if the speaker is too loud jut get a piece of soft paper and put it in the hole of the spaker then a piece of tape on it and you won't hear it anymore..... did that on my ender 3 and you barely hear the anoying beep anymore
I would like to say I really enjoyed your video. I'm a noob and just purchased a ender 3 pro. I printed the dog on the sd card, came out great! I downloaded the the ribbon clip file from thingiverse but can seem to print it. How do I do this?
Once you download the STL file from thingiverse you have to slice it in a program called Cura which will make a G-Code for the printer to understand. So you might want to watch a tutorial on how to use Cura.
Silly me. When you started talking about the extra parts I was wondering where to buy them. Well... if you buy a 3d printer you can just... print the parts.
Denis Khakimov all parts can be printed except for the threaded m5 rods, nuts and bolts as well as 4 nema 17 steppers, a control board, extruder, hotend and a heated bed.
So I made a noob mistake and started printing the tool tray without supports in the slice. Surprisingly the Ender 3 Pro did the cross bar perfectly without supports. I thought for sure I would have to scrap the print 8 hours in when I realized my mistake but it actually drew it mid air with minimal defects. I was blown away.
Damn dude, just got my first ever 3d printer and your tutorial was flawless, didn't even open the instructions and everything went without a hitch! Now i'm off to level the bed, again, amazing work, thank you so very much!
I'll be getting my Ender 3 in a couple days and I love technology so 3d printing really excites me so I'm grateful for this video as I will be able to make a lot of great prints!
Your video is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen when it comes to printing stuff. Thanks for making the process so simple and straight forward.
I have been using my Ender 3 Pro for one Month because I got it for Christmas. I am impressed with how clean the printer looks in the video... mine turned so dirty after my first try n' error experience. XD All over, I am thrilled with my printer and I even am going to change to a direct drive soon to prevent some issues my friends got earlier. If the little storage compartment is a bit loose, the tools are starting to get noisy but the sown upgrades are great!
I am astounded at the number of fixes these things need, coming out of the box. Realigning, shims and brackets, cutting stops off of limit switches. This is RE-MANUFACTURING! And you haven’t plugged it in yet! One fellow advocates opening the control box, and making certain all of the wires are tightly connected (two of his weren’t). These can’t ALL be made on Monday. Within my first month in the hobby, two hot ends failed for me (one shorted, one lost control), and the bed was warped. On One the bed was not even attached to the carriage, and the wheels were very loose. The whole field seems to be in DIY mode, like in video: “We’ll fix it in post...” I do have to say that the step motor endurance and accuracy is amazing. They are now into X, Y, Z., retaining accuracy over 52 hour builds I remember when HP plotters were leading-edge. And the slicing software...defining vectors for the head to move through space depositing hot plastic. It makes sense to use the xyz for CNC, if the gantry is strong enough to carry the stresses of a serious cutting head. If you’re accustomed to command-p to print, this field is not ready for you.....leveling, tweaking temps and fans...
Great video. I just set-up my Ender 3 Pro, though I bought it about 2 months ago. I had the same issue with the bed being too far below the hot-end during my first attempt at bed-leveling. I was pretty frustrated but took a break and came back. It worked out much better during my second attempt. Sometimes patience wins the day. These printed upgrades are all really useful because they are practical. I like that. I downloaded nearly all of the files from Thingiverse and will be printing them soon. Thanks for all the tips on this product. You definitely helped me out with an overall understanding of what areas may become pain points in the near future.
I'm making a UA-cam channel just for these types of videos, all these real life videos, news, talking faces are making it hard to appreciate this amazing hobby i just fell into. Omg, What? a 3D printer that can print it's own upgrades? Drone replacement parts and upgrades? My head is going to explode with the number of possibilities!
As of February (When I got my printer) the Ender 3 does come with a plastic mod for the issue with the coupling problem, so they’re at least aware of THAT issue as of now. Lol
Yes, but I just bought mine in Dec 2020 and they still haven't taken the time to actually fix it. They're still sending the spacers to fit on top of the coupler.
Dope. For shaw. He can 3d print train part s or invent. New part s. An so on. I just got a Lego train set but have book s on train set s are cool as that spend lots of time on them a lots of $ over year s .I'm so hopeing to get one or two of theas ..did u get it thru amazon I'm shaw he will luv it.
i got the ender3 a couple of days ago. i decided to not move the spool, but the z motor spacer and the lcd shroud i already printed. the clip for the feeder came in the kit, two or three of them actually. i am currently printing a base for 2 drawers that will go where your tub goes. and i have, printed a bunch of cable chain to tidy up the cables at the rear. today i should have a glass bed, auto leveling and some firmer bed mounts turning up, as well as some blue filament. im going with black and blue colour scheme for the printer. the feeder knob is on the list to be printed. love this printer its impressive quality.
