THANK YOU for suggesting the Voxelab Aries! I have the Aquila, and it started giving me feed or print issues. When you suggested the Aries, I ordered it. Just like you stated, took it out of the box, leveled the bed, loaded filament, and started printing. INJECTION MOLD quality! VERY impressed so far! I swear, you are my 3D print HERO! Again, thank you! I look for more educational videos from you to help me improve my printing!
Ive had two situations with my Voxelab Aquila, both times the support responded to me within the hour. Grade A support. This looks like an awesome printer, i just got my Aquila and i love it, i would love to get one of these too, but that will have to wait till I graduate college.
Good to hear their support is speedy. I've heard this a ton in the FB Groups and its refreshing to hear. I still havent heard back from two other companies after a few weeks of waiting for a reply. So, its nice to know.
Glad this video exists. I just got me a Voxelab Aries for Christmas. Have not opened it yet. Waiting to build studio to get it going. Just researching all I can till then.
Great clip, Fedor . That is the machine I had on my radar for weeks. Initially before I purchased a Aquila I was thinking to get a Flashforge printer but the small build area put me off.....this thing now is right up anyones alley who wants to print with no hustle. Well done , Voxelab!
I have never had the adventurer 3. However this machine has been great for pla. Works with voxelmaker with no modification. Just drag stl, click print and bam.
I just got one of these this week and the stock PLA filament printed awesome. Fast forward a few days and I ordered PETG filament by accident, because I didn't catch the difference. Well after trying to get it to print properly for two days I have given up. Doesn't stick to the glass bed regardless of the settings and curled up at the nozzle. Switched back to PLA and printed like a charm. Just a word of warning for everyone not to waste their time like I did.
I had the EXACT same issue. Worse yet, I would fiddle with the settings, get one good print...then NEVER be able to duplicate it. Fiddle with the setting again, get one good print and then NEVER AGAIN. As I type I am literally printing my very first project with the replacement PLA I purchased out of frustration. Looks good so far.
I've owned mine for 3 months it does great prints only thing after a month I got a rattle when it was doing infill tore it down and checked everything found nothing loose slowed it down and solved it but the whole time the print stayed excellent I would definitely recommend this printer to anyone
Same, I still use mine for pla prints. Solid machine if that’s what you’re after. If you’re into tinkering or like a range in materials, look elsewhere
I bought one, will be Here Monday. Though, frankly the CR 6 SE is the bomb, I love it so much I bought two of them, so easy to level and print, and now I'm printing PETG which I never could get the voxelab to even do.
Nice! I still have some discovering to do on this thing but so far so good. I’ll have to tear it apart here soon just to show what’s under the plastic.
Thats a great machine! Voxelab knocked the ball out of the park again, I have changed the pneumatic couplers on my 5 printers for compression fittings and for the first two that I converted I havent had to change them out for the 13 months they have been in there and the other three I have not had them that long but havent had to swap those at all either, I cant understand why the manufacturers havent started using them
I'm having trouble using Cura with my Aries. If I slice a simple chamfered cube with Voxelmaker, it prints just fine. But if I slice the exact same STL file with Cura, the filament doesn't stick. Is there a Cura profile for the Aries somewhere? I'd like to use Cure because it seems to allow finer resolution, but maybe the Aries can't do that?
Is it possible to setup an Octopi with the Aries? I (a total noob) just got an Aries for Christmas, and I've got a currently unused pi 4 just sitting around. Would it be as simple as running a male-male USB cable from the pi into the front of the printer?
Nope, not on the Aries. It’s fairly locked down. It prints great with pla and VoxelMaker but other than that, you’ll have to modify the board and screen to get much further.
@@3DPrintSOS Gotcha! I wasn't finding much online about an Aries + Octopi, so I assumed it either hadn't really been done or wasn't possible. Thank you so much for replying and for such a thorough video.
Yep. This printer has a ton of potential and it’s a great pla maxhine. But it’s limited by its board if you want to do any calibrations or print other materials. Double edged sword I guess.
Thank you for the aquila vids, had my printer running great in two days. Tried other youtubers with more subscribers, wasnt really impressed or that in depth compared to you. Thanks again!
Yes for sure. However, this printer is not meant for this. I’d have SIGNIFICANTLY better results from a resin printer. Check out the Voxelab Proxima for example.
I've had good results with the Aries since it was delivered this past week but am concerned that removing jams or clogs could result in damage to the PTFE coupler. Could you provide a U. S. supply source for the compression coupler that you've recommended as a replacement for the Voxelab PTFE coupler? That would be much appreciated since we plan to provide the Aries to high school teachers who are familiar with the FlashForge Finder but not with Bowden tube type printers.
I think it gets clogged because you don’t unload the filament after each print, it has the option and it works very well even loading works too so use that and avoid cloggs
I have had an issue with my aquilla that I believe you could help me. It printed great for the longest time. But long story short I was tinkering with it and went to print forgetting to level the bed. The nozzle slammed into that bed and made an awful noise. I changed the hotend and PTFE tube. I adjusted everything correctly leveled my bed and put my glass bed back on. I was using my magnetic bed but was damaged due to this incident. Now I can't get a print past the first layer. Any help would be appreciated. Did I bend something? It seems to be leveled correctly but halfway through the first layer there is allot of stringing and warping. I've tried everything I know if mechanically. Never had to calibrate anything on the software side yet. Sorry if I'm rambling and thanks in advance for any help .
These things happen. Did you replace the nozzle? Have you cleaned the bed with alcohol? Typically the first layer adhesion mostly relies on good leveling.
I bought one of these last week and it's my first 3d printer. I'm having awful trouble getting the filament to stick to the glass bed. Filament extrudes OK and I've tried several different makes including that supplied with the printer - I've levelled the bed many times following the way it should be done. It starts to print and because the first layer doesn't stick properly it then starts dragging it around the bed, ruining the print. I've tried using a recommended spray glue, but still no joy. I'm beginning to wonder if there is a fault and it should go back. Grateful for any help!
Hi Neil. There are three reasons why filament doesn’t stick. One, dirty, oily bed. Clean it with soap and water and isopropyl alcohol. Two is leveling. This is the main one. There is a right way to do it. If you want to know the right gap, start a print and use the knobs to move the bed up and down and keep moving it slowly closer to the nozzle until it sticks. Start with the bed further away from the nozzle and move it up and the print starts. Then when you find the right gap, restart the print. This is called live leveling. Finally, temperature. 200 on the hotend and 60-70 on the bed is typical for pla. Sometimes depending on ambient temps and environment going 10 hotter on the bed can be the ticket. I’d start with live leveling. ;)
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks for your suggestions - I've took the glass bed off, given it a serious clean, taken the extruder out and cleaned it. There was some filament stuck in it. This seems to have worked - filament is now sticking to the bed with no problem 😁 Issue I'm now having is that once prints reach a certain height, it's as though printing is shifting on the x-axis, so rather than build layers on top of each other, it's shifting along with each layer. I think I may need to photograph it to show exactly what I mean, unless this is any form of known issue? Thanks for your help!
Totally depends what kind of person you are. You like/want to tinker and improve? Then stay with the Aquila, if you dont want to mess with much, grab the Aries. Just know the Aquila is MUCH simpler to work on if thats something you are into.
Just got my Aries today and it is set up.and leveled. It's doing a test print but is it supposed to be loud when the extruder is moving. It's not hitting the base just sounds like it's on the belts.
