I have the Tina 2 Basic and I've printed loads of Fpv stuff like vtx holders for walksnail and antenna holders,arm protectors etc and it's been amazing only does pla as mine hasn't got a hotbed but it's good for most things we in the hobby need.
Nie - glad to know it's a decent brand. Shame you can't do TPU, it is very useful for push fitting things into. But you can always work around it to an extent with PLA and make cases that you can lock a camera in place for example
The good news is, that it's a lot easier than when I built my original printer. It would jam, break and I spent a lot of time disassembling and reassembling it, making changes to the code and printing a lot of spaghetti! This one you just plug it in a go. If you want to make your own stuff though, it will take a bit of time to get to grips with something to design in (like Fusion 360) But at least the printing part is not so hard now
People who are really into printing figures usually go for resin based printers - which are much better for that fine detail. But they are less friendly to have in an indoor environment and there's several stages of cleaning and UV fixing before you can actually handle them!
This looks great. I have thought about a 3D printer, but the high cost for just the fiddly little brackets, connectors, camera mounts, etc that I would want to print puts me off/ And also that I don't have a place where a big footprint printer can be kept. Wil look into this further, but clearly this was developed and marketed for little bits players like me. Thanks for the informative review!
3D printers are great if you love to tinker with stuff and you can imagine all the little things you could design and print to fix things/make things/etc. It certainly won't pay for itself, unless you are printing a lot of camera mounts and things instead of buying them. I personally like the fact that I can make a custom thing so easily - if you get slightly into the design aspect of things, it can be enormously satisfying when what you design and print comes out andj just works :)
😂 I was offered one of these for review as well, but declined, partly because of the small bed! I don't own one and I'm not familiar with using CAD to design my own things, so didn't think it was a lot of use for me and my projects. Didn't want to print small toys. I'm thinking now maybe I should have said yes, though you already have good knowledge of printers and it would have had a big learning curve to make a review as good as yours! Haven't got space for it really either. Too much free stuff!
There is a little bit of a learning curve if you want to design your own things. But it's not usually more than taking some measurements, drawing a box and then extruding things around.. then repeat. The good news is that most of the time, someone has already had the same thought and published the design on Thingiverse - so often a case of downloading and printing! Reviewers curse - where am i going to put all this stuff :D
Looks almost identical to an original Ender 3 control board/lcd, similar operation too. Better design for rigidity, semi enclosed, should be a decent little printer :-)
It has a lot of nice features, but $200 is a price of a Bambu Lab A1 mini, which is an all-around superior option, especially for beginners. The only real strength of Tina2S is its small footprint.
This appears to produce mostly acceptable results, but at £199 it's way overpriced for what it is. For £30 less you can get a Bambu Lab A1 Mini that has a 180mm cubed build volume, is just as easy if not easier to use, and which prints much faster and at a much higher quality!
I'd love to get hold of one and compare. Obviously I can only test what I have, and I don't know all the models out there. While the bigger build plate is a good thing most of the time, I'm thinking about people here with the minimal amounts of space for a printer
Could well be. I don't have all the 3d printers available to compare against - but anyone interested in their first printer would be well advised to look around quite critically and see what works for them
Awesome little printer indeed, Wayne! It seems to work great! 😃
Thanks a bunch for the review!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Cheers MC!
I have the Tina 2 Basic and I've printed loads of Fpv stuff like vtx holders for walksnail and antenna holders,arm protectors etc and it's been amazing only does pla as mine hasn't got a hotbed but it's good for most things we in the hobby need.
Nie - glad to know it's a decent brand. Shame you can't do TPU, it is very useful for push fitting things into. But you can always work around it to an extent with PLA and make cases that you can lock a camera in place for example
This looks great, would love a printer like this but not sure i have the time to learn 3D printing.
