Monoprice Maker Select Plus | IN DEPTH 3D Printer Review
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- This $400 3D Printer made by Wanhao goes by many different names depending on where it's sold, But one thing is for sure...
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It's easy to set up and prints very well out of the box. I did run into some trouble with it and learned a lot about 3D Printing in general. Check out my findings in this review to see if it's worth your hard earned money.
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Parts:
Anycubic Ultrabase -
MK10 Extruder Hotend -
Gizmo Dorks PEI Sheet 8" x 8" -
Glass Bed Silicone Thermal Pad -
5x Wear Resistant MK10 Nozzles -
MS Plated Wear Resistant MK10 Nozzle -
Di3 Y Aluminum Carriage Plate -
300 Pc Snap Ring Assortment -
MS MK10 All Metal w/ Cooling -
MS MK10 All Metal -
3x MK10 Silicone Socks -
Noctua 40x20mm 12V Quiet fan -
Noctua 40x10mm 12v Quiet fan -
24v 50mm Blower Fan -
2x 12V Blower Fans -
Buck Converter -
3x 8 Diode TL Smoothers -
Nema 17 Dampers -
MOSFET -
5x 24V 40W Ceramic Cartridge Heater -
10x 12V 40W Ceramic Cartridge Heater -
M3 Stud Screw-In Thermistor -
Kapton Tape -
4x LM8LUU Linear Bearings-
Tools:
Feeler Gauge -
Tacklife SDH13DC Cordless Screwdriver -
Allen Wrench Hex Key Set 1.5-10mm -
ESD Tweezers -
Wire Brush Set -
Tekton ⅜” Ratcheting Wrench -
Deburring Tool -
2x Extra Long Needle Nose Pliers -
Multi Tool Holder Rack -
12 Piece Precision Needle File Set -
iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit -
External Snap Ring Pliers -
Internal Snap Ring Pliers -
Hardware
520x Metric Hex Button Screws -
500x Metric Hex Socket Cap Screws -
¼” Eccentric Spacers -
20x16” Parts Organizer Drawers -
iFixit Project Tray -
1.5M PTFE Bowden Tube -
Silicone ESD Magnetic Parts Mat -
Tempered Borosilicate Glass Bed -
Other:
Raspberry Pi 3 -
Raspberry Pi Camera V2 -
mSD Card Extension -
mSD to SD Adapter/Extension -
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This is the most comprehensive 3D printer review that I've ever seen. If anyone was thinking about buying the Plus, they should watch this. Would have liked a little more comparison to other printers in the same price range, but wow. Awesome review.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I definitely put quite a bit of work into it. Unfortunately since it's my first printer it's hard to compare directly to other printers.
I try to be very thorough to help other decide if products are the best for them. I actually cut out another 10mins of smaller anecdotal stuff. It's kinda difficult because long videos often don't have the best retention time. So they don't rank well in search.
But I personally hate watching a review that just tells me everything I already know about a printer from reading the product description, specs and a few posts on /r/printing or Facebook Groups. And has maybe 1 or 2 test prints. So I try to provide a lot more.
Thanks again.
4 years on, this is still a brilliant review! Thanks so much. I've just today bought one second-hand and haven't yet received it but your tips will certainly help.😊
Cheers. Thanks for watching and Happy Printing. There's a big community of folks with this printer on Facebook. It's a pretty good resource as well.
Great review! It's nice to find thorough and honest reviews like this instead of people just unboxing stuff or talking about stuff they haven't really used. I just got the printer, and this was a helpful video. Thanks a bunch!!!
Thanks for watching. I'm pretty new to 3D Printing so I don't feel I'm qualified to review a product straight out of the box just by looking at it. That said as I continue to review more printers I think you can expect them to be this thorough. It's the only way I know and like to review products. 3m30s videos aren't enough to review much of anything IMO.
Thanks for the honest and informative review! I appreciate that you list pros and cons. Just purchased this one. looking forward to more reviews and tips.
This is the most comprehensive 3D printer review that I've ever seen. 👍
Just got this printer yesterday. Thank you so much for the great tips and info!!! I cannot express how much I appreciate this video bro. 👊👊👊
Thanks for all the details in the description. Very well organized.
A year later, this is still a fantastic review. All reviews should use this video as a format template. Thanks for the info, super helpful!
Awesome review dude. I’m definitely getting one of these. I’ve never 3D printed but I have some ideas I want to create.
I was giving some thought on buying a printer and you sealed the
deal with your thorough review. Great job!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching. When this was made the Creality Ender 3 was not out and printers like the CR10 weren't readily available on Amazon. That's recently changed so I'd recommend looking at those.
I have an Ender 3 and I enjoy it a lot. Both are good printers.