I sure do: amzn.to/39hkIJo I bought this kit and haven’t needed to worry about couplers in a while. These are spring loaded and are much higher quality.
So I’m getting one but would it work if I just copied it off you or would it be different because I need a easy way to level and this is the only leveling video for this printer
I ran into the same extruder issue. What specific parts do I need to order and where can I order them from? It would also be cool if you did a video of the disassembly and assembly of the extruder to change this out. Oh yeah, and I bought you a $5 cup of coffee for your troubles to answer my question.
So this printer isn't fully enclosed? I might need to modify the case because I like enclosed printers for ABS. What are your thoughts with this printer using ABS?
It’s an open design. Abs will work as long as you can print under 250c. Because that’s the limit in firmware for the machine. And for now, the firmware is not open source.
@@3DPrintSOS Have you has success with ABS on this printer? I have not but usually I don't use my open chassis printers for ABS because it always fails. My Adventurer3 works flawless with ABS. Great review btw!
No I haven’t. I’ve only stuck with pla with this machine due to its temperature limits. I do however print with abs on an open machine. I just use some foam paneling to keep the ambient temps up a bit.
You need to find “STL” files to print. Then drag them into VoxelMaker, which is a Slicer. This software will tell the printer what to do. You’ll have to select you machine and material there.
You plug in the SD card into the adapter and into your computer. Then the Slicer will save the file right onto the card. You can then put it into your printer and print.
I’ve had an Aries printer for Christmas,I tried todo a test print but it has left a very fine layer of filament on the print plate which I can not get off. I’ve tried everything. TH-cam & other sites but no matter what i do I can get it off . Any ideas welcome. Im ripping my hair out. Thanks jules
Hi Jules. Sounds like you might have gotten too close to the bed on that print. It should never be so close that the plastic embeds itself. One of the ways you can it off is a flat razor blade. If that that still doesn’t work, then print a large square. Enough to cover most of the bed. Then after a few layers, stop the print and peel it off. I’d there was plastic on the bed, it will come off. Just all depends on what actually happened. What you’re seeing could be just a scraped bed from being too close as well.
Just ordered one of these as my first printer. I was able to get it from Amazon for 230, only 30 dollars more than the aquila x2. Do you recommend any mods/upgrades for this particular model?
Great price. I would just use it stock and get to know it really well. It’s not really a printer that will take a ton of mods, but a nice nozzle and ptfe tube and fitting could be a nice upgrade. Maybe a quieter fan. Like I said, it’s a good printer to just use for a while. :)
You're the fifth person in the fifth video on Voxlab Aries that's had to replace the damn coupler. I have no idea how to do that or where to order one. I just changed out X axis timing belt, cos I accidentally clipped it in half. But it was a bit of doing to change in a new one. Great. But how to change out the coupler?
I would say it’s in between average and loud. I have louder machines, but most of the others are quieter. A lot of is it because the back panel is a hallow plastic piece. So some sound resonates. Plus the fans...
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks for the quick response. BTW, have you reviewed the Flashforge Adventurer 3 printer? I have narrowed my selection down to the Voxelab Aries or the Flashforge Adventurer 3...your recommendation?
No I haven’t used the Adventurer. Solid machine but the proprietary firmware and non open source nature of both machines makes it harder for me to recommend than other machines. Do you have any specific reason why you chose this style machine?
That’s a tough order for that price. Honestly. You can always get a cheaper machine and do some upgrades but enclosed machines tend to be a bit more expensive
This device seems to target beginners, but that coupler issue would suck for beginners. You knew what was happening, even fixed it yourself. But someone like me would be at the mercy of tech support. How's Voxelab tech support?
100%. Not an ideal issue to have. So far, in my experience, their support is awesome. Especially in their official FB Group. Lots of other people also loving the support. But yeah, not a fun issue to encounter if you’re a beginner. With that said, machine has been working great. No issues yet.
I would love to. I need 7,000 more subscribers to get considered for their machines. Otherwise I have to buy them and I can’t quite afford them right now.
I loved the printer but I have some pretty major issues with build plate layer quality, bed adhesion, and replacing the nozzle is absurdly complicated for what it is, any tips?
It is this one right here. www.thingiverse.com/thing:53451 Im at work so I cant get the actual file, but everything you need should be in that link. :)
I got this for the first time yesterday . However, there are many flaws in the machine. Very noisy fan.... the side turbofan is not working. Connecting that turbofan to another machine works fine. It's probably not a turbofan fault. Connecting a new turbofan does not work. Frustration....I am currently chatting with them. I hope it gets fixed, but it's very tiring.
The fan is noisy, but the parts fan should totally be working. I’m assuming you’ve tried turning it on in the menu? It won’t turn on until after layer 2 most of the time.
@@3DPrintSOS In addition, I agree with the problem of fitting raised in the video. Because I had the same problem. I think this problem can happen to most people.
I've got this printer as gift from my girlfriend. First thing I did was switch the fans and second thing was switch the LED diode for white one, because the blue one si so unnatural and it hurts my eyes to look at this longer than few seconds. Overall the printer may be better than E3D V2 (even if I can print on said Ender at speeds over 200mm/s without problems), but the X / Y movement is really loud and I'm thinking about replacement for the parts responsible for that noise.
I’ve been looking for a new printer that can handle ABS and nylon. Thanks to your videos, my Aquila will be arriving today. Now, how do we get that print preview on to the Aquila? I like that feature.
I think the Aries runs its own proprietary firmware this time around. So that maybe impossible on a stock Aquila. However, im sure people significantly smarter than me can make somethin happen! haha
Another great review. I'm a fan of using the Pi to help control prints. Is that possible with this unit or does using WiFi dump the file in the printer and it goes?
Thanks! I haven’t found a way to get the WiFi working outside of voxelmaker. It appears their firmware is proprietary on this machine so it doesn’t just work like a typical WiFi board. Hopefully a firmware update makes it easier. I’m going to contact voxelab with a few questions
I’m hoping this is a firmware update away from being a thing of the past. There is no reason to limit the feature to their own slicer. That would be a pain point for too many people.
TPU maybe. It would need a new extruder. Carbon, no. It doesn’t go hot enough out of the box. With an aftermaket board, it could. You’d just compile your own Marlin at that point. :)
@@3DPrintSOS what is the difference in temperature between the two. Your over my head with Marlin. where would I get a new hot end? Why would voxelab create the aries with less capability. What would you recommend to print a wider range of filament? I have been looking at the ANYCUBIC Mega-S New Upgrade 3D Printer with Extruder and Suspended Filament Rack + Free Test PLA Filament, Works with tpu/pla/abs/petg/wood/hips thanks
The Aries maxes out somewhere around 240 and the Aquila at around 260. You can get any part from a printer from Amazon. Less capable because of the temperature Max however more capable is speed and has WiFi connectivity. It’s awesome for pla. I’ve never had any anycubic FDM style printers so I can’t say. Sounds like a good starter machine though.
Great printer. Probably a bit more versatile. Wildly higher aftermarket and open source meaning you can change firmware. The Aries is great for out of the box pla performance. But it’s for a non tinkerer. The Ender is the jack of all trades.
Do you know if the printer is running on Marlin or other open source firmware or is this proprietary firmware? Very good review and walk thru! Thanks Fedor!
