The Flashforge Adventurer 3 Review
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2019
- The Flashforge Adventurer 3 is a good looking, compact 3D Printer from a well established company - but is it the right machine for you? Watch to find out!
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On your router do an dhcp reservation
Just find the mac address of the printer, that way the printer will always get the same ip address
Too geeky 💝
BINGO!!! Was just going to say that...
If you use wifi. The mac address will change every boot. I don't know how they do that. I fix that by use ethernet. Now i have fixed mac address to set in my router
pandu pujo the mac address is embedded on the wifi device, is like the fingerprints for humans. The mac address is not going to change. If you access the device on the web interface or ping the device should be able to see the mac address the. Do a dhcp reservation on your wifi router, or you can manually configure the ip address on your device then do a dhcp ip exclusion. Either way works.
@@titopancho yep. I know about that. But not with this one. Weirdest device that changing mac address every reboot. I dont know how they do that magic
Defo having the nozzle issues as described so will be purchasing a few spares in the coming weeks thanks again. I’m new to the channel and you have helped me greatly. Definitely owe you a beer
i searched for reviews on this 3 days ago since its cheap and looks good. well, ive been blessed
I always look forward to your unbiased reviews.
very happy with my flashforge finder! I can still remember the feeling of ACTUALLY owning a 3d printer! I think now I'm close to 850+ hours printing time, unbelievable :) Flashprint is pretty ok,but these days I use simplify3d, since it performs better. I just load the output from S3D into flashprint (it stores as .gx, I have to manually change it to .g) and print from there. If only I could connect simplify3d to my finder over wifi, than it would be my ultimate solution.
I've noticed by sticking to 500g filament spools that fit inside the unit and avoiding using external spools, I was not only able to use filaments that previously didn't work but it also got rid of that clicking noise. I think the motor that feeds the the filament isn't powerful enough.
Now, all of my prints, regardless of filament chosen, print amazingly well. I still buy 1k spools, I just now simply off load half of the filament onto a smaller 500g spool.
I even built a contraption using an Arduino board, USB camera, a servo and an old RC motor. Basically you insert the 1k spool into a machine that looks like an old projector and than an empty 500g spool on the other side, Than while it spools the camera measures out a preprogrammed length, when the length specified reaches it's length, the motor stops and than a servo connected to an exacto blade clips the filament at a 45 degree angle. Everything was printed out using the Creator.
Thanks
What caused the issue? Switching from PLA to ABS and back. The spool change function doesn't heat up (long) enough to clear out all of the ABS from the nozzle, and the next print lowers the temp so the remaining ABS solidifies and blocks it. Easy workaround is to use a seperate head for each filament material. Hard workaround is to heat a hex wrench with a torch and go fishing.
7:17 Oh gee, thanks FlashForge, why not add in a train horn while you're at it?!
"Ooo, my print is almost do--**HHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRR**"
There was a problem with the MAC address randomly changing causing the IP address to be re allocated. This was fixed with a firmware update that may not have been publicly advertised but was easily found on the forum.
The reason why I picked the creator pro over my only other option in this price range, the zortrax m200 3 years ago that it's open and easily modifiable, this feels like a complete retraction of why I picked flashforge on top of a smaller build volume to boot.
Aw man, that melody it plays, it's wonderful xD we have a flashforge finder at school and everyone think the melody is really cute :p
Devon, the fact they use one motor and a belt to drive de Z-axis is for sure the best option to my opinion and sould by used by many more (low cost) printers.
Using dual motor creates the possebility to misalign the Z-axis when power is shut of from the motors.
With a belt you can never lose position between left and right side on Z-axis
you have commented this on the wrong channel. this is makers muse, not make anything
There's definitely a market for an out-of-the-box ready to run home printer but I'm not sure it's at this price point. My wife has a Flashforge Finder that she loves. It does everything she needs and doesn't require much fuss to run or maintain. She doesn't like to tinker or print mods or spend time tweaking slicer profiles. She just wants to turn on the printer, load a cheap roll of Hatchbox PLA and print up a few makers coins or other crafty mom/teacher items. At $300 I thought the Finder was a bit spendy for what it was but she likes it so it's all good. The Adventurer 3 would need to be far less fussy for me to drop $450 on printer with a 150x150x150 build volume, dodgy cooling and a closed architecture. BTW... Be careful or at least aware when buying Flashforge products on Amazon. Their factory warranty seems to exclude printers purchased on Amazon for some reason - flashforge-usa.com/pages/where-to-buy-flashforge-products
You need to assign a static IP to the printer.