That was a stunning review. Not a wasted second or frame. I have bought and assembled mine, moved the axes around, but haven't got it to actually print.
Thanks for watching! I put a lot of work into the review so I'm glad you found it informative. If you have any questions about the printer please let me know!
I just ordered a select plus! Very nice job on this and your first unboxing video! You do an excellent job describing the printer! Thanks!
Awesome. Glad you found the video helpful. If you don't mind me asking will you be using it for prototyping or finished parts?
Looks like you already make use of some subtractive manufacturing in your videos.
SrgntBallisticGaming probably both Proto parts for use as a model to be made on the Lathe and mill and finish parts. One of my future RC conversion projects is a Tonka road grader. I hope to print some flex tractor tires and other parts for conversions used on stuff like my Tonka dump truck and dragline. Seriously like your presentation, I have watched all the "big" 3d printing TH-cam guys and your review of the select plus was the best review of any printer I have watched of anyone on TH-cam! Keep that sort of stuff coming!
I liked the comparison tables you showed in the videos!
lol I am the kid asking my parents for a 3D printer. I didn’t even want this one, but I got it for Christmas and I absolutely love it! Its great! Me and my dad set it up in about 20-30 minutes.
Haha there you go! Thanks for watching. I'm glad you got a printer and have been able to get it up and printing quickly. Mine is still a workhorse as well as a platform for me to test different materials and mods.
if you have any questions feel free to ask. The facebook groups for the printer (there are several for the Monoprice and Wanhao version) are really good resources as well.
Cheers and happy printing!
Thanks for an awesome review, just made the purchase.
great review, I think you covered it very well.
Thank you for watching and commenting Bob!
thanks so much this sold the printer to me and also helped with upgrades
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you found the video helpful!
Wow! What a great review!
Thank you Robert! I definitely put a lot of time and effort into it. Great to know ppl find it helpful.
Loved this review man. You really helped me out in deciding on what 3D printer I want to get! :)
Glad you found it helpful. If you don't mind asking what did you end up deciding?
Hey! I plan on getting this printer during the summer. I was stuck between this and the cr-10s but this is definitely way more in my price range and won't take up too much space too. Thanks again!
I actually just picked up a CR-10 (Regular base model). It's a good printer as well. I'll hopefully have the unboxing and first impressions video up in a couple of weeks. Might help you confirm your decision. Won't be a direct comparison between the 2 printers but I'll be referring to my experience with this when talking about the CR-10
Wow that would be so perfect. Cant wait for your video to come out! Good luck!
Nice review dude! Used mine for almost 200hrs since June 2017. I found diiicooler as one of the best mods.
Thanks for watching! I have a dii printed and ready to go on. Trying to figure out a way to show what mods help more than others. A lot of the time people put on 5 mods at the same time and notice some quality improvement but you can't really tell what helped the most.
Bill from Punished props did a series where he did a couple test prints. Then installed 1-2 mods then did the same test prints to show the difference.
So I might try to do some tough bridging tests and benchmarks before and after. But that slows down things quite a bit.
You should just use blue painters tape on your bed. I had ALOT of trouble with adhesion in the beginning, but the blue taped helped solve alot of my problems.
You know your stuff. Great Video.
thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you for watching!
YOU DID A GREAT JOB, VERY THOROUGH. THANKS MATE
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful.
Cheers!
This video is awesome and I can’t wait to see more videos from you! I’m having some issues getting Octopi working with my MSP and would like to hear about your experience.
Thanks for watching. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I put a lot of time into it. What version of the Pi are you using. I just picked up the 3 model B and will be using that to try out Octopi.
The quality of the video and the information clearly shows how much time you put into it.
I have a Raspberry Pi model 3. I built the OctoPrint server on a Raspbian lite install (github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki/Setup-on-a-Raspberry-Pi-running-Raspbian) and got it up and running fine. It is just when I try to send Gcode to the printer nothing happens. I think I have the OctoPi configured incorrectly. I'm pretty good at vanilla linux stuff, but something about configuring the OctoPi has eluded me.
My first thought is that the baudrate isn't set right?
Having trouble sending individual GCode commands or entire files for printing? Or both? Can you manually talk to the printer at all?
Maybe try connecting to a PC and using Repetier Host or Pronterface.
When I've done PID autotune, accel/jerk and steps/mm changes to the eeprom I had trouble connecting using Repetier Host or Cura. Only Pronterface seemed to want to work.
I wonder if it's a related issue.
You did a great job with this review.
Thanks for watching. Definitely put a lot of time into it (I actually recorded it twice haha) so glad you think it's good!
You killed it man. Tons of relevant research. Good delivery. Also for what it's worth they have it on ebay now for a super low price ($274.99). www.ebay.com/itm/232210548345
I ended up actually going with the new Prusa i3 MK3. You ought to ask Prusa if he would be willing to send you out a machine to review. I think if you showed him this review he might go for it because he knows you will do your homework. Just an idea.
