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expireddealboy12 posted Sep 30, 2021 3:12 PM
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w/ Text Coupon (Valid In-Store Only)at Micro Center
Deal Details
Micro Center Stores [store locator] offer New Customers: Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer for $99.99 when you follow the steps below and present unique text coupon barcode at pickup. Offer valid in-store only.
Available:Deal Instructions:
- Note: Offer valid through 10/18/2021 or while supplies last
Available:Deal Instructions:
- Visit the Sign-up Page here and fill out your info
- Click on the Send My Coupon button
- Wait for the page to load, this can take some time
- Note: If it errors-out, reload the page and try again
- Once completed you will get a 'Thank you, your coupon code has been sent.' message on the page
- Check your Text Messages and reply Y to the text that was sent
- You should receive a link to your Coupon shortly after
- Coupon is valid through October 18, 2021
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- About this deal:
- Offer valid through 10/18/2021 or while supplies last
- This offer is $200 lower (66% savings) than the list price
- This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 147+ thumbs up
- About this product:
- 3.25 Inch LCD Screen with Dial Button
- Magnetic Removable Build Surface Plate
- UL Certified Power Supply
- 220 x 220 x 250mm Print Size
- About this store:
- US customers only. By signing up and clicking "Send My Coupon", you are agreeing to receive up to 5 SMS messages per month and marketing emails from Micro Center to the information that you provided at the time of signing up. You will receive premier access to our best offers, exclusive deals, alerts about new products, and more. Carrier message and data rates may apply. For help, text HELP to 41091. To opt-out, text STOP to 41091. To unsubscribe from email, see our Privacy Policy and Micro Center's Mobile T&C.
- Offer only valid at Micro Center retail locations. Coupon cannot be used with other coupons. No coupons available at the store. Coupon is serialized / one-time use only. Coupon not redeemable for cash. New customers only. Limit one coupon per customer. While supplies last. Coupon valid only for SKU 950725.
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Micro Center Stores [store locator] offer New Customers: Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer for $99.99 when you follow the steps below and present unique text coupon barcode at pickup. Offer valid in-store only.
Available:Deal Instructions:
- Note: Offer valid through 10/18/2021 or while supplies last
Available:Deal Instructions:
- Visit the Sign-up Page here and fill out your info
- Click on the Send My Coupon button
- Wait for the page to load, this can take some time
- Note: If it errors-out, reload the page and try again
- Once completed you will get a 'Thank you, your coupon code has been sent.' message on the page
- Check your Text Messages and reply Y to the text that was sent
- You should receive a link to your Coupon shortly after
- Coupon is valid through October 18, 2021
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- About this deal:
- Offer valid through 10/18/2021 or while supplies last
- This offer is $200 lower (66% savings) than the list price
- This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 147+ thumbs up
- About this product:
- 3.25 Inch LCD Screen with Dial Button
- Magnetic Removable Build Surface Plate
- UL Certified Power Supply
- 220 x 220 x 250mm Print Size
- About this store:
- US customers only. By signing up and clicking "Send My Coupon", you are agreeing to receive up to 5 SMS messages per month and marketing emails from Micro Center to the information that you provided at the time of signing up. You will receive premier access to our best offers, exclusive deals, alerts about new products, and more. Carrier message and data rates may apply. For help, text HELP to 41091. To opt-out, text STOP to 41091. To unsubscribe from email, see our Privacy Policy and Micro Center's Mobile T&C.
- Offer only valid at Micro Center retail locations. Coupon cannot be used with other coupons. No coupons available at the store. Coupon is serialized / one-time use only. Coupon not redeemable for cash. New customers only. Limit one coupon per customer. While supplies last. Coupon valid only for SKU 950725.
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Make sure to print stuff like the filament wheel (that helps the filament feed), required a ball bearing. Also the tool holder is nice, as well as pi camera holder which you can integrate into octoprint so you can see your prints while they print without physically looking at the printer. If you are not technically inclined, go with another printer that works out of box. Some printers come fully assembled and already calibrated. If you don't have a programming background, 3d printing will be hard unless you are just printing something someone else has already created. Often things people have designed need to be modified to meet your needs.
