Creality CR6-SE Review - Pass or Fail
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I purchased the new Creality CR6-SE 32Bit 3D Printer from Creality. This printer out of the box has a lot of the features I was looking for my next 3D Printer. Is this $400 USD printer worth it? Are there any problems with it? Watch and find out!
Thanks to Sebastiaan Dammann - CR6-SE Issue List
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Harbor Freight workbench -www.harborfreight.com/60-in-4...
Disclaimer - This is an instructional video only - I assume no responsibility if you do not become a pro after watching this video. This video is for learning purposes only, you are following the steps in this video at your own risk!
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Man I felt like I was going crazy with your same thoughts. On Facebook someone would vent and then you got other people telling said person to "suck it up buttercup" And I'm like wait, wait ,wait this person spent hard earned money on a product and this company or any other company should stand by their product to fix or whatever may be the issue. Just seemed to get flak on that post. But thank goodness there are others like your self that get it. lol it's frustrating.
You're 100% correct! Look at my post here to see all the issues I had with it...
Just happened to me with thr CR-200B
Well at least I now know what the B stands for.
-motor loose, screw misding
-sounded like drilling through concrete whenever leveling
-print bed warped, or at least too high to even level properly...
How they could miss all these things idk. Creality is a SHITTY company
I have been seriously looking at this printer. Your review has made me rethink this. Thanks
That switch issue is not a QC issue, it's an engineering issue. Absolute fail specifying mating parts. The boards burning up, engineering design issue. 12V instead of 24V means double the current and the FETs choice and their cooling become more critical. The nozzle dragging, yeesh. I started my 3D printing with Ender-4's and it was an unexpected lesson in mechanical design. Creality has tried to erase its existence. I bought several Ender-3 returns and fixed them (I have a rack full now). People get frustrated with the non-intuitive assembly or didn't have the patience and the huge amount of time to tune it to actually work, toss it all in a box without packing and send it back. At least assembly is getting easier with the newer models. Thanks for the honest review.
thanks brother for an honest review! i really appreciate it! for me investing on a hobby that will work as it should is critical specially on a budget type like me
I like to say that I appreciate your honest review and thanks. You make some definitely good points about Creality and using us as beta. This CR-6 was my first 3D printer and I got it a couple weeks ago and I haven't had a lot of issues that other people had. The only problem I had with mine that I had a lot of screws, nuts and bolts loose so I had to go through the whole thing and tighten it up. make sure I tighten all the screws and tighten up the connections for all the wiring underneath and the power supply. That is also good to watch all your reviews and other people's reviews to know what's the common issues with these printers so I can check it out and make sure mine's safe. Issues I had was extruder wasn't extruding enough when I printed something off the internet. But that was more of a Cura adjustment and solved the problem. I've been happy with my printer but definitely it's been a big learning curve. I appreciate your honesty and information. Thanks 👍
Thank for your perspective on this...great help in making a decision.
Great review! Thanks for sharing, I almost buy one of the Cr6se, ‘till I watch your video! Thanks again... thumbs up from Spain...
Wow that board and switch issue is really worrying!! It has some looks like the a30m like the look of the hot end and the and z drop sensors although this only has one sensor due to the belt. How did you find the levelling out of Interest?
Great review. Thank you for your honest strait forward review. I'm in the market to buy my first 3d printer. I want something that works not to have issues. I'm looking to print in PLA+ something any high temp materials. What would you recommend for the best printer for a person just getting into 3d printing that won't make him want to toss it out the window. One that just works.
I don't want to open up old wounds, but does anyone know if those failures are fixed for the normal shipped (non kickstarter) version?
You have done the best review I seen thank you very much I’m new to 3d printing what is your recommendation for a 3d printer hands down thanks 👍
Nice, honest, review. I backed the CR-6 on Kickstarter. I did it even though I had a feeling it wasn't going to go smoothly. When I saw people getting their machines and had things go wrong, I wasn't surprised one bit. My machine arrived about 5 days ago and the first thing I did was check the power switch and motherboard. The power switch was terrible and the terminals were loose so I replaced that with a spare I had and then I checked the motherboard and Creality is still tinning the ends of the power wires that go into the board. That's a big NO for me and I cut and crimped everything. So far over the past 5 days the printer is working very well. Nothing out of the ordinary but I'm still keeping my eye on it. I wouldn't recommend this machine to anyone without Creality correcting the problems.
Thank you very much for your honest and true review.
I have had my printer for a week now and noticed some issues:
1) the nozzle scratches my glass bed when I interrupt the print at the first layers.
2) there seemed to be a problem with my drawer, it stuck out too much and I could not assemble the screen. had to chip off a little bit of the drawer for everything to fit.
3) THERE WAS AN ASSEMBLY ACCIDENT BEFORE IT WAS PACKAGED AND SHIPPED. My build plate was wobbly, and there was a noticeable bump in the movement of the Y-axis, so I started taking things apart. what is found is:
A) signs of a hit in one corner of the build plate, under the glass.
B) the guide wheel stand-offs were crooked on one side.
