Flashforge 3D Printer Adventurer 3 Lite Auto Leveling Quick Removable Nozzle High Precision

Pros:* Made quite a few prints straight out of the box with no issues - download model, load into software and with a click of a button send to the printer. For a first time 3D printer user that's what I've excepted.* Flashforge software is straighforward to use for a basic level user, no complaints - load the model, slice, apply supports if necessary etc. and print.* Looks aesthetically pleasing, enclosed.* WiFi definitely makes starting and stopping prints convenient, especially if you keep the printer in an isolated area to contain the noise.* Camera is low resolution but good enough to monitor the print. You can view the print through your browser if you know the local IP address or flashforge software.* Glass bed is great - no issues with adhesion. Once the model is printed power off the printer, wait for the bed to cool down and models almost pop off themselves from the bed or require a very gentle nudge at most.Cons:* Cloud functionality works but is slow and you have to use slicing software on the cloud which is very limited and again - very slow. Not really practical but depends on your use case.* By no means it's silent. During the print it's loud, very much so. On idle it has fans running top speed - again, very loud and what's the reason to do so in idle mode? As in you wouldn't want to be in the same room loud for longer than a few minutes contrary to the selling point.* Calibration process is not very straightforward. E.g. after calibrating using a paper between the nozzle and the base it may not actually be properly calibrated even with multiple tries. Is there a technique of moving the nozzle up and down multiple times in a certain pattern to avoid inaccurate calibration, motor backlash?* Does not support 1kg spools so you are essentially expected to print an external extension or pay extra for smaller spools which are also limited in options. Having an external spool means you have to keep the lid off thus reducing the benefits of noise and fume suppression unless you 3D print a lid for this particular case, there are models online. Inconvenience. You could arguably drill a hole in the panel but... this shouldn't be a thing.* You have to manually power if off, you can't do that through software. There is no standby mode once it finishes. When finished it goes into idle mode and gets very loud (fants). A workaround is to use a smart socket to control power from your phone/PC.* A very minor gripe but the power cable socket connection to the printer is a bit flimsy and may need a bit of play and support to stay in full contact but once done it stays in no issues.* Obnoxiously loud ear piercing welcome sound. Luckily can be disabled, luckily.Overall I do recommend this printer despite for what seems a long list of cons. Nothing that can't be worked around for the most part.

3 weeks of having the printer and with 200 hours print time!…Misleading levelling, You still have to manually calibrate each nine points. Not a auto levelling system!Spool holder/case is poor, only holds smaller spools, you have to resort to a 3rd party spool holder! £400 and can’t hold an average filliment roll.The on board camera reminds me of my 2001 camera phone that shot in 120x120 at 3 frames a second, also, no dedicated app to view, you have to jump through hoops to view it!It struggles to print fine detail with the nossle provided, can’t seem to find anything smaller than a .3 nossle. All other printers I’ve used have a easy option to get .1 or .2 nossles. Again this is a £400 printer!The filament provided is of poor quality, stringy, brittle and didn’t adhere to the bed correctly!One of my door hinges broke and I had to fix it with super glue, £400 quality?Extruder stepper motor began making a loud clicking sound, I had to tighten the screws and replace the tension spring to a stronger oneI had to replace the Bowden tube, the end that connected to the extruder was all frayed at the end and popped off the clip during a print.LCD screen on the front is cheap tat, too small and not responsiveLimited tinkering capabilitiesGoodstuff:It beats print quality of my machines upto £1500 easily, with settings out of the box.Changing Filament is easy and probably the best one I’ve used, two presses and it does it all for you!You can just plug it in and go right from the get go, it comes all assembled.Although not the most feature rich program, I prefer to use flash print than other slices, it’s the best looking interface and the most accessibleEasily print from Wi-Fi, connect via usb or use a usb stick. Extremely easy!Glass bed is great, although scratch’s easy and attracts dust like crazyThe printer looks ascetically pleasing and would look good in an office, school room or bedroom! People have mentioned it’s bulky, but compared to other machines, it takes up the same or less total space.Filament I’ve tried: (I mainly use pla plus and carbon fibre, either the pla version or the proper carbon fibre, I’ve either mainly used a filament or just ran a test cube print)PlaPla plusPla carbon fibrePla glow in the dark (test cube)Pla wood (test cube)Pla nylon (test cube)ABSABS plus (test cube)PTEG (test cube)Carbon fibre onyx: Hmmm it prints decent but dont know how long the nossle would last with the abrasive material.The only real redeeming thing about this printer is the print quality, I still think £400 is way over priced for what you get, you take away the cheap exterior and gimmicky features and you’re left with a small fdm printer.

I built a 3d printer a few years ago but it was not without its problems and printing was far from easy. This ready built and enclosed printer is just amazing. Works straight out the box on default settings with the Flashforge supplied filament. I did purchase another Flashforge branded filament and had issues with it adhering to the glass bed, however after putting a layer of painters masking tape on the bed, every print has worked flawlessly even using non Flashforge filament. Printing in fine mode extends the printing time but it produces really good prints. I can’t put it down, it’s been printing everyday for the last week and is a delight to use. AAA+++

As a beginner myself I have had a great time using the Flashforge Adventurer 3 Lite.It was so simple to use, very clear manual, and even the buttons on the printer were easy as well.You will have to buy extra fillament, as I didn't get much fillament at the start.Enough for around 6 printsthe prints were really good, and the pretty high quality.I tried some harder prints, and they didnt turn out as perfect, but that's most likely because I didn't slice them properly.Even the software on this product was awesome and simple.All in all, Flashforge did a good job.

Its tiny, flimsy and made mostly of plastic. Its like toy buy you cant give it to kids because of heating elements. Its also rubbish in general you will be better off just buying chinese prusa clone.