Sovol 3D Printer, Black

Short(ish) version: I'm a medium-level 3D printing enthusiast, 3 years of mixed experience/results with an Ender 3 since 2020. I picked up the SV01 Pro in October 23 and it was so easy to build and use, but I wanted more build area, plus a second printer so I could run concurrent print jobs. I did a fair bit of research and determined the SV06 PLUS to be a solid value. Purchased this guy November of 23, and holy cow was that it a good decision. I mean, here are some of the important boxes this printer checks for me: 1) More build volume 2) Higher print speed capable 3) Self-leveling (not perfect but shockingly good!) 4) Pause/Resume when it runs out of filament (more details below how this saved my six-day print) and 5) In general terms, for my uses, this was a wonderful next step in my 3D printing hobby. Honestly, I can say my new printers have made printing FUN again, and I get to spend time printing again instead of constantly calibrating in between prints. More details: I'm not here to trash Enders, especially since my Ender got me into the hobby (January 2020). I did however eventually get tired of the bed leveling, failed prints, and constant babysitting. To tell the truth, I was hardly printing any more come 2023. My coworker was talking about this SV01 Pro he got cheap and how reliable it was. I said why not, got myself an SV01 and was just instantly having a GREAT time! My only problem - I had the desire to print larger stuff. I joined the Sovol groups on Reddit and FB, and did a lot of reading. The clear consensus was that the SV06+ is one of the best bang for the buck printers available in general. I chose the standard (read: non Klipper) model. Klipper is a whole other (and interesting) topic but I'm not looking to address that in this context, I may tinker with it on my Raspberry Pi later, but I'm just running things stock. So the SV06 arrives, and within about 30 minutes I had assembled it and started the leveling process. As soon as that was done I connected my Raspberry Pi with OctoPi and set up a printer profile so I could print from my PC instead of using the SD slot. I'll go ahead and mention the con I have with this printer because this is where you'll notice it too: The power supply has a significantly loud fan. It's not a deal breaker for my situation because my printers are in the basement, but trust me about the noise of the power supply in case that would be a problem for you. Anyway, It's been about 4-5 weeks of non stop printing for me. I've shared several photos, and one video for this review. I printed a cool marble track model but should have scaled it up in size because it would only fit smaller ball bearings. Turns out the SV06 was big enough to increase the model to a size where I could use regular marbles! The model took up most of the build volume on the SV06 and would provide a great stress test. This beast was a 6-day print and on day 4 when the spool of filament ran out, the filament sensor on the printer paused it automatically, moving the hot end to the side so I could mount a new spool and load the filament. Then I hit resume (holding my breath because I hadn't actually tried this before) and it just picked up where it left off. If you check my video, you can see the finished product which is pretty cool - it has an Archimedes screw that lifts the marbles back up where they randomly fall out to the 4 different tracks and down again. Summary - I hope this helps someone that's on the fence! Potential buyers should be aware of the loud fan on the power supply, but I can sincerely recommend my SV06 plus based on my experience. It's fast, it has been reliable, it successfully printed a monster print for me (hopefully the first of many), and it's been easy and fun to use. I still don't know if I'd call it a "beginner" printer, but I've been teaching my son and he picked it up right away. We're having a blast printing organizers and accessories for a bunch of our favorite tabletop games. Two thumbs up!

So I should start by saying I am not a full time maker and am not out creating things to sell. I mainly use mine for costume & prop making for film and stage. My first printer a few years back (after so much research before buying) was the SOVOL SV01. It was easy to setup, easy to use, and easy to maintain. After years of use, and wanting a bigger and faster machine, I went with the SV06 + and I can tell you that it was worth it. Machine is super easy to assemble and get printing. If it is your first one, the setup is simple and takes a little practice and patience, but for any experienced printer, this machine will be up and running in less than an hour. Pros: It's bigger and faster than the SV01 (obviously) but smoother to use. Touch screen, auto leveling, easier load and unload, it all just feels more enjoyable. I had a glass bed on my older unit and heard great things. The PEI bed is great and I am a bit ashamed I didn't use it for the last few years. Easy to print on, and easy to get prints off. I ran this thing pretty regularly for the first month of having it, including a large print (a negative mold for a prosthetic) and it went fantastically smooth. Even faster than the estimated time on my slicer! I have tried increasing the print speed as well for less detailed work and the quality is still pretty clean. Cons: It isn't the smoothest sounding machine, especially at the initial start up. Movement on the bed and extruder on the extremes sounds more like a hard stop than a smooth position ending, but I wouldn't say that seems to be an issue. Printing is fairly quiet though and I am not too concerned on the movement. Note - there is not kill switch for the axis movement on the extremes, so the PEI plate needs to be on the bed when leveling (not like my old SV01). Support: I had an issue right away with the unit when I first received it (mostly my error in comparison to the SV01, mentioned above) and I need to say they were quick in response and assisting with the issue. Truly a fantastic and responsive support system in place. I will also say the SOVOL community (official and non) as well as the 3D community as a whole, have been a delight over the years in helping with troubleshooting and assistance. Overall, a solid machine, does the job, and would highly recommend.

