This was honestly (and quite literally) a college level class on 3D printing. Seriously, I was even remembering some Physics classes I had to attend when you were explaining glass transition temperature. Amazing, very in-depth, well-explained content!
As part of my IT job I am forced to take many software courses for certification and new products. The professionalism and ease of teaching in this video is better than most anything I've seen in my industry. Thanks for doing such a great job. Finally, after watching dozens of smart asses explaining nothing in a video, some actual quality and comprehension of the subject.
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors It sure did, I'm not even printing miniatures...but then the information and diagrams that were coming across made so much more sense than the other videos trying to diagnose these issues. I'm new to 3D printer world...bought one two weeks ago...now I bought three more...and I'm pretty certain I'll be designing and machining my own for the next one. I went to dip my toes in and cannon balled off the roof instead. Thanks for the tips!
What I came to realize from printing off all these various printers is how much more importance there is in the slicer skill to create functional parts. I feel like I just skipped 4-5 years of troubles spending a couple hours on your channel. The Information Age.
I dont print mini's but thank you my friend for explaining so many things and making me understand the settings in my slicer. I love the way you explain in detail how each setting can effect your print. I have a lot better understanding, thank you. You've earned yourself another subscriber.
Just bought my Ender3 after watching this video and seeing your results and i couldnt be happier. I got it on Friday and followed your build guide and your manual bed leveling guide then this video and printed my heroforge mini and the results where great. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge putting these videos together they have been a great help.
Be sure to try our Fat Dragon Games miniatures, they are specifically designed for printing on a FDM printer and don't require slicer supports! www.fatdragongames.com
Ok, so this video is 4 years old and is STILL one of the best resources for 3d printing (especially with smaller diameter nozzles, LOL). The information is presented in a clear and cohesive manner, with no unnecessary frills or embellishments. This person not only provides you with the Profile files for you to Import but also wlks you through the Settings so you can make your own. As someone who has spent countless minutes poring over low-res scenes via the Pause button, just to get some Wall settings, this is MUCH APPRECIATED. This should absolutely be the standard for instructional videos on this platform. Well done, sir. ♥
Thanks for this video. I appreciated your reasoning regarding *why* you chose settings that others might recommend against. Knowing the "why" lets people choose the trade-offs they're after instead of frantically changing settings hoping to hit a sweet spot they never change.
Man, this is a gem! first. with ur bed leveling models i figured out that my stock ender 3 bed has a ' 'hole' in the middle. second. that test skele model is a beast, i never thought my printer could do that! thx alot!
I'll add to what others have said. This video is absolutely top notch. I exposed all these settings in Cura, and they are terrifying to try and learn about. This video was concise, but with enough depth of explanation that I can totally understand why the settings are set as they are, and I'm looking forward to improving the mechs I'm printing! Thanks!
Used your videos to build my Enders 3 V2, level the bed, and print my first dnd minis! You are an absolute life saver! I love your videos and am super grateful to you for being so open and helpful with the 3d printing community!
Thanks for the profile and bed test links, also loved the parameters explaining!! Note for me in future: - layer height 0.1 - first layer 0.2 - reduce temp to minimum - reduce retraction to 5 - disable wall overlap - disable z hop jump - activate jerk control (my ender 3 stepper do strange sound without) - printing speed 55 generic and wall ½ so 22.5 magic My profile will sure improve after this video, keep up the good work!!
Hey Man. I live in South Africa and we have electricity issues every few hours. Can I ask you how long on average it takes you to print a mini with these settings?
I just had to say, I recently bought my first 3d printer, a cheap MP Select Mini V2 and using your settings I can't believe how good the prints look. I've printed several minis as well as some tavern terrain and it all finished beautifully. Thank you for the video!
Honestly I learned more in this 20 minutes than I did in 4 years! Keep these up !! Thank you so much! Id love to see some nit and grit on the filabot too!
The first 4 minutes alone gave me amazing information! Now I understand not only how to fix one of my biggest 3D-printing issues, but why it occurs in the first place!
That's bemusing, considering his is one of the thickest accents I've come across amongst 3D printing videos - even as a native English speaker I had to stop multitasking to make out the words. But yeah, nothing worse than having to listen to foreigners of similar knowledge and skill amirite :p Anyway, great video! Turns out I have been underestimating the capabilities of my cheap printer.
I use to work as a field service engineer for a large industrial robot maker, hearing all those terms brought back a lot of memories of that time, as well as some from my college classes in Statics and Dynamics.
I dont know what to say except perfect. Untill today i was trying to print little figurines for my daughter but with no success. I was using s3d. Because of your video i tried cura and now i am left with perfect print and happy daughter. Happy daughter=happy father. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the detailed explanations! As an engineer, it really helped me put things into perspective with my prints. One thing you didn't mention, but I have the most trouble with, is supports. Any plans, or have you already, on explaining best practices in another video? Have have several designs with swords or staffs that seem to fail because of faulty supports. Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated! thanks, Ken
Best 3d printing video I've seen yet. I was also trying to use the finest settings on my printer and this video explained why they were looking so bad. I was getting discouraged because I thought that if my printer was making crap at the best settings then it would never get better. Thanks!