C) one of the guide wheels was chipped.
D) there is a dent in the Y-axis rail.
I am in contact with creality in order to try and get some replacement parts, and those parts cannot be freely purchased as the Y-axis rail itself is specifically machined to fit the printer. so far, it does not look like I will be getting anything out of them.
your awesome review, people reporting issues, the fact that I received a faulty unit, and my previous plans all encourage me even more to build my own printer. thank you very much!! you are amazing!.
p.s. I can post pics of my faulty parts.
Wow that's nuts. Good review. That's why I never rush into to buying a printer when they come out... well not from Creality anyway. I seriously wanted the 'Ender 5+' but after seeing all the issues it had decided against it. Although I do seriously love the LED nozzle light you showed on this machine. It's probably the only part I got really excited about lol. And you've inspired me to maybe do a printer review on my newer channel. I've had an Ender 3 V2 still in the box for the past 6 months lol. Well done bud keep it up.
Great honest review ...much appreciated....I bought a CR10 mini when they first came out and printed loads of stuff and did loads of mods to it like the silencing stuff....I then got doing other interests and it sat in a corner sadly unused for 18 months.....So recently I got it out and plugged it in and it is still working great...I have the "urge to print" again :)
So I am looking around for something a bit more up to date...like I say the CR10 Mini has been great...never broken down and prints very nicely...but the separate control box means the whole thing takes up more desk space than I would like.
So I have started looking for something more compact with it all built in one unit....with a touch screen and auto bed leveling....size of build platform isn't important to me and the size of the CR6 is fine.
I am glad I came across this review though as the customer service and quality control are,as you say, diabolical and its put me right off getting one....so I will keep on looking....off to watch your Anet review now...thanks for your honesty.
Thanks for the review. I am glad I saw it before buying one.
i love mine coming from a custom am8 with skr 1.4 turbo this one runs great
Honestly, I've had mine for over a month now and have printed dozens of things with it, and have had very few minor issues and that's it. They definitely need to get their Q.C. together, but this printer has a ton of potential imo.
Couple of weeks, have been printing Creality PLA and other brand PETG, no issues at all. I am not really confident about the power switch, feels a bit flimsy, but no issues for now.
I'm still too hesitant to even put mine together. I'm trying to figure out if they have yet put out a fix for this so i can have some peace of mind...
what are advantages over ender 3 pro or v2? 100 more bucks
@@martinkulik9466 It's a much more complete machine. It has a quick disconnect for the hotend, auto bed leveling, much better cable management, etc. Also it just looks better too, which might not matter to you at all, but it just has a more complete finished look.
@@LoLGrimfyre man just put it together and check the heatsink where all the mobos have been burning up, the heatsink is the issue on that part. The USB port just needs a 5v power blocker or simply put a strip of electrical tape on the 5v pin or cut the 5v wire on the USB cable you are using, the filament rumour sensor is a PITA but some people in the Facebook community have made some sweet enclosures for the filament runout sensors and totally fixes the stock one. My machine has had zero problems and just like anything you buy it requires an inspection to make sure everything is good. I do it with all my machines, my $3600 3d printer had more flaws than any machine I have owned and its USA made.
You are 100% correct in your comments. Here in the UK we have an organisation called "Trading Standards Agency" and if they get involved and find an item on sale that is dangerous to the consumer; they have the power to take it of sale in the UK and all the sellers within the UK have to take it off the shelves or off their for sale list. The only thing is they can't legislate for items purchased from eBay coming in from outside the UK. Unfortunately, I bought a refurbished CR-6 here in the UK from a well known reputable dealer, It's not been shipped yet so after watching your video I might just cancel it. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of the public
Thanks for the warning. Was planning to upgrade to this from my Ender-3 Pro next week. (sick of bed leveling issues and not interested in modding) A year from now, it might have the bugs worked out, but I'm in the market now. Back to looking at Prussia...
I bought my CR6 SE as part of the Kickstarter and was super excited to be upgrading from an Ender 3. I fought through several issues such as the false filament run out (glued the right piece down and solved it), auto-leveling that didnt really work, and a host of others. This weekend was the final straw as the screws snapped off the hot end as I was replacing the nozzle. So now I am done and cant recommend, I have finally broken down and orders a Prusa and hope for a much better experience!
Hello Gun Shot Games, I am sorry to hear that you are also having an issue with this machine. Just a few days ago, I was responding to a post here. They called my video "click bait", and it wasn't factual. Seem that we have a lot of customers that would rather apologize on the manufacturers behalf, then standing up with these customers and demand these issues be addressed. People watch these TH-camrs that get these machines for free, early, run a few prints, give it the thumbs up, and get their 300+k views. They never do an update video, and this is what potential customers see. As I mentioned, mine was also a Kickstarter, and it has a lot of issues, besides the board and switch. I am also looking at a Prusa, trying to save here and there for one without the wife knowing. Thanks for watching and commenting!
thanks for the video I was just going to buy this one tell I seen this now I dont know what to buy im new to the hobby has this been reported to the BBB it should. Are the parts UL listed ?????? im now looking at the 3 v2 any word on this printer can you add the link for the face book page or group thanks
I got my CR6-SE a couple of weeks ago. I thoroughly checked all the wiring, etc. Didn't find anything wrong and proceeded to use it. I have gotten some incredible prints. Cant say much more. Creality has supposedly fixed all the initial problems.
same here mine works fine... i did have a fan die though.. got a new one from the store
Was thinking of buying this printer but now really concerned. Has there been progress on fixing this issue since this review was posted, or are there recommendations for more stable good printer?
