Best FDM Printer for Absolute Beginners - Neptune 3 Pro Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- this video is for those who are brand new to FDM 3D printing and want the absolute basics. You can probably relate to my experience here so have a quick watch of this and you'll quickly see how to get set up and printing in no-time at all with the Neptune 3 series of 3D printers.
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00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Elegoo Neptune 3 Assembly
02:31 - Elegoo Neptune 3 Features
04:33 - Neptune 3 Test Print
05:04 - Print Failures - Filament Types
06:20 - SD Card Issues
07:31 - Use Dry Filament!
08:16 - Pligh & Play Printing
09:04 - Print Quality 0.06mm
09:54 - FDM Vs Resin
10:46 - Summary
12:09 - Buying Recommendation
13:22 - Thanks and Close - เกม
I absolutely despise elitist snobs in any hobby. There's not a single thing that deters new people from entering a hobby like elitists that forgot that, not so long ago, they were newbies themselves. Well done on this video, from a really experienced 3D printing enthusiast 😁
That’s really nice to hear.
I agree, i usually struggle through trying to find YT videos for noobs and indeed way to many experts out there.
Just a note, Elegoo tech support is AWSOME. I had a fast response and they got the problems fixed and new parts shipped out quick. I have 2 Neptune 2S one was new the other was used and had some missing parts. I sent a list of the missing parts and Tech Support rocked the house with speedy delivery. Elegoo supports their products. Hard to go wrong with what every printer size you choose.
Yes if you are in the US
I've heard mixed things, never dealt with them directly.
I email Elegoo two weeks ago no response yet
@@reggi200 they got back to me next day. I had an issue with this on my day, woke up Tuesday to a reply. And no I did t Co tact then as Fauxhammer
@@FauxHammer I don’t have the same respond . The machine is very good but I get a bad one
13:28: There are actually reasons to get smaller printers other than space and money for the initial cost of the printer.
1. Larger heatbeds will probably take longer to heat up, and almost certainly need more power to heat up/maintain heat.
2. Bigger printers are almost always slower than smaller printers. At least, that's what the Voron community seems to say about the size options for the Voron 2.4, because the weight of the moving parts limits acceleration, and acceleration controls how quickly you can reach your top speed. And this is even worse for bedslingers like the Neptunes. In addition, I'm fairly sure that ringing/ghosting will be worse on bigger printers.
3. In addition to the cost of the printer, replacement print surfaces at sizes beyond the standard 235x235 are more expensive. And I'm pretty confident that bigger beds will probably warp more than smaller beds, so thank goodness they'll come with a mesh probe. But the N3 Pro uses a 6x6 mesh, the N3 Pro uses 7x7, and the N3 Max uses 8x8. So the N3 max will probably take almost twice as long to probe (64 isn't quite double 36). And the N3 Pro is probing pretty slow by my standards, although I'm using a souped-up Neptune 2S with Klipper, a BLTouch, really fast Z and X/Y speeds.
4. Thanks to the popularity of Ender 3 and clones, most printers on the market are 235x235, so most people designing models keep that in mind when printing them.
TL;DR unless you have specific things in mind that are larger than 230x230, the majority of people probably won't use the extra space. Bigger isn't always better, it's just bigger.
I've been using your articles to track all my magazine. I thoroughly enjoy your reviews(best hobby clippers) and tutorials(how to strip miniatures) as well and been meaning to get into FDM printing so this video is perfect for someone like me.
Thanks for your continued support
This was an awesome video. While I consider myself a somewhat advanced user, it’s great to see what others go through. This is the printer I have been recommending, however, it’s easy to forget about the little things when getting started.
thanks so much!!!!
Great video! I’ve been watching a fair few videos for beginners and this is the first one I’ve seen to run through the these issues. Thanks!
Thanks, exactly why I put this up
Thank you for the Portal nod in the dialog. Slick. Great videos by the way.
Awesome video Russ. Thanks for all these 3d print videos. I am seriously considering getting a 3d printer to print my own bits. So all the beginner style videos are great for someone like me.