The Ender 5 appears to be a continuation of the Ender 4, which is a totally different printer than the Ender 3. The Ender 3 produces far better prints that the 4. No clue if 3DPO is good to deal with or not, I haven't ordered from them. EDIT: The Ender 5 isn't a direct continuation of the Ender 4, it looks like they have changed all of the issues I have had with the 4, and it looks like it could be a very nice printer (I will be reviewing it once out).
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been struggling for over 2 weeks to print minis on my Select Mini Pro with no luck. This is my first printer so I am total novice. Taking your settings and explanations, I have been able to print decent minis!
What a great video! I have been printing for 6 years, and you just taught me the science behind several things that I was only inherently aware of. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the updated Cura 4.8 settings, I am brand spanking new to the 3d printing arena and I wanna print miniatures, and your settings and wisdom has helped me so much and I am enjoying the process so much! Print all the things! My new motto lol. But everything you do is greatly appreciated and helpful!
I just purchased my first printer - Neptune 2s - a few days ago. I think I learned more in this one video than everything else I’ve watched leading up to it. Thanks so much!! 🔥🔥🔥
I managed to get my army of darkness (50+ of the original skellies) looking good. The thick spear minis are fantastic. Thanks for all the work you put into this, including this video.
Thank you for not just saying 100% infill make your print slower and layer hight as microscopic as possible. Saved me 3 hours of printing time. Looking forward to these prints
I'm slowly getting into 3D printing . Real slow (don't even own a printer yet) However this video is valuable to me as a beginner. Definitly alot of experimenting involved in order to get good results. Keep it up!
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors When is your supports video coming? Also as sieferswe said, this video is great and gives really detailed information. Thanks!
Yep. Same 👍 Don't even use/print minis... just a really good video that applies to various small print applications. Going to test his settings on micro lithophane prints for necklaces and keyfobs 👌
nice documentation on your acceleration and jerk settings. With good calculated Esteps on my ender_3 and 97 a 95 flow i'm been able to go as low as 4mm and 30mm/s with retraction without any sign of stringing. i also believe as less retraction as possible i creates less stress on your tube and couplers.
This video was so much help. Saved me months of trying to figure out the settings myself, I am tuning your profile to work with my new Anet A8 and so far I am liking where my prints are going. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!
Your videos are the best I've found on using the Ender 3. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I bought the printer primarily to make parts for my drone, but these videos have also inspired me to try my hand at making miniatures. Might I suggest you make a copy of this video and some others with a title that may be suitable for others just looking to use their printer? I think you'd get a gazillion views. BTW, just bought a model set. Thanks again for great vids.
I guess I will simply pile on! This video is outstanding. It explains sooooo much in terms that are technical but not over the top. It really does not matter what you are printing, the information applies to anything that is highly detailed. Very well done!
After looking at this video and adjusting my settings, I get nearly perfect prints on my prusa mk3. Though, I have a problem with supports. I use cura experimental tree supports and I really like them, but sometimes the supports have too little surface area which connects to the actual mesh, and it loosens during printing. Therefor I'm really looking forward to your video about supports!
I’m researching what is the most suitable 3D printer and must say it’s not an easy task, your insight into the science of infill is absolutely fantastic really appreciate this technology
Great video, and thanks for the walkthrough on all the settings. Very helpful. I'm interested in comparing my results with your profile with the results that I've been getting from the Seipei profile that I've been using. Considering the difference in print time, I'm very interested indeed!
After trying to find good settings for printing small items on my FDM, I tried your suggestions from this video. I can confidently say you sir know what the heck you are talking about. My prints are coming out beautifully on my Neptune 3 Plus. Can't thank you enough!
Great timing! I finished putting my ender together and printing all the upgrade parts. I am fairly sure I have the bed leveled well. With the magnetic sheet and Aqua Net Extra Super Hold parts are adhering very well. (I was curious how long the hair spray would last and was getting 5-6 uses before reapplying it.) I was just starting to look at printing terrain and miniatures. The finish on the upgrade parts were a bit off and I had a feeling that understanding the settings on Cura would be key to getting better prints. I look at what people are posting and some are really good, some close to mine, some worse. Would it be possible to have a video that show example of prints that are just off and how to fix them along the lines of what you did with the adaptive printed skeleton?
Did my first 3d print of a mini in my local library yesterday, got it today. Managed to do most of the no-nos you mentioned in this video, looks pretty bad. Re-sliced with your settings so looking forward to trying round 2. Great explanation on how everything works, cheers!
Did you put a CURA profile link in description? Anyway the best technical video about printing minis. Most of vídeos on yt say 100%infil and 20%print speed its way better option, now i can desagree with solid arguments.
*********************************************************** Bed leveling test model & Cura printer profiles: www.dropbox.com/sh/vr9lkpjt6z... ***********************************************************@@joet9451
Thanks so much. I've seen so many "tutorial", videos online where they tell you to, "tune your profile", - but they NEVER give you a clue how to do that. THIS is the video I've bee looking for!!