TLDR: Good 3dprinter, bad firmware, takes time and effort, this printer is basically taking on a whole hobby just to get it working properly. If you want plug and play, this is not the printer for you.
Slicing software: Cura.
If you want to learn the basics, skim the below info.
First, I recommend watching some 3d printing basics from youtubers like Teaching tech [youtube.com], Thomas Sandlederer [youtube.com], Uncle Jessy [youtube.com], maker's muse, 3d printing nerd, cnckitchen, and many others.
Now you need 3 things to 3D print something:
3d model
3d printer
slicing software
The a software translates ("slices") the models into a code the printer can read (gcode). The consumer level printing industry is pretty open source.
That means three things: you can use almost any software with any printer, there's plenty of community support, open source can sometimes lack polish and ease of use (think iphone vs windows phone interface).
How it works:
Filament goes through an extruder
Extruder has a gear and a tension wheel
Filament gets pushed into hot end through a "bowden" tube.
Hotend heats up filament
Hotend fan keeps the filament from melting and clogging outside of the nozzle
Filament comes out the nozzle and is cooled by the cooling fan
Now on to the actual packages.
Popular slicers - Cura, Prusaslicer
Popular 3d print file website - Thingiverse (free), myminifactory, cults3d, pinshape (some free)
Popular beginner CAD - TinkerCAD (free)
Popular Novice CAD - Fusion360 (free, just have to look for right version)
Popular mesh modifier - Meshmixer (free) - cut/slice/split/add keys for printing, remesh
Popular mesh modeling - Blender (free, open source, steeeeeeep learning curve)
Popular mesh digital skulpting - Free: Meshmixer, Skulptris PAID: Mudbox,Zbrush
Popular resources - reddit: r/3dprinting, r/fixmyprint, r/functionalprint, r/3dprintingdeals Others https://all3dp.com/
If you want to create your own engineering based designs, use a CAD. If you want to create your own organic style designs, use mesh modeler or sculpting software.
Additional Tools needed:
Calipers
isopropyl alcohol - cleaning bed
Utility knife (be carefull)
Hex keys (included)
10mm wrench (included)
Flexible scraper (included)
Additional Tools recommended:
Straight edge
Square (woodworking square)
razor blade
deburring tool (highly recommend)
sand paper
tack cloth (to remove dust)
Clearcoat - I use Rustoleum 2X high gloss - smells better and dries fast.
Tape, hairspray, glue - for bed adhesion issues, if properly leveled it isn't needed. I use aquanet hairspray on glass beds.
What to expect before first print:
Check all bolts, nuts, check belt tension, and squareness of frame.
Check tightness of rollers on eccentric screws (not to tight, able to spin by hand with some friction)
Clean the bed
familiarize with menus on printer screen
home printer
Level the bed
Print model on usb stick.
What to do during your first print:
Keep the printer near you for first few prints at least.
Check hotend temp is ok (190-210 for PLA)
Check bed temp is ok (35-60 for PLA)
Watch the first layer, adjust bed height or level if needed. (not to close, not to far)
Watch other layers, are they printing ok?
Watch components, is the extruder spinning without mechanical noises? is filament coming out as it should (not underextruding)?
What to do after first print:
Download calibration models (thingiverse)
Choose your basic settings in the slicer (stick to defaults)
Slice and print your first model
If you'd like to print more complicated models with supports and better quality then go ahead and run through:
Follow through with the calibration prints - use youtube or teachingtech as your guide [github.io]
learn how to change a nozzle, learn how to reassemble the hotend properly (very very important)
Flow calibration
Stringing calibration
do not do linear advance, Ender3s don't support it.
This is a quick and dirty list of things. I encourage anyone to do their own due diligence, youtube has a lot of great clear and easy to follow guides.
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- I don't think there is a tinker free 3D printer yet but the cheaper ones might require more tinkering to get them going. This is something you might like and I'll teach you more about your printer and 3D printing in general but not for everyone a some might want the least amount of tinkering.