Updated Review: We had the extruder nozzle snap off and become bound in the hot end. The nozzle looked like it was made of very low quality metal so we are likely to look for a more durable replacement. I contacted Solov customer service and they informed me that since it was purchased on Amazon we needed to contact a separate support group. Ok, so that group was initially helpful and it looked like they were going to handle the replacement as expected, but suddenly they just stopped responding to email and provided no updates. I ended up just buying a replacement part directly from Solov. Due to my customer support experience, I can't recommend this at all. Original Review: Updated with Klipper Pad: Still an amazing 3D printer that produces outstanding prints. Here are some additional observations - The out of filament sensor works great and the software allows for seamless continuation. The print times are really fast, with good quality. I really like the heated bed and good first layer adhesion. Original Review: This Solov 3D printer is what 3D printers should have been all along. We were early 3D printer adopters and have 4 other models from various manufacturers going back several years, but none of them worked well out of the box. Setup and calibration took us about an hour or so and the provided instructions were easy to follow. We made a few test prints with the included PLA spool, including the articulated Dragon shown in the picture. The detail and speed with the default settings was quite impressive. Be sure to watch the many available videos on setting up, tuning, and using this 3D printer. Highly Recommended! CFH

ほぼ毎日フル稼働させています。 トラブルらしいトラブルは今の所1度のみ。 みなさん書かれているようにフィラメントがギアに噛み込むと取りづらいです。 併発してノズルの上でフィラメントが詰まってしまいました。付属の細い六角レンチをバーナーで炙り、フィラメントが通る部分に突っ込んで溶かし固めて抜き出しました。 それ以外は快調そのもの。 Z軸の調整はみなさん書かれている通り何かを挟んで調整する方が良いです。 自分は背の高い出力がほぼないのと、週に1、2リール使うのでドライボックス等は使わず、門の上部にリールを吊ってフィラメント補給させてます。 SV06Plusは大きいサイズが出せる割に値段が安く、もう1台購入したいですが取り扱いなし…直販しかないのか… また入荷してくれないですかね…

After using a Creality Ender3 since early 2020, that is now in need of a new motherboard, I decided to buy the Sovol 6 plus. 1, to get me printing again. 2, wanted a bigger build volume. 3, wanted to get away from buying another Ender, just to see what other makes are like. This also had the filament run out and auto bed levelling as standard. First impressions out of the box was it was bigger than I'd imagined. Extremely easy to assemble and connect. You simply cannot go wrong with the instructions. Once I'd managed to set up the Z offset correctly, I am getting the best prints I've ever had. Noise is minimal and got it running at 3 times the speed I had the Ender running at. Well impressed with it so far. Lowest layer height is an amazing 0.06mm. Also first time using a PEI bed. Well impressed. Only thing I didn't like was the Sovol skinned version of Cura they recommend. It looks nice but is well out of date (1.5.2 or something). I started using Cura when it was at 4.something. Go for the latest Cura version (5.7.?), as it has profiles for the 6 plus in it anyway, and gives more controls than the Sovol skinned version.

Muy fácil de armar, muy fácil de configurar y de realizar el ajuste automático del extrusor. Impresión de gran precisión y con velocidad bastante decente. Estoy muy satisfecho con este producto. Actualización.- Este producto es basura, no lo compren por nada del mundo. Ya llevo 2 motores y planetarios cambiados por completo porque esta porque hace bolas con el filamento y se dañan totalmente. No duran ni 4 impresiones antes de dañarse. Basura de producto.