I just got an Ender 3 -- I paid $165 from Amazon with free shipping. These keep coming down; there's now a smaller printer (about half size workspace in each dimension) that's around $100. Once I get it assembled and a space to set it up (I have a plan, just need hours to work) I'll be ready to start printing the upgrade parts -- I collected every part you mentioned here on Thingiverse, so I can find them again quickly. Thanks for making this video -- stuff like this helps tremendously for those of us who are late to the party (because we don't have bleeding-edge budgets) get caught up. I've been saying for the past year I need to get a 3D printer -- now I just need to get it busy. And then, once I have have everything dialed in, I need to go through the learning curve for ABS, both for chemical/mechanical reasons, and so I can smooth my prints with minimum effort.
With all the NEGATIVE reviews about this, it’s nice to see a POSITIVE one with some nice upgrade options. I just ordered this and it will be my first venture into 3d printing. I ordered some other suggested upgrades right off the bat (extruder, PTFE tube, nozzles/coupler and a glass tray), so I’m hoping for good things and can’t wait to print that tool tray, ribbon clips and knob. Stay positive! ;)
Watch out! Don't spin your stepper motors too fast. They are able to generate electric pulses with high enough voltage to damage your electronics. Keep it from going faster than about 15RPM. (about as fast as you can turn a screwdriver by hand. )
I'm pretty fast with a screwdriver. I have this great technique, where I start the screw and then put the butt in the palm of my hand and the run my hand across the handle to spin. Takes a few tries, but saves time on a build. So I think by your measure my machine can go as fast as it wants, which plays out. I'm running pretty fast with PLA ( which I rarely use anymore mostly PETG which needs to run slower)
Thanks Tim for pointing that out. I totally forgot about that with trying to figure everything else out. This was one of the better videos I could find but the guy sounds like a bit of a dummy so I was banking on intellectual viewers such as yourself leaving these comments. Sorry for the morons that feel they need others to hear their stupid thoughts. Makes it so much harder to figure out any technical things these days. Let them fry their components and then they'll realize how slow to go. Anyway, thanks again.
Great video! My Ender3 Pro arrived yesterday. Following instructions in your video I've assembled it in about 1 hour, and it works great. First print, first success, everything works great!
5:10 Mine actually came with these clips injection molded! I like that they take working solutions and include them in the kit. A different fitting would be nice, but why make the printer that much more expensive if the clips work this well.
To tone down the speaker (piezo buzzer), simply put a piece of electrical tape over the hole. Awesome tutorial... bought my Ender 3 Pro yesterday and can't wait to get out to my shop to assemble it.
Just so you know i recently bought the ender 3 pro from Creality.It came with the PTFE tube couplings to make sure it doesn't come out when doing retractions.
The bed so high with that small piece in the sensor bracket is because the Ender 3 Pro comes prepared for the glass bed already, I think. Once you leveled the bed without it, there's no issues leveling again, except if you want to put/take out the glass sheet.
I personally don't recommend using bearings on the spool holder, but all my experience is with direct drive extruders. Might work better for bowden, but you generally want a little bit of drag on the spool to prevent it from unwinding too fast, or else you might get some slack on your spool which might fall off and get snagged on something. Almost certainly a bigger issue with direct-drive over bowden, but just sharing some of my experience.
16:56 (wrong orientation of spool roller). If you put the metal arm on the other way round, the spool roller isn't constrained by the channel and can be put on at any angle you want.
Dude thanks for the awesome video, I'm brand new to 3D printing (using it for Miniature terrain making) and I cant wait to do some of these upgrades! Ordered a magnetic bed after seeing how easy it comes off, the standard one is a nightmare
Its a very good printer and really happy with mine. I have also added a BLtouch, filament runout sensor, petsfang V2 dual blower version, TL smoothers, metal extruder + the usual printable upgrades. TL smoothers defo worth installing
I had forgotten just how noisy those stepper drivers are, best upgrade ever was the SKR mini booard with the 2209's , hard to hear the printer moving now
Nice. My Ender 3 Pro arrives in two days. It’s my first 3D printer. Your suggested upgrades all seem really good and I will try them all. Appreciate the effort in explaining it all.
Thank you for this demonstration. are really great upgrades. The roll holder, now that you have placed it in this new location, the new part with the bearings works well, but if you had two rollers placed parallel, the whole filament roll would be supported and would work much better.
My Ender 3 Pro is due for delivery today! Might be delayed due to the snow and cold weather we are experiencing! Great video with suggestions to improve the Ender 3 Pro!!