Thanks for the review Wayne. Take care
The good news is, that it's a lot easier than when I built my original printer. It would jam, break and I spent a lot of time disassembling and reassembling it, making changes to the code and printing a lot of spaghetti! This one you just plug it in a go. If you want to make your own stuff though, it will take a bit of time to get to grips with something to design in (like Fusion 360) But at least the printing part is not so hard now
Learning CAD so that it might be useful to me was why I said no when I was offered one for review! 😢
This is a great review! Been thinking about getting into 3d printing for D&D Minis, and this looks perfect for us!!
People who are really into printing figures usually go for resin based printers - which are much better for that fine detail. But they are less friendly to have in an indoor environment and there's several stages of cleaning and UV fixing before you can actually handle them!
Nice little starter printer, wouldn't mind one 👍🏼
Hi Cliff, I was offered one, but declined. You could have had it!
Looks a great little printer to get people up and running.
I think so. I'd maybe plump for something else if more space was available, but this does the job
Brilliant video Iv never had a 3d printer before Iv just got the Tina 2 plus and explained it so well I found it really easy to get started 👍👏
Great stuff, cheer. Have fun with your printer!
Good review and neat little printer.
Thanks!
It's crazy how now you can get the A1 mini for around the same price.
This looks great. I have thought about a 3D printer, but the high cost for just the fiddly little brackets, connectors, camera mounts, etc that I would want to print puts me off/ And also that I don't have a place where a big footprint printer can be kept. Wil look into this further, but clearly this was developed and marketed for little bits players like me. Thanks for the informative review!
3D printers are great if you love to tinker with stuff and you can imagine all the little things you could design and print to fix things/make things/etc. It certainly won't pay for itself, unless you are printing a lot of camera mounts and things instead of buying them. I personally like the fact that I can make a custom thing so easily - if you get slightly into the design aspect of things, it can be enormously satisfying when what you design and print comes out andj just works :)
Look at the A1 mini
Very nice video, I was thinking about to get something little to start with... The size is awesome...
Watch out, 3D printing can be addictive :D
great video！
Thank you 🤗
Cetainly consider one as my first printer, as it even does TPU and I'll only use it for small stuff related to planes & quadcopters.
As long as you are not intending to 3d print a plane, then most stuff for FPV does fit into that 100mm build plate
Congratulations on the tiny so cute 3D printer super daddy 🔥🚀
Thanks :D
😂 I was offered one of these for review as well, but declined, partly because of the small bed! I don't own one and I'm not familiar with using CAD to design my own things, so didn't think it was a lot of use for me and my projects. Didn't want to print small toys. I'm thinking now maybe I should have said yes, though you already have good knowledge of printers and it would have had a big learning curve to make a review as good as yours!
Haven't got space for it really either. Too much free stuff!
There is a little bit of a learning curve if you want to design your own things. But it's not usually more than taking some measurements, drawing a box and then extruding things around.. then repeat. The good news is that most of the time, someone has already had the same thought and published the design on Thingiverse - so often a case of downloading and printing! Reviewers curse - where am i going to put all this stuff :D
Looks almost identical to an original Ender 3 control board/lcd, similar operation too. Better design for rigidity, semi enclosed, should be a decent little printer :-)
Cura is the best slicer for this printer
It has a lot of nice features, but $200 is a price of a Bambu Lab A1 mini, which is an all-around superior option, especially for beginners.
The only real strength of Tina2S is its small footprint.
Whats yhe camera please?
This appears to produce mostly acceptable results, but at £199 it's way overpriced for what it is. For £30 less you can get a Bambu Lab A1 Mini that has a 180mm cubed build volume, is just as easy if not easier to use, and which prints much faster and at a much higher quality!
I'd love to get hold of one and compare. Obviously I can only test what I have, and I don't know all the models out there. While the bigger build plate is a good thing most of the time, I'm thinking about people here with the minimal amounts of space for a printer
6:12 For todays standard, that is painfully slow.
Obviously, this is not a top of the line printer, but it is slow.
Yes - it's not quick. But even with a fast printer, I'm mostly just hitting print and leaving it for a few hours
the a1 mini is cheaper and better quality.
Could well be. I don't have all the 3d printers available to compare against - but anyone interested in their first printer would be well advised to look around quite critically and see what works for them