Hey, I am new to 3d printing. I have dont own a 3d printer yet, but I have printed some objects. I recently heard about heard about the m3d. I am actually thinking on buying one. There is just one problem that is shipping it to my country. But before I take any actions I just wanted to know if any of you guys own it and wanted to know if it is good as a beginners 3d printer.
Hi,
I own m3d and for beginners it os OK. It is simple for use user friendly. I print with PLA since I still have problems with ABS sticking to the print bed. I have tried many things but no success. If you plan to make simple things for home use and with not so high precision it is the printer for you. It is good for learning about printing and it is reliable (for now).
Hope I helped
I kickstarter backed it, and got mine in april 2015. It is appropriate for beginners, as it is pretty much plugānāprint. I had a lot of 3d priting experience prior to that so for me it was even easier to use as I did know what to expect. It is limited in printing size, and by far the slowest of my printers, but the results are actually good and the failiure rate is about 15% which is the same level all my printers have. It is a nice little machine for a very reasonable price, so you can check out if 3d printing is something youād like to do. If that is the case, you will have change to a bigger and more sophisticated (and more expensive) machine though.
PLA runs optimal, ABS is more problematic because of the missing heatbed. With the new firm/- and software you can set the z-resolution to 0.05mm (50microns), and that is on par (or better) with the big printers. The whole thinge is very small and portable, so I do actually carry it with me sometimes to demonstrate 3d printing on the go.
I did recently purchase a Kickstarter edition and it is a perfect beginners printer. I use it for teaching and workshops. Itās small and easy to move around. It comes with itās own software which is simple to use. You can switch to expert mode if you have more 3d printing experience.
There are a couple of considerations though. I uses small internal spools of filament located in the base. You can use external filament but you will need to print a mount that attaches to the printer. Itās also slow and has a small build volume.
I would say it handles complex prints quite well. But like I said in my previous reply it is slower. Low poly prints would be easy. The only issues Iāve had are the occaisonal blockage which is easy to clear. I would not use this to print abs only pla.
Do any of you guys have it shipped to a country inside EU? Did you pay any extra taxes due to that?
There are a couple of G+ groups that are for the M3D which is also useful.
The one I bought was already iin the UK so I did not need to pay any tax. It cost me Ā£200. If you are purchasing from the USA then you will more than likely have to pay about 20% VAT. Check ebay for any that are already available in your country. They would probably still be under warranty.
I got mine in Bosnia and Herzegovina (not EU) and I paid around 130 EUR extra shipping and taxes.
how long did it took to arrive?
Is there any better beginners printer for a cheap price like the m3d? Any that is shipped from inside EU?
Iām pretty sure you can get the Up Mini in the EU. But itās a little expensive.
is it better than the m3d?
The Up! brand and printers have been around for a few years now and are pretty good. Itās in the top 4 of 3D Hubs 2016 print guide for bugdet printers. Check out the whole guide. It will allow you to make a more informed decision. https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3D-printer-guide#budget
Hi,
Well the opinions on the M3D are quite diverse if you read the forums.
Iām having a very good time printing all kind of things with it and results are pretty good. From Colorfabb wood, ABS to PLA it does all work, but there is some calibration needed. (printed a full set of chess pieces, a digital sundial and alot of toys and testprints or stuff for the printer itself)
It is a printer that says its all for beginners, but printing out-of-the box is not aways the case. (you do need to put some time in it to understand 3d printing, but for me there is the fun)
Had to pay 80 euros for it to ship to the Netherlands.
After about half a year i might be looking for a bigger printer though, but it is great to learn the basics!
I doubt that you would have much luck with Ninja Flex but yes, you can use filament other than M3Dās. Iāve used RigidInk PLA and Colorfabb PLA, and itās fine with the Micro. Iāve moved on to a Kossel Mini now but the Micro worked well for me ā itās just very slow, with a very limited print volume and no heated bed, but great value for money.
I have one and itās a great printer for beginners!
Ok, so a bit of a rant:
I originally bought my M3D Micro as a kickstarter backer back in 2014. I was pretty new to 3D printing at the time, and I liked the idea of a printer which I could by and use for only $300 ($90 for shipping to Australia FYI). The whole industry seemed a little daunting to me, with tons of different options, and most of them pretty expensive.
So, I decided to get it, and after 16 months, it turned up. Being my first 3D printer I was pretty starstruck to start off with. After I started using it I really began getting into 3D printing and the whole community, and I learned a lot more about what this whole thing is about.