I suspect someone already mentioned this. but if you flip the arm that the spool holder screws into so that the nut is inside the u-side you can adjust the actual spool holder to stand up and dcwn
Vlad, I have recently bought an Ender 3 Pro and also just watched your video. It's still in the box sadly, work gets in the way. Having seen some of your videos I feel ready to build and print. Thanks mate, really informative. Mick in the UK.
4.40 I dont know if its allready told in the comments, but the pneumatic speedcupling is not faulty, its just designed to be working under pressure. (and quick & easy to use unpressurized) So i guess it is just a easy & convinient pick of component without all that concerns about its regarded function.
Very use info. I've spent the last few days looking and researching and brain storming which 3D printer to buy as a very first introduction, whilst not blowing a huge amount of money. Looks like my choice was well informed. Looking forward to setting it all up using your video guides and the supplied guide and printing the upgrades first. Thanks again!
I don't know if you know this or not by now, but you can get stepper motor smoothers for the X, Y, Z and E axis for your Ender 3 (and 2, 4 and 5 too) that will get rid of all those layer lines you mention. It made such a HUGE difference in my prints that I am touting the gospel of the smoothers! Good luck and great video.
Good upgrades 1. Replace the XT 60 connector in the back to an Amass one. Creality uses a knockoff that has the potential to overheat and burn out when you print PETG TEMPS. 2. Seemecnc EZR extruder 3. Capricorn Bowden tube 4. Replace those couplings to the Hot End (the EZR has one embedded in the extruder part 5. 3d print a new blower. Either the Hero Me or Bullseye or Petsdfanf. I like using the stock parts so I went with the Hero Me V2 I enjoy your vids keep up the good work! I like how you worked from the Monoprice mini to Ender 2, 3 Pro. What’s next the CR 10S PRO?
I know this was posted in 2019 and surely this tip has appeared in the comments by now but I'll say it anyway. 16:53 flip that plate (with the hole) backwards so that your printed spool holder isn't forced to be aligned by that "channel", that way you can align it perfectly vertical
Thank you for the information you provided. I am so new to 3D printing that I only printed one thing. The dog you printed in your second video I watch. All of the items you showed on those two video will be printed on my printer as soon as I can figure out how to down load them to my computer. Thank you again.
Wilson Solt the knob does not fit at all the flat of the circle seems not to print out much, have to push hard and even then the knob only goes on half way
Massive shout out to you and your channel, great video and great job listing the "things" you used , I'm new to 3D printing and love my E3 Pro, printing your mods now , also subscribed 👍👍
Thanks for that info. I just got my Ender 3 pro and had the issue with the micro switch being too high making it difficult to adjust the surface gap. Trimmed off the small tab as you did and was able to have a positive gap adjustment without running out of thread on the adjuster wheels.
Got my ender 3 pro today. The pressure fitting was included. To bad it was useless. I put a small plastic piece against the tube and slide it in (0.1 mm i think) and now it works.
I've had two bad Ender 3s. The first had a nozzle break off mid-print and the other overheated and caused some of the filament to catch fire. Happy printing, I guess?
Good video. I do have a couple of concerns. 1. I’m sure the reason Creality left the back of the circuit board open is to dissipate heat. Did you consider printing a cover with air vents. You could even install a small computer fan. 2. Those little fittings holding the tubing are great when used properly. They are designed for pressurized tubing. The pressure actually swells the tubing and pushes it back against the “teeth” that hold the tubing in place. This obviously isn’t the right application for them. You could try a compression nut with a Ferrell. That would hold it in place.
Note do not push the printers x y or z back and fourth fast only do it slow as they 2I'll generate electricity and its possible that it could damage the machine
When I got my Ender 3, it absolutely wouldnt print anything. I thought I had made the worst decision in my choice of 3D printer. Then I changed the couplings and tube to the capricorn and no issues with printing.
Thanks for making this. All great tips, especially the one about the z axis limit switch. I just got mine yesterday and have been having a lot of problems with it going out of level
Been looking real hard at the Ender 3 Pro...…. and thanks to you, now I gotta have one! It will come in handy in my RC airplane hobby and more! Thank again for making this video!
Thank you for sharing all the upgrades to your printer. Definitely will be adding a lot of the same ones to my Pro. You just received another subscriber. Cheers
The problem with the Z axis not being perfectly vertical is caused by the mounting bracket for the motor not being completely 90° bent. Take it off, fix the bend, replace it. The problem with the tube coming out is because people put the fitting in and then put the tube in. Put the tube into the fitting THEN screw the fitting into the extractor.
