video has shown that this product is beginner friendly and i really might buy one.
Thanks for the kind feedback and thanks for watching.
Looks like a decent starting point. I have an Anycubic I3 and it has a similar robust steel frame too. The bed will be much improved by binning the springs and using double thumb-wheels to set levelling , which also reduces play in X and Y axis. Definitely not for beginners with those teething troubles and poor instructions but potentially a decent printer with some geeking. Great video, and very informative!
Great video, thanks. I don't have one yet but I have so many uses in mind. I have no idea how to design an item to print, so I will be looking in to that. Happy new year from France!
Thanks you very much man! This was a very helpful tutorial. I´m really thinking of snapping one up now that it´s being sold again here in belgium
I would like one.... but can you help me what are they good for, what practical or commercial use can I put them to.... Thanks
Please search for Maker's Muse, he has a video on how to make money from 3d printing.
Next vid with a time lapse can you run a clock on screen or next to the printer?
That's a fantastic suggestion.
Hi there. At the end you mentioned the Mark 3 I3 did you receive it by now? I will look to see if you have any videos on this :) Thanks!
ua-cam.com/video/fIlYRyZlnlQ/v-deo.html plus some others.
*The supermarkets sell the 3D printers,* which means we really live in the future that was SciFi 5 years ago :-)
Imagine how nice the 3D printers will be in 30 years. Molecular level printing maybe ?
They have come along way in the last decade, 30 years of development will be epic!
Well I've heard of 3d printed meat. But the texture isn't quite as good as regular meat. But it works for TV dinners. Crazy expensive crappy TV dinners anyway.
The Cura profile had 3mm filament selected which would explain the under extrusion.
You've got the patience of a saint. I'd be cursing & swearing at the damn thing by now.
He is extremely well versed in 3D printing, probably knew what was wrong the whole time and was just being in the kind of a new user.
Good job thank you I've been hovering over the idea of getting one of these and you've just tipped me over the edge I'm going to make the leap of faith on the strength of your video thank you
+mark bennett you won't look back. I have some other videos suitable for what you can print as a beginner so please check them out.
Nice video - I have the same issue with the filament removal option. If you wait for it stop moving before hitting the required temperature then it works 100% of the time.
+Tom Torrance thanks Tom that's a great tip.
How do you print models that have multiple different colors, or do you use paint to change the colors where needed?
Three options (for FDM printers like this):
1. Buy a printer with multiple extruders or use an aftermarket solution like the Prusa MMU or Palette.
2. Switch filament mid print. This only allows changes in vertical bands.
3. Paint afterwards.
Otherwise google polyjet printers.
Well prepared and clearly presented. Good job!
would you prefer the cocoon create touch or the cocoon create mini
Did the instructions say to start by turning the screws anticlockwise or did they say lower the bed? Because you were turning them clockwise (at least according the usual perspective of turning a screw from then head end - but they are facing up so you may have called that "clockwise" because you were looking down on it). Perhaps the instructions were ambiguous.
+Izzard it was probably the way I worded it that brings confusion. Just to clarify you are meant to turn until the build surface is as far away from the nozzle as possible.
It is kinda ambiguous but they do mean to tighten the thumbscrews. So clockwise in the normal manner looking from the head of the thumbwheel but anti-clockwise looking at them from the top. They do say to tighten until they stop bringing the two beds close together. Loosening them would just remove them altogether and have the opposite affect.
I had no issue with the levelling stage.
5:40 is it possible to damage stepper motor that way? I have an Ender 3 for a while. Whenever that happened I just flew and crashed landed into off button lol
i have a car with broken door handles can i print a replacement. What plastic would i need and what soft ware to make the three d model to print?????
Hi... Is it still available at Aldi anywhere in Melbourne?
Thanks for your videos
Good video thanks.....one question is this printer essentially the same as the balco 3d printer touch
They are cloned from the same wanhao Di3. The balco I've heard has no USB connector on the mainboard for updating firmware but I can't verify.
i should go to Aldi more often. hopefully Lidl decides to do something this brilliantly insane.
i have to say as a musician that the music in this video hurt my soul, however the way it was edited in and all the volume levels and such were spot on. i had no idea your channel was so small until i looked at the sub count, i thought it was easily 100 times the size that it is.