I have to say that your explanations around Tg, Tensile Strength, Heat Convection etc. were splanded!! Greetings from a materials scientist :) I am verry happy when I see people to know things rather than press just buttons!! Keep informing us :)
Did you install a "pure" version of cura? Did it work? (I am really interested in buying flashforge finder, but not sure if it's good for printing mini figures)
I'm getting an Ender 3 pro this week and I plan on printing miniatures and models I sculpt and model on my computer, so I found this video very helpful.
probably the best overall 3D printing instructions I've seen to date. and yes I know I'm 5 years behind on responding. but this is very good. I have a 1st edition Forge Finder and it takes a lot education to make printing on that little box good. This helps
Thank you SO MUCH! I am a total newbie to 3D printing and am working with a pretty old and neglected printer my company has and your videos are just amazing. It helps so much understading the in depth reasons for some configs and gives me confidence to try and adjust the settings to my specifics. Thank you so so much!!
I have been using your Cura profile for all my minis. I have two Ender3's running most the time printing them. Thank You for the video and the excellent profile. It works better than any that I have tried, and at less printing time than some of the others. I made a few tweaks to it, to suit my needs and bang, perfect minis every time. I haven't printed any terrain pieces yet, but I will be using your profiles, when I do.
Also, look up the printer stepper magic numbers. The Ender 3 I believe is 0.04. This means the ideal layer height is divisible by 0.04. For example, I use 0.12 for miniatures. It works great!
This is intensely helpful, especially going through your settings and explaining the details, it gives so much more context. I'm going to give this all a try on my printer and see how I go, so many of the things you talk about are things I'm having trouble with and it turns out may be causing my own issues just trying to get a better print. I'm so impressed with your results and I endeavor to have that someday! I feel a lot closer to that after watching this lol.
These settings didn't really apply to my monoprice select mini, I had issues, but then again I should try applying the principles, not the exact settings.
I used your Profile on my Ender 3 Pro on some Foam Texture rollers and they are the Best prints I have ever pulled off my printer. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow. THE BEST explanations on why you're changing the settings. Could not subscribe fast enough. Tried the settings on my ender 3 Pro ,Cura 4.7, prints kept failing (4 so far)and kept getting filiment mess clump up on the nozzle after about an hour into each print. (brand new nozzle and bowden tube). I'm determined to get it right, but love this guy and his videos.
This is why I watch you over 3d printed tabletop, you explain the things you do in detail rather than giving us numbers to put into our slicers because it "just works"
Thanks for explaining the physics stuff in detail, I'm sure I'll be referencing this again! Even if different setups need different settings it feels very useful to understand this stuff to experiment more intuitively.
Thank you 🙏 the advice is invaluable. I’m in the market for my first 3D printer and have been surfing for info on minis. There’s many conflicting profiles that just explain changing settings, but not explaining why. You have explained in detail why you have done what you’ve done. Good work ☺️😁🌟
These settings are amazing. I was able to print in 30 minutes what another method had said would take 3 hours, and the quality was great. Thanks for the tips!
Just getting into airbrushing and looking for info on printing small models, painting techniques and more, and I'm so happy I found your excellent video! Thank you, thank you, this will give me a great start!
Thank you for the in-depth explanation for all of your settings. I'm new to printing and I've been pretty much flying blind when it comes to slicer settings. I'm eager to learn more and this was easy to follow and understand.
Thank you, going through and explaining the settings was really helpful in understanding those settings in general. Got the Ender 3 S1 for my daughter for Christmas, and we are brand new to 3d printing. So this video was very valuable! So excited we can make minis with it!
Be sure to use my most current profiles from my website, a lot has changed with Cura (new Arachne engine) since this video was made. Use my Cura profile on the website and change retraction distance to 1mm. :)
Hello, getting my ender 3 s1 pro soon, and I really wanna try this. Thanks for answering everyone's question even 5 years later, I learn a lot from that too ! Keep on the good work and thx !
Thanks so much for your video! I've never printed any minis, but I thought I'd give your settings a try on my CR-10S... WOW! The improvement in the prints is outstanding! I just printed my first 28 mm mini and I have also printed a damn perfect Marvin.... You rock!
Wow, this is the first video that i've seen about 3d printing that really digs deep into the science of it all.(You could count "cnc kitchen", but I can not keep listening to him) Very well presented and easy to follow if you're into the science.
For anyone on the fence, buy the Ender 3. I got mine like many others, for under $200. I have produced many fantastic quality prints such as minis, dice towers, deck holders and trays, there’s just so much you can do. It’s amazing. NOTE; it’s slow, even a modest complexity miniature takes 2-3hrs. It’s not fast, but the results are worth the wait. Printing a Chess set for instance, takes about a Week of patient work.
I cant wait to try all these pro tips! Best one about the radiant heat solves an issue I've been having a real headache with concerning contraction of layers
Can't wait for the video about how you generate supports with this setup! The prints I made with this configuration were of really good quality, but the supports turned out really thick, chunky and difficult to remove without ruining the mini.
really appreciate the videos, you really got me up to speed quickly and improved my prints. To show my appreciation I picked up a set of your models to help support. Thank you for all you do.
The Cura profiles on your Dropbox location are actually different than settings you list here. We tried both and got terrible stringing and Minis would collapse or break when removed. I just returned to the Cura defaults and quality is FAAAAR better. Clearly, the comments suggest this has worked for others so it must be us. We must be missing something. Using Ender 3 Pro.
Wow. What can I say but thanks Tom for this great video. I haven't tried printing minis yet but I'll try now with those logics that you have shared. Thanks again.