I just bought an Ender 3 v2 and it comes with a tool tray built in. My suggestion to you would be to make a cover for the tray so that you don't have a tool sticking up and crash your bed leveler screw into the tool. That is what I would do.
I have a 2020 ender3 pro, and it hase non of the issues the older ones have. - Z Spindel Motorbracket is fixed. - bowden fittings have no play to them - exdruder inlet is brass, filament dosent cut into even with the crap spoolholder - never Stripped filament, even up to 13mm²/s, also with the crap sooplholder! i just ajustet all the rollers so they have no play. Tightend the bellts realy good. Printed a better, and lighter Hotend and partcooling assambly. Put on some cable chains for the bed and z axis cables. now it´s a realy good little printer! thumbs up for china! xD
Good tray - as you probably know, over time pla will shrink and that tray will slide easier. Maybe there are filaments that are designed not to shrink over time but all my builds shrink, which makes it hard to have any pieces built originally with some precision remain in that precision over time. Your builds do look nice, good examples. I totally agree about mounting that spool way up in the air where it will rock the printer. You want just a bit of drag when you use bearings on the spool holder - otherwise the momentum can overrun the draw rate of the bowman feeder. Happy accident it ended up canted just enough on your design.
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if the speaker is too loud jut get a piece of soft paper and put it in the hole of the spaker then a piece of tape on it and you won't hear it anymore..... did that on my ender 3 and you barely hear the anoying beep anymore
I would like to say I really enjoyed your video. I'm a noob and just purchased a ender 3 pro. I printed the dog on the sd card, came out great! I downloaded the the ribbon clip file from thingiverse but can seem to print it. How do I do this?
Once you download the STL file from thingiverse you have to slice it in a program called Cura which will make a G-Code for the printer to understand. So you might want to watch a tutorial on how to use Cura.
@@JustVlads Thanks Vlad. I will take your advice.
@Kirigaya Kazuto 5 hours and 33 min from stock settings.
3D printer printing parts to fix itself. The machine is literally self healing!
Skynet...
*random obligatory comment for exposure hi everyone*
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It’s like people but better
Silly me. When you started talking about the extra parts I was wondering where to buy them. Well... if you buy a 3d printer you can just... print the parts.
Who needs to buy you do this for free
Well you need to buy filament but its almost free
😁🙃
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Didn't you know that people usually buy a 3d printer to be able to print another one? :D
Denis Khakimov all parts can be printed except for the threaded m5 rods, nuts and bolts as well as 4 nema 17 steppers, a control board, extruder, hotend and a heated bed.
So I made a noob mistake and started printing the tool tray without supports in the slice. Surprisingly the Ender 3 Pro did the cross bar perfectly without supports. I thought for sure I would have to scrap the print 8 hours in when I realized my mistake but it actually drew it mid air with minimal defects. I was blown away.
Yes happy stuff up. S it trip s me out. How it happen s
You don't need supports for that print
The Ender 3 Pro now comes with the clips for the PTFE tube fittings.
Jake J i can confirm
I replaced the couplings and PTFE tubing from the first with Capricorn gear because I heard the grip on the tubing was crap on the originals.
just got mine yesterday and it also came with the clips
also the non-pro version comes with them. also the silicon sock over the heating element, and a branded psu (Comgrow cl-p360w-24v) and removable bed.
Same with ender 5 pro too
Damn dude, just got my first ever 3d printer and your tutorial was flawless, didn't even open the instructions and everything went without a hitch! Now i'm off to level the bed, again, amazing work, thank you so very much!
Same. Ender V2> Awesome step by step tutorial
I would love to see a dual extruder mod with this. Printing out a water soluble filament for its supports would be a game changer
theres something so satisfying about watching this guy clean up and touch up this printer. Idk why.
I'll be getting my Ender 3 in a couple days and I love technology so 3d printing really excites me so I'm grateful for this video as I will be able to make a lot of great prints!
Your video is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen when it comes to printing stuff. Thanks for making the process so simple and straight forward.
pretty amazing, this machine upgraded itself.
I have been using my Ender 3 Pro for one Month because I got it for Christmas. I am impressed with how clean the printer looks in the video... mine turned so dirty after my first try n' error experience. XD All over, I am thrilled with my printer and I even am going to change to a direct drive soon to prevent some issues my friends got earlier. If the little storage compartment is a bit loose, the tools are starting to get noisy but the sown upgrades are great!