Hi Mikaiil, thanks for the constructive feedback. The channel is young but growing nicely. The music is made is one of those pre made loop rograms - gotta avoid any copyright dramas. Feel free to donate some tracks for future videos (with credit of course).
nothing i've written would be suitable for this but if i or someone i know does make an appropriate accompaniment for videos like this, i'll let you know!
Im really interested in getting into 3d printing and cnc work. I just subscribed your channel after watching several videos. I feel your channel will give me the head start and the understanding(s) of how it works. I would appreciate any advice and pointers! Thank you.
Thanks Mike for the excellent review. It certainly looks like a firmware update is needed!!
Cheers
From what I know about Aldi which is a private family company. They only sell quality for the best price, it's obvious their buyers get the best they can for the price point. If a price comes down, they lower the price whether it be eggs or milk. That's why the are becoming the world largest store and I save much every month on groceries. The also give a double back guarantee, you get your money back plus a replacement on most food items if not happy with item. Most items like jar items ketchup, jelly, pickles...are less than 1.50 and large size, cereals 1.50-$2 18oz, bread .89-1.50 and so on. Other stores including Wal-mart don't even come close. And this printer special buy is another example, they always get special buys in.
I agree with the notion that they try to look after the customer.
Agree, people can spend a few hours making up their mind which seller looks least dodgy on ebay/alibaba etc, but Aldi offer a no quibble returns policy. Otherwise all you are doing is gambling with a stake which is the cost of the printer.
If people have the confidence to fix problems themselves, then the gamble may be worth it, otherwise this looks like a good option.
When you put the printer settings I saw you leave the filament diameter like it was 3mm and I think you were using 1.75mm filament. That could be the reason for the under extrusion.
Thanks! This was great! I would have just wondered if this thing was worthy otherwise.
Good video but a couple of things I noticed. The cura software and profile are on the SD card that is supplied. Step 1 of the instructions says to install the rubber feet on to the bottom of the Printer.Maybe I was lucky but I had no dramas setting up the Printer for first print.
Missed the feet for sure. Slicing software on SD card is covered in follow up video: ua-cam.com/video/gnJQhhlsOoY/v-deo.html
Goes through hell to assemble and setup the printer but concludes a normal person can do it.
He must be the most humble engineer.
How do you generate your own slices?
They have Aldi in Australia ?
Sure do.
I assume the top limit switch is broken/missing/disconnected if it keeps trying to raise even when it reaches the end.
Very rare for 3D printers to have a limit switch on the minimum and maximum.
no that model doesnt have one but also there is a glitch in those printers that if you dont wait for iit to stop moving and hit a button it can somtime just keep going very bad for 3d prints on the bed as they get crushed
so i got one of these a few weeks ago and had every single issue you did, though i did find a special copy of cura on the included sd card which im using for it right now. also i did read in the instructions about the rubber feet i think it was the first step but yea not clear what the white tube was for. this video helped a bit i think but itd be great if i knew how to fix the horizontal stuff like you said as the back right of the bed barely touches compared to the other corners.
white tube is a small section of bowden tube i would say it goes in just above the feeder stepper motor to help guide the filament in
yea i thought the same but its too big to friction fit and it doesnt seem to affect anything as of yet but yea i think you are right.
The small tube fits in the back of the nozzle and through the heater block. Eventually it will need replacing and is done so by removing the nozzle from the hotend.
Hi Zachary. is the white tube teflon (PTFE)? Maybe it is to insert it into the nozzle throat?
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hey man keep up the good work, good to see a fellow aussie on youtube as there aren't many of you
Thanks very much for the kind words!
I got an airfoil set from Aldi for £3.99! they surprisingly do good stuff in there
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Good work, all the best with your channel
Just checked your channel and subbed. Another Aussie teacher turned UA-camr, congratulations on producing such great content.