Its not the printer's fault that your router is switching its IP constantly.
Cool, didn't know that.
To be fair. I have a Voxel (flashforge adventure 3)and its a issue as well that every boot. It changes its mac address. So in router I cant make it static. Not sure if now its fixed with updates.
@@MakersMuse Or just go into your router and create a reservation so it always gets a specific IP based on the MAC address.
Flashforge has some firmware you can put on a memorystick and install in less than 10seconds. I did it the next day after I got my printer. Update over wifi didn't remove the random IP and Mac address issues.
I never can decide if your hair is tidy or messy. Nevertheless you absolutely dig it :D
does the stringing really matter if your going to be doing post processing and smoothing the print manually?
Spend some test print to investigate the clicking sound. The primary cause is the bowden tube, when the print head move from extreme corner to other corner. The bowden tube just flexing and pushing the filament back, so the feed gear lose the grip and clicking. There is 2 solution so far, change the feed gear with grippier gear and lock the bowden tube in the printer ceiling with a tape so the bowden tube doesn't flexing too much
I've been using HatchBox PLA filament for the past 3 months with this printer and have experienced little to no clicking issues, prints go very well
Yes, Hatchbox is my go-to brand for fillament. They're really strong and have little stringing. I also reccommend eSun and ender fillament.
I’m curious. Did the hot end fan mod you printed out help print quality at all?
Interesting printer
Thanks for sharing👍😀
I've had this printer for months and only had the clicking problem happen with glow in the dark pla. Only other small issues is the completion time always being off on bigger prints and the extruder slightly leaking and having to pull the filament right before it touches the bed. Also adding a spool holder is a must in my opinion since it can't hold 1kg spools.
I honestly love the printer though and its been super user friendly for me. Converting files from thingiverse or autodesk is super easy, settings are super simple, and changing any filaments take no time at all.
Brandon Matuschka - first print I made was an external spool holder, now I get the best of both worlds 😀
I have 3 of these machines and just love them easy to use, easy to maintain. I have 3 running almost 24/7
Do you work for them?
@@EliuEspinoza no
Looks like a decent enough machine for the pricepoint and intended market!
i always use the ip to send my prints. and i like having the happy lil tune it plays when finishes
I thought it was gonna be well over $1000 and had too many drawbacks but at $400, it's very decent value!
Hi, what's your opinion of Qidi? I purchased a Xone2 last year and made a few upgrades (glass bed, and E3D Titan Aero). Its been rock solid for me but its time to upgrade. I am thinking of the Rais 3D pro2 or a Qidi dual extruder model. Your thoughts?
0:59 from what I’ve heard, it only uses ABS and PLA but maybe the stainless steel, upgraded nozzle has a larger range
Can you please give me some advice on a 3D Printers. I want to buy one but needs advice on what to buy. Thank you
Hi Angus this is off topic here but needed to ask a question.
I am looking for a 3d scan or stl of the Zodiac that was in the Birth House in Dendera.
Its currently in the Louvre in France.
Have you ever come across a scan of it?
I have been looking for about a week now and can not find a genuine scan.
I'm in loveeeee with mine!! I have 2 (now 3) and it works like a dream compared to.my ender 5 and biqu b1! Just having drama with printing abs though!! Any tips ? I've never printed with it before also can it print petg? I havent tested yet
may i ask what you have done to reduce stringing? A have been using this Printer for a couple days now and have some really thin strings and fotunately no blobbing but retraction speed/distance settings make no difference whatsoever!! the testprints look identical regardless of using 5mm 12mm or 12 mm/sek or 60 mm/sek !!!! this is kind of wierd😂
Have 2 dreamers that really like printing 24/7 , not sure if I would want to try this to be honest.
Yes, you can turn the beeps off - except, for some reason, the beeps it makes when it's ready for the user to calibrate z axis of the nozzle.
Does this 3D printer able to work with 15% or 25% carbon filament not accounting for change to a hardened nozzle.?
Are you going to make a video on the FlashForge Creator 3? All I see are unboxing videos from a few months ago on youtube. Why arent there reviews out yet?