I am astounded at the number of fixes these things need, coming out of the box. Realigning, shims and brackets, cutting stops off of limit switches. This is RE-MANUFACTURING! And you haven’t plugged it in yet! One fellow advocates opening the control box, and making certain all of the wires are tightly connected (two of his weren’t). These can’t ALL be made on Monday. Within my first month in the hobby, two hot ends failed for me (one shorted, one lost control), and the bed was warped. On One the bed was not even attached to the carriage, and the wheels were very loose.
The whole field seems to be in DIY mode, like in video: “We’ll fix it in post...”
I do have to say that the step motor endurance and accuracy is amazing. They are now into X, Y, Z., retaining accuracy over 52 hour builds I remember when HP plotters were leading-edge. And the slicing software...defining vectors for the head to move through space depositing hot plastic. It makes sense to use the xyz for CNC, if the gantry is strong enough to carry the stresses of a serious cutting head.
If you’re accustomed to command-p to print, this field is not ready for you.....leveling, tweaking temps and fans...
Great video. I just set-up my Ender 3 Pro, though I bought it about 2 months ago. I had the same issue with the bed being too far below the hot-end during my first attempt at bed-leveling. I was pretty frustrated but took a break and came back. It worked out much better during my second attempt. Sometimes patience wins the day. These printed upgrades are all really useful because they are practical. I like that. I downloaded nearly all of the files from Thingiverse and will be printing them soon. Thanks for all the tips on this product. You definitely helped me out with an overall understanding of what areas may become pain points in the near future.
I'm making a UA-cam channel just for these types of videos, all these real life videos, news, talking faces are making it hard to appreciate this amazing hobby i just fell into. Omg, What? a 3D printer that can print it's own upgrades? Drone replacement parts and upgrades? My head is going to explode with the number of possibilities!
Great production quality and content. Audio levels, lighting, camera angles, close ups are very good. Thumbs up and subscribed.
As of February (When I got my printer) the Ender 3 does come with a plastic mod for the issue with the coupling problem, so they’re at least aware of THAT issue as of now. Lol
Yes, but I just bought mine in Dec 2020 and they still haven't taken the time to actually fix it. They're still sending the spacers to fit on top of the coupler.
@@cypsrp7924 The spacer is there to open the coupler. Put in the bowden tube and push firm , than take the spacer out and it is fixed.
just started 3d printing with filament and resin and your channel has been paramount to my success so thnk you keep up the great work
Just bought my dad this for Xmas he has a massive train setup I'm hoping he uses this for. I will be forwarding him this video!
Dope. For shaw. He can 3d print train part s or invent. New part s. An so on. I just got a Lego train set but have book s on train set s are cool as that spend lots of time on them a lots of $ over year s .I'm so hopeing to get one or two of theas ..did u get it thru amazon I'm shaw he will luv it.
i got the ender3 a couple of days ago. i decided to not move the spool, but the z motor spacer and the lcd shroud i already printed. the clip for the feeder came in the kit, two or three of them actually.
i am currently printing a base for 2 drawers that will go where your tub goes. and i have, printed a bunch of cable chain to tidy up the cables at the rear.
today i should have a glass bed, auto leveling and some firmer bed mounts turning up, as well as some blue filament. im going with black and blue colour scheme for the printer.
the feeder knob is on the list to be printed.
love this printer its impressive quality.
My ended 3 pro came with that little clip for the tube that the pla goes through
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I haven't got the printer yet but I believe it will come with that clip :D
Yeah the first orders didn’t have it but they updated the new sets with it since it’s practically necessary
I just got an Ender 3 -- I paid $165 from Amazon with free shipping. These keep coming down; there's now a smaller printer (about half size workspace in each dimension) that's around $100. Once I get it assembled and a space to set it up (I have a plan, just need hours to work) I'll be ready to start printing the upgrade parts -- I collected every part you mentioned here on Thingiverse, so I can find them again quickly.
Thanks for making this video -- stuff like this helps tremendously for those of us who are late to the party (because we don't have bleeding-edge budgets) get caught up. I've been saying for the past year I need to get a 3D printer -- now I just need to get it busy. And then, once I have have everything dialed in, I need to go through the learning curve for ABS, both for chemical/mechanical reasons, and so I can smooth my prints with minimum effort.
With all the NEGATIVE reviews about this, it’s nice to see a POSITIVE one with some nice upgrade options.
I just ordered this and it will be my first venture into 3d printing. I ordered some other suggested upgrades right off the bat (extruder, PTFE tube, nozzles/coupler and a glass tray), so I’m hoping for good things and can’t wait to print that tool tray, ribbon clips and knob.