Nevermind... ebay price went up to $359.99... bummer.
Video is very good..Just wanted to mention however that Mauser electronics (online) has a great selection of 40mm 24V fans from inexpensive to very good quality units at competitive prices. Also CFM, noise in dba and other useful info (such as dimensional). is all there. Thanks for the tips!
Great video thanks. This "might" be my first printer do you think it's good as such?
This is an awesome review, and you earned yourself a new subscriber. On an odd and different note, the Amazon listing for this printer has been removed, and when you do find it, it is a blank page with the Amazon Dogs. You can still buy this off of Monoprice.com. Other than that, thank you so much for this review!! This video helped me decide what printer to get!
Yes I noticed this and added an addendum to the description. I've linked to the Newegg listing which I believe is one of the best prices w/o a coupon code.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Awesome job! Looking forward to whatever else you post. You have a great perspective. Also, as a side note, you at least don't pause for 2-3 minutes of a 5 minute video to adjust camera angle. =D
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hair spray is another good adhesive to use, it can easily be washed off with warm water and a wash cloth
Hi great review now I'm happy I bought this printer. I would like to know what programs you use. I am new to this and never done 3d modeling or used a CAD program so looking for some advice on a program that's easy for beginners. Keep up the great work.
Hi thanks for watching Ronald. I'm also fairly new to 3D Printing but have done some research into programs to use for modeling.
Personally I've been using Fusion 360 from Autodesk for most of my modeling. It's free to hobbyists and startups. It's also pretty approachable letting you model with just simple primitive shapes at first. But is capable of pretty intense hard surface modeling with parametrics and sketching.
There's a lot of tutorials out there for it. Check out Makers Muse's Beginner series on it. Also Adafruit's Layer by Layer series goes over some specifics for things like building enclosures.
TinkerCAD is another free service which is all web based. It is very beginner friendly and although it's limited in functionality compared to Fusion 360 people have created some very complex models with it.
Cheers
Great review, I am looking into a 3D printer to print terrain for my war gaming hobby, small buildings, rocks, houses, ect ect, was just curious, how long does it take to print, maybe a 6-7 inch building, maybe your tool holder would be comparable, how long did it take to print that?
I just bought one of these for $12 at the flea market today
i found an online coupon that took off $100 and added free 2 day shipping so i definitely cant wait to start and later on modifying it
That's awesome. Was that on Newegg?
Most likely at monoprice.com. Coupon code "SELPLUS" takes off $99.
sorry for late response, but yes matthew hoyes comment is correct.. the shipping company they used "lasership" lost it so it took shortly over a month for me to get the printer and filament in
Great video! Very helpful. Just got my printer today and am looking forward to setting it up. I am a complete newbie and am worried about getting it calibrated for quality prints. I would definitely like to see videos of your mods. Did you print a customer spool holder and guide? Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you found it helpful. Yes I printed a custom spool holder. There are a lot out there on thingiverse. I've Added a link to my collection of Di3 Mods in the description.
The spool holder I have installed in the video is thing:1805457
Thanks for the info. Can you provide your Cura settings for your MSP? I don't see the MSP in the list and have read other people selecting the Prusa i3 and just changing the volume on the Z but I want to make sure I get configured the right way from the start. I'll have Cura on a Mac and Windows computer.
Sure.
Machine Settings
X(Width): 200mm
Y(Depth) 200mm
Z(Height: 180mm
Build Plate Shape: Rectangular
Heated bed: Checked
G-code flavor: Marlin
I didn't change any of the X, Y mins or maxes. Or the Gantry height
Material diameter: 1.75mm
Nozzle size: .4mm
Print Settings
I generally print at .2mm 200/60c for pla and 230/75c for abs
Print Speed 50mm/s for decent print quality. Slower for detail faster for speed.
Mostly defaults for Shell, .8 for walls and .8 for top/bottom
100% flow
.5mm at 40mm/s for retraction because I have the MS Hotend. Most people seem to use 4-7mm with out it
Support when necessary
Skirt with 2 lines for adhesion.
Hope this helps
What did you use to check z screw heights? Were those printed?
Yes these were printed. Sorry I meant to overlay the thing number they're thing:1138928 on thingiverse. They should be somewhere in that collection of Di3 Mods in the description
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Gracias y saludos desde Colombia
Mine worked great.. I maybe printed 4 things ever. After a year and a half it wont extrude now at all. The E-Axis extruder motor works fine after testing it elsewhere. Cant fig out wtf happened now :( It seems a contorl board or software issue? How can I find updates to software? Firmware?