As a Flashforge sub, can you print to it over wifi using Flashprint? It's not clear to me what the enclosure brings to it if there are no doors. Rigidity? What do you feel it adds over the Aquilla? Wifi? Is it quieter? Seems like it's priced at about the same as an Adventurer 3 Lite, has a bit bigger build volume but can't print the higher temp materials out of the box.
I haven’t tried flash print but it works with Voxelprint via WiFi. I’ll be doing more testing on this. I would say the number one reason is how robust and rigid it feels. No comparison to a bunch of bolted together extrusions. It’s beefy. I’m really unfamiliar with flashforges lineup honestly. I need to read up some specs so I can give better answers.
I'm new at this and have been using a very cheap printer for a few days. I enjoyed the video but you ran into the thing I am worried about and that is having a problem right out of the box. Could of beginner been able to get past this or would they have to have sent it back for repairs?
Depends. I don’t think many will have this problem but if you do, you just have to not be scared to do things yourself a bit. I’m sure support would help as well as us on our discord server. :)
How do you replace the coupler? I have one of these having the same problem with the coupler. Opened up the extrusion portions can't figure out how to pull out the coupler. Could you give me some pointers.
Is it true that it has no wayto connect pronterface or a computer? Its obvious it has wyfi but does it allow a con to send to the firmware? Can we calibrate this thing?
The only way (so far) we can connect is VoxelMaker which came with the machine. It has all the basics and prints well via WiFi. But that’s the only way at the moment. Calibration is very limited at the moment. I’m trying to put together some feedback to send to voxelab. Not sure if they will listen, but can’t hurt.
@@3DPrintSOS Is there a driver on the usb stick? There has to be some sort of communication so that voxelmaker can connect to send. The only 2 I have ever heard of are CH340 and RS232. My Simplify 3D has a comand port it should be able to connect thru the usb port. Have you tried octoprint? This is a killer for me. I went thru this stuff with leapfrog.
@@3DPrintSOS That just sucks. Who knew that Voxelab was the real SUICIDE SQUAD. I had to get rid of the best printer I ever had because of the same kind of thinking. Is there any chance the main board can be replaced or is it some nightmare form factor one of a kind? I sent them an email yesterday to sales saying I will buy one if they can tell me how to communicate with it. I asked if my Simplify 3D could talk to it since it has a command port. I have an SKR 1.3 board sitting here along with a Creality 4.2.7 Do you think one of those might fit? Its like the PTBs just do not want me to have a cube. Why would they castrate themselves with a move like this. It killed leapfrog which was a monster of mechanics with the lousiest printhead in the industry. One of a kind nozzles that plugged quicker than a Geeetech Cyclops. Then they quit making nozzles for it at all. They tried a new line called the bolt. I do not think it worked as I have never seen one in the 4 years since. I await your answer on the motherboard swap possibility. I have my money saved and will be looking at cubes on line to find one that fits my scenario. Budget and need. What a way to kill a brand. Thanks Fedor, for getting back to me. I was set to buy this thing tomorrow.
Skr should work. However, I wouldn’t know how to get the screen to work. You would have to use a different display I think. With that though, you’d have literally full control + Marlin.
I have a Flashforge dreamer. I bought a voxelab Aquila after watching many of your videos. Im really liking this machine as it seems like a mix of both. Have you encountered a dual independent extruder printer that you would recommend?
Hey man, Love the Videos I’m having a clogging issue (clicking) after like 1-2 hours of printing. Any advice for a beginner. It’s kinda frustrating. THANK YOU
Sounds like it could be a retraction or temperature issue causing a clog. I would heat up to 230, push a bunch of filament through manually, set your temps about 5 degrees hotter and try again. Also check your lever for cracking and make sure there isn’t too much or too little tension on the extruder lever.
@@3DPrintSOS Question on the Voxelab Aries, When I start printing during a certain time the Temperature on the Screen will go 210/0 and filament stops coming out but the printer keeps going. But if I print basic thing like default test prints everything is smooth no problems! Please help!!! You think it’s the Slicing? Or files??
Hmm are you printing from the usb drive or using WiFi? It sounds like a possible communication error or firmware issue. Try to print something from the internal memory and see if that helps. And also use the usb drive to install the latest firmware if you haven’t.
I have had the Proxima since it came out. Not a single issue or complaint. I just personally dont like Resin nearly as much. A bit of a mess and the smell bothers me. Otherwise, some of the prints I got off the Proxima have been absolutely stunning. Like this one: instagram.com/p/CI6OSz-r-iN/
I have their Proxima - I put on a Sovol spring steel removable build plate which can be fitted within the adjustment limits of the bed, and that's made it easier to avoid messing up the level and to get prints off. I'm using Elegoo ABS-like grey resin and getting basically perfect prints. Don't use their own-label slicer except for pre-supported parts (if you have pre-supported it's pretty fast, it's just not good at generating supports). It's definitely a decent machine at a great price. Sure you can get a bigger build volume, but not for anywhere near the prices. As with the other machines the impression is that it's not particularly innovative, but it does things well enough for a very competitive price.
Hello, your videos have been such a great help! I am looking to purchase my first 3d printer, but am looking at a beginner friendly model (ie aries or adventurer). In that $300-$400 do you think an aries or an adventurer 3 pro would be the better option? I like how you dont have to use the proprietary slicer on the aries, but also like that the adventurer is fully enclosed (i have 3 cats and a 1 year old) and auto levels. Which do you feel would be better quality for smaller hobby prints and possibly some etsy sales?
Absolutely not. These are my personal opinions. I'm not paid in any way what's so ever and Voxelab didnt ask me for a review or to for anything for that matter. These are my first impressions after a few days. I will do a full review with pros and cons in it when I have some prints under my belt.
Great video! Have you experimented with compression fittings instead of pneumatic couplers? They work great and solves the issue with putting a small bowden tube in the hotend with a washer, especially when using a BMG style extruder with more torque. You can get them on aliexpress and never replace it again. Keep up the great videos!
Great review! Thanks for being honest about the defective coupler. tbh this printer looks less appealing like an Anycubic Vyper at this price point. More expensive and less features. It is easier to enclose though so it's got that going for it lol
Would love to test the Vyper but sadly to get access to a review unit, I need to reach at least 10k subs. Maybe one day. I cant quite afford to buy them myself. But it does look amazing. Would love to try it. This printers strong suit is how easy it is to get up and running and how stout it is.
What kind of cube is it? Core xy or an ender4? Who's main board is in it? It looks like the hot end is a creality type as with the aquila. I hate the idea of another proprietary extruder. Awesome video Fedor. I love the daughter board concept. I have been working on an idea for one for our Hbots. My Geeetech A10M has a daughter board which is where the thought came from for me. It would provide easy hotend repair and abl instalation. Anyway Thanks for the quick look, it seems I am going to have to buy another printer. Did they send CURA as its slicer? Is it slicing as an Ender or a Flashforge? Happy printing buddy.
Thanks! It’s not a core xy printer. It’s a Cartesian printer in a sturdy frame essentially. I don’t think any of it is Creality based, as far as I understand. Could be wrong, I don’t have the new Creality stuff. The hotend itself is the same as the Aquila. I’m ok with that, it works. I haven’t torn it apart yet to see under the hood but I plan on it. Especially if there is interest in that. Yea I liked the sister board for sure. Will make the wiring a bit easier.