Hi, I am a new subscriber and a new 3D printer admirer. I own an Ender3 pro and using IdeaMaker slicer. I start using Cura, but once I tried IdeaMaker I love it. One problem is that I have tried all your advices to make it work with the Ender3 printer with no luck at all! My Cura4.0 works excellent with it, but I preferred to use the IdeaMaker best. What settings do you recommend for the IdeaMaker to work as a Cura? Thanks.
have you tried the longer LK2 or LK4 printers
I have a Flash Forge Creator Pro 2017 and basicaly all the problems that has mine has but a bit worse especaily the noise, the exstuder gets jamed every so oftern and i have to take off the fan and what not but i solved that by taking out the ones that need alot of heat to melt out when done and swap out the tentions spring for a tighter version so it has alot of roblems but most can be fixed/ delt with. The Main problem is the slicer program, it is Horendous, please if you ever do anything with Flash Forge again please show a better alterive that works with Flash Forge stuff.
Hey angus can you please make a video that explains how to turn off the heated bed after the first layer of a print in cura or something
I just bought an Adventure 3 V2 to use as an ABS printer at our makerspace. It did a great job printing the test block with PLA. Somehow I missed the fact that this printer only takes small spools. Try to find ABS on 0.5Kg spools. The only source was FlashForge. The cost of the small spools of ABS is about 4x the price per gram than the 1Kg spools! Since we are a makerspace with a large spectrum of users, using an external spool holder would certainly lead to disasters. So, back to Amazon it goes.
Great review Angus, not too many issues for FlashForge to iron out, maybe the extruder clicking could be fixed with a firmware update, perhaps even the clogging too.
In 2019 there's no excuse for extruder issues, especially in a machine which is supposed to be turn key.
How you make that pattern on the rabit?
Please review Artillery sidewinder X1 I would love to know what you think about this machine
the clicking noise is in fact caused by the nozzle as its not melting the PLA properly. I print everything at 240C and have no issues.
Wow. Ive had this same problem for ever. Lots of stringing and at times layers split just enough when removing support, it will split layers. I still dont know what issue is. I have a box of different color fillamenta and when I have a good setting for 1 color, its bad for another color, even though its the same spool. I also had to creat a mod for fillament spool. The original is to small for now a day spools.
What do u think about the Creality Cr200b? In comparison with this machine? If anyone has tried both and can advice I would highly appreciate it
Can’t you reserve a dhcp address on your router to make it a fixed IP each time? Maybe attach it to the MAC address?
Mac address changes on every boot. I think its fixed now!
So... De ender 3 v2 is the better printer?
I know i am late for this but i need suggestion. I currently own Ender 3 Pro and Ender 5 Plus. I want to buy something professional something more robust than Ender, is this particular Flashforge fit for my need?? I want to get more expensive Flashforge but i need a starter machine to dive in since Flashforges printers are all expensive, hhaha.
Are these items easy to break?
will you publish a video about *z binding* to continue the amazing 3d print troubleshooting guide of yours?
its an annoying problem that i had over the past few months and it seems to go away and come back and is more pronunced on tall and low resolution prints.
I've had so many issues that mimicked Z axis leadscrew binding. One of the biggest ones was having a crappy bowden fitting, which caused entire layers to under-extrude, while the next layer printed fine.
I heard they're making a flashforge adventurer 4 with similar specs but a bigger build plate and a 1 kg spool holder, it'll be like $800 usd i think
They changed the HotEnd with a new one with a PEEK insert on it. You can spot it also in your hotend so you have the updated one. With the older one it was a pain to print... really. Why is clicking ? If you take a look inside the hotend, the fan is not enough for making an efficient thermal barrier, this is why they added a (brown) peek insert.
i have 2 flashforge printers. One is a finder, was great for a while, the other was a dreamer. I love the dreamer. but i decided after i bought my prusa that i needed to sell it. so its currently on ebay
I know it's all the same, but why only do flashforge adventure 3 on all the channels. Would have been cool to see how the clones match up. Talking about Adventure 3, the Voxel, and the Robot
There is a spool adapter on thingiverse somewhere for this printer
Can you do a review of the adventurer 4?
At least the single wheel runs the correct way. creality hotbeds radial bearings run with sideways load, and no adjustability for sideways play. My ender 2 rollers had almost 1mm sideways movement. The bed was wobbly. I often get gaps between walls on my ender , and it usually won't stick to hotbed without glue.
I haven't noticed feeder skipping on adventurer 3 with hotbed at 60°. The skipping starts if I use less than 60° hotbed on 100% infill parts. I use flashforge finder pla and Clas Ohlson 1kg pla spools.
Random ip/mac address issues I've solved the second day after I got the printer. Firmware update from memorystick.