Hey Michael, I bought one last year and had pretty much the same experience as yourself. I've bought a few more printers in the last year A8, CR-10 and X1 and bought 2 more Cocoon Create Touches this year for a specific project. I see that the 2.85mm was mentioned down in the comments already. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, JAYTEE
Hi JAYTEE, Sounds like this printer was a great gateway model to get you started and you've eally built up your expertise since then.
It totally was the gateway 'drug'. I've just added an Ultrabase 214x214 bed to it as well and it's as good as my i3 Mega which I forgot to mention ;). Cheers
The video I've been looking for in reguards to this printer.....Thanks
Thanks for watching.
Do you know if there is a way to acquire one of these here in the States?
If you can find a Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus for sale online they are identical apart from the branding.
found it at Amazon priced between 359$-399$ thanks!
I wonder if they do this in the American Aldi.
Of course I'm gonna be dropping my money on the Ender 3 but I mean
Seeing 3D printers in the wild makes me happy.
Agreed. The more folks 3D printing, the better.
A lot of my friends' circle know about 3D printing now because I don't shut up about it. With the amount I've spent on printing on campus I literally could've paid for the Ender 3, all my prints, with 10x more to spare lol. I never go anywhere without at least one print on me. 14 to be exact--my Tetris necklace. I love 3D printers, I love 3D printing, I can't wait for the day they're widespread!
Hey, not sure if you noticed, but you did leave the filament size to 2.85mm instead of changing it to 1.75mm. I think that may have affected your print, perhaps?
You are right and it definitely did.
Perhaps the surface you were using affected it’s performance?
just watched out of curiousity. thought your "newbie" approach was excellent. i'd get one if only i had something i wanted to print.
Hi Gordon, quite often my 3d printer is used because I have something I need to print, not want.
Money?
Haha no, bespoke parts for projects.
very cool, I expected a crap shot but it looks good! nice!
You did have the filament diameter set to 2.85mm. That may have caused the issues with Cura
Nice video, well explained and presented.
Thanks very much.
Our Aldi stores here in the States don't sell things like that...so jealous lol
I didn't realise Aldis operated outside of Kansas.
Yeah, we have a few stores here in Pennsylvania, too. Not sure what other countries Aldi is in aside from Aussieland, and the States.
they are all over UK. Good value for the money.
Aldi is a German company. Its short for Albrecht Diskont. Albrecht being the founder and Diskont something along the lines of discounter. That was in 1913 and it was a single store in the heart of Germany. After the second world war his two sons took over the business and expanded rapidly in Germany, having already 100 stores by 1955. In 1961 the split up the business into Aldi Nord (North) and Aldi Süd (south). The logo represents that by one being Blue/white (North) the other one having more blue and a bright orange frame around it (south). In Germany there are over 4200 shops but even in the USA there are over 2000 now. Apparently they are also present in the USA with a brand called Trader Joe's.
I think in Germany they haven't sold a 3d Printer yet. They were among the first discounters though to sell PC's and Laptops well over 10 years ago i think.
For normal products they are famous to work with top brands and sell them under private Label and never reveal who the real manufacturer is.
Cheers from Germany!
Jagdtiger74 Thanks for the info! I had no clue that Aldi owned the Trader Joe's brand. And I certainly didn't realize that they had been around for that long.
Maybe you should rub a small amount of silicone spray onto the surface of your build plate to prevent sticking and requiring a scraper which is capable of damaging the plate. You could also place some waxed paper as an alternative .
3d printer beds are quite an anomaly. You want them to stick really hard but then release easily and cleanly after the print. I've found this surface quite good so far.
I'm sure someone probably already mentioned, but you didn't change the filament diameter from 2.85mm to 1.75mm so of course it under extruded.
You are quite right.
I mean honestly it's kind of annoying that 2.85mm is the default. LIke maybe 80-90% of printers use 1.75mm.
Completely agree!
Awesome soundtrack! Would like to know who the sound is by. Thanks
You're probably being sarcastic, but it's made from samples in Magix Music Maker.
How well does this printer use ABS filament?
Can it print high mid frequencies to put back into your audio recording?