@@3DPrintSOS That sounds kind of strange, there should only be the driver as far as the wifi connection. But what do I know, other than I do not have wifi on my machines at all. Find that driver and I'll bet Cura would pick it right up as far as wifi. It just seems to me that if you can get wifi to a pi from the slicer you have the capability of getting it to the Aries Have you sliced anything with it yet? Who's slicer does it look like? I know you are primarily a Cura user.
HEY- another great vid.... Remember my first comment to you about the aquila? Out of the box brand new - didn't work out of the box- Its a great printer (over 1000hrs on my modified one), as I am sure this one is, But Voxelab HAS TO DO BETTER than this................................................
I agree that QC is an issue and should be taken more seriously. As the same time my expectations must be set lower in my brain. Because for a printer to cost $168 and have high quality parts is just going to be impossible. And this machine is more expensive because of the frame construction and quality of materials on the frame and plastics. It’s a shame mine had an issue, but it all depends on how you look at it. 20cents and I’m back in the game. No sweat off my brow. Like you said, you love your aquila and you did t give up on it cause it had a few hickups. You think with all you’ve invested in it, it should still cost $168 bucks?
@@3DPrintSOS Yeah that would be an easy and worth while fix for me. Can the printer be enclose easily with slabs of plexi or something. It looks like it was designed to be easily enclosed.
If you don’t mind making them yourself, it’s totally doable. There is a recess for them. Wondering if they anticipate using this chassis for more printers.
I know what you mean. I have a twotrees display on my custom machine and I go between touch and click wheel a bunch just for fun. As used to the wheel as I am, I think pointing and clicking is just more natural. I find myself pressing the screen on my Aquila’s.
Worst place ever for the spool holder. you cant have the printer backed up to a wall and if you do you have to rotate it to do something as simple as change a spool
THANK YOU for suggesting the Voxelab Aries! I have the Aquila, and it started giving me feed or print issues. When you suggested the Aries, I ordered it. Just like you stated, took it out of the box, leveled the bed, loaded filament, and started printing. INJECTION MOLD quality! VERY impressed so far! I swear, you are my 3D print HERO! Again, thank you! I look for more educational videos from you to help me improve my printing!
That’s great. Glad to hear it. They just did a firmware update last night that adds more functionality. :)
Ive had two situations with my Voxelab Aquila, both times the support responded to me within the hour. Grade A support. This looks like an awesome printer, i just got my Aquila and i love it, i would love to get one of these too, but that will have to wait till I graduate college.
Good to hear their support is speedy. I've heard this a ton in the FB Groups and its refreshing to hear. I still havent heard back from two other companies after a few weeks of waiting for a reply. So, its nice to know.
Glad this video exists. I just got me a Voxelab Aries for Christmas. Have not opened it yet. Waiting to build studio to get it going. Just researching all I can till then.
Nice! Great machine to get things going. Fire up VoxelMaker
Great clip, Fedor . That is the machine I had on my radar for weeks. Initially before I purchased a Aquila I was thinking to get a Flashforge printer but the small build area put me off.....this thing now is right up anyones alley who wants to print with no hustle. Well done , Voxelab!
Yea, thats a good summary. It feels and looks so robust. Thats it's biggest strong suit for sure.
@@3DPrintSOS my only doubt is if the extruder will hold on and how loud the fans get😂
Haha same. I’ll be monitoring it all
Have you tested this vs the adventure 3? Any thoughts?
I have never had the adventurer 3. However this machine has been great for pla. Works with voxelmaker with no modification. Just drag stl, click print and bam.
Happy to see one of the first reviews on it good job on it
There’s a couple ones out there. Just happy to be able to get it done. Now I can focus on deeper dives or showing off what it can do. :)
Just got my Voxelab Aries and it really looks great. I need to learn how to load prints to the printer then I'll be good to go!
For the Aries, voxelmaker is the slicer to go to.
Amazing video as always, love how In-depth you go too dude
I appreciate that. Thanks.
I just got one of these this week and the stock PLA filament printed awesome. Fast forward a few days and I ordered PETG filament by accident, because I didn't catch the difference. Well after trying to get it to print properly for two days I have given up. Doesn't stick to the glass bed regardless of the settings and curled up at the nozzle. Switched back to PLA and printed like a charm. Just a word of warning for everyone not to waste their time like I did.
It’s definitely finicky with other materials. But pla, total beast.
I had the EXACT same issue. Worse yet, I would fiddle with the settings, get one good print...then NEVER be able to duplicate it. Fiddle with the setting again, get one good print and then NEVER AGAIN. As I type I am literally printing my very first project with the replacement PLA I purchased out of frustration. Looks good so far.
PETG prints better at a higher temp. 250-260. Use the Elmer's purple glue stick on your print bed.
I've owned mine for 3 months it does great prints only thing after a month I got a rattle when it was doing infill tore it down and checked everything found nothing loose slowed it down and solved it but the whole time the print stayed excellent I would definitely recommend this printer to anyone
Same, I still use mine for pla prints. Solid machine if that’s what you’re after. If you’re into tinkering or like a range in materials, look elsewhere
I just saw this on their website yesterday. You're on top of it! :D
Trying to keep up with my audience! :)
Set mine up just a min ago and printed the hook and now I’m just excited to start putting this thing to work
Time to get busy! 💪🏻
Is there a grove on the sides inner walls ? Thinking that would make it easier to add Plexiglas and enclose it.
There is actually. I think it’s very doable.
I bought one, will be Here Monday. Though, frankly the CR 6 SE is the bomb, I love it so much I bought two of them, so easy to level and print, and now I'm printing PETG which I never could get the voxelab to even do.
Nice! I still have some discovering to do on this thing but so far so good. I’ll have to tear it apart here soon just to show what’s under the plastic.
Hey man can you tell me what table measurements did you do i had it before but i was fiddling to see its range and lost the previous one like a dummy
I slowly begin to understand how important an enclosure is for 3D printing, especially for long prints.
Yes! At least on a few sides. Doesnt even have to be fully enclosed. Just helps keep the breeze away and keeps the ambient temps a hair higher.
Have you made any upgrades to this printer? Im to the point where I would like to do a few.
Ive kept it stock this whole time but coincidentally, im doing some right now for a video. ;) Stay tuned.
I just ordered this for myself for Christmas. Glad I watched this so I would know if mine had that problem. Hopefully not! Thank you.
Not a bad gift. Merry Christmas.
Great review. Might be picking up my second 3d printer after seeing this review
Nice! Let me know if you have questions.
Thats a great machine! Voxelab knocked the ball out of the park again, I have changed the pneumatic couplers on my 5 printers for compression fittings and for the first two that I converted I havent had to change them out for the 13 months they have been in there and the other three I have not had them that long but havent had to swap those at all either, I cant understand why the manufacturers havent started using them
Same. I think I have one other printer with a fitting. Because it’s still stock. Haha
Just got one. Can't wait to use it
Love the look of this machine, but the print area looks smaller than the Aquila machines... Is this the case?
It is, because of the construction of the machine its a 200x200x200 print space.
I'm having trouble using Cura with my Aries. If I slice a simple chamfered cube with Voxelmaker, it prints just fine. But if I slice the exact same STL file with Cura, the filament doesn't stick. Is there a Cura profile for the Aries somewhere? I'd like to use Cure because it seems to allow finer resolution, but maybe the Aries can't do that?
Fei posted a profile in the official Facebook group. However, it’s definitely better with voxelmaker.
Excellent video! I'm a noob at this and would like to know which coupler I should buy for spares? Many thanks!