Love the honest review. I know others just gush over it, but you know they probably have some backend money coming in.
Good review. My CR6-SE has so far the best quality print among my printers but you are right, after more or less 9 months of use, the motherboard started to show issues. It did not burn like others but some sensors started to fail. I am planning to bring the machine to 3D printer hospital (my local dealer) they said they can check the machine and recommend any parts that may need to be replaced.
Thanks for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated! Sorry to hear that you also have had issues with this machine. Notice that Creality hasn’t given any marketing to the CR6SE or Max in the last 6 months? This machine has been a real pain in their side. You will not believe what just happened to me! If you are on Twitter or Instagram look me up! Let me just say there will be a live stream very shortly, with a follow up video!
Well Tripod! That is one solid review! I like how you went through the whole process. The machine was a shining star, then BAM! The issues! I wouldn’t recommend this machine either. You are correct. If anyone dislikes this video, it is because they are sleeping with Creality! Are you going to keep the machine? Don’t want you to be out of money.
Thanks for this review! Was just about to jump on an open box one in Microcenter. But definitely not now. Makes sense why they have tons of returned ones.
Not enough honest reviews out there. Creality wanted me to take the video down. Told them, if they provide a fix I will do an updated video. Crickets…
Thks for the video
Please 🙏 I'm looking for a 3D 🖨️ for around $400. This will be my first printer any recommendations. I am willing to tinker if it will get more use... I Was thinking Creality 3pro or the 5pro but after seeing this video I'm having second thoughts. Any recommendations would help a million. Thank You!
Chris from PA
I have a couple 3D Printer reviews coming! Maybe one of these will be in your wheelhouse? Thanks for watching!
Accurate review. Good job. I also have a CR-6 and it was great for the first few weeks. Over the past two weeks it’s become a thorn in my side. Blown switch...now worked around by bypassing. Filament run out broken...modded to work, but it’s working...modded. Bed adhesion has gone to crap, I’m having to resort on the old school glue stick, even after cleaning the plate and using all the other tricks. The worst part has been the lack of support. Facebook inquires result in please email someone else. Emails go unanswered to date. I would have to agree, I have a CR-10, an Ender 3, an Ender 5...the CR-6SE...not a fan at all.
Keep up the great work! Glad your doing something your passionate about. First time I’ve watched your video and I wasn’t disappointed. I’m looking forward to watching your channel grow, you’ve got a sub from me.
Thanks for watching Curtis! I have a couple more 3D Printer reviews coming in the next couple weeks, neither printer is from Creality. I hope not to be disappointed with these. I am still learning on how to do this TH-cam thing, while working 7 days a week, thanks for hanging in there with me!
Great review, looks like it has good potential
Good review, my ender 6 went together well and has been my best creality one!
I wanted to thank you for this video. I know perhaps they have looked into these issues, but what you said about the community being the "customer support" is definitely a no go for me. I am currently looking at an Anycubic Kobra. We had an Anycubic Mega pro, which I sent back today because the box it arrived in was heavily damaged. We didn't know the Kobra was the newest version. We did take a chance and tried to print some things, but when we turned it on, it made an awful noise. It's possible the fan was broken or something.
Anyway, I've had a few friends recommend the Creality Enders, so I wanted to be sure about our next purchase. Your review was very honest and I thank you for that.
Good honest review, appreciate it. Yeah, typically if driving my car is going to be a fire issue, I might rethink buying that car. So buying a printer should be similar.
New sub from me, please dont become a shill for these companies, you will earn a greater following being an honest buyer like the rest of us and people will trust your reviews. You hit the nail on the head, the customers are being used as beta testers and tech support. This will be my last Creality product, i cannot abide money over quality with these components, mine is printing fine right now but my fear of this changing soon is making this printer only working while i can be around it. It is a great shame because if the QC was on point this would have ruled the market.
When I tried to print my model with cr 6 se, it makes a stringy mess. I even tried leveling and it didn’t work.
Thank you very much for the candid review - atm I am looking for a printer to replace the i3Mega (which is deteriorating after 2 years) and the one thing I don't need is a device which I cannot rely on. I'd rather spent a few bucks more to get a reliable device.
Man you seem honest and i liked review alot it was straight facts and nothing but. Although i have to ask you or your community as it seems an honest one what printer would you recommend. My budged is around 250-370 and this was the printer i had settled on but not so much anymore so my other choices would be the Ender 3 v2 the Cr 10 and the Artilirey sidewinder x1 ?? Mostly what i want in a printer is reliability kinda and atleast a bed printing space of 22x22x25high and im only starting out so i dont mind a printer the doesnt have automatic bed levelling as i want to learn along the way. Thanks for this review.
