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expired Posted by JCouch333 • Feb 14, 2025
Feb 14, 2025 2:56 PM
ELEGOO Neptune 4 Plus - Large Volume(320 x 320 x 385 mm³) FDM 3D Printer $299.99 + Free Shipping
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The bed levelling is pretty easy and the printers are quiet. I like it much, much more compared to my Creality Ender.
Should be a great printer for most stuff. Printing huge stuff on something like the Plus may warrant the need to enclose the 3d printer in a cheap tent designed for it, which prevents warping during long prints. But those enclosures are like $40 and you can wait until you need it.
But the sheer size invokes many QC issues that need constant attention. I wish I had got the Plus instead, smaller plate, less wobbly calibration issues.
Unlike Bambu and Prusa, this has been a lot of effort to keep it functioning.
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Either way great printer no complaints.. I love I can print full helmets in one go, actually printing it a asked terrible mask right now
Up/down grade the firmware to 1.2.3.0, it's the most stable, solves all the bugs of previous versions and doesn't introduce more bugs
Bed leveling can be tricky, either swap the springs for silicone spacers, or add M4 nuts above the springs to hold the bed level screws in place so they can't wiggle loose. There are two bed posts that are fixed, if you go with silicone spacers, swap the posts for spacers too.
Absolutely utilize the network port / built in wifi so you can access the web interface called fluidd, being able to look at your bed variance at a single glance is amazing. Then look into adding "screw tilt calculate" in your printer config, it replaces the "paper leveling of the bed" with reading the distance of the motors/sensor.
cannot stress enough, z-offset is not bed leveling, and is how you prevent blobs gathering around your nozzle: strings= WAY too high, gaps between the lines = too high, ripples = too low, grinding = WAY too low
Cannot recommend enough joining their discord, the chat is active and helpful
Up/down grade the firmware to 1.2.3.0, it's the most stable, solves all the bugs of previous versions and doesn't introduce more bugs
Bed leveling can be tricky, either swap the springs for silicone spacers, or add M4 nuts above the springs to hold the bed level screws in place so they can't wiggle loose. There are two bed posts that are fixed, if you go with silicone spacers, swap the posts for spacers too.
Absolutely utilize the network port / built in wifi so you can access the web interface called fluidd, being able to look at your bed variance at a single glance is amazing. Then look into adding "screw tilt calculate" in your printer config, it replaces the "paper leveling of the bed" with reading the distance of the motors/sensor.
cannot stress enough, z-offset is not bed leveling, and is how you prevent blobs gathering around your nozzle: strings= WAY too high, gaps between the lines = too high, ripples = too low, grinding = WAY too low
Cannot recommend enough joining their discord, the chat is active and helpful
That being said if you are willing to invest more Bambu is the way to go. They are pretty much idiot proof. My X1C has only failed on a couple of prints over the past year and a half.
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Up/down grade the firmware to 1.2.3.0, it's the most stable, solves all the bugs of previous versions and doesn't introduce more bugs
Bed leveling can be tricky, either swap the springs for silicone spacers, or add M4 nuts above the springs to hold the bed level screws in place so they can't wiggle loose. There are two bed posts that are fixed, if you go with silicone spacers, swap the posts for spacers too.
Absolutely utilize the network port / built in wifi so you can access the web interface called fluidd, being able to look at your bed variance at a single glance is amazing. Then look into adding "screw tilt calculate" in your printer config, it replaces the "paper leveling of the bed" with reading the distance of the motors/sensor.
cannot stress enough, z-offset is not bed leveling, and is how you prevent blobs gathering around your nozzle: strings= WAY too high, gaps between the lines = too high, ripples = too low, grinding = WAY too low
Cannot recommend enough joining their discord, the chat is active and helpful
Firmware 1.2.3.3 / Interface 1.2.15 (newer version than 1.2.3.2 on the website right now!).
Calibration was not too bad, just read instructions, and adjusted using a sheet of paper as described. People seem to complain that calibrating is hard, but seemed alright overall.
Printed probably around 10 test objects, small size, probably 40 min max. No problems with the firmware, objects came out good. In one print had to swap filament from the provided test roll to a big one - resumed seamlessly.
Vibrations are substantial since the printer is sitting on a somewhat shaky table, so probably need to work on a solution to damper those.
Overall, pleased with the purchase so far!