You should! I abbsolutely love mine!
Just finished putting my 3 plus together. Your video is just what I was looking for. Space Hulk!
Great video. I recently bought the Neptune X FDM and love it.
I'm just commenting to say thank you so much for this review, and i really like the way you present it. This might be my first 3d printer ever
Thank you so kindly
This was a very helpful video. You scared me there at the end saying not to buy this but then said get the newer better one. I was like Nooooo more research. I will definitely consider getting this after I actually have done more research. I’ve really wanted to get a printer to print my own helmets and armor and thanks to you I think I’ve found one!
Hope you watched my max vid too then lol
@@FauxHammer lol didn’t know you had one. Definitely gonna check that out now. Thanks
Hey Ross, with you on this one about to test a 3d printer my brother lent me... and the first thing I thought when I saw it was... I want to build bigger!
Going to perfect my technique and gear but then maybe look at one of the bigger ones of these.
Keep up the great work!
thanks so kindly. yeah I'm eager for the max now
Just bought a pro when it came back on sale. Super limited in space in an apartment and this just had EVERY feature I needed at the perfect price.
so cool isn't it!
Hi there! As someone who is after getting into 3D printing, and is looking for a good beginner printer, I have been working through reviews on TH-cam, trying to find a good printer, that is fairly easy to use for a newbie, that isn't going to cost me the earth! I was considering the Prusa Mini +, as I have heard that they are easy for beginners, but I was put off by the cost and the small bed size. However, your review of the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro now puts this at the top of my consideration list - not too expensive, pretty easy to get started with, and with a better sized bed! Thanks for your great review and I will keep an eye on your channel in the future! 👍
Just as an aside, I am into N gauge model railways (1/160th scale!) so will probably be buying a resin printer too at some time, but an FDM printer will give me a chance to get used to designing stuff myself - and I will probably be printing fun bits and pieces for me and my 10 year old nephew! 😅
So glad this helped you
Pretty useful video. I’d love to see you do one comparing printer technologies for newbies and maybe recommending some entry level options
Great suggestion!
I brought a food dehydrator for drying out filament and then cut some of the levels so a reel would fit in, great video, thanks!
Smart idea
I found this useful. Thank you. I don't have a pla printer yet, only resin and did not know most of this
Thanks a lot, I still know very little
Loved the video, my Neptune 3 Pro arrived a few days ago to Australia and I've already cranked out one of the crystal dragon prints :p Everything worked perfectly for me with brand new PLA
such a great printer, I had to up my temp settinsg for the Rainbow PLA but only 5 degrees on bed and nozzle. Initial layers wouldn't stick otherwise
Thanks supper helpful. I am in the same situation. I have been using Elegoo Mars 2 pro for a couple of years. Now I want to print terrain for my D and D game. I have a Sovol sv01 but it just stopped printing after three months and I only get string. I am going to order this Neptune 3 Pro today. Thanks again.
Thank you for this review. I will be buying one of these soon my kids want to get into 3D printing and they sell this model at my local hobby shop.
Glad it was helpful!
WENT THROUGHT THE SAME LEARNING CURVE WITH MY ANYCUBIC S- MEGA TWO YEARS AGO. AFTER PURCHASING A RESIN PRINTER I PLAN ON BUYING THE LATEST NEPTUNE 3
i just got a Longer LK4 for review too, so far, I prefer my Neptune 3 at a lower price.
this would be my first printer so thank you for the vid
Great video… just for clarity, I do custom 1/12 figures. Would this be a good that size figure and accessories?
PLA is also great to sand, fill, and paint :) It's harder and more brittle than other filaments but I love working with it. That said, I'm going to order 2nd week of January specifically to print PETG so fingers crossed :D (I have yet to get PETG to print propperly and repeatly as well :P)
I'm still having lots of fun with PLA, PETG was possible on this but I need to learn a lot more too get it working
This video was perfect for me.😃
Nice review. I've just bought a Neptune 3 Pro... I was thinking about holding off and buying a plus or max, but at 220 US dollars including shipping to Japan, I just couldn't say no.
wow, that is a bargain!!!!!
thanks for the video
I just bought a Neptune 3. I have a couple of Elegoo Resin printers. I like the Neptune but wish I had found out about the newer models before I bought it... oh well. I may still get a Max soon anyway.
