Flashforge Creator Pro 2 Review - Unboxing - Calibration - Test Print - Are dual extruders worth it?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- Big thanks for Box.co.uk for sending me this Flashforge Creator Pro 2. This is the first time I have really played with a dual nozzle printer before so I was pretty excited to get this out of the box!
Flashforge Creator Pro 2 3D Printer: bit.ly/Box_CreatorPro2
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TimeStamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - Unboxing
05:00 - Assembly
06:49 - Installing Flashprint
08:20 - Benchy Print Settings
09:38 - Printer Calibration
13:39 - Benchy Test Print
14:54 - Mario Box Print Settings
16:41 - Mario Box Test Print
18:19 - 3D Phil Print Settings
19:20 - 3D Phil Test Print
21:43 - 5 Things I dislike
23:01 - 5 Things I like
24:44 - Final Summary
25:30 - Outro - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Pretty nice move you chose a shirt with 2 different colors on one graphic 👌Thanks for our review, now, as the prices meet my budget I am ordering one.
I'm just getting into 3D printing and this video was insanely helpful!! Thank you so much! :)
Glad to help! Welcome to a whole world of fun and frustration! :D
Thank you for the great informative and funny video, I had the first creator pro and am sold on the v2 now!!! :)
Flashforge must have heard you about the removable magnetic bed. I just ordered one of these and that is one of the most recent upgrades to this machine which I'm very happy about. I had the Dreamer when it first came out and I loved it, but the Idex is really nice to have.
Have you tried to print flexible filament.. Like TPU? Im very interested in that with the dual extruder for joints
Thank you very much for the excellent review
I'm finding the mirror mode is very helpful. I'll print two mirrored halves of a model that need to snap together. The mirror mode saves quite a bit of time when doing this.
Oh nice! I haven't played with that yet.
@@ratemyfuneral It also lets you print at basically 2x speed if you have a bunch of parts. As long as all your pieces can fit on one half of the bed, you can mirror, and thus simultaneously print, with the other half. This lets you put out twice the parts in the same amount of time.
Can't believe you didn't mention the rear spools as a dislike. I hated that about mine and immediately made two front spool holders. Thanks for the video mate.
Do you have any more information about your front spool holders?
What are the max temps on the nozzles and bed? I just found this video while looking to add to my printer collection and don't have time today to run all the way through it. I love printing with nylon and zytel for things on my friends airplane. Will this printer be able to handle those types of temperatures?
It say extruder max temp is 240C and bed is 120C
Thank you for that really nice review!
I'm curious as you tried both Guider 2 and creator pro2, how do they compare in print quality on small elements? Did you notice a significant difference?
Hey! Between all of my FlashForge printers the print quality has always been extremely consistent. In my mind, the finder, the guider and the creator have all been more or less the same in terms of print quality and that’s always been really high.
never owned one but plan to buy a 3d printer soon and this one looks promising
It's good, I wouldn't say it's a first printer though... For a good starter printer check out my video on the Creality Sermoon V1
Nice video....How often do you need to re calibrate it?
I still have it and use it and have never re calibrated it since I first set it up. :)
Thanks for splitting the video into parts. A lot of reviews do not and it is hard to tell what part pf the review is where.
Glad it was helpful!
hi nice video, thanks for the info. Just got my Creator Pro2, can you please advise me on how to minimise the hairy/cobweb-like on the finished model. thanks you
You should find that adjusting your temps downward 5 - 10 degs should reduce that. Hot ends being slightly too hot is the most common reason for stringing. 😁
@@ratemyfuneral thanks for your reply, was watching your video again & you did mention it about stringing, was not just carefully listening cause of my excitement about creating a printout asap haha :)
It works good for me. The hardest part is to get the model off the build-plate as it has really good adhesion.
Also, removing rafts is another issue. Any suggestions?😁
Make sure it has fully cooled, then it should pop off!
I got the same printer! But I have a major problem with temperatures. I have an Ender 3 that works better! If I would do a PLA on 210C, it would do so much stringing that I could throw away the print model. If I lower the temp, then for my "support" extruder, the supports get messed up and start stringing like hell. In any case, it would be good to make a video about how to handle supports with this printer and what temperatures to use.
Hey, that sounds like a real shame. Did you try contacting FlashForge about the issue? I have always found all of their printers to be extremely 'plug and play' and I have never had to deviate much from the stock slicer settings. I'd suggest that it may be you got a bit unlucky with your specific one.
@@ratemyfuneral I had no idea what I was doing and my first prints were great with just the default temperature settings. Maybe MDev's print heads have a problem with temperature control?
can you print to separate things at the same time
Thank you so much I felt like I was going to brake it and this help thanks XD :)
You're welcome!!
Have you compared this to the FlashForge Adventurer 4? Can you get a wifi/ethernet module for it?
I've not played with an adventurer 4 so I couldn't tell you how they compare. In regards to Wifi I don't think there is one? I could be wrong, but I can't see anything about on the official website: www.flashforge.com/product-detail/flashforge-creator-pro-2-3d-printer
Fyi I have two flash forge 3d printers and in my opinion the creator 2 pro is pretty good but the nozzle change and layer shift is insanely annoying.
Hiya, I can't seem to workout how to get my Flashforge creator pro to connect to the Flashprint software. I've connected the printer to the computer, but cant see it anywhere. I've got the latest version of the software. Its not giving me the option to connect my printer. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much.
Hey, for me this has always just worked. You could check in device manager to see if it has installed the driver ok. Maybe reinstall the flashforge software and try a different USB port? Failing all that, I'd recommend contacting Flashforge support. I'm sure they'd get you up and running in no time!
What song is playing at 19:20? It's really nicccccce.