As for migrating IP address, typical home access points will allow you to lock a hostname or MAC address to a single IP address on the DHCP configuration ... just saying.
Stock flashprint sparse infill print speed at 100% is simply to high for this machine, flashprint also use 108 extrusions ratio, (slightly under sized hardware nozzle) and 30% overlap. It will create to much pressure for the filament feeder, especially with 100% infill at 100% sparse infill print speed. Skipping issues with third-party filament is because of the settings. I think they intensionally made it harder to print with third-party filament. Adjusting flashprint settings will make it much easier.
I am now getting my second printer the jgaroura A5S after my monoprice select mini v2 stoped printing right. But the monoprice select mini v2 for 200 USD lasted around two years of constantly printing. Me as a 8th grader does not understand the problem, any tips/help for this problem?
I think he made a review on it. I don't remember any huge issues besides open psu terminals
Kaden Golda sorry to say this as a nerd who loves this hobby, what is the psu terminal. Is it the motherboard?
Hi please test the Snapmaker 2.0, I think buy one but never see a real review
The problem you have with mounting errors might be your Cruzer Blade USB stick, I have 6 of them and they all have similar problems.
They also need to be repaired by Windows 10 every time I move it from the printer to the PC.
On my FlashForge Finder, I use their standard settings and PrimaValue filament. No stringing or problems, prints are actually really nice. Maybe you can try that filament on this printer for a second round?
I can not turn off that damn alarm sound/speaker, I filled mine with glue to shit it up. 😂
Please review the prusa sl1!
I have a 2016 Creator Pro and I would buy another one instead of this. It also has a sealable enclosure and is much more hackable, and boy did I hack it. I never bothered trying FlashPrint because I created my own Slic3r (now PrusaSlicer) profiles and post-processing scripts. I am obviously not the target audience for a ready-to-use consumer printer :)
Just enable mac address filtering on your wifi router and reserve an ip with that printer. Dhcp ip issue resolved.
These are going on sale at Aldi this weekend. Would you still recommend?
They're a decent first printer, bit small and not a fan of the filament path but if they're a good price I'd get it.
@@MakersMuse thanks for your prompt response. It’s $500 compared to your $670 when reviewed.
You should take a look at the sidewinder x1 great printer and it's super quiet! I am loving mine! It's a better cr10s pro for less money 😂
Yep I'm looking into it!
@@MakersMuse definitely recommend it! Make sure you get the v4 version they keep updating it with slight improvements based on community feedback.
The changing IP address probably is the fault of your dhcp server. It should give the same IP to a known MAC every time. Otherwise, maybe you can configure it to give a set IP to the MAC of your printer.
Does this 3d printer give off a lot of fumes despite its enclosed design? You mention it wouldn't be good to sleep in the same room as the 3d printer, why is that?
I can only get plain unnamed filament from JayCar, I just have to order my filamebt
You can’t change the bed level angle and their bed level is not a mesh level. Only height so if ur bed is crooked ur screwed
what about "non planar 3d printing"
Lol I do the same and never use other fillaments besides ABS and stuff from the 3d Printing Superstore in melbourne for ABS. And Jay Car is an amazing place to get fillaments for the Flash Forge printers. The reason I suggest Jay Car over hte Flash Forge website is because the warehouse is always empty.
Thanks for the tip, Im considering this as my 1st 3d printer and I have a local JayCar near me.
Either this or the Ender 3 v2, still cant decide after watching and reading on reviews for both.
@@TN_AU If you want an assemble yourself, easy to modify and bigger buildplate go for an Ender, if you want a "box" that comes pre-assembles its like something you just feed and tell it what to do then get a Flashforge.
I had to buy a replacement nozzle for the Flashforge the other day as fillament got badly jammed and because of its design its not really an easy self service. I ended up getting a nozzle V2 which worked better than what I've seen and the quality is much better, the clicking sound that you occasionally hear is now very minimal I would suggest buying from Flashforge if you don't mind shipping cost and its in stock and use JayCar for supplies because you are most likely to get a V2 Nozzle with the printer as JayCar have older versions in stock.
In conclusion, the Flashforge is more user friendly but has limitations with sizes of build, you also cannot print flexable fillament. The Ender will be more on the painful side if you run into issues but in the end I wish I bought an Ender because only being able to print 15cm x 15cm is very small, you also can't print right to the edges on the build plate.
@@cr_macca thanks for your mini review, much appreciated, pro and cons for both 3d printers, decisions, decisions.