Ok I admit was that was pretty funny.
the printer nozzle going up and up and up
is a bug in the reprap software (a lot of versions have this)
its not known how or why this bug happens.
i know someone who has a (custom reprap) printer which has the exact same issue.
reloading the firmware will solve it for a long period of time
Thanks for sharing. I use another way to change filament as shown in my follow up video. Unless there is a Wizz bang new feature I'm not fussed about updating firmware so I'll happily live with these little issues.
Please can you tell me the build quality, Are the grey parts plastic or metal, are the bearing good quality, and the wiring and power supply good quality overall would you consider the product well engineered? Liked the review
Build quality is very good, this thing is a tank. All the grey parts are sheet metal, even the cooling fan shroud. Bearings are pretty typical of 3D printers, everything slides without fuss or noise. Power supply is completely enclosed under the bed, wiring is well packaged and insulated. Defnitely rate the engineering of the product. Thanks for watching!
Is delivery Aldi to Russia possible?
hey that was great info I am by no way a techi person ...how would you go about transfering your own design to printer p?lease
That was a very civil gesture near end of this vid to say what you did in conclusion. Very reasonable. I applaud you! Any rational person is not going expect the same results that will be rendered by the most advanced state-of-the-art 3D machine. It's an Aldi's brand after all, and ok for folks on a budget until they are able to do better for themselves. Folks with MONEY, well, they can easily skip the Aldi offer.
If my kid was begging me for A 3d printer I'd get him an Aldi one. If he or she showed me they are serious in wanting to persue 3d printing as a career and they take good care of the system, THEN I'd do what I can, make sacrifices for myself, deny buying myself things I may have wanted for a while, work extra overtime, whathaveyou to get them the best there is out there for their birthday or Xmas. We may have to eat beans and rice for a while, but they WILL have the best, or something next to it.
It doesn't make sense parents buying their kids veeery expensive items of a certain type and class, and it turns out to be a waste of money because lil Jimmy or Cathy played with it for a bit, and soon after, just completely lost interest and threw it to the side and abaondoned the sonuvabitch for good. So like where was the wisdom in THAT?!?! Sheese man!!
Thanks for the well considered response. You can get this printer cheaper online, but that's not as accessible for someone who wants an easy return and warranty. A 3D printer is a great investment for a motivated child. It's like Lego for a new generation because there is no limits on what they can design and make.
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Yeah. Yet I would encourage him or her to explore handicraft. Working with bits of wood, plastic, metal, etc. to fashion by hand and tool the item he or she needs to make for the moving and static parts the idea requires to materialize. This develops the aptitide of resourcefulness, in case the printer temporarily is on the fritz, has bitten the dust, or has encounter the limits of it's usefulness. These two skills will, I believe, afford an edge. A powerful one at that.
What say you?
11:01 you used 2,85 as filament diameter. Maybe that is why it is underextruded
Spot on, well spotted.
Is it compatible with the Mac and on any design software?
A quick Google tells me Cura is available for Mac as well as some other popular slicers. For design I personally use Onshape which runs from the browser on any system. Check out my getting started lessons on this channel.
Would anyone know if it's possible to 3d print a copy of orthotic shoe inserts? I used to have plastic ones but switched to custom ones made by foot Levelers from my chiropractor. I'd like to have at least a plastic backup copy because my feet were really hurting when I lost one.
I just wanted to revise for my gsce’s but for some reason I’m watching this...
how long did it take to print the star?
From memory it was somewhere around 90 minutes. The raft really slows the process down.
little boats little stars?mass market plastic trinket making machines? is this a responsible use of technology and resources? please discuss
+spanishflew you've opened up a can of worms! The plastic is pla which is a huge plus. We can only hope that in time the average owner will be able to recycle their own plastic from household waste, and might be able to fix some products with printed parts that might otherwise end up in landfill.
Dam when u try to get fillement out of blocky print head but print rail just wanted to keep moveing up...gosh glad I dident by one. Sint s my vector 3 has same problem got my print plat up to print head. But now the command in computer bild plat railing whant move down. An its maken same sound like its jamming .in the program on vector 3 printer. Can I reset .moveing up an down command s. Or delet the program an reeup load program ..glad I don't have two unworking printer s an just one ATM..any help would be great thank s. But I know 500 one is good for a shoo like aldi s
hay mate i have lost the software any chance you could send me a copy
What software do you use to create your 3D images prior to slicing?