Thanks for watching!
I bought one on the kickstarter too. I've been monitoring the situation and creality's announcements and I too am rather disappointed in their approach to customer satisfaction. to try to skirt the switch issue, I leave the switch in the powered on position and switch it externally because I don't feel that it's safe to use the switch normally. I haven't seen any smoke yet, but I don't leave it powered on unless i'm in the room with it which makes it only good for prints that last under 10 hours because i'm not going to babysit it and I want to be able to print things that print for a couple of days at a time. I haven't plugged in any usb devices to it, but I had planned on adding a raspberry pi for use with octopi like I do on my ender 3 and tevo tornado but now after seeing the usb problems i'm really reluctant to plug anything into it... I'm honestly not sure what to do about it... is returning it for a refund a possibility? How are you handling the situation? I just don't know how to approach this moving forward.
Hello Josh, Thanks for watching! I really do not know how I am going to handle this situation yet, might do a return. I to have tried to limit size\time of my prints also. Think this video just needs to go viral, to let #Creality know that this issue just cannot be swept under the rug. There needs to be real solutions to these issues, and the need to fix these mistakes. I still haven't received my add-ons and I was backer #91. Thanks again!
I bought this printer off Kickstarter and it’s been amazing for me. Worked perfectly right off the bat and kept going strong for at least a month or so.
Only reason I began having issues is cause I am a newb to 3D printing and I’ve had to learn as I go in troubleshooting issues.
Prior to this I borrowed my buddies ender 3 for a bit. In comparison the CR6-SE has been awesome.
Sure there are going to be manufacturing issues for some and I’m sure there are many like me, but less technically savvy, trying to use this thing.
I’ve been very happy with this printer so far.
That being said this was a good review of the potential issues and I found it informative.
Great to hear! Hope that Creality has been resolving the issues with this printer. All feedback is welcome here! Thanks for watching- Tripod!
I've heard all I need to know, thank you.
Anyone know how to return this if you bought it through kickstarter?
Best review, thank you. I was really looking into buy a Creality printer but this made me think twice.
I’m on the fence with this printer. I’ve had it for a few days now and certainly the core build material is excellent (frame, hotend assembly, bed, dual z-rods, motors) but I agree the extruder assembly, runout sensor, and firmware feel very beta. The electrical issue is scary. I wouldn’t recommend this printer either. Nonetheless I own it so my plan is to switch out the motherboard (for BigTreeTech version just released, extruded (for dual gear extruder), and the on/off switch. Not sure about the filament sensor but may just end up ditching that all together.
thanks for this video
I learned a lot from my two Creality Ender 3's. I learned that I would rather spend more money to have no headaches than to fiddle and tinker with the problems these machines have. If you have the time to tinker and troubleshoot and upgrade, GREAT for you! For me, I want to hit the "GO" button, walk away from it and come back and see the finished, perfect product. Best thing I did was sell those printers, will never buy a Creality product again...way too many headaches. Thanks for the honest review of this machine, I was curious.
Any recommendations I'm looking to get my first 3d printer 🖨️. I have a budget of 400 give or take a little.
what printer did you get instead?
Yes sir 👏🏾 just packed my v2 and my bl touch back in the box dropping it at ups first thing
That’s what I love compared with the v2
Hi
Someone knows if the issue is still existing for new released cr6 se???
Great video. Closing monologue was excellent and on point! Creality’s response was unacceptable and this is far from Ok.
Thanks for watching! There are too many people out there that think this is acceptable! This is a total safety hazard. I just don’t get it! I want this video to go viral, Creality needs to take accountability!
@@TripodsGarage It's really crazy was people today think is ok. The companies really brainwashed that people very well... Companies trying more and more how much lower they can go before the people make a too big shitstorm.
But chinese companies are even more special, they calculate such things into there business plan. As long at the end enough money comes in it is ok for them. You can see that on so much chinese way too cheap crap products.
Hey Jake! Check out this latest person, only ranting on my thumbnail as clickbait, and nothing else "Kingsidorak"
@@Hoto74 - Totally agree! There is a person that just commented, and all they are complaining about is that my thumbnail is clickbait, nothing about the issues the machine has.
Thanks so much for putting this out there! I'm one of the people who have had really serious issues with mine, and Facebook has been very much less than receptive.
I purchased mine on eBay, as a sealed new-in-box unit. 2 1/2 weeks into ownership, I had the power switch toggle fail...it started spitting sparks out of the switch immediately upon turning it on! It took threatening Creality with a report to the Federal Trade Commission for them to even get back to me, and they said that "they don't make the product" (yes, that's a direct quote from the email) and that I need to "contact the original seller for warranty assistance".
Now, it's obviously not the eBay seller's fault since the box was never even opened, and since Creality "doesn't build" the CR-6, WHO DOES?