Stay positive! ;)
Watch out! Don't spin your stepper motors too fast. They are able to generate electric pulses with high enough voltage to damage your electronics. Keep it from going faster than about 15RPM. (about as fast as you can turn a screwdriver by hand. )
I'm pretty fast with a screwdriver. I have this great technique, where I start the screw and then put the butt in the palm of my hand and the run my hand across the handle to spin. Takes a few tries, but saves time on a build. So I think by your measure my machine can go as fast as it wants, which plays out. I'm running pretty fast with PLA ( which I rarely use anymore mostly PETG which needs to run slower)
@@deathguppie Still using PETG? I have a spool of both, just wondering which better long term.
@@orange42 I use PETG for anything I need that is permanent. It has more give and doesn't break as easily and seems to handle UV much better.
@@deathguppie Thanks! Just having probs with PLA lifting at corners on glass
Thanks Tim for pointing that out. I totally forgot about that with trying to figure everything else out. This was one of the better videos I could find but the guy sounds like a bit of a dummy so I was banking on intellectual viewers such as yourself leaving these comments. Sorry for the morons that feel they need others to hear their stupid thoughts. Makes it so much harder to figure out any technical things these days. Let them fry their components and then they'll realize how slow to go. Anyway, thanks again.
Great video! My Ender3 Pro arrived yesterday. Following instructions in your video I've assembled it in about 1 hour, and it works great. First print, first success, everything works great!
5:10 Mine actually came with these clips injection molded! I like that they take working solutions and include them in the kit. A different fitting would be nice, but why make the printer that much more expensive if the clips work this well.
Just ordered my first 3d printer (ender 3 pro) and I'm super excited. Channels like this one really helps us beginners.
16:52 Just flip the support bat 180 so the flat side faces the spool. That will allow you to use your new bearing spool holder at the correct angle.
Won't the spool run into the frame/extruder?
Flip the original spool holder with ridges to the back then you'll get a flat edge to the spool holder and then it will be vertical with no drag.
Or cut the corners to allow different rotational fitments. But your solution Jose is much easier :)
The printable draw and circuit board cover was so helpful
Hey man, thanks for the videos. Really helped me set up my printer. First 3d printer for me, and I'm getting quality prints right off the rip.
To tone down the speaker (piezo buzzer), simply put a piece of electrical tape over the hole. Awesome tutorial... bought my Ender 3 Pro yesterday and can't wait to get out to my shop to assemble it.
Just so you know i recently bought the ender 3 pro from Creality.It came with the PTFE tube couplings to make sure it doesn't come out when doing retractions.
The bed so high with that small piece in the sensor bracket is because the Ender 3 Pro comes prepared for the glass bed already, I think. Once you leveled the bed without it, there's no issues leveling again, except if you want to put/take out the glass sheet.
This is a massive help for a new ender user many thanks 👍
I personally don't recommend using bearings on the spool holder, but all my experience is with direct drive extruders. Might work better for bowden, but you generally want a little bit of drag on the spool to prevent it from unwinding too fast, or else you might get some slack on your spool which might fall off and get snagged on something. Almost certainly a bigger issue with direct-drive over bowden, but just sharing some of my experience.
got the ender3pro for christmas, followed your video to get it put together and setup (first printer for me) really helped alot.
16:56 (wrong orientation of spool roller). If you put the metal arm on the other way round, the spool roller isn't constrained by the channel and can be put on at any angle you want.
Dude thanks for the awesome video, I'm brand new to 3D printing (using it for Miniature terrain making) and I cant wait to do some of these upgrades! Ordered a magnetic bed after seeing how easy it comes off, the standard one is a nightmare
Its a very good printer and really happy with mine.
I have also added a BLtouch, filament runout sensor, petsfang V2 dual blower version, TL smoothers, metal extruder + the usual printable upgrades.
TL smoothers defo worth installing
Mark Jones can you 3dprint in a MacBook without stressing it out or what the best laptop to get started?
Thanks for pinning the links to the top. The dog actually prints really well without supports as well
Thank you very much in helping me make my decision. I'm a newbie and I'll definitely be going with the Ender3
I had forgotten just how noisy those stepper drivers are, best upgrade ever was the SKR mini booard with the 2209's , hard to hear the printer moving now
Nice. My Ender 3 Pro arrives in two days. It’s my first 3D printer. Your suggested upgrades all seem really good and I will try them all. Appreciate the effort in explaining it all.
Liked, Subscribed, and set alerts. Just bought an Ender 3 Pro and your videos are a great intro! Thank you!
You can easily reduce the volume of the beeper by adding a sticker on top of the hole
And if that's no enough, you can inject hot glue into the little hole. :D
my ender 3 will be here very soon, cant wait to do all the upgrades and start to creates 3d models., fun fun fun
Thank you for this demonstration.
are really great upgrades.