I create my 3D models on Onshape. It's free and runs in the cloud, so no install necessary. I have a beginner series here:
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Awesome video! Nice work!
For teaching tech, you forgot to RTFM the manual properly. Page 26 of the manual states to insert the SD Card with the contacts facing up.From the manual.3.4.2 Printing from the SD Card1. Insert the included SD card into the slot on the right side of the 3D Printer, ensuring that the metal contacts are facing upwardsIn the Cura software, you left the filament set to 2.85. The default may have been changed in the software without Cocoon's knowledge.The rubber sections are feet that go on the front, rear and side panels. You will see one on page 14 and 16 of the manual near the power socket.It is noted somewhere, just can't find the location.The clicking noise when the Z-Axis gets to the top is the sound of the ball screw dropping back down on the thread after it is lifted up in each revolution. Not the stepper motors as you said it was. I had the same problem and checked where the noise was emanating from. It comes from the top of the gantry not the bottom where the motors are. As you said, hopefully there will be a firmware update to fix this soon.The instructions to screw the bed down as far as it will go is to make sure that the nozzle doesn't initially plough into the bed when levelling.In the parts list, the plastic tube is identified as a Replacement PTFE Tube.
+Brad Coleman thanks for your detailed comment. The video is from the point of view of a beginner, so it's understandable that mistakes may be made. I worded the clicking part poorly but I meant to say what you described. They are acme lead screws, not ball screws btw.
RTFM is a phrase I wish I could say to students sometimes at school. :)
Can't wait when Poundland start doing these...
I wish Aldi would offer this deal to us Yanks
Mate, if only you know how much Aussies are getting ripped off on the most basic of goods, same gaming laptop from the US costs as much as 1000 AUD more in AUS.... not to mention the shipping costs.
i bet the speakers are outrages
There are better and cheaper ones on amazon...
Microcenter has them for $350
So this is only for Europe
NO DISASSEMBLE!!! Im Johnny Five, IAM ALIVE!!
You have just given me a great idea for a 3d print project, The Johnny 5 robot, as the ones shown in the sequel aren't purchasable. It won't move or any thing but will look cool sitting on my desk.
Happy2020, to all@TeachingTech I need a 3dprinter to build a home.
Does it operate with a Mac
Also great video thanks for sharing very well done 👍🏽
You can use any slicing software you like so yes there are defnitely ways to process files that work great on Mac.
I wonder if the extruder head going too high has something to do with the gantry height being set at 99999999999 mm? (@10:45) That's about 1/10 of the way to the Moon.
If you let it finish moving before selecting the temperature, it avoids the problem. That setting is in Cura, not in the firmware so on paper it shouldn't affect things.
Cool - thanks!
Love it when it goes wrong, becoz you make it funny!!
The old saying: _pioneers get all the arrows: settlers get all the land_ . 3D printing seems to be still in the pioneer phase (ouch ! dem arrows).
can you buy this in the United States from Aldi?
A Wanhao i3 Touch is the same thing if you can find it online.
Waiting for my Prusa Printer as well! Ordered the same one you did about 3 weeks ago. No clue when I might get it? Great video, just subscribed to your channel! Maybe we can go on this adventure together!
I'm sure it will be worth the wait! Still loving mine, just got linear advance going for mega speed. Thanks for your sub :)
There are more "user friendly" 3d printers in that price range for beginners. For example, the XYZ mini is a straight out of the box printer that has auto bed levelling and it's own creation and slicing software for around £200 here in the UK, the only drawback with the XYZ mini is the fact that it's tied in to the XYZ filament via a NFC card supplied with each roll of filament (although this can be overcome with a little googling). There are advantages of the tie in with the filament though, the temperature settings are automatically read from the NFC card and the filament is very good quality, the disadvantage is it's not the cheapest filament and you're limited on colours and types of filament.