Great video! Very informative and helpful. Knowing the why is so much better than just following profiles and guessing why they work or don't. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks for this upload buddy 👍Mostly print/profile for either large prints, prototype prints or utilitarian designs. This came up in my feed and loved it 👌 As a teacher/school inspector, adult trainer and makerspace/creative consultancy owner... your manner is perfect for communicating this topic. Nice work. I'm going to apply your logic here to some micro prints I need to do including microscale lithophanes and small scale biomechanical prototypes. Happy to share results with you if you fancy covering the process of printing such items. 👍 Your method applies brilliantly to architectural printing too. There's a significant shortage of *good* archi 3D print guides out there. I get calls weekly from firms that have bought printers and can't produce the various decorative parts/furniture etc. A rerun of this vid, applied to architecture, would be really welcomed 👌 One thing to add here... if anyone's lucky enough to have a dual extrusion machine... I use a .8mm nozzle in one hot end and a .3mm in the other. All internal structures are produced using the .8 with external finish applied using the .3mm. Print speeds are significantly reduced, over extrusion issues are less and the wider print lines lets you cut down the infill % dramatically. Plus it lets you get rid of all the nasty colour filament by hiding inside the nice ones 😂👌 Keep the vids coming man... new sub and video shared across my network 👍
Thanks for this. I'm not really printing minis, but would love to use them as a test. This video did however make it a bit easier to understand slicer settings. I've had a Wanhao i3 since about April, and I'm just now trying to get it dialed into better prints. Works great for utility type stuff, but my interests are now leaning towards painting models.
This is amazing! i am super new at both 3D printing and RPG pencil and paper games. I got a 3D printer so i could print minis for our game, i am having the hardest time with supports and also i am never sure if i should print the figure laying down or standing up. :)
I will do a video on supports eventually. Unfortunately, there isn't any great way to do them, for the support to do its job it has to be close to the model, but that means it will be harder to clean off when finished. That's why we are releasing a full line of miniatures soon that will not require any slicer supports. I want to make 3D printing miniatures as easy for everyone as possible. :)
Yeah, I wasn't specific enough. I was thinking of the eSun PLA Pro I use for minis which has a slightly higher one than standard PLA, so I should have specified PLA Pro instead of saying PLA. :)
Don't think it makes too much difference anyway :) I think the basic idea of - don't keep the printer head around too long stands. I'm really keen to start trying mini's today though. Looking forward to your vid on supports cause they suck!
these are the videos I love. one explaining the reasons why not just telling you what to set it at. if someone says set this to that my first question is always why. this was not only the answer but the reason......bravo.
This was honestly (and quite literally) a college level class on 3D printing. Seriously, I was even remembering some Physics classes I had to attend when you were explaining glass transition temperature. Amazing, very in-depth, well-explained content!
this is better than any college class for sure.
5 years later your voice echos to teach another generation of 3d printing enjoyers. A most jovile dragon, indeed.
As part of my IT job I am forced to take many software courses for certification and new products. The professionalism and ease of teaching in this video is better than most anything I've seen in my industry. Thanks for doing such a great job. Finally, after watching dozens of smart asses explaining nothing in a video, some actual quality and comprehension of the subject.
Man.....subscribed. Learned more here in 5 minutes about theory than the past 3 months of researching.
Glad it helped :)
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors It sure did, I'm not even printing miniatures...but then the information and diagrams that were coming across made so much more sense than the other videos trying to diagnose these issues. I'm new to 3D printer world...bought one two weeks ago...now I bought three more...and I'm pretty certain I'll be designing and machining my own for the next one. I went to dip my toes in and cannon balled off the roof instead. Thanks for the tips!
What I came to realize from printing off all these various printers is how much more importance there is in the slicer skill to create functional parts. I feel like I just skipped 4-5 years of troubles spending a couple hours on your channel. The Information Age.
I dont print mini's but thank you my friend for explaining so many things and making me understand the settings in my slicer. I love the way you explain in detail how each setting can effect your print. I have a lot better understanding, thank you. You've earned yourself another subscriber.
Thank you!
Yes it answered a few questions I still had about some settings. Well covered and informative.
watching in 2024, glad these are still around to help those of us late to the game!
Just bought my Ender3 after watching this video and seeing your results and i couldnt be happier. I got it on Friday and followed your build guide and your manual bed leveling guide then this video and printed my heroforge mini and the results where great. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge putting these videos together they have been a great help.
Be sure to try our Fat Dragon Games miniatures, they are specifically designed for printing on a FDM printer and don't require slicer supports! www.fatdragongames.com
Ok, so this video is 4 years old and is STILL one of the best resources for 3d printing (especially with smaller diameter nozzles, LOL).
The information is presented in a clear and cohesive manner, with no unnecessary frills or embellishments. This person not only provides you with the Profile files for you to Import but also wlks you through the Settings so you can make your own.
As someone who has spent countless minutes poring over low-res scenes via the Pause button, just to get some Wall settings, this is MUCH APPRECIATED.
This should absolutely be the standard for instructional videos on this platform. Well done, sir. ♥
Totally agree sir. Very nice vid
Thanks for this video. I appreciated your reasoning regarding *why* you chose settings that others might recommend against. Knowing the "why" lets people choose the trade-offs they're after instead of frantically changing settings hoping to hit a sweet spot they never change.