@@cr_macca doing some research, I wonder if the creality cr-6 se will be a better option than the ender 3 v2, Im happy to spend that little extra and dont mind doing extra mods to improve the unit later down the track.
I bought one of these? and my thoughts were the same!...
Is that lattice bunny available anywhere?
nah, it's easy enough to create in meshmixer though by reducing the mesh then using the 'make pattern' tool using edges.
I have the monoprice branded one. I love it except its hard to get to stay connected to my wifi.
What is the name of it
@@willmoran5694 voxel
Can I ask ... are you in Australia ?
Well he's Australian.
Great video as always! What would you recommend to someone interested at about this price point? I have an zyz da Vinci and the Boden extruder wants me to shoot myself. 😅
It's also the monoprice voxle
For the IP address issue (6:25), the solution is to contact FlashForge support (www.flashforge.com/contact?par=message) and request a firmware update to correct this issue. They sent me a fix which to my knowledge was released in Jan 2019 and when I applied it the issue was resolved. Using the WiFi makes it just that much easier/fun to use!
If you want to save time here is a direct download link to the firmware update (ln.sync.com/dl/065d93420/enu5jv2d-9xe8g494-sh288hkq-7x5tj6cq ), just extract the files to a USB key, insert into the printer, reboot the printer and voila! The issue is solved and a constant IP address is displayed even after a reboot.
I wanna see the Creator 3, and why it's so insanely over priced
Man I’ve had mine since Christmas and I can’t even print anything that takes more than 3 hours
Why is that? BTW finally found another blader with 3D printer hehe
Do you want to print my AG112 logo?
I wish I can afford that. But someday.
That bunny looks bigger than 150mm lol
7mm retraction seems a bit excessive.
It really bothers me that your channel name is "Maker's Muse" with an apostrophe but your intro reads "Makers Muse" without one.
wow. so sad
Iv never had a problem with my IP address on my flashforge Finder, its been its been 10.0.0.22 for a year now
Bruh
All these people complaining about this printer, fuck ive had mine for 4 months, yeh i had cluncking issues, bed wasnt level on the back right corner, but tweeked some settings slowed things up got the bed level, ive run a heap of different brand pla through it, petg all with the old nozzle and it hasnt missed a beat since, only just got the new nozzle and its even better, spend the time like most would do with a new printer
The IP changing is probably an issue with your DHCP server.
Its not an "Issue" though but a normal feature of each router. But you can reserve an IP based on the printers MAC address
@@sintoxic It shouldn't change them that quick. It's supposed to keep the leases for a while.
It might have a hotend meltdown if it starts to click
1 sided cooling duct? Do the designers live in a bubble ignoring everything the rest of us see on a daily basis? For the target audience it should have already had that duct upgrade as standard.
My Geeetech E180 also broke after couple of months. It did give me the most smoothest prints ever for a long period of time, & one day suddenly it decided to have issues with every PLA filament ever produced on this planet :) Now, its used as a drawing bot after i designed & 3d printed a new assembly to replace the hotend with a pen, which i thought was the best thing i could do to make use of it instead of letting it die in some corner of my home .... Amazing video as usual dude, HighFive all the way from Dubai..!! 🖐🙂 P.S: You can watch the video of my modified E180 here : instagram.com/p/BzVNigHFXis/
I found that it would occasionally forget the WiFi password, so I gave up using WiFi with it.
To me, if a printer will not work with generic filament, it's not worth buying. I'd rather people rate a printer on 3rd party consumables rather than the ones the company supplies.
I want to like this printer but can't. Too many niggles for something that can't easily be remedied. I'm surprised the review did not mention that since release flashforge released a newer hotend cartridge that eliminates some of the heat creep that causes the clicking. Also no mention of the propierty gcode format.
Also "bed leveling" (one point in middle of bed - just z offset calibration) is done on cold bed. No mention of flashforge pita method to "level" bed (watch their video on z screws calibration). No method for back to front leveling except layers of tape under the roller on right hand side.
It is worth mentioning that removing nozzle cartridge also requires a reboot of printer as thermistor will not work.
Also seen as you mention webcam as a feature you should point out that this is only when using cloud printing which seems very dodgy to me! Can only access your webcam from a flashforge server!!
Close but no cigar.
Also it accepts standard gcode quite happily 😊
7:18 I was 3d printing something with the same 3d printer and this tricked me :(
Ouch, 160US$ shipping.
it's so small tho! for 450$ is a lot for this!