This is a brief initial review of the Sovol SV06 Plus. Experience: I've owned two 3D printers over 5 or so years. Last printer was the Sovol SV03. Assembly: The printer parts are well packed in the box and are insulated on all sides with dense foam. The assembly instructions in the user manual are very straightforward and well laid out, and the bolts and fittings are separated by assembly step in little bags which makes putting the machine together very easy. The gantry slides onto the base without resistance and I had no issues with fit or hole alignment. I would recommend you plug the screen in prior to putting it in the holder, as the cable is a little short and it can be tough trying to find the right angle. Printing: After assembly, the manual walks you through the initial bed mesh and Z-offset calibration step by step. A benchy and lighthouse STL, as well as the Sovol version of Cura with a settings preset for this printer, are included on the 8gb SD card that comes with the printer. Ignoring the pre-sliced Gcode files on the card, I went ahead and sliced my own local benchy model using the bundled Sovol Cura and hit print. The layout of the touch screen menu, and the limited slicing options in the Sovol Cura (I could not get all settings to show) may feel a little basic for advanced users, but work really well if this is your first printer and you're trying to get printing right away. I was very pleased with the Benchy model quality when it finished printing (attached photos). I'm tired of finding little tugboats all over my house, so I printed a more complicated beefy charmander model using supports, which also printed very nicely, with clean support removal, some underextrusion on the thinner supports, and clean overhangs. Printing quality is really solid out of the box with these most basic settings, and I only expect it to improve with further tuning and calibration. Impressions and features: -The default settings for movement feel a little quick and jerky leading to some very slight ghosting on parts using the default slicer profile -Some of the rod bearings sound a little crunchy and noisy out of the box. A tube of metal grease is included (remember to lube up your leadscrews and rods!) but a proper lubing would require machine disassembly, so it would be nice if these could come better lubricated and quieter in the box. -the instructions are well done and even include a printing suggestions page and a reference page for all the cable connections so you can make sure everything that needs to be plugged in is plugged in -the pivoting filament sensor is very cool and a big improvement from the stiff, fixed sensor that was on the SV03 -from what I've heard the built in inductive probe is more accurate by design than BL/CR touch style probes -the build plate looks really cool and feels really high quality. The flexible plate allows for a bigger plate while saving the weight that a big pane of tempered glass would have added (another SV03 issue) I look forward to seeing big prints pop off the plate instead of having to fight them with a spatula -the fixed bed /probe combo makes this a great printer for beginners since it's one less finicky thing they'd have to worry about prior to printing -the Sovol Cura is great for printing right away after assembly to make sure everything is working. Beginners will appreciate not having to worry about their slicer settings right at the beginning. I hope that a machine preset for the plus will be added to mainline Cura soon.

I have a few years of experience in 3d printing with other big name bed slinging 3d printers and as such I was not expecting the Sovol SV06 plus to be a big improvement on my other printers. I was wrong. The Sovol SV06 blew my other printers away in terms of print quality, print time and the ability to print much bigger items due to its overall large build volume. I honestly think this is the best value printer you can buy today. This is based on the inclusion of linear guide rails, automatic bed levelling, oversized hot end (meaning faster prints), hot end capable of printing up to 300 degrees celcius (relevant to printing high temp plastics such as Nylon) and the very large build volume. Prints have come out accurate and are very easy to remove from the flexible PEI build plate. Setup took me approximately 20 mins and this was due to the simple yet robust design of the printer coupled with the clear and easy to follow instructions that came with the printer. Sovol also provide some filament and a micro SD card loaded with some test file prints (including the benchy – probably the most 3d printed object in the world). Also on the SD card is a custom skinned cura software to slice your own gcode however I skipped this and have installed the latest beta version of cura which includes a profile for the SV06 plus. I can confirm I have had zero issues with the latest cura beta version. Overall, I think this printer is well suited to beginners and professionals alike. I know this statement is true as I convinced a work mate new to 3d printing to also get a SV06 plus and he has successfully printed several benchys and more recently some vases based on the instructions provided by Sovol. I’ve included some pictures of what’s included in the box and some videos to show the printer in action. Overall, I am very satisfied with this printer and can confirm this has become my main go to printer as it is just so easy to use and prints fast.