Any standard coupler works well. This is a useful set to buy: amzn.to/3ewykj3
Very good video !!! I just bought the printer, waiting for delivery. It would be great to have the Cura profile if you created it already ;) Thanks
Awesome. Honestly in my findings, the printer has done much better with PLA printing from VoxelMaker. Literally flawless prints.
Is it possible to setup an Octopi with the Aries? I (a total noob) just got an Aries for Christmas, and I've got a currently unused pi 4 just sitting around. Would it be as simple as running a male-male USB cable from the pi into the front of the printer?
Nope, not on the Aries. It’s fairly locked down. It prints great with pla and VoxelMaker but other than that, you’ll have to modify the board and screen to get much further.
@@3DPrintSOS Gotcha! I wasn't finding much online about an Aries + Octopi, so I assumed it either hadn't really been done or wasn't possible. Thank you so much for replying and for such a thorough video.
Yep. This printer has a ton of potential and it’s a great pla maxhine. But it’s limited by its board if you want to do any calibrations or print other materials. Double edged sword I guess.
Thank you for the aquila vids, had my printer running great in two days. Tried other youtubers with more subscribers, wasnt really impressed or that in depth compared to you. Thanks again!
Appreciate that. Glad I could help.
I want to print miniatures using a smaller nozzle, would I be able to change the nozzle with relative ease? Thanks
Yes for sure. However, this printer is not meant for this. I’d have SIGNIFICANTLY better results from a resin printer. Check out the Voxelab Proxima for example.
@@3DPrintSOS
Kool, Thanks - I will.
ive purchased this machine and when i put a gcode file on the thumbdrive it says invalid file format, please help
Try using VoxelMaker. The presets are really good with this machine
Do you have a link to the tables you set your printers on?
They are from IKEA. I do have links though. Check here: th-cam.com/video/oDcjclRBaxA/w-d-xo.html
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks
I am having the same problem with my Aries. What coupler did you use to replace the long one? Thanks
I just used a generic one from Amazon. I think I linked it in the description
@@3DPrintSOS Sorry I don't see the link. Is it an M10?
I've had good results with the Aries since it was delivered this past week but am concerned that removing jams or clogs could result in damage to the PTFE coupler. Could you provide a U. S. supply source for the compression coupler that you've recommended as a replacement for the Voxelab PTFE coupler? That would be much appreciated since we plan to provide the Aries to high school teachers who are familiar with the FlashForge Finder but not with Bowden tube type printers.
These should do the trick! amzn.to/3E35xNn
Plus you get more for other potential fixes. ;)
I think it gets clogged because you don’t unload the filament after each print, it has the option and it works very well even loading works too so use that and avoid cloggs
Could be. Yeah.
Clogging will happen if you turn the printer off before the fan has cooled the heat sink@@3DPrintSOS
I have had an issue with my aquilla that I believe you could help me. It printed great for the longest time. But long story short I was tinkering with it and went to print forgetting to level the bed. The nozzle slammed into that bed and made an awful noise. I changed the hotend and PTFE tube. I adjusted everything correctly leveled my bed and put my glass bed back on. I was using my magnetic bed but was damaged due to this incident. Now I can't get a print past the first layer. Any help would be appreciated. Did I bend something? It seems to be leveled correctly but halfway through the first layer there is allot of stringing and warping. I've tried everything I know if mechanically. Never had to calibrate anything on the software side yet. Sorry if I'm rambling and thanks in advance for any help .
These things happen. Did you replace the nozzle? Have you cleaned the bed with alcohol? Typically the first layer adhesion mostly relies on good leveling.
I did replace the nozzle. I will try cleaning the glass bed thoroughly. I was wondering if a bad thermistor could cause that?
No I don’t think so. Unless it’s not heating to temps probably. You’d visually see that and likely hot thermal runaway triggers though.
I bought one of these last week and it's my first 3d printer. I'm having awful trouble getting the filament to stick to the glass bed.
Filament extrudes OK and I've tried several different makes including that supplied with the printer - I've levelled the bed many times following the way it should be done. It starts to print and because the first layer doesn't stick properly it then starts dragging it around the bed, ruining the print. I've tried using a recommended spray glue, but still no joy. I'm beginning to wonder if there is a fault and it should go back. Grateful for any help!
Hi Neil. There are three reasons why filament doesn’t stick.
One, dirty, oily bed. Clean it with soap and water and isopropyl alcohol.
Two is leveling. This is the main one. There is a right way to do it. If you want to know the right gap, start a print and use the knobs to move the bed up and down and keep moving it slowly closer to the nozzle until it sticks. Start with the bed further away from the nozzle and move it up and the print starts. Then when you find the right gap, restart the print. This is called live leveling.
Finally, temperature. 200 on the hotend and 60-70 on the bed is typical for pla. Sometimes depending on ambient temps and environment going 10 hotter on the bed can be the ticket.
I’d start with live leveling. ;)
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks for your suggestions - I've took the glass bed off, given it a serious clean, taken the extruder out and cleaned it. There was some filament stuck in it. This seems to have worked - filament is now sticking to the bed with no problem 😁
Issue I'm now having is that once prints reach a certain height, it's as though printing is shifting on the x-axis, so rather than build layers on top of each other, it's shifting along with each layer. I think I may need to photograph it to show exactly what I mean, unless this is any form of known issue?
Thanks for your help!
Glad that is fixed. Hmm sounds like the belt could be loose.
I've just bought a Voxelab Aquila, should I return it and get the Aries?
Totally depends what kind of person you are. You like/want to tinker and improve? Then stay with the Aquila, if you dont want to mess with much, grab the Aries. Just know the Aquila is MUCH simpler to work on if thats something you are into.
Just got my Aries today and it is set up.and leveled. It's doing a test print but is it supposed to be loud when the extruder is moving. It's not hitting the base just sounds like it's on the belts.
It it’s the totally silent but it shouldn’t be too loud. Are you getting a vibration?
@@3DPrintSOS not a vibration. It actually sounds like a regular printer would make when printing.
Do you have a link to the ptfe couplers you use
I sure do: amzn.to/39hkIJo I bought this kit and haven’t needed to worry about couplers in a while. These are spring loaded and are much higher quality.
So I’m getting one but would it work if I just copied it off you or would it be different because I need a easy way to level and this is the only leveling video for this printer
Hi! If you get one of these, you can just follow the manual or this video. Whichever is helpful to you. The manual isn’t too bad.
Which is better this or a flash forge adventure 3 ?
Can’t say, I’ve never had or tried an adventurer 3
I got a question why do you have the usb in the printer it didn’t come with it and I would like to know if that’s how it is working
Yours didn’t come with a usb? It should have. That’s where the test files are and and some other docs that you need. Might want to message support.
Ok thank you
great vid, thanks. I would like to see you try all kinds of filament on it. (especially the difficult ones)
Might have to once I get a few more on the Aquila done. :)
Hi I’m new to printing could you please tell if you can use cura with this machine
Many thanks
You can. However, in my experience this machine prints better with VoxelMaker AND it gets the benefit of printing wirelessly
Hey, I just want to ask which slicer you used for this printer. Thanks!
With the Aries I tried Cura but VoxelMaker has produced better results in like every way. Plus it can be used via WiFi
I ran into the same extruder issue. What specific parts do I need to order and where can I order them from? It would also be cool if you did a video of the disassembly and assembly of the extruder to change this out. Oh yeah, and I bought you a $5 cup of coffee for your troubles to answer my question.