The roll holder, now that you have placed it in this new location, the new part with the bearings works well, but if you had two rollers placed parallel, the whole filament roll would be supported and would work much better.
It would easier and less involved to just rotate the attach point roughly 45 degrees.
My Ender 3 Pro is due for delivery today! Might be delayed due to the snow and cold weather we are experiencing! Great video with suggestions to improve the Ender 3 Pro!!
How is it?
@@voldy3565 Walter was so excited that when it got delivered he passed out, he is still trying to recuperate. Give him a few more weeks.
Bobcatt22 It’s been a few more weeks
@@WealthyDragonMindset just a few more weeks
@@voldy3565 Now he's accidentally printed himself into a corner. He can't access his keyboard to reply.
Dude, you’re thorough. Congrats on your communication skills. Impressive af.
I'm printing those upgrades TODAY! Especially that filament feed knob.
I suspect someone already mentioned this. but if you flip the arm that the spool holder screws into so that the nut is inside the u-side you can adjust the actual spool holder to stand up and dcwn
Vlad, I have recently bought an Ender 3 Pro and also just watched your video. It's still in the box sadly, work gets in the way. Having seen some of your videos I feel ready to build and print. Thanks mate, really informative. Mick in the UK.
Just got my ender 3 pro today, i'm printing my first print ever now
How was it? I get mine next week 😄
@@tristane3444 i really like it i have printed pla, petg and nylob already
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I dont know if its allready told in the comments, but the pneumatic speedcupling is not faulty, its just designed to be working under pressure. (and quick & easy to use unpressurized)
So i guess it is just a easy & convinient pick of component without all that concerns about its regarded function.
The mod for the loose bed in just what I needed! I wondered why the table adjustment wheels were so loose.
00:55 It is amazing that this problem has not been corrected to this day!
I built my Ender 3 pro following your video, much better than the official instructions!
Very use info. I've spent the last few days looking and researching and brain storming which 3D printer to buy as a very first introduction, whilst not blowing a huge amount of money. Looks like my choice was well informed. Looking forward to setting it all up using your video guides and the supplied guide and printing the upgrades first. Thanks again!
I don't know if you know this or not by now, but you can get stepper motor smoothers for the X, Y, Z and E axis for your Ender 3 (and 2, 4 and 5 too) that will get rid of all those layer lines you mention. It made such a HUGE difference in my prints that I am touting the gospel of the smoothers! Good luck and great video.
Which smoothers are you using?
I like how creality added a lot of these upgrades to the V2
If you could, what upgrades from the series here did they add? I don't want to spend the extra on upgrades that are already present xD
I like the tone in your voice. Thanks for the vid on the ender 3 upgrades. :)
Good upgrades
1. Replace the XT 60 connector in the back to an Amass one. Creality uses a knockoff that has the potential to overheat and burn out when you print PETG TEMPS.
2. Seemecnc EZR extruder
3. Capricorn Bowden tube
4. Replace those couplings to the Hot End (the EZR has one embedded in the extruder part
5. 3d print a new blower. Either the Hero Me or Bullseye or Petsdfanf. I like using the stock parts so I went with the Hero Me V2
I enjoy your vids keep up the good work! I like how you worked from the Monoprice mini to Ender 2, 3 Pro. What’s next the CR 10S PRO?
I know this was posted in 2019 and surely this tip has appeared in the comments by now but I'll say it anyway.
16:53 flip that plate (with the hole) backwards so that your printed spool holder isn't forced to be aligned by that "channel", that way you can align it perfectly vertical
I'm thinking about this hobby and seeing all the great things you did to improve the printer with printed objects was very interesting. Great video!
Flip the arm of the spool hold around so that you can place the new spool hold in a vertical position. No more drag.
Thank you for the information you provided. I am so new to 3D printing that I only printed one thing. The dog you printed in your second video I watch. All of the items you showed on those two video will be printed on my printer as soon as I can figure out how to down load them to my computer. Thank you again.
I have that feeder knob. Be careful when doing tall pri ts. It will hit the filament roll.
Wilson Solt the knob does not fit at all the flat of the circle seems not to print out much, have to push hard and even then the knob only goes on half way
This is also cool to give your printer accents of color other than just straight black and metal
Thanks for a great video. This will be my 5th 3d printer but it's always nice to find a thorough 'what to upgrade video'!
Massive shout out to you and your channel, great video and great job listing the "things" you used , I'm new to 3D printing and love my E3 Pro, printing your mods now , also subscribed 👍👍
About the magnetic mat...
i kinda destroyed it in the first day i got the printer, but while i had it, it was pretty cool!
