Flashforge Creator Pro vs Printrbot Metal Plus

[Technologyoutle]

if you have the extra cash go for the creator pro, my recommendation would be to go for the wanhao D4s

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we use these in house and as good as creator pro but 120GBP cheaper!

[maxh96]

M’y recommandations us for the flash forge i havé une and It’swork good

[great3d]

Www.great3d.Com has 100$ off flash forge brands and free shipping right now.

[JactPrinting]

I have 2 Flashforge Dreamers, and I gotta say, Flashforge has exceded all my expectations. For the price, I would not go with any other brand of printer. Friends of mine with other printers are constantly astounded by the quality of the prints that come off my FFD.

[3dpCL]

Creator pro!!!

[Technologyoutle]

3D Printer flashforge creator Pro 2015 model

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here at just £795

[Barry_1]

Hi Rakesh,

like most people here, I would also recommend the Creator Pro. With its closed print chamber, it’s much better for printing (large) objects in ABS.

We’ve made some adjustments, like improved hood and controller heater to increase temperature in chamber, so it works even better for printing ABS. But again: this is a very good printer, we’ve been using them a lot for printing third party objects, all in ABS (see www.3dprontoprint.com).

Regards,

Barry

[trieste5]

What sort of material do you want to print? The enclosed printing area on the FlashForge will make printing ABS more successful. Not to say that you can’t print ABS on the Printrbot, but it’s more suited for PLA.

[rakeshjee]

Thank You all for your reply. I really appreciate it. To me Dual Extruder is not important, but a large print surface is a great thing to have. My main motive it to print out, Robot parts prototypes, in Either PLA or ABS, before sending it for manufacturing. Hence, I was thinking to have a larger print bed.

Based on the feedback from this forum, I am inclined towards Flash Forge Creator Pro ( Amazon has Lifetime Support through flashForge guys). However, I have looked at the below printers and wanted to get back your feedback on them:

a) Prusa 12" i3v Kit from Maker Farm 12

b) Wanhao Duplicator 4X

c) Solidoodle Workbench

d) Felix 3.0 DIY

e) Rostock Max V2 kit

Thanks

Rakesh

[Pot8oSH3D]

Hey Barry,

Can I order 3D prints directly from your website, instead of using 3DHubs??

Cheers,

AndyL

[maltesemanTS1]

I am happy with my FF Creator Pro and it seems to have better specs (max print speed and max heated bed temp) except for print volume.

[great3d]

All flashforge retailers are required to offer lifetime support. Lifetime support does not mean lifetime warranty. All legitimate retailers fall under the same warranty and support guidelines. Flashforge amazon is forced to comply and follow MAP pricing because it is the standard and most well known source for pricing and shopping for just about anything. Other retailers are able to move lower than MAP as special options and opportunities arrise. Best of luck in your purchase and welcome to the 3d printing community. We are all here to answer an questions you.might have along the way! -Kenny

[Andrew_Cross]

Great discussion here. Since these machines are quite comparable, to me, the decision to go with either basically comes down to two thing.

1. It’s been mentioned multiple times, but the FF offers the advantage of being able to be easily enclosed. If you intend on ever printing ABS, this it pretty much a requisite.
2. The FF doesn’t rely on “standard” gcode printing directions. Instead, it relies on the proprietary .x3g format. From a functionality standpoint there’s really no difference (there are converters out there that can produce .x3g files from .gcode if your slicer doesn’t natively support …x3g), but you’ll run into compatibility issues in certain instances. Octoprint, for example, isn’t compatible with the FF.

[tshawkins]

Re: octoprint, the latest version supports x3g based printers via integration with the gpx utility. Which means you can now drive your flashforge via octoprint.

I think you send gcode to octoprint, and octoprint uses gpx to convert it to x3g and send it to the printer.

See

https://plus.google.com/+OctoprintOrg/posts/RXXvdxR7c14

GPX

[Andrew_Cross]

The latest release (0.11.0 on 2/11/15) doesn’t have GPX integrated. Gina’s pretty clear that the new versions being worked on are very much in the alpha stages. Do I think that one of these days Mark will solidify his plugin and they’ll fully release it in a future version? Yes, but it’s not really supported just yet.

[OllTheStuff]

As an owner of both printers, I would have to say that the configuration of the axes alone on the FlashForge produces vastly higher resolution prints with less drift; however, if you’re just interested in mechanical parts with functional resolution, I’ve been able to print a part at 950% speed on the Printrbot, getting it done (with really low but solid resolution) in 14 minutes versus the FlashForge’s 54 (but FF’s still came out with dramatically better quality). All that said, the build plate on the FF also heats up better and having had two printers with and two without an enclosure, I’d say the benefits of an enclosure (air draft minimization, heat retention, /portability/, &c.) vastly outweight the benefits of an extra 1-4 inches on the bed. You’ll rarely ever use close to the 225mm mark and, even then, it’ll more than likely be just in one dimension (moreover, if you do need just a little over the max on one dimension (say 250mm out of 225mm), you can tilt your print up a bit into the z-dimension and gain an extra few mms).
Regards and Onwards,
-zCoCo from OllTheStuff

[krusher]

Just adding to this, the Flashforge (and all Replicator Clones) are now supported by Astroprint and 3DPrinterOS as alternative options.

[gautamlunkad]

I have this printer ex stock with me , if you are interested . Call 3Dcreatr at 9867023801 in Mumbai . I have all the models of flashforge with me

[gabriela3d]

Hey Barry, why not show off some of those prints on your Hub profile too and link people to it? Great website btw!

[Barry_1]

Hi Andy,

sorry for late reply. Yes indeed you can upload directly.

regards Barry