Now as a printer, the Micro isnāt very impressive. It has a tiny print volume, meaning that you will struggle with what others would normally call a standard print. While it does do pretty high resolution, it is incredibly slow, often taking up to 35 hours to complete a large print. The software is pretty to look at but very limited in itās functionality, in that while it is easy to use it offers very little customization of your prints. ABS and anything that would normally use a heated bed will struggle to print anything much larger than your thumb and exotics, while possible, are for now mostly out of the question.
But, it does have a redeeming feature. Itās nice. I guess thatās a bit of an arbitrary word for a 3D printer, but itās what comes to mind when I think of my suave little green cube.
It looks pretty and finished, and the light up logo adds a nice touch. Itās very Plug-and-Play, in that you simple download the software, plug it in, and after a auto-calibration youāre ready to start printing. Itās quite smooth and nice to watch. Itās quiet and discreet. You donāt need to be a 3D printing expert, or even to know that much about 3D printing to use and run it. Itās just an enjoyable experience to use.
So, in conclusion, (in my opinion at least) if you are a beginner, or if you want a 3D printer to just taste what this world wide explosion is about, and if you want something were you donāt need to know how to enable micro-stepping on your RAMPs board just to get it moving, or if you like the idea of just being able to drag and drop a file and then press print, then THIS IS A GOOD PRINTER FOR YOU. If you have previous experience with 3D printing, or you like to be able to fiddle with the hardware and play around with the software, or if you like to be able to control the fine points of your print with open source software, the THIS IS NOT THE PRINTER FOR YOU.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy whatever printer you buy
No I donāt think so. It does use a smaller custom 700g spool. You could print a spool that fits the spool chamber and wind on the filament you want.
Yes, itās a good beginners printer!
I own a Kickstarter version of this printer, and I say it is NOT a good beginner printer. The device itself is small and convenient, but the software is terrible and getting good prints from it is very difficult. There is a reason it is so cheap.
Nicely put ā I couldnāt agree more. Mine served me very well ā it bootstrapped me into the world of 3D printing and I still have a lot of affection for it. Itās a neat little beast, especially for the money, and a great introduction to 3D printing.
Ok. Iāll chime in and try without using the word āgoodā or ābadā. Iām a backer and got it March this year with zero knowledge of 3d printing. I have since moved on to prusa i3 which I built from kit. Now my M3D is collecting dust displayed prominently in my shelf where I put all my tools and spare part to maintain the i3. My M3D can still print. Slow but it gets the job done quietly with questionable accuracy. Iām mostly confused with this little machine when it comes to improvement / maintenance, I donāt know if the problem Iām facing is software or hardwareā¦ And so it has become an unenjoyable experience for me to try to get the machine to produce print that is correct in dimension ands free of artifact. I canāt say M3D is open source. Well if they are, it certainly doesnāt feel like it I think I have enjoyed building the i3 better than tinkering with M3D. I didnāt regret buying the M3D, I just simply need to move on to another machine that is more reliable Stephen
Any of you guys heard about the hello beprusa from beeverycreative? Is it any good for beginners? It has a good price and seems to be full of features.
Well, IĀ“m a kickstarter backer and have mine since this summer. For me was the first step in 3D printing world.
And althoug iĀ“m happy enough with mine (you could see in my hub the quality of the prints) i would not recommend it to anyone until M3D company releases an official versiĆ³n of their software that is not a Beta.
I read a lot of troubles in the M3D forum from other backers and suffer some of them on my on ( y shifting, prints not sticking to the bed, print unseparable from the raft, calibration issues, and othersā¦)
So in my opinion, could be a lottery get good prints (or a single print) from this printer, unless you donĀ“t mind to play with it and spend a few days until you find:
A: Correct manual calibratiĆ³n, and B: The versiĆ³n of the Beta software (are a lot of them) that works for you.
In Portugal
Hi Jose,
Just an advice to be careful with the opinions shared all over the web about any printer, and put them into context. Itās all a matter of what you expect from a printer and how you intend to use it.
I personally use The Micro on a regular basis and also have a larger A4 printer available. However itās hard to compare both and rate them as ābadā and āgoodā. For example, the need for repairs, nozzle replacement, maintenance costā¦ was much higher with the larger printer in the last year. The Micro has proven to be a reliable printer for me and caused me less frustration.
Anyway if you are interested to buy a Micro from within Europe, just send me a mail. I donāt want to use this forum for publicity so I prefer to have a personal communication about this and tell you what you need to know.
Ok? E-mail: muyllefrederik[at]gmail.com
M3D company only offer 3 months warranty unless you pay for more time (i know, i know, we are supposed to have 2 years according to law in EU but could be a fight to claim that.).
Anyway if you have bad luck and get troubles you could be told to send the printer back so be aware of shipping cost.
Must say that myself donĀ“t find any hardware problems with it.