Same, but I hear you.
Just got mine and could not agree more.
You like it then
PTFE is Teflon used for Bowden tube setup. Petg is the filament used to print. PET is used in plastic bottles.
PET can also be printed
i think I;ve seen some videos where someone turns plastic bottles into fillament and then prints with it.
i loved the little iO print ♥
iO?
@@FauxHammer the little cube at 8:26 min is called iO. Is from Dota. ❤️
Love this video!! I am in the same boat... Printed resin and miniatures and had great results... PLA has always been a "get around to it" one day.... Things like cosplay weapons etc and scenery, I was always happy to wait... Now this looks like the sort of printer for a PLA newbie like me, so ordered a pro, and super keen to have a play! If all goes well, max or whatever evolution is around, would be next cause 'I like to print big things' too ... hahaha... and then I can use the pro for smaller objects... Did you have to play around with the temp settings at all or is that pretty much the same for any PLA ?
no need to play at all, as soon as I got a box of "new" pla, it started working first time.
OK you got me I will buy one. Am just a beginner
This was great information. But since I’m a year late seeing this, I’m wondering about the Neptune 4?
Check the Neptune 4 video then
can i confirm that the big grey model you made was made with the esun grey pla filament as it looked so smooth and what was the wolverine bust made of
Qh awsome ivw been looking to get one of these. I had the same filament issue with the sunlu s8, discovering that e sun filament was a game changer.
Yeah I have mixed results, sunlyu was a pain on this but I love it now in other printers. I think the PLA+ is best
Deep dived into your content, excellent stuff. Im getting a few more machines has been very informative.
@@JP-rx8dn thanks kindly
I want to get into 3D printing but I’m waiting for the Neptune 3 plus
Smart choice
Same
In less than an hour
Can you recommend which 3d printer should I get
between the ender 3 S1 or the elegoo Neptune 3 pro ?
If I invest in a second printer, I’m looking at the Neptune line or, if I suddenly become wealthy, the Flsun V400. What I’ve discovered since acquiring my printer is they’re like boats (break out another thousand). There’s always something to buy and/or add on. The other thing is, it’s the most frustrating technology I’ve ever worked with and I started with Windows 3.0. But when it works, it’s pretty cool.
Woah, windows 3.0 was before my time. I grew up on 95!
@@FauxHammer That was a good one.
Finely got my Neptune 3 Max ordered to compliment my Saturn 2 8k ;-)
9:00 I'm curious how much filament did terrain piece such as that space hulk one use up. Roughly what is the cost for such epic piece?
oooof, I never made a note I;m sorry. but it;s free to chuck it in the slicer yourself and slice, this will give you an estimate, i wanna say it was a good half a kilo, but that;s a guess
I thought your logo looked familiar. I saw this video a while back. Subbed :D
haha - thanks kindly.
Best review of N3P! can you please tell me the brand of the otg device for the charging and the data cable at 11:26 or a link of it?
Wow thanks. Honestly, generic amazon usb c hub
Hey guys, for the large shoot prints sand down and use a mix of wood glue and thin down with hobby acetone.
Thanks, I just bought newer printers instead
Man.....hitting the Portal reference and Space Hulk too....man, I'm gonna buy this printer just for that 😅
Neptune “4” Max is out soon.
Honestly dialing resin settings for different resins has always been much harder for me.
But I started with these FDM printers and transitioned to resin ones and man I still struggle with resin printer settings when I swap to a new resin thats a new color or something fancy.
I've got a video coming soon on this. Makes it super easy, I can dial in exposure times in about an hour now following the same process.
what print settings did you use?