During those 2 1/2 weeks, it worked vert well, except for the couple days preceding the sparking. I agree with you that the auto leveling function is abysmal - filament would stick in certain spots but not others, yet when I ran the routine again the spots would be in totally different areas!
Related to that is the hotend itself. It began not extruding at all once a print was started, yet when I would perform the add filament routine, it would extrude just fine. I thoroughly cleaned the hotend too, so there is no way there was a clog anywhere in it!
I guess I'm just going to start replacing parts on it (starting with the switch of course, then the mainboard, hotend, etc.) as I really can't see any benefit to further contact with Creality about it. Again, thanks so much!
Sorry to hear about your troubles! I believe this printer had so much promise and fell short. There are people like "Ynot Not" that posted yesterday and says, "I find you highly inflated it's troubles". Then has a laundry list on how "we" can fix the printer. Yet I inflated the troubles? Guess these people like buying substandard merchandise. My CR6-SE has been shelved since the video, and I am in the same boat as you. Hope to have an updated video soon. Thanks again for watching!
@@TripodsGarage I totally agree with you, bro! If I'm gonna have to start replacing things right & left after less than 3 weeks, what the hell is the point of a warranty?
Creality doesn't make all the parts for their machine. The power switch is an out sourced part. The same with some of the motherboards, some can be theirs and others Bigtree. The belts are Gates.. etc. So they are right in a way. Also a big problem with dealing with Creality is that there is a huge language barrier. Lucky I bought my machine from a Chinese gentleman and we becamse great friends so getting parts is a breeze for me.
Thank you for this review, I have been looking at the CR6-Max but will give it a hard pass now, since it seems to just be a bigger version of this one.
If i buy now this ,they fix the fire issues?
Great review of the CR6-se, unfortunately I was one of the people who supported this on kickstarter. I had no idea these were having the issues they have until this morning, I am really disappointed in Creality this go round. And I completely agree I can't just sit and watch this thing all day while it prints, I have a full-time job and do 3d printing as a hobby and side business with an average printing time of 50+ hours. Again thank you for such a great and informative video. Hopefully I can get some parts and make this thing safe to use.
So it's 5 months later. Does anyone know if these issues have been resolved?
Only if you call Creality, then they will send you a maintenance kit. Creality is being reactive instead of proactive. My machine just burned up.
It seems that there are a lot of fixes in the new versions.
Did you get your version from kickstarter or on retail?
Hello,
My version is from the KickStarter campaign. Good to see they are making improvements 👍. Creality has yet to return any of my communications about getting these improvements on my machine.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I loved mine while it worked for a few weeks, but then the motherboard died and/because the hot end ran over my ribbon cable. Support has been extremely slow responding.
Think I saw it. Did you post this on their Facebook page recently?
@@TripodsGarage I did.
CR-6 SE price dropped by 100 euro in Hungary, then i checked Bangood, same. (Jan, 2021) I said ok, lets go on TH-cam to check whats going on. Now i know, thanks!
Mine is supposed to be here soon and this is my first 3D printer so I will see how it goes. I heard about all of these issues, but there is not much I can do since it was "bought" through kick starter. I thought it would be a good printer as the CR5 has been one of the top sellers for quite a while so this should be an improvement, but it doesn't appear to be .... yet. Will see what Creality will do.
So what 3d printer did you recomend for beginner? Thanks
Hello, what is your price range?
You my friend, are a flucking legend! Wish more Youbers were as straight forward and Honest honest as you.... Your opinion is much appreciated and, I learnt a few more, New, points of view 😉
Thanks! I totally appreciate it 👍
you say low end. what do you consider high end consumer 3D printer? Im looking for a really good printer under say $800 that can print multiple materials? What do you suggest?
Prusa
As usual... Only found cheering videos about the cr6se, bought it and then youtube "gave" me this video :D
Sorry! That has happened to me as well!
I've had no issues from mine and very happy with my purchase. I know the pit falls and found out too late as well. But I lucked out and got a stable printer, that did not have these issues. I've taken precautions for the voltage problem, and again, I'm happy with the quality and how it's running, And Yes I have Octiprint running as well as the community Firmware.
What 3d printer would u reccomend for the value being similar to this printer?
Prusa Mini + or Lulzbot Mini ii
I just wonder where you get that dragon from???
Kudos for calling a spade a spade Tripod.
For such a big company their QC is a joke. How they could release a printer with two dangerous faults is close to criminal considering how quickly they determined the cause of the faults. A poor quality knock off power switch has the printer failing at the first hurdle and all downhill from there.
Their farcical statement release should have immediately been followed with a statement that they would be express shipping all the Kickstarter backers a revised motherboard and replacement switch at their cost along with a redesigned filament run-out sensor that actually works to follow. It would go some way to win back support. That would only leave sorting out the bugs in the current firmware, which are pretty bad, with the print head trying to drill back home to China when attempting to level the bed, the inability to pause a print, and the nonsensical "resume print" function that they praised as one of the features of this printer.