Very kind of you. I typically pick up one of these: amzn.to/3pwfD3R
Gives you tubing and new, higher quality fittings and clips. :)
So this printer isn't fully enclosed? I might need to modify the case because I like enclosed printers for ABS. What are your thoughts with this printer using ABS?
It’s an open design. Abs will work as long as you can print under 250c. Because that’s the limit in firmware for the machine. And for now, the firmware is not open source.
@@3DPrintSOS Have you has success with ABS on this printer? I have not but usually I don't use my open chassis printers for ABS because it always fails. My Adventurer3 works flawless with ABS. Great review btw!
No I haven’t. I’ve only stuck with pla with this machine due to its temperature limits. I do however print with abs on an open machine. I just use some foam paneling to keep the ambient temps up a bit.
Where can one purchase the couplers, if needed?
Any couplers will do, but this kit is nice to have around: amzn.to/3EMC0rJ
Thank you for the link. I went ahead and ordered me a set.
How do you send 3D pictures to the machine to print??
You need to find “STL” files to print. Then drag them into VoxelMaker, which is a Slicer. This software will tell the printer what to do. You’ll have to select you machine and material there.
@@3DPrintSOS and then do you hook the printer up to the computer or download the file to a USB???
You plug in the SD card into the adapter and into your computer. Then the Slicer will save the file right onto the card. You can then put it into your printer and print.
Can the extruder be upgraded to an all metal extruder?
and can you add an ABL to this machine?
I’ve had an Aries printer for Christmas,I tried todo a test print but it has left a very fine layer of filament on the print plate which I can not get off. I’ve tried everything. TH-cam & other sites but no matter what i do I can get it off . Any ideas welcome. Im ripping my hair out. Thanks jules
Hi Jules. Sounds like you might have gotten too close to the bed on that print. It should never be so close that the plastic embeds itself. One of the ways you can it off is a flat razor blade. If that that still doesn’t work, then print a large square. Enough to cover most of the bed. Then after a few layers, stop the print and peel it off. I’d there was plastic on the bed, it will come off. Just all depends on what actually happened. What you’re seeing could be just a scraped bed from being too close as well.
Just ordered one of these as my first printer. I was able to get it from Amazon for 230, only 30 dollars more than the aquila x2. Do you recommend any mods/upgrades for this particular model?
Great price. I would just use it stock and get to know it really well. It’s not really a printer that will take a ton of mods, but a nice nozzle and ptfe tube and fitting could be a nice upgrade. Maybe a quieter fan. Like I said, it’s a good printer to just use for a while. :)
You're the fifth person in the fifth video on Voxlab Aries that's had to replace the damn coupler. I have no idea how to do that or where to order one. I just changed out X axis timing belt, cos I accidentally clipped it in half. But it was a bit of doing to change in a new one. Great. But how to change out the coupler?
Did you end up preheating the bed or do it cold?
I typically get it hot, then do the bed leveling. It doesn’t stay heating though
Can you comment on the noise of the machine vs. other printers...quiet, average, loud?
I would say it’s in between average and loud. I have louder machines, but most of the others are quieter.
A lot of is it because the back panel is a hallow plastic piece. So some sound resonates. Plus the fans...
@@3DPrintSOS Thanks for the quick response. BTW, have you reviewed the Flashforge Adventurer 3 printer? I have narrowed my selection down to the Voxelab Aries or the Flashforge Adventurer 3...your recommendation?
No I haven’t used the Adventurer. Solid machine but the proprietary firmware and non open source nature of both machines makes it harder for me to recommend than other machines. Do you have any specific reason why you chose this style machine?
@@3DPrintSOS I wanted an auto leveling print bed, easy to use interface and enclosed frame for support at a
That’s a tough order for that price. Honestly. You can always get a cheaper machine and do some upgrades but enclosed machines tend to be a bit more expensive
This device seems to target beginners, but that coupler issue would suck for beginners. You knew what was happening, even fixed it yourself. But someone like me would be at the mercy of tech support. How's Voxelab tech support?
100%. Not an ideal issue to have. So far, in my experience, their support is awesome. Especially in their official FB Group. Lots of other people also loving the support. But yeah, not a fun issue to encounter if you’re a beginner.
With that said, machine has been working great. No issues yet.
How about a Video Anycubic Vyper vs. Bluer Plus?
I would love to. I need 7,000 more subscribers to get considered for their machines. Otherwise I have to buy them and I can’t quite afford them right now.
I loved the printer but I have some pretty major issues with build plate layer quality, bed adhesion, and replacing the nozzle is absurdly complicated for what it is, any tips?
Did you change any settings?
Nope. Just printing from the SD card on this one.
Thanks.what board and could are they using? Thermal runawaywork on this model?
Good questions. I’ll check.
@3DPrintSOS thanks
Hi i have a question , just bought a voxelab Ariès but cant do the test right its not grip to thé base it s mooving a lot . Thanks for your answer xx
Can you upload the test fidget gear thingy from the USB? That looks fun!
Look up gear bearing on Thingiverse I bet it’s on there
It is this one right here. www.thingiverse.com/thing:53451 Im at work so I cant get the actual file, but everything you need should be in that link. :)
@@3DPrintSOS Found it. Thanks so much!
I got this for the first time yesterday . However, there are many flaws in the machine. Very noisy fan.... the side turbofan is not working. Connecting that turbofan to another machine works fine. It's probably not a turbofan fault. Connecting a new turbofan does not work. Frustration....I am currently chatting with them. I hope it gets fixed, but it's very tiring.
The fan is noisy, but the parts fan should totally be working. I’m assuming you’ve tried turning it on in the menu? It won’t turn on until after layer 2 most of the time.
@@3DPrintSOS Yeah, I know. After all the layers were finished, the turbofan did not run until the printing was finished.
:/ hmm. That doesn’t sound like a good experience. Hope they cover this!
@@3DPrintSOS I want it too. thanks for the top
@@3DPrintSOS In addition, I agree with the problem of fitting raised in the video. Because I had the same problem. I think this problem can happen to most people.
I've got this printer as gift from my girlfriend. First thing I did was switch the fans and second thing was switch the LED diode for white one, because the blue one si so unnatural and it hurts my eyes to look at this longer than few seconds. Overall the printer may be better than E3D V2 (even if I can print on said Ender at speeds over 200mm/s without problems), but the X / Y movement is really loud and I'm thinking about replacement for the parts responsible for that noise.
I’ve been looking for a new printer that can handle ABS and nylon. Thanks to your videos, my Aquila will be arriving today. Now, how do we get that print preview on to the Aquila? I like that feature.
I think the Aries runs its own proprietary firmware this time around. So that maybe impossible on a stock Aquila. However, im sure people significantly smarter than me can make somethin happen! haha
Alex_qm is working on it ;)
www.reddit.com/r/VoxelabAquila/comments/o9zyqz/just_a_little_sneak_peek_of_something_im_working/?
Cool! Good to know.
@@FlorianSuess Excellent. I’m patiently waiting.
@@3DPrintSOS and where do you find the STL files, what site. I’m knew to this and trying to figure this out. Thanks for your help
Another great review. I'm a fan of using the Pi to help control prints. Is that possible with this unit or does using WiFi dump the file in the printer and it goes?