Good video. Very helpful. I noticed a veneer caliber on your desk. If you printed out a 100mm cube, how accurate would it come out?? Thank you,
A common calibration print is a 20mm cube. I printed a lot of them as I tuned the printer. Generally they were always within 1 mm. I'd say 19.6mm-20.4mm. Often Over/Under extrusion ended up impacting dimensional accuracy the most.
I think .4mm (a nozzle width) is about expected tolerances for an FDM printer like this.
Good vid
Should I get this or a Creality Ender 3 for my first 3D printer? I'd like to keep it around $300 or less.
Excellent review. Are there any issues with the filament emitting any vapors as it melts?
Hi. Thanks for watching.
Yes generally all thermoplastics emit particles and smells as they are printed.
Whether the particles are harmful or bothersome will depend on the material and additives out in by the company.
ABS is notably the most bothersome to most people. It's been shown that if not ventilated properly ABS particles can be detrimental. But some ppl just don't have a problem with it.
PLA is often described as "sweet" smelling when it's printed. But if a lot of additives are put in it can have a similar smell to ABS.
You can request MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) from most reputable filament manufacturers.
I hope this helps
I know the plate measures 200mm x 200mm , what is the biggest print you have printed on this 3d printer? Can I print a 7 inch square on it or the biggest print would be 6.5 inches?
I got one but need to replace the thermocouple, do anyone know where can i get it. I order one from amazon but the wire was too short. Any help would be appreciated.
Super
I have 5 of these in my middle school classroom. Should each printer be on an individual table? Also I could use tips on how to maintain, remove dust, and is it neccessary to lube. -Tech Teacher
Hello. I have multiple printers all on the same shelf. I think that's fairly common. There is the possibility of oscillations from multiple printers causing the object they are on to start wobbling. But I haven't run into this. If the table is fairly sturdy I think it should be fine to have multiple on the same table.
Anything like a ULine type workbench that I recall having in science and tech ed classes should be good.
Some ppl do use something like EVA foam under printers to help make sure vibrations don't make it down into whatever the printer is sitting on. This can help quiet the printer a bit.
For maintenance there are a few general 3D Printer maintenance videos out there that I think you could adapt for this one specifically.
As you mentioned you want to clean and reapply lubricant to the lead screws and linear rods. Of course clean the bed surface frequently. Remove any bits of filament from any of the mechanical or electrical places they might cause an issue in.
Clean the hot end nozzle when it gets "boogers" on it. Clean the extruder gear which can sometimes get gummed up with stripped away plastic.
Other than that just General 3D Printer Maintenance you can find around the web.
good speaking voice, good video
I guess we are lucky in France, it costs only 220€ on Amazon :p
So, I bought it.
Just buy it directly from MonoPrice :-D
I need this parts for the mp maker select v2 (the one with the controller separated, non touch screen, ) can you help me please?
Which parts?
SrgntBallisticGaming i would like to make it better , like a glass bed , a better extruder (better heat sink and nozzle) stuff like that
Do you have the Cura 3.2.1 settings???
Yes. I think they're in a comment somewhere but I can pull them up and repost when I get home from work!
hey i was wondering 1. how did you set up your cura or any program/slicer to the printer
2. how can i get a model from like thingiverse to show on the printer
using a like a sd card
Sorry I just noticed this. I started out using the Prusa i3 settings in Cura then modified it with correct values for print volume, etc...
From thingiverse you have to load the model into a slicer like cura. Select your printer and settings and save out the gcode. You put that onto the SD card and select it on the printer to print.
Most printers only understand GCode. An STL file is a mesh representation of a model. GCode is instructions for movement, heat, extrusion, etc... that lets the printer know what to do to create that model out of plastic
SrgntBallisticGaming thank you so much!!
SrgntBallisticGaming it’s working amazing now
Can you tell me the dimensions of the printer please? Need to build a shelf for it and can't seem to find any of the specs online
Dimensions should be at 1:42 400x410x400mm
SrgntBallisticGaming thanks!
You're welcome
Superlube!
Gotta keep things moving!
BT-7274!!!!!!!!
So you replaced the hot end THEN got great prints? Isn’t it a bit misleading to say the printer works well in this case?
No i did an initial unboxing video and all of the prints came out really good. I replaced the hotend when I wanted to print ABS and PETG and was getting jams. After the PTFE tube clogged several times and I replaced it I decided to just switch to an all metal hotend
WOw...seem to have too many issues to be worth it..
I wouldn't say that. Many of these are issues which are common with most consumer desktop 3d printers. It's not a set-it and forget-it technology like other consumer electronics.
Even $3000 machines have bed adherence, cooling, noise, etc... issues. Maybe less frequent and more service to help deal with it but they have them.
I'd say the issues with this printer are par for the course at this price point.
This printer sucked for me