At the moment I definitely regret backing this printer, but fortunately I am in Australia and had add-ons as part of my Kickstarter. By the time I receive my printer, it may have a revised motherboard and upgraded switch, and you never know I may yet see it before Christmas.
Thanks Kieran,
Creality's statements were and absolute joke! They had a chance early on to rectify these issues with their customers. I believe it is a high percentage of Kickstarter backers were repeat customers. Considering people haven't even received their printers yet, and seeing all these issues, you would think Creality would address the a lot better. I hope that your printer comes with some updated hardware. I still haven't received my add-ons and I was backer #91.
Thanks again for watching! - Tripod
What's a spade tripod?
Em4gdn1m - I really loved playing Spades!
@@Em4gdn1m If you call it a shovel you are doing it wrong
Thank you very much for your honesty and video. I Was about to click the purchase button on Amazon this morning. No longer interested.
Sorry, I'm from another country. The printer is a top mid-range budget?
Curious where did you get yours from? I see you are wearing a Cincinnati hat. I was a KS for this unit and I'm still waiting for it to arrive.
Hello Jeremy, I backed the KickStarter #91 with add-ons, still haven't receive the add-ons. I received the printer about 3 weeks ago, and did a Live Unboxing about 2 weeks ago (video is posted). The hat is a Chicago Bears, and I'm located in the Northwest Burbs of Chicago. Hope that answers everything. Thanks for watching!
I'm a new subscriber and this is my first video of yours to find.
I'm trying to determine the best one a beginner.
Any advice or suggestion is much appreciated!
God bless
Thanks for watching! Honestly, I would go with the Ender 3 Pro, it is a inexpensive 3D Printer, has a lot of upgrades, and a huge following. It is one of the most popular printers. You can learn a lot from this printer. Then move onto bigger and better if you do choose.
Let me know if you have any further questions!
Thanks- Tripod
@@TripodsGarage Thanks buddy
@@straifus3742 - No problem! Believe it or not, I will most likely be buying one. I have a conversion kit, and the Ender 3 Pro would be the ideal machine for it! Will be doing a video it in the near future, just need to sneak the funds past the wife 😉.
Are all problems fixed now?
Do you think Creality handled this correctly? Will you continue to buy, and support their products?
To me. I think Creality has gotten so big, that they think they can now just get away with these failures. I seen posts on their Facebook group, people have been waiting on replacement parts for over two months. Remember, the customer has to do the repair! Not everyone is mechanically inclined to complete these tasks.
I have two CR-10's, a CR-10S and an S5. I wouldn't trust them again after seeing this - the future is resin printing anyway
@@Firstleaker if you own printers you should be able to change parts out yourself to replace unwanted parts, not talking about this printer in particular but all printers in general. Some printers have crappy motherboards and I always change those out for Duet wifi boards. I recommend you become mechanically inclined if you are going to be into this hobby.
@@jessesilva2924 - Yes I have a 3D Printer. Sorry, I guess that am unlike other people that expect things to work when I purchase them. It should work out of the box, and the life of the parts should be greater than a few weeks.
@@Firstleaker yes but that's not what I said, I said in general you should be me manically inclined to upgrade your printers... for example you decide to want to be able to control your printer from another room and have a web gui for it and decide to install a duet2 wifi motherboard to be able to do such things then you require the skills to be able to do that. Not saying fix something you bought new because it's broken, I'm saying that in this hobby you need to know how to do all of that just incase you ever have to upgrade or repair a printer that is out of date or broke down after a long life of servitude.
I have my CR6-SE since the end of September, print a lot things with it and it works flawlessly for me.
Same here! Love mine.
Is it worth a money for ya?
I got this printer over Christmas and I've put in +150 hours printing and haven't run into these issues. That being said I do plan on taking a look at the motherboard and terminals to see if these issues are there. Because that's just scary and I don't plan to sit in my garage all day.
In addition I will definitely make my friends aware of this new information because I was originally recommending it.
I guess it’s like anything that’s the first model of any line your going to have problems but catching fire that’s a big problem they need to fix straight away before moving onto the next model or the same problems can come up in the next model.
My printer worked for 10 hours in total before it gave up....yeah its not acceptable to release a product ....you have the most honest review no the ones paid one ....new sub here
Ive got one coming from the Kickstarter. I have waited forever just for the shipping notice and I have no idea where it even is. All I can hope about being one of the last people in my country to get the printer (49 sent to Canada including mine) is I get a version that has solved many of these problems. Sadly not very optimistic. I print terrain for wargames with my FDM printers and these often take days. It sucks to think that if I have problems Creality aren't going to be very helpful as it appears anyone with problems can't get Creality to communicate and what they do get is stock stuff and suggestions that me, as a non tinkerer, non electrician, won't get or want to do.
Yes, it should work out of the box and it is not up to me to solve fundamental issues of engineering or whatnot.