Thanks! I haven’t found a way to get the WiFi working outside of voxelmaker. It appears their firmware is proprietary on this machine so it doesn’t just work like a typical WiFi board. Hopefully a firmware update makes it easier. I’m going to contact voxelab with a few questions
@@3DPrintSOS Almost had me sold, but my "Printer Room" isn't close to my computer and I rely on OctoPrint to help me manage.
I’m hoping this is a firmware update away from being a thing of the past. There is no reason to limit the feature to their own slicer. That would be a pain point for too many people.
Can the aries print tpu and carbon fiber like you demonstrated on the aquila
TPU maybe. It would need a new extruder. Carbon, no. It doesn’t go hot enough out of the box. With an aftermaket board, it could. You’d just compile your own Marlin at that point. :)
@@3DPrintSOS what is the difference in temperature between the two. Your over my head with Marlin. where would I get a new hot end? Why would voxelab create the aries with less capability. What would you recommend to print a wider range of filament? I have been looking at the ANYCUBIC Mega-S New Upgrade 3D Printer with Extruder and Suspended Filament Rack + Free Test PLA Filament, Works with tpu/pla/abs/petg/wood/hips
thanks
The Aries maxes out somewhere around 240 and the Aquila at around 260. You can get any part from a printer from Amazon. Less capable because of the temperature Max however more capable is speed and has WiFi connectivity. It’s awesome for pla. I’ve never had any anycubic FDM style printers so I can’t say. Sounds like a good starter machine though.
@@3DPrintSOS What do you think of ender 3 v2? How does it compare to aries.
Great printer. Probably a bit more versatile. Wildly higher aftermarket and open source meaning you can change firmware. The Aries is great for out of the box pla performance. But it’s for a non tinkerer. The Ender is the jack of all trades.
You have a lot of printers if you could have only one which would you choose?
Honestly I’m super happy with my g32 Aquila. I can turn it into anything. It’s like the Jeep Wrangler of printers.
@@3DPrintSOS Nice choice
Do you know if the printer is running on Marlin or other open source firmware or is this proprietary firmware? Very good review and walk thru! Thanks Fedor!
I think this is their own. Thus why WiFi only works for their own software at the moment. I’ll dig deeper into this. I could be wrong.
Did it come with a flash drive/ SD card?
It comes with a usb drive.
not gonna lie im new to this and i can only print the test models any recomends on thew heat of noz and plate
Are you using VoxelMaker?
As a Flashforge sub, can you print to it over wifi using Flashprint?
It's not clear to me what the enclosure brings to it if there are no doors. Rigidity? What do you feel it adds over the Aquilla? Wifi? Is it quieter? Seems like it's priced at about the same as an Adventurer 3 Lite, has a bit bigger build volume but can't print the higher temp materials out of the box.
I haven’t tried flash print but it works with Voxelprint via WiFi. I’ll be doing more testing on this.
I would say the number one reason is how robust and rigid it feels. No comparison to a bunch of bolted together extrusions. It’s beefy.
I’m really unfamiliar with flashforges lineup honestly. I need to read up some specs so I can give better answers.
Does this use cura to slice? Or is it their own slicer?
Both. However, voxelmaker works via WiFi and has all presets already. ;)
I'm new at this and have been using a very cheap printer for a few days. I enjoyed the video but you ran into the thing I am worried about and that is having a problem right out of the box. Could of beginner been able to get past this or would they have to have sent it back for repairs?
Depends. I don’t think many will have this problem but if you do, you just have to not be scared to do things yourself a bit. I’m sure support would help as well as us on our discord server. :)
@@3DPrintSOS thanks
How do you replace the coupler? I have one of these having the same problem with the coupler. Opened up the extrusion portions can't figure out how to pull out the coupler. Could you give me some pointers.
Okay it's on sale at 300. Time to buy? Conflicted between it and qidi imate. Want this form factor, imate has higher star rating.
Never had a qidi, but I hear good things. Both closed source? Does the qidi have proprietary parts?
@@3DPrintSOS yes. Even more than Aries. Do you know about magician x 3d printer?
Is it true that it has no wayto connect pronterface or a computer? Its obvious it has wyfi but does it allow a con to send to the firmware? Can we calibrate this thing?
The only way (so far) we can connect is VoxelMaker which came with the machine. It has all the basics and prints well via WiFi. But that’s the only way at the moment. Calibration is very limited at the moment. I’m trying to put together some feedback to send to voxelab. Not sure if they will listen, but can’t hurt.
@@3DPrintSOS Is there a driver on the usb stick? There has to be some sort of communication so that voxelmaker can connect to send. The only 2 I have ever heard of are CH340 and RS232. My Simplify 3D has a comand port it should be able to connect thru the usb port. Have you tried octoprint? This is a killer for me. I went thru this stuff with leapfrog.
Voxelab replied to me saying there is only one way to connect to the machine...WiFi and voxelmaker. Not great. Not great.
@@3DPrintSOS That just sucks. Who knew that Voxelab was the real SUICIDE SQUAD. I had to get rid of the best printer I ever had because of the same kind of thinking. Is there any chance the main board can be replaced or is it some nightmare form factor one of a kind? I sent them an email yesterday to sales saying I will buy one if they can tell me how to communicate with it. I asked if my Simplify 3D could talk to it since it has a command port. I have an SKR 1.3 board sitting here along with a Creality 4.2.7 Do you think one of those might fit? Its like the PTBs just do not want me to have a cube. Why would they castrate themselves with a move like this. It killed leapfrog which was a monster of mechanics with the lousiest printhead in the industry. One of a kind nozzles that plugged quicker than a Geeetech Cyclops. Then they quit making nozzles for it at all. They tried a new line called the bolt. I do not think it worked as I have never seen one in the 4 years since. I await your answer on the motherboard swap possibility. I have my money saved and will be looking at cubes on line to find one that fits my scenario. Budget and need. What a way to kill a brand. Thanks Fedor, for getting back to me. I was set to buy this thing tomorrow.
Skr should work. However, I wouldn’t know how to get the screen to work. You would have to use a different display I think. With that though, you’d have literally full control + Marlin.
I have a Flashforge dreamer. I bought a voxelab Aquila after watching many of your videos. Im really liking this machine as it seems like a mix of both. Have you encountered a dual independent extruder printer that you would recommend?
I have no experience with idex machines yet but looking forward to potentially trying a Tronxy if all goes well.
Hey man, Love the Videos
I’m having a clogging issue (clicking) after like 1-2 hours of printing. Any advice for a beginner. It’s kinda frustrating. THANK YOU
Sounds like it could be a retraction or temperature issue causing a clog. I would heat up to 230, push a bunch of filament through manually, set your temps about 5 degrees hotter and try again. Also check your lever for cracking and make sure there isn’t too much or too little tension on the extruder lever.
@@3DPrintSOS Question on the Voxelab Aries, When I start printing during a certain time the Temperature on the Screen will go 210/0 and filament stops coming out but the printer keeps going. But if I print basic thing like default test prints everything is smooth no problems! Please help!!! You think it’s the Slicing? Or files??
Hmm are you printing from the usb drive or using WiFi? It sounds like a possible communication error or firmware issue. Try to print something from the internal memory and see if that helps. And also use the usb drive to install the latest firmware if you haven’t.
What are your thoughts on their resin printers?