Man, this is a gem! first. with ur bed leveling models i figured out that my stock ender 3 bed has a '
'hole' in the middle. second. that test skele model is a beast, i never thought my printer could do that! thx alot!
I'm glad it helped you :)
I'll add to what others have said. This video is absolutely top notch. I exposed all these settings in Cura, and they are terrifying to try and learn about. This video was concise, but with enough depth of explanation that I can totally understand why the settings are set as they are, and I'm looking forward to improving the mechs I'm printing! Thanks!
Used your videos to build my Enders 3 V2, level the bed, and print my first dnd minis! You are an absolute life saver! I love your videos and am super grateful to you for being so open and helpful with the 3d printing community!
Thank you :)
Thanks for the profile and bed test links, also loved the parameters explaining!! Note for me in future:
- layer height 0.1
- first layer 0.2
- reduce temp to minimum
- reduce retraction to 5
- disable wall overlap
- disable z hop jump
- activate jerk control (my ender 3 stepper do strange sound without)
- printing speed 55 generic and wall ½ so 22.5 magic
My profile will sure improve after this video, keep up the good work!!
Hey Man. I live in South Africa and we have electricity issues every few hours. Can I ask you how long on average it takes you to print a mini with these settings?
I just had to say, I recently bought my first 3d printer, a cheap MP Select Mini V2 and using your settings I can't believe how good the prints look. I've printed several minis as well as some tavern terrain and it all finished beautifully. Thank you for the video!
Honestly I learned more in this 20 minutes than I did in 4 years! Keep these up !! Thank you so much! Id love to see some nit and grit on the filabot too!
The first 4 minutes alone gave me amazing information! Now I understand not only how to fix one of my biggest 3D-printing issues, but why it occurs in the first place!
Dude....best explanation of how all this stuff works. Plain english...no weird accents and misinterpretations. Props!!
Thanks :)
That's bemusing, considering his is one of the thickest accents I've come across amongst 3D printing videos - even as a native English speaker I had to stop multitasking to make out the words. But yeah, nothing worse than having to listen to foreigners of similar knowledge and skill amirite :p
Anyway, great video! Turns out I have been underestimating the capabilities of my cheap printer.
pretty sure your accent's weird as fuck to most people...
pot, meet kettle.
I use to work as a field service engineer for a large industrial robot maker, hearing all those terms brought back a lot of memories of that time, as well as some from my college classes in Statics and Dynamics.
I dont know what to say except perfect. Untill today i was trying to print little figurines for my daughter but with no success. I was using s3d. Because of your video i tried cura and now i am left with perfect print and happy daughter. Happy daughter=happy father. Thank you.
Awesome! :)
Finally, someone explains the three shells!
(Seriously -- great information. Thanks!)
IF only
That was my first thought while watching this video...instantly paused and scrolled down here, was not disappointed ;)
I understood this reference
Thank you so much for the detailed explanations! As an engineer, it really helped me put things into perspective with my prints. One thing you didn't mention, but I have the most trouble with, is supports. Any plans, or have you already, on explaining best practices in another video? Have have several designs with swords or staffs that seem to fail because of faulty supports. Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated! thanks, Ken
having a 3d printer makes playing warhammer as a hobby actually financialy possible lol
I confirm ... my main use for my own 3D printer is to make vehicule ...
@@SermoniusWH are they allowed in tournament play? I was thinking about getting into 40k
@@chrism7067 I would say "as long as you don't get caught, you can bring them".
Because, you know, GW and price and greedyness ...
@@SermoniusWH cool. Yeah their prices are ridiculous. its one of the couple reasons i havent built an army
@@chrism7067 they are legal in some tourniments, more or less if it looks like the model it counts
Best 3d printing video I've seen yet. I was also trying to use the finest settings on my printer and this video explained why they were looking so bad. I was getting discouraged because I thought that if my printer was making crap at the best settings then it would never get better. Thanks!
Thanks for watching :)
Per 3dprintersonline, the Ender 5 will be out soon. Any info on this at all? Is 3dprintersonline a good company to deal with?
The Ender 5 appears to be a continuation of the Ender 4, which is a totally different printer than the Ender 3. The Ender 3 produces far better prints that the 4. No clue if 3DPO is good to deal with or not, I haven't ordered from them.
EDIT: The Ender 5 isn't a direct continuation of the Ender 4, it looks like they have changed all of the issues I have had with the 4, and it looks like it could be a very nice printer (I will be reviewing it once out).
www.creality3donline.com/creality-ender-5-3d-printer_p0123.html It's out; hope you get to be the first reviewer!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been struggling for over 2 weeks to print minis on my Select Mini Pro with no luck. This is my first printer so I am total novice. Taking your settings and explanations, I have been able to print decent minis!
Wonderful!
What a great video!
I have been printing for 6 years, and you just taught me the science behind several things that I was only inherently aware of.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for the updated Cura 4.8 settings, I am brand spanking new to the 3d printing arena and I wanna print miniatures, and your settings and wisdom has helped me so much and I am enjoying the process so much! Print all the things! My new motto lol. But everything you do is greatly appreciated and helpful!