I don't have a printer yet, but am considering the same one used in this video. Sharp camera work made things easy to see detail. Great tips!
Thanks for that info. I just got my Ender 3 pro and had the issue with the micro switch being too high making it difficult to adjust the surface gap. Trimmed off the small tab as you did and was able to have a positive gap adjustment without running out of thread on the adjuster wheels.
Got my ender 3 pro today. The pressure fitting was included. To bad it was useless. I put a small plastic piece against the tube and slide it in (0.1 mm i think) and now it works.
I've had two bad Ender 3s. The first had a nozzle break off mid-print and the other overheated and caused some of the filament to catch fire. Happy printing, I guess?
that sounds fun!
Good video. I do have a couple of concerns. 1. I’m sure the reason Creality left the back of the circuit board open is to dissipate heat. Did you consider printing a cover with air vents. You could even install a small computer fan. 2. Those little fittings holding the tubing are great when used properly. They are designed for pressurized tubing. The pressure actually swells the tubing and pushes it back against the “teeth” that hold the tubing in place. This obviously isn’t the right application for them. You could try a compression nut with a Ferrell. That would hold it in place.
Note do not push the printers x y or z back and fourth fast only do it slow as they 2I'll generate electricity and its possible that it could damage the machine
This is so satisfying and so cool
For the x access when I do that upgrade my x access just falls down
When I got my Ender 3, it absolutely wouldnt print anything. I thought I had made the worst decision in my choice of 3D printer. Then I changed the couplings and tube to the capricorn and no issues with printing.
Thanks for making this. All great tips, especially the one about the z axis limit switch. I just got mine yesterday and have been having a lot of problems with it going out of level
Thinking in getting a Ender 3 Pro. Thanks for the video and ideas!!!
Print a little cap for the speaker to make it quiet. Unless it has a volume knob.
5:08 Those clips came with my Ender 3 pro I bought last week, I was wondering what they were for!
Been looking real hard at the Ender 3 Pro...…. and thanks to you, now I gotta have one! It will come in handy in my RC airplane hobby and more! Thank again for making this video!
Thank you for sharing all the upgrades to your printer. Definitely will be adding a lot of the same ones to my Pro. You just received another subscriber. Cheers
Thanks for the video man!
I’m soo excited, I’m getting my Ender 3 in the mail today !!
My ender 3 pro came with those little clips for the ptfe tube
Got mine last week, also came with a silicon sock around the hot end, and the clips you said.
The problem with the Z axis not being perfectly vertical is caused by the mounting bracket for the motor not being completely 90° bent. Take it off, fix the bend, replace it. The problem with the tube coming out is because people put the fitting in and then put the tube in. Put the tube into the fitting THEN screw the fitting into the extractor.
I just subscribed. I've watched your vids and enjoy them a lot. I also a have an Ender 3 Pro. I watched you setup video when I first received mine
Good video. You're very clear and informational. I was going to note missing thingiverse but I see you added a note with the data.
Ok, that dog looks 10 times better than I anticipated 🤣
I just bought an Ender 3 Pro from Amazon. It came with a few of the pressure fitting clips.
Awesome Video, its great to be able to print some useful mods for this printer, keep up the good work we all appreciate it.
I just bought an Ender 3 v2 and it comes with a tool tray built in. My suggestion to you would be to make a cover for the tray so that you don't have a tool sticking up and crash your bed leveler screw into the tool. That is what I would do.
I have a 2020 ender3 pro, and it hase non of the issues the older ones have.
- Z Spindel Motorbracket is fixed.
- bowden fittings have no play to them
- exdruder inlet is brass, filament dosent cut into even with the crap spoolholder
- never Stripped filament, even up to 13mm²/s, also with the crap sooplholder!
i just ajustet all the rollers so they have no play.
Tightend the bellts realy good.
Printed a better, and lighter Hotend and partcooling assambly.
Put on some cable chains for the bed and z axis cables.
now it´s a realy good little printer! thumbs up for china! xD
just got into this,and i must say...amazing info and content.many thanks for the upload...subscribed!!!
Good tray - as you probably know, over time pla will shrink and that tray will slide easier. Maybe there are filaments that are designed not to shrink over time but all my builds shrink, which makes it hard to have any pieces built originally with some precision remain in that precision over time.
Your builds do look nice, good examples.
I totally agree about mounting that spool way up in the air where it will rock the printer.
You want just a bit of drag when you use bearings on the spool holder - otherwise the momentum can overrun the draw rate of the bowman feeder. Happy accident it ended up canted just enough on your design.
Much appreciated, esp the tip on the Z axis limit switch. Mine was way too high too!!
Where did you get the file for this? :(