Mr. Tripod... thank you for your honesty. but I would like to happy video next time.
did they not cash in $4m in kickstarter? that should have freed up some funds for r&d. guess the whole amount went to the pockets of the select view
Thank you for the honest and pragmatic review, unfortunately way too few of these and especially from the bigger names on TH-cam for 3D printing but I suspect this is from them being very practical about wanting to maintain a cordial relationship with Creality who's printers will be an inevitable content source in future. As for the CR-6 SE I think this has done some major reputational damage to Creality and I for one will not be buying anything new from them. I may consider picking up second hand Creality printers or possibly older more well established models if they are on steep discounts in the future.
I am a Kickstarter backer (#
with a boss for research and development how to prepare his room and the house that goes with it and the CE certification
So, is it good or not?
well i was considering this as a second printer but no way. So may i say as a wheelchair using aerospace engineer keep up the good work, well i am off to see why my ender 3 v2 stopped in the middle of a print.
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Tripods Garage can you do a ho tend upgrade ?
6 months later, I have a video up! Had to wait for someone to produce a upgraded hotend.
@@TripodsGarage I got fed up dealing with creality’s way of pussyfooting around the issues and replacement parts.I just bought a Prusa Mk3s+
This printer is TOO good. It has done a very good job with clean,quiet and fast prints.
Btw tips:
Enable retraction! In slicer settings enable retraction, if I remember correctly it will remove the "strings"
And the fan sound, as much as I know it gets over, cuz ours did it too but got fixed by itself
Glad to see the settings you suggested will take care of all the issues, including the board burning up 👍. I will pass this information along.
Great! Happy to help 😊
Well I agree if they claim it has stuff to it then out of box that stuff autobed leveling and others should work. Or they need to change there claim about it. And make it right with current owners of it. If that's parts to fix or a different unit up to each person what would make them feel okay. Not one person would accept if they let doctors do this kind of misrepresentation on them so why take this from a product u buy.
I had a really good one, no problems so far. But I updatet it to the latest firmware V2.0.1.2 and the Motor release didn't work. So one little bug there, but I didn't use the feature anyway. But what you say is very true, you don't now, what you get. Kickstarter Printers are different, have different Mainboards etc. I would still prefer the CR6-SE over the Ender 3 v2 if you can get it very cheap. I got my for 330$ (270€) and the Ender 3 v2 would coast 245$ (200€), so i decided to pay a little bit more to get better features. The Ender 3 v2 still has the benefit of beeing the mainstream printer so the community support should be better. Last words, security is not a feature it's a must have! If i got somethink like this, I would send it back to the Seller.
Outstanding review. Probably the best I found on YT. I will skip this company. What good can you buy at a similar price?
Thanks for watching! I might have an alternative, watch for my next 3D Printer review! Haven’t tested it yet, crossing fingers!
I own 4 anycubics. I was 1 click away from buying my first creality cr6 se. Thanks for saving my money.
The cr6 se is absolutely amazing, it works perfect right out of the box
I'm opposite I just brought the 4max 2.0 n want a refund !
I bought one from the Kickstarter and didn't even open the box (work and all), and subscribed to the CR6-SE/CR6-SE Max Facebook group. It seems like every other day something ELSE was going wrong with this thing. This would've been my second printer (Artillery being the first- which worked GREAT out of the box), and was lored by the features. I had no problems repairing it myself, but it was Creality's handling with the issues that made me sell mine on Ebay ASAP. Thank you for your HONEST review. Subscribed!
have you actually sold it? I have mine listed on Craigslist and Facebook, no one seems intereseted
@@woodwaker1 yes, it sold yesterday. Shockingly.
@@trikeonabike4949 Congratulations. I guess I may just keep mine to experiment with. I hate to sell it to an unsuspecting new user.
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That model is *literally* called "Flexi Rex" everywhere it's listed.
If you wanted a flexible dragon, there's even a listing for that.
Y'know what it's called?
Flexi Dragon.
Yeah, on the SD card files provided by Creality it is called a Dragon. So when I printed it, I chuckled 😂😂. Thanks for the info!
John, One of the best reviews of the Cr-6 yet. I agree with everything you said. Mine had only one problem and it may be my fault, the extruder. I replaced it with a CNCseeme unit I had. To me this is a "home user" 3D printer that was to work out of the box. It would except for the problems you pointed out. I want a sports car chassis that I can modify to my needs.
Thanks David! The truth hurts, if Creality doesn't start responding they will start to see a big decline in the market. This printer is definitely geared towards the "home user", it is very simple in design, basic features for the controls, and no manual bed leveling. This printer had so much potential, and has fallen short in workmanship and safety. I have a few more videos lined up for the Ender 5+, then maybe it will be done (for the moment).
I recieved my cr6 se from kickstarter about a month or so ago and I only used it a couple of times in the beginning. work great for the test print. then I decided to do my own prints and the x axis makes loud grind noise some times and loses position. the power switch died cant even turn it back on. creality customer support cant even help. it's just been sitting dead for about 3 weeks now. I finally got it up and running again by buying a new switch. I left a negative review on there site about this product.