I have had the Proxima since it came out. Not a single issue or complaint. I just personally dont like Resin nearly as much. A bit of a mess and the smell bothers me. Otherwise, some of the prints I got off the Proxima have been absolutely stunning. Like this one: instagram.com/p/CI6OSz-r-iN/
@@3DPrintSOS I'm hoping to get one soon, I was curious on what you thought thank you for tje input
At some point I’ll have to do an into to resin for the channel, but right now I’m having fun with FDM:)
@@3DPrintSOS Sorry bud I don't do facebook or instagram
I have their Proxima - I put on a Sovol spring steel removable build plate which can be fitted within the adjustment limits of the bed, and that's made it easier to avoid messing up the level and to get prints off. I'm using Elegoo ABS-like grey resin and getting basically perfect prints. Don't use their own-label slicer except for pre-supported parts (if you have pre-supported it's pretty fast, it's just not good at generating supports). It's definitely a decent machine at a great price. Sure you can get a bigger build volume, but not for anywhere near the prices. As with the other machines the impression is that it's not particularly innovative, but it does things well enough for a very competitive price.
Hello, your videos have been such a great help! I am looking to purchase my first 3d printer, but am looking at a beginner friendly model (ie aries or adventurer). In that $300-$400 do you think an aries or an adventurer 3 pro would be the better option? I like how you dont have to use the proprietary slicer on the aries, but also like that the adventurer is fully enclosed (i have 3 cats and a 1 year old) and auto levels. Which do you feel would be better quality for smaller hobby prints and possibly some etsy sales?
What computer should I use
after watching makers muse video , is this a paid advert or a review
Absolutely not. These are my personal opinions. I'm not paid in any way what's so ever and Voxelab didnt ask me for a review or to for anything for that matter. These are my first impressions after a few days. I will do a full review with pros and cons in it when I have some prints under my belt.
my table wont go up when I try to level it.
Hmm. Can you move it manually via the menus?
I had that exact same problem but after cancelling the level through the menu and trying it a couple times it kicked into gear.
Great video! Have you experimented with compression fittings instead of pneumatic couplers? They work great and solves the issue with putting a small bowden tube in the hotend with a washer, especially when using a BMG style extruder with more torque. You can get them on aliexpress and never replace it again. Keep up the great videos!
I have abs I need to grab some. It’s just what I had on hand. Compression is the way to go.
@@3DPrintSOS it's 300 now. Toss between this with lower ratings and imate with much higher rating. Prefer this form factor.
I just got this for $70. Did I get a steal?
Under 100! NICE. Don’t expect any warranty service, but yeah that’s a good deal for the machine.
Another really useful vid :-)
Great review! Thanks for being honest about the defective coupler.
tbh this printer looks less appealing like an Anycubic Vyper at this price point. More expensive and less features.
It is easier to enclose though so it's got that going for it lol
Would love to test the Vyper but sadly to get access to a review unit, I need to reach at least 10k subs. Maybe one day. I cant quite afford to buy them myself. But it does look amazing. Would love to try it. This printers strong suit is how easy it is to get up and running and how stout it is.
@@3DPrintSOS That's a shame! I'm sure you'll make it soon though, just keep pumping out quality!
Appreciate it.
Is that PLA?
Sure is. Yousu Silk Pla. Links in the description;)
What kind of cube is it? Core xy or an ender4? Who's main board is in it? It looks like the hot end is a creality type as with the aquila. I hate the idea of another proprietary extruder. Awesome video Fedor. I love the daughter board concept. I have been working on an idea for one for our Hbots. My Geeetech A10M has a daughter board which is where the thought came from for me. It would provide easy hotend repair and abl instalation. Anyway Thanks for the quick look, it seems I am going to have to buy another printer. Did they send CURA as its slicer? Is it slicing as an Ender or a Flashforge? Happy printing buddy.
Thanks!
It’s not a core xy printer. It’s a Cartesian printer in a sturdy frame essentially. I don’t think any of it is Creality based, as far as I understand. Could be wrong, I don’t have the new Creality stuff.
The hotend itself is the same as the Aquila. I’m ok with that, it works.
I haven’t torn it apart yet to see under the hood but I plan on it. Especially if there is interest in that.
Yea I liked the sister board for sure. Will make the wiring a bit easier.
They sent their own slicer because it works with their WiFi. It doesn’t connect to much else..yet.
@@3DPrintSOS That sounds kind of strange, there should only be the driver as far as the wifi connection. But what do I know, other than I do not have wifi on my machines at all. Find that driver and I'll bet Cura would pick it right up as far as wifi. It just seems to me that if you can get wifi to a pi from the slicer you have the capability of getting it to the Aries Have you sliced anything with it yet? Who's slicer does it look like? I know you are primarily a Cura user.
I’ll definitely be checking out how to get it working with other slicers
@@3DPrintSOS Could you make sure you do that before I get mine? HA HA happy printing
Get that cura profile going!
Yep thats going to be next. Head over to the Poll I got going on in the community tab and vote there so I know what the public wants to see next.
HEY- another great vid....
Remember my first comment to you about the aquila? Out of the box brand new - didn't work out of the box- Its a great printer (over 1000hrs on my modified one), as I am sure this one is, But Voxelab HAS TO DO BETTER than this................................................
I agree that QC is an issue and should be taken more seriously. As the same time my expectations must be set lower in my brain. Because for a printer to cost $168 and have high quality parts is just going to be impossible. And this machine is more expensive because of the frame construction and quality of materials on the frame and plastics. It’s a shame mine had an issue, but it all depends on how you look at it. 20cents and I’m back in the game. No sweat off my brow. Like you said, you love your aquila and you did t give up on it cause it had a few hickups. You think with all you’ve invested in it, it should still cost $168 bucks?
Also, absolutely not hating your opinion or anything like that. Just having a convo. No hard feelings here. :)
@@3DPrintSOS I think your doing well-- look at your first video last year to now! Keep it up- keep it factual and no one can or would complain.
I appreciate it Ryan.
v adventurer 3/4?
😂
I just Bought one and the screen only show the logo all the time
Time to contact support. :(
Holy heck this printer looks like amazing value
Yes. For sure. Excited to see how it does long term.
Definitely a flashforge printer. The .gx files is a dead giveaway. Also the noises. It’s basically a flashforge finder with a bigger bed
Yep. Nothin wrong with that. Haha
I was expecting to see a way higher price tag! 😲
Great printer for the target market. Been trouble free so far other than the hickup I first had at setup.
@@3DPrintSOS Yeah that would be an easy and worth while fix for me. Can the printer be enclose easily with slabs of plexi or something. It looks like it was designed to be easily enclosed.
If you don’t mind making them yourself, it’s totally doable. There is a recess for them. Wondering if they anticipate using this chassis for more printers.
@@3DPrintSOS Cool! I'm not new to cutting plexi and I get it for free so that sounds good.
CURA profile?
Don’t have one that I like. I’ve switched to voxelmaker for this machine to use the WiFi feature. It’s been great honestly.
And she do haves filament detection!
I did not like that it has the same Flashforge sounds
I guess it would only make sense all things considered. Haha. :)
It seems nice and all, but I don't know if I can live without my clicky knob 🤔
I know what you mean. I have a twotrees display on my custom machine and I go between touch and click wheel a bunch just for fun. As used to the wheel as I am, I think pointing and clicking is just more natural. I find myself pressing the screen on my Aquila’s.
Worst place ever for the spool holder. you cant have the printer backed up to a wall and if you do you have to rotate it to do something as simple as change a spool
Yeah very strange design choice