Is there a disk in the box with slicer software or is it on the sd card?
It's on the SD card. However, it's better to download the latest version from the Flashforge website. :)
@@ratemyfuneral Yeah I installed the version on the card and it immediately told me to update from the web. To its credit the upgrade went quickly and smoothly.
Unfortunately my first experience with the company was to order the old creator pro, get told its out of stock pay the extra 500 AUD to get the creator 2 instead, and get sent someone's faulty Ebay return, return slip still in the packaging. Might be a thing with my local distributor, being in Australia, but hopefully the replacement they're sending me will give me faith in the company and their products again, because for now, I don't have much.
Still their customer support is on point, super quick responses.
Aaah how annoying. Personally I have had nothing but good times with all my Flashforge stuff.
@@ratemyfuneral
I have since received the replacement and it works well..just that sour experience.
Is it possible to take an existing STL and say "I want just this bit" to be painted, say for example just one finger nail on a hand?
Assuming you mean, print the hand one colour and the nails another. Technically... Yes... However, it's not straight forward. You would need to separate the parts of the mesh in a 3D modelling software keeping the positions so that you could set the hand to be printed by one nozzle and the nails are printed by the other.
@@ratemyfuneral ah damn, thanks for the reply but yeah, probably beyond me
is the creator pro 2, essential a creator max 2? if not what is the difference lol
To be honest, I'm not sure of the differences. I read somewhere the mainboard would be a different one but I couldn't tell you for sure.
@@ratemyfuneral ok thank you. Lol i just ended up getting the max 2. This will be my first 3d printer. And I’m trying to get my son to start 3d printing as a hobby, because he told me he wants to be an engineer. And 3d is the perfect place to start
Did you have problems removing the prints from the stock bed??
Nope. Although subsequently I wouldn’t recommend PETG on there without type as it may damage the bed removing it.
@@ratemyfuneral This review th-cam.com/video/oACXj4vzlOs/w-d-xo.html is where my question came from. What is your opinion on his experience?
where do you download the system for the printer?
Try here: www.flashforge.com/product-category/top-3d-printing-software
What can I do if my bracket is broken I have a pic
is that the matt bellamy guitar? :)
Great spot! 😉
Yo I know this video is about the printer, but can you tell me where you got the desk?
Haha, of course. It's Ikea and it's LACK! :D
I've been doing research for my first printer for when I move out of an apartment and birthday present for myself, realized I need a new LARGE desk for my 3 screen desktop and new printer
@@CaylorBratcher Aaah the big one that all my screens on are also from Ikea. The tops are LINNMON and the draws are ALEX. I recommend them for the price!
I been using the Creator 1 for almost r years now. They really did not change anything aside from that extruder setup. I really would've expected stuff like mesh leveling, removable build plates, better acoustic performance or other feature their competitors have put in.
Agreed. This is why they were my down points. I'd say as an upgrade... it's so so... but as a new printer it's a great start.
what do you mean by "r years"?
@@pixel_human probably a missclick. I meant 4 years
Do you have a nozzle calibration video?
I don't believe so... Calibrating the nozzle in what way exactly?
I chose this printer for the features and price point. Can't we do USB Wifi? I could have had that with a single extruder model for about the same money. The video is informative. I will take a small hum over my first printer easily.
Glad you like it! It's a good printer.
Whould you still buy it in 2022 or do you say there are better machines out for that priceclass?
Depends on the circumstance. It's a great machine and a pretty good price. If I needed dual extruders then I would definitely consider it!
How do you change Temp during print?
Ok I just figured it out. You just have to tap on the temperature numbers in the display while it's printing, Weird I've done that before and it didn't pop up.
Sorry, I didn't respond! Glad you sorted it! :)
every ff printer ive seen has horrific ringing! the same as the prints in this video, ive finally cracked the prints on my ff dreamer dual, but it has took a lot! of tinkering
One of the things I love about the hobby, you'll never get perfection out of the box so it takes some effort and learning to get the results you want. Very fulfilling! :)
Can you tern the volume of bleeding down
I believe applying pressure to the wound helps!
@@ratemyfuneral omg AutoCorrect I meant can you turn the volume of that annoying bleep sounds
on comprend rien
;3
a lot of ringing going on there
Just a suggestion: Lose the background music. Not needed and distracting IMO.
but I like it... :'(
You say the print quality is great but i disagree, is see a lot of ghosting and inconsistencies across the z axis.
For out of the box, default settings, in person it looked good to me.
front camera quality video its pretty shitty, overall good video
This video has WAY too less likes
14:28 Exceptionally well? Have you seen the outlines how dizzy they are? Are you payed for this review or why are you telling the untruth?
As I responded to a previous comment regarding this... Having printed rather a lot of Benchys on fresh printers with default settings, I personally, would say that it printed it exceptionally well. Could it be improved? Most likely, with some tweaking to the print settings, but this is a default out of the box test so I stand by my initial observations. (Also, it's worth noting that the camera shows imperfections quite a lot more than when looking at it in person).
@14:30 Well.. I'm not impressed at all! Layer lines are obvious not smooth, i see lots of salmon skin artefacts and also a lot of ringing.. How can you call that exceptional? Sponsored video?
Not sure what to tell you. Having printed rather a lot of Benchys on fresh printers with default settings, I personally, would say that it printed it exceptionally well. Could it be improved? Most likely. With some tweaking to the print settings, but this is a default out of the box test so I stand by my initial observations. (Also, it's worth noting that the camera shows imperfections quite a lot more than when looking at it in person).
There's no sun so why put a cap on your head indoors, are you crazy ?
Yes.
Too bad it doesn't have WIFI
That is a bit odd to be fair!