Grinding usually indicated a bad cable connection. Check your connection near the Z axis motor and make sure it's all the way in. These are known to come loose and cause this very issue. If you find that worked you can stop the issue by going to thinyiverse and print out a hold down clip.
Can just say you are not the only one who thinks like that, I also got a CR-10S pro that was in total disrepair and it seemed they are ok
Sorry to hear that Allan!
Heh, mine was one of the boards in that list of burned ones. I can confirm that the main chassis of the printer is indeed fire proof, heh heh. I'd like to fix it, but I can't get most of the parts yet. I can get a switch from my local hardware store at least, but the motherboard is not available and I haven't gotten to test the run out sensor yet. It really looks like Creality got so close to having a plug and play printer, if all the features worked well then it could have been a great printer. But they left their QC behind and now have a bit of a disaster on their hands. I'll wait to see when the main board becomes available, but in the meantime I'm going to pester their customer service and go get a new switch before that fails.
ShadowofMachines- Thanks for watching. So sorry to hear that your machine burned up! People like @yauu2 in the comments thinks "No one, no one, should ever blame someone else because he had "heard by others" or "seen by others". Yet there seems to some real concerns about this machine. The machine really looked like a solid win by Creality, that fell short to their QC process. Please keep me updated on when you receive your replacement board. I would like to know if there is a revision.
Thanks again for watching - Tripod
@@TripodsGarage I just got my new board today! I installed it and the machine booted up. But now I have a new problem of the bed heating up without setting it to, and it keeps heating up until I shut it down. I'm not letting get too hot before I shut it down, but the first time it got to 63° before I noticed and shut it down. I've emailed Creality again and I'll see what they say.
@@ShadowOfMachines Easy fix for you. Your power supply wires are in reverse. One is just black and one is black with a stripe on it. Switch the two and you won't have that thermal runaway with the heated bed.
@@ynotnot1666 Awesome! Thank you! I was wondering if it might be something like that. I'll try that today.
Luckily they fixed the most critical issues. My one that i get a week ago works so far perfect. But even for me all this comments on the Internet have made me feel insecure enough to not use the USB port right now and maybe never, if i don't find a solution to find out if my MB is ok and i can use it.
And that alone shows enough how right you are. It is a shame that the Quality check is so bad on such a great 3D printer. It is my first one and i like how good the prints are and how easy it is to used. But that quality issue makes me insecure enough to let it not alone when its powered on. That should not happen with any electronic device at all and i have many devices where i'm never was that insecure before.
Would i recommend it? Not for a beginner because of that even it is a good one for beginners and when than only with a very big warning to be sure to have a actual version of the printer. I even removed the power switch part to look if it is the new one before i plugged in the power cable into it the first time. XD
I must say i read all about that after i bought it. I don't know if i would bought it if i know this all before. But luckily I'm a user that reads hours about a product until it arrives and I'm very carefully and let myself much time until i use it the first time. After i used it now some hours i fill more secure now, but far not secure enough to let it alone.
Sigh. There is no way I can justify purchase of a product with such problems. As much as I’d like to save money (vs something like a Prusa), I’ve concluded it’s just not wise to buy a product like this. Thank you for the information.
Lololol, love the little intro video
Figured you would like it! Did you watch the last 40sec?
Ya, liked it too. ..
Glad I watched this as I was considering these printers but after seeing this that's a big nope from me. I need to know it's safe and this doesn't look remotely safe to leave unattended.
To your knowledge, has Creality fixed these issues?
Did you get a full refund?
Creality has addressed these issues, but not publicly. Seems if you bought a machine well after the Kickstarter, they come with a newer board and more importantly isolators for under the bed clamps that causes the 24v to ground issue. I did two lives streams covering this just recently.
Over the last couple of years Creality have been riding the wave of pupularity they achieved with their original CR-10 but mostly their Ender, which don`t get me wrong were significant machines when they came out, had a great impact in making 3D printing cheaper and more accessible for the regular guy not willing to part with almost a grand on a machine. But since the CR-10 and the Ender-3 were launched several years ago it seems Creality has kept churning out the same mahine with minimal if any mods and upgrades and at prices that don`t reflect the qualities of their machines. They afford to do this and to cut corners with subpar and outdated parts because most people just put up with this. When someone wants to get into 3D printing all you here on the Internet is Ender 3. Yeah, 3 years ago it might have been the best machine for the money but nowdays the market is full with cheaper, better alternatives. Its just that folk tend to stick with what they know so if your first machine was an Ender 3 anything with even half the specs of this Cr6 SE debacle seems almost magical: auto bed leveling, wow, but it relies on the actual nozzle hitting the bed, which is fixed... ha ha; filament run-out sensor, but it doesn`t work and makes the printer stop mid-print... ha ha; silent steppers, but the board is an outdated 8 bit contraption which catches fire... ha ha; glass bed, well they invented something called magnetic PEI steel plate, who uses glass anymore? Even using something as cheap as that power socket to save some dimes and up their profit... Jeees! Guys keep buying Enders and CR`s and make Creality fill their pockets with your money and they`ll keep everything the same ... mediocre.