OH MY GOD! IT WORKS SO WELL! USE THE AFFILIATE LINKS GUYS HE DESERVES IT
Thanks :)
I just purchased my first printer - Neptune 2s - a few days ago. I think I learned more in this one video than everything else I’ve watched leading up to it. Thanks so much!! 🔥🔥🔥
I managed to get my army of darkness (50+ of the original skellies) looking good. The thick spear minis are fantastic. Thanks for all the work you put into this, including this video.
Thanks!
Thank you for not just saying 100% infill make your print slower and layer hight as microscopic as possible. Saved me 3 hours of printing time. Looking forward to these prints
I'm slowly getting into 3D printing . Real slow (don't even own a printer yet) However this video is valuable to me as a beginner. Definitly alot of experimenting involved in order to get good results. Keep it up!
Thanks!
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors When is your supports video coming? Also as sieferswe said, this video is great and gives really detailed information. Thanks!
This is one the best videos I've seen with sound information on squeezing the most out of FDM printers for getting detailed prints. got my sub.
Yep. Same 👍 Don't even use/print minis... just a really good video that applies to various small print applications. Going to test his settings on micro lithophane prints for necklaces and keyfobs 👌
nice documentation on your acceleration and jerk settings.
With good calculated Esteps on my ender_3 and 97 a 95 flow i'm been able to go as low as 4mm and 30mm/s with retraction without any sign of stringing. i also believe as less retraction as possible i creates less stress on your tube and couplers.
This video was so much help. Saved me months of trying to figure out the settings myself, I am tuning your profile to work with my new Anet A8 and so far I am liking where my prints are going. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!
Your videos are the best I've found on using the Ender 3. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I bought the printer primarily to make parts for my drone, but these videos have also inspired me to try my hand at making miniatures. Might I suggest you make a copy of this video and some others with a title that may be suitable for others just looking to use their printer? I think you'd get a gazillion views. BTW, just bought a model set. Thanks again for great vids.
I guess I will simply pile on! This video is outstanding. It explains sooooo much in terms that are technical but not over the top. It really does not matter what you are printing, the information applies to anything that is highly detailed. Very well done!
After looking at this video and adjusting my settings, I get nearly perfect prints on my prusa mk3. Though, I have a problem with supports. I use cura experimental tree supports and I really like them, but sometimes the supports have too little surface area which connects to the actual mesh, and it loosens during printing. Therefor I'm really looking forward to your video about supports!
I’m researching what is the most suitable 3D printer and must say it’s not an easy task, your insight into the science of infill is absolutely fantastic really appreciate this technology
Great video, and thanks for the walkthrough on all the settings. Very helpful. I'm interested in comparing my results with your profile with the results that I've been getting from the Seipei profile that I've been using. Considering the difference in print time, I'm very interested indeed!
After trying to find good settings for printing small items on my FDM, I tried your suggestions from this video. I can confidently say you sir know what the heck you are talking about. My prints are coming out beautifully on my Neptune 3 Plus. Can't thank you enough!
Try my newest profiles (on my website under the Resources menu), they work even better! :)
Great timing! I finished putting my ender together and printing all the upgrade parts. I am fairly sure I have the bed leveled well. With the magnetic sheet and Aqua Net Extra Super Hold parts are adhering very well. (I was curious how long the hair spray would last and was getting 5-6 uses before reapplying it.) I was just starting to look at printing terrain and miniatures. The finish on the upgrade parts were a bit off and I had a feeling that understanding the settings on Cura would be key to getting better prints.
I look at what people are posting and some are really good, some close to mine, some worse. Would it be possible to have a video that show example of prints that are just off and how to fix them along the lines of what you did with the adaptive printed skeleton?
Did my first 3d print of a mini in my local library yesterday, got it today. Managed to do most of the no-nos you mentioned in this video, looks pretty bad. Re-sliced with your settings so looking forward to trying round 2. Great explanation on how everything works, cheers!
Did you put a CURA profile link in description? Anyway the best technical video about printing minis. Most of vídeos on yt say 100%infil and 20%print speed its way better option, now i can desagree with solid arguments.
Yes, Cura profiles are linked in the video description. :)
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Maybe I'm just blind but I really don't see it there. :-)
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I can't find the profile either?
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Anyone find the link for the Cura Profiles? Thanks
Thanks so much. I've seen so many "tutorial", videos online where they tell you to, "tune your profile", - but they NEVER give you a clue how to do that. THIS is the video I've bee looking for!!
Dude, that was tremendously informative! I was pulling my hair out over the solid mini/ retraction issue.
I have to say that your explanations around Tg, Tensile Strength, Heat Convection etc. were splanded!! Greetings from a materials scientist :) I am verry happy when I see people to know things rather than press just buttons!! Keep informing us :)
Jeez, that software seems to have WAY more options than what my Flashforge Finder uses.
Did you install a "pure" version of cura? Did it work? (I am really interested in buying flashforge finder, but not sure if it's good for printing mini figures)
bro your a life saver my minis are super stringy and low quality bc i’ve been lowering my layers too much THANK YOU
So good. Thank you for actually explaining these settings. Well done!
I'm getting an Ender 3 pro this week and I plan on printing miniatures and models I sculpt and model on my computer, so I found this video very helpful.