- more expensive printers might have better components versus this one you might reach it's limits and keep upgrading. That goes back to the first point of tinkering
- more expensive printers might offer specific benefits (depending on which one). For example: bigger build plate, quieter noise, etc
For a first printer this should be more than sufficient
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Make sure to print stuff like the filament wheel (that helps the filament feed), required a ball bearing. Also the tool holder is nice, as well as pi camera holder which you can integrate into octoprint so you can see your prints while they print without physically looking at the printer. If you are not technically inclined, go with another printer that works out of box. Some printers come fully assembled and already calibrated. If you don't have a programming background, 3d printing will be hard unless you are just printing something someone else has already created. Often things people have designed need to be modified to meet your needs.
TLDR: Good 3dprinter, bad firmware, takes time and effort, this printer is basically taking on a whole hobby just to get it working properly. If you want plug and play, this is not the printer for you.
I have seen videos of people using an Arduino to bit bang a boot loader so that they could update the FW .
And what FW comes on this printer stock and does it support the creality bed level probe?
I got this last time they had the deal but had to pay someone $10 for the coupon ,guess I should have just waited
Also when I was looking at this in the store the associate who came over to help me immediately asked if I had a coupon when I asked for this printer ,I said yes ,but now I am wondering if I said no if he was going to offer me one
Anyways I just don't have the time or room to set this up right now
But I am wondering if I go into microcenter and buy the creality bed level probe
Will it be plug and play ,will it have the grid leveling option and the Z calibration wizard(I heard something about a wizard to calibrate the Z offset in some versions of marlin)
This is my first 3d printer ,I knew just about nothing about 3D printing or this machine but I have since been watching lots of videos on this machine and 3D printing in general but I won't get around to setting this up for awhile
So you said you had to "build" your version of Marlin ,is it a version of Marlin that comes preinstalled on this printer ? The videos I watched about needing to bit bang the bootloader with an Arduino are a few years old now so I'm not sure if that part has changed or not but could you just download the custom version of marlin you are using and flash it ? and Why exactly did you Have to build it/compile it yourself?
And lastly if I buy the creality ABL probe from microcenter and I bring in my assembled printer do they offer free support for calibrating it in store
Or do they have any 3D printing workshops or something ,maybe that varies by store
My store is the Cambridge store ,right near MIT so maybe mine does
They have lots of printers on display there
Usually in the process of printing out something whenever I go there and some really nice quality finished prints on display so someone there knows what they are doing
This printer is amazing at this price point. Nearly all 3D printers need tinkering, even the more expensive ones. May as well start with a machine like this to see how you like the hobby. I must warn you all, it is addicting.
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Like others said, this is equivalent to buying a starter electric guitar or something: you're getting this to start a hobby, to learn and struggle a fair bit on the way.
I've had mine several years now, and have loved it, and also stayed up until 2am angrily replacing nozzles and scraping the bed. But still love it.
If you can get this, I really, REALLY recommend replacing the main board with a $40 upgraded one from Amazon. It makes printing essentially silent! And also a glass bed is nice, since it improves the print adhesion.
Like others said, this is equivalent to buying a starter electric guitar or something: you're getting this to start a hobby, to learn and struggle a fair bit on the way.
I've had mine several years now, and have loved it, and also stayed up until 2am angrily replacing nozzles and scraping the bed. But still love it.
If you can get this, I really, REALLY recommend replacing the main board with a $40 upgraded one from Amazon. It makes printing essentially silent! And also a glass bed is nice, since it improves the print adhesion.
Make sure to print stuff like the filament wheel (that helps the filament feed), required a ball bearing. Also the tool holder is nice, as well as pi camera holder which you can integrate into octoprint so you can see your prints while they print without physically looking at the printer. If you are not technically inclined, go with another printer that works out of box. Some printers come fully assembled and already calibrated. If you don't have a programming background, 3d printing will be hard unless you are just printing something someone else has already created. Often things people have designed need to be modified to meet your needs.
TLDR: Good 3dprinter, bad firmware, takes time and effort, this printer is basically taking on a whole hobby just to get it working properly. If you want plug and play, this is not the printer for you.
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