I don’t recommend using pla+ for everything. Pla+ is the same as regular pla when it comes to print quality. The difference is that pla+ is better in heat and slightly more durable. Uses that don’t need either properties are just a waste of a bit more money. Just make sure to buy pla from a good brand (like elegoo)
Thanks, I get more issues with normal pla typically.
I just bought the Neptune 3 Pro and its my first printer so I wanted to ask what’s a good filament to purchase for use with this machine?
Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video.
Jokes,
I had the same issue, so the eSun I used just worked as the profile is on Elegoo Cura. no idea if it;s the best, but it works and that;s what matters to me
Cool review. I guess filament for large stuff and resin for minis is a good rule to follow?
Absolutely.
Filament is easier to work with, more durable. Resin is faster to print , much higher details but more complex, more toxic, not durable and smaller print size. So yes you are right but it's more to it.
exactly that, but there's the finish benefit too when it comes to models. FDM prints are full of layer lines, even at the lowest layer heights, resin all but eradicates layers.
Do you know how to reset the x axis limit switch as elegoo as now five days in waiting for tech support
Im sorry I don’t even know what that means
question I ordered an elegoo Neptune 3 Pro how tall is this printer the whole printer because I'm going to get a cover for it or Do you know a suitable good cover for it? where to buy 3d printer enclosure for elegoo neptune 3 Pro?
With the filament on the back mine measures 74 cm tall. whilst you can look at the printer dimensions online, you also need to consider that the bed extends forward outwards and behind, going beyond the printer's area.
as for enclosures, sorry, I've never used one. mine are in a warm room now.
@@FauxHammer thanks you for the information🙂👍
Wish these printers were in stock!
I’m sure they are somewhere
Having watched this and the max video im probably gonna buy the PLUS 😅😅 middle of the road for me
It’s the one I don’t have. But if the size works for you, then it’s gonna be just as good as these two
@@FauxHammer I'll post a video when it arrives and get a helmet printed!
do you have a problem your printer reboot on middle of printer ,first stop and 5 second after the screen reboot and i lost the printer
eh?
Did you say it took 3 days to print the space hulk terrain?
Yes, Wel 50 something hours, the completion time is what’s shown in the vid.
Not quite 3 days, but 3 sleeps
Does this level of detail make the Neptune 3 Pro usable for wargaming minis, then? It would be nice not to deal with all the fuss and bother of a resin machine.
no, not at all. it;s nowhere near as smooth. the wolverine bust shows the comparison, now imagine that at 1/4 the size!
Where did the IO model come from?
Hello. It's seem that nobody here note this : the point zero is not in the center of the bed (is on the right and on the front). During the calibration the head begin outside the bed at right and finish 3 cm into the bed at left. It's very strange. Someone can explain me?
The nozzle is touching the bed. That’s the middle of the print head and the important part to touch the plate.
The nozzle is not in the middle of the print head. It’s to the left side
“In other news… the cake is a lie!”
Lmao
First comment to get that reference
Max is $350 so I'm liking the $230 pro. If I'm gonna buy a better printer after this, it's going to be the bamboo lab carbon.
Ooh yeah that carbon is a different league
where can i get that wolverine bust?
Search Drafnir Studios
I was thinking on getting the neptune 4 pro but it's not on prusa which annoys me and I hear the neptune 3 pro is great, just not near as fast
I just release my Neptune 4 video. Not Prusa but it is on Orca which is based on Prusa
i downloaded and copy stl to the micro sd but neptune 3 pro cant read it. what do i need to do?
micro disk? If I knew what you meant i would help.
@@FauxHammer micro sd
@@khanhangduy8013 you need to run it through a slicer programme that's on the included sd to create the file the printer can read
@@FauxHammer oh tks. Can i use cura? I only know this program, i going to learn how to use it.