Very informative, understanding the why you do something is great
Thank you!
I am brand new I've been shelling out on minis. Thank you if this helps me print a single guardsman it will mean life
Great video. I also have an Ender 3, I will try your setting, but I use Simplify3D, hopefully I can reproduce your settings.
Did you have successfully reproduced the settings in S3D ?
probably the best overall 3D printing instructions I've seen to date. and yes I know I'm 5 years behind on responding. but this is very good. I have a 1st edition Forge Finder and it takes a lot education to make printing on that little box good. This helps
Fantastic video... thanks so much for putting your hard earned lessons out there for everyone!
Thank you SO MUCH!
I am a total newbie to 3D printing and am working with a pretty old and neglected printer my company has and your videos are just amazing. It helps so much understading the in depth reasons for some configs and gives me confidence to try and adjust the settings to my specifics.
Thank you so so much!!
Glad it helped! :)
Sir..this is something new for me..tq for the explaination.its a new knowledge for me.thank you again..bless you..
I have been using your Cura profile for all my minis. I have two Ender3's running most the time printing them. Thank You for the video and the excellent profile. It works better than any that I have tried, and at less printing time than some of the others. I made a few tweaks to it, to suit my needs and bang, perfect minis every time. I haven't printed any terrain pieces yet, but I will be using your profiles, when I do.
Also, look up the printer stepper magic numbers. The Ender 3 I believe is 0.04. This means the ideal layer height is divisible by 0.04. For example, I use 0.12 for miniatures. It works great!
Bale11 was just about to comment saying the same
For anyone in need, these settings still hold up on my Ender 3 S1. Just make sure your PLA is nice and dry, to reduce stringing. Thanks ❤
AMAZING VIDEO, you deserve more subscribers, great work
Thank you! :)
This is intensely helpful, especially going through your settings and explaining the details, it gives so much more context. I'm going to give this all a try on my printer and see how I go, so many of the things you talk about are things I'm having trouble with and it turns out may be causing my own issues just trying to get a better print. I'm so impressed with your results and I endeavor to have that someday! I feel a lot closer to that after watching this lol.
Please don't hesitate to ask questions, and we have a great troubleshooting group over on Facebook here: facebook.com/groups/528423924186756/ :)
These settings didn't really apply to my monoprice select mini, I had issues, but then again I should try applying the principles, not the exact settings.
I used your Profile on my Ender 3 Pro on some Foam Texture rollers and they are the Best prints I have ever pulled off my printer. Thanks for sharing this.
Tremendously informative... shared video on Discord. Well done!
Wow. THE BEST explanations on why you're changing the settings. Could not subscribe fast enough. Tried the settings on my ender 3 Pro ,Cura 4.7, prints kept failing (4 so far)and kept getting filiment mess clump up on the nozzle after about an hour into each print. (brand new nozzle and bowden tube). I'm determined to get it right, but love this guy and his videos.
Cura 4.7 has a lot of problems, I recommend 4.6 with my new 4.6 profiles available at www.fatdragongames.com in the 'Resources' menu
Great video, I like you that you explain the background as well.
Thank you!
This is why I watch you over 3d printed tabletop, you explain the things you do in detail rather than giving us numbers to put into our slicers because it "just works"
Thanks for explaining the physics stuff in detail, I'm sure I'll be referencing this again! Even if different setups need different settings it feels very useful to understand this stuff to experiment more intuitively.
Thank you 🙏 the advice is invaluable. I’m in the market for my first 3D printer and have been surfing for info on minis. There’s many conflicting profiles that just explain changing settings, but not explaining why. You have explained in detail why you have done what you’ve done. Good work ☺️😁🌟
These settings are amazing. I was able to print in 30 minutes what another method had said would take 3 hours, and the quality was great. Thanks for the tips!
Make sure you try my latest miniature profiles available on the Fat Dragon Games website under the 'Resources' menu, they are my best settings yet.
Just getting into airbrushing and looking for info on printing small models, painting techniques and more, and I'm so happy I found your excellent video! Thank you, thank you, this will give me a great start!
Thank you for the in-depth explanation for all of your settings. I'm new to printing and I've been pretty much flying blind when it comes to slicer settings. I'm eager to learn more and this was easy to follow and understand.
Thank you! A new video is coming Friday with updated settings :)
Just wanted to drop in to say you have the best videos on TH-cam in the 3D printer space.
Thank you, going through and explaining the settings was really helpful in understanding those settings in general. Got the Ender 3 S1 for my daughter for Christmas, and we are brand new to 3d printing. So this video was very valuable! So excited we can make minis with it!
Be sure to use my most current profiles from my website, a lot has changed with Cura (new Arachne engine) since this video was made. Use my Cura profile on the website and change retraction distance to 1mm. :)
Ok! Appreciate the heads up and your hard work.
Hello, getting my ender 3 s1 pro soon, and I really wanna try this.
Thanks for answering everyone's question even 5 years later, I learn a lot from that too !
Keep on the good work and thx !
So incredibly helpful. Not just a list of settings but the thought and reasoning behind each setting.
That was a lot more theory than I expected and it lines up with all of my understanding of physics. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for your video! I've never printed any minis, but I thought I'd give your settings a try on my CR-10S... WOW! The improvement in the prints is outstanding! I just printed my first 28 mm mini and I have also printed a damn perfect Marvin.... You rock!
Awesome!
Wow, this is the first video that i've seen about 3d printing that really digs deep into the science of it all.(You could count "cnc kitchen", but I can not keep listening to him)
Very well presented and easy to follow if you're into the science.
For anyone on the fence, buy the Ender 3. I got mine like many others, for under $200. I have produced many fantastic quality prints such as minis, dice towers, deck holders and trays, there’s just so much you can do. It’s amazing. NOTE; it’s slow, even a modest complexity miniature takes 2-3hrs. It’s not fast, but the results are worth the wait. Printing a Chess set for instance, takes about a Week of patient work.
Super helpful! A couple of minis that were failing on me printed w/o incident. Thanks for the detailed walkthough of the settings.
I cant wait to try all these pro tips! Best one about the radiant heat solves an issue I've been having a real headache with concerning contraction of layers
The video might be two years old, but it helped me a lot. I just changed a few things for ABS and hopefully that works then.
Dude you are such a beast! Just got an Ender 3 v2 and your content has been incredible in getting me set up
Can't wait for the video about how you generate supports with this setup! The prints I made with this configuration were of really good quality, but the supports turned out really thick, chunky and difficult to remove without ruining the mini.
We have a Kickstarter for supportless miniatures launching on February 5th!
really appreciate the videos, you really got me up to speed quickly and improved my prints. To show my appreciation I picked up a set of your models to help support. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you, I truly appreciate that! :)
Like literally up to speed, moving off that .5 layer height to 1 doubled my print speed
The Cura profiles on your Dropbox location are actually different than settings you list here. We tried both and got terrible stringing and Minis would collapse or break when removed. I just returned to the Cura defaults and quality is FAAAAR better. Clearly, the comments suggest this has worked for others so it must be us. We must be missing something. Using Ender 3 Pro.
Tonight I printed some Turdle at .1mm 30mm/s in my Anycubic megaS and they look amazing
Wow. What can I say but thanks Tom for this great video. I haven't tried printing minis yet but I'll try now with those logics that you have shared. Thanks again.
Thank you :)
Great video! Very informative and helpful. Knowing the why is so much better than just following profiles and guessing why they work or don't. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks :)
Thanks for this upload buddy 👍Mostly print/profile for either large prints, prototype prints or utilitarian designs. This came up in my feed and loved it 👌
As a teacher/school inspector, adult trainer and makerspace/creative consultancy owner... your manner is perfect for communicating this topic. Nice work.
I'm going to apply your logic here to some micro prints I need to do including microscale lithophanes and small scale biomechanical prototypes. Happy to share results with you if you fancy covering the process of printing such items. 👍
Your method applies brilliantly to architectural printing too. There's a significant shortage of *good* archi 3D print guides out there. I get calls weekly from firms that have bought printers and can't produce the various decorative parts/furniture etc. A rerun of this vid, applied to architecture, would be really welcomed 👌
One thing to add here... if anyone's lucky enough to have a dual extrusion machine... I use a .8mm nozzle in one hot end and a .3mm in the other. All internal structures are produced using the .8 with external finish applied using the .3mm. Print speeds are significantly reduced, over extrusion issues are less and the wider print lines lets you cut down the infill % dramatically. Plus it lets you get rid of all the nasty colour filament by hiding inside the nice ones 😂👌
Keep the vids coming man... new sub and video shared across my network 👍
I use the Cura profiles for my Prusa mk2s and they work great! Thanks Tom!
Great to know!
Thanks for this. I'm not really printing minis, but would love to use them as a test. This video did however make it a bit easier to understand slicer settings. I've had a Wanhao i3 since about April, and I'm just now trying to get it dialed into better prints. Works great for utility type stuff, but my interests are now leaning towards painting models.
This is amazing! i am super new at both 3D printing and RPG pencil and paper games. I got a 3D printer so i could print minis for our game, i am having the hardest time with supports and also i am never sure if i should print the figure laying down or standing up. :)
I will do a video on supports eventually. Unfortunately, there isn't any great way to do them, for the support to do its job it has to be close to the model, but that means it will be harder to clean off when finished. That's why we are releasing a full line of miniatures soon that will not require any slicer supports. I want to make 3D printing miniatures as easy for everyone as possible. :)
Awesome video thanks! Just a small note: PLA's glass transition temperature is between 60 and 65 °C.
Yeah, I wasn't specific enough. I was thinking of the eSun PLA Pro I use for minis which has a slightly higher one than standard PLA, so I should have specified PLA Pro instead of saying PLA. :)
Don't think it makes too much difference anyway :) I think the basic idea of - don't keep the printer head around too long stands. I'm really keen to start trying mini's today though. Looking forward to your vid on supports cause they suck!
Omg this you are a literal genius. You broke this down so well and so obviously that I feel down right dumb for not thinking of it.
these are the videos I love. one explaining the reasons why not just telling you what to set it at. if someone says set this to that my first question is always why. this was not only the answer but the reason......bravo.
Thank you :)
Still relevant, your videos are a great base for anyone wanting to print minis. Thanks for the knowledge boost fella, great job!
Great video - you can also change layer heights for different parts of the model in simplify 3D!