@@khanhangduy8013 that;s the one on the USB Drive, Elegoo's version of Cura, you can use original cura but need to make sure you have created the correct settings for the Neptune 3 Pro
This was a great video! I've had an Ender 3 for a couple years and it's forced me to learn all the ins and outs of filament printers. I finally had an issue (layer shifting because the motherboard overheats after a couple hours) that caused me to ask "why am I having to do so much troubleshooting just to get this thing to work at a base level?"
I have an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro and the "it just works" level of functionality in it made me decide to look at Elegoo's FDM offerings. Your demonstration of being able to "just print" once you got the proper filament is exactly what I want in an FDM printer! Can't wait for it to show up.
i have the opposite problem, I have this so I have no idea how to read the signs of failure or quality degredation.
when this works, it just works. but when it doesn't work, I'm completely lost
@@FauxHammer Biggest thing I can recommend is watching the first layer go down. As long as that looks good (no separation of strands on the fill, outer walls staying laid down) and is sticking to the build plate, you're *usually* okay the rest of the print.
@@donchaiminster1989 i;ve got that down, but I'm getting some odd issues mid print and when i'm pusging for layer quality, this is key. need to learn it becasu I;m expected to know it to validate my views of other printers!
So I need to learn how to fine tune, temp, speed and flow rate. just no idea the best way bbecasue each seems to affect the other.
Have you tried Bambulab's X1(Carbon), or P1P? I'm willing to bet money that either of these are more deserving of the title of "Absolute Beginner Friendly".
Nope I reached out to Bambulabs and had no response. I can't imagine that price point is beginner friendly and from what I've seen on other reviews. it's a bit proprietary with some refinements to make to the firmware still.
Would love to test one out, but sadly it's not in budget.
@@FauxHammer I've backed them with the AMS, so yeah... Price I can understand... But it's comparable to buying a computer to play games and buying a console. Computer can be cheaper, yet the console's more beginner friendly and easier to start with.
Now... The computer can be vastly more powerful, no doubt. Yet that either takes a lot more skill, or a lot more money.
In the end, the Bambulab saves me a lot of filament through a HELL of a lot less failed prints. Add the vastly superior speed, which allows me to print quicker, it is a viable financial descision for me. But I really encourage you to check out the many reviews (or the videos on my channel) and see for yourself. I would recommend Uncle Jessy's channel, as he had a horrendous time with his. :D
OMG, 0.06 Wolverine is amazing
It shocked me!
@@FauxHammer where did u find the 0.06 Profile?
Neptune 3 Pro or cobra 2 max?
I would buy one but these have been sold out for weeks now =)
it is a pan, they misjudged popularity
omg dude Esun is absolutely the best filament brand i've used in my 5 years worth of printing
It’s all I buy now, bought 9 more reels this week
And then 3 days later, I had a completed model. Lol I lost it. Well played.
Eh?
You like the neptune 3's but don't like the neptune 4's (yes I watched that vid) Arent these all petty much the same? I'm new and dont get this?
What do you mean you didn't get filament?
I didn’t get filament
@@FauxHammer You said in the video that you got a sample
@@ilikecringe you get a small sample with it, but not enough to do any real testing.
3 days! you are a martyr to your trade
Check my latest print. 20 days
You didnt adjust the bed wheels first
Exactly that
This looks awesome but the max is hoooooj
You should see what I’m printing on the max at the mo!
Formatting SD Cards with FAT32 shouldn't be an issue, there are several tools for that. I recommend using Rufus in future instead of using the command line =)
Yep, simple when you know a good trusted app. but there was so much fiddleware out there I wasn't sure what to pick.
You happen to have a friend named Ryan and Chloe?
Odd question, but I don’t know a Ryan or a Chloe particularly
I just got mine, and ive had 100% no issues whatsoever... you used the wrong filmament, at the wrong temperatures that also was old etc. This is a fantastic printer.
thanks, yeah. I know. that's what i said.
That's literally an ender 3pro lol
Most are lol
but better
Except BETTER!
They’re all the same now from what I have seen
You've got a pretty nasty fungal infection in your thumb mate
plug and play + ELEGOO NEPTUNE 3? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH right.