JG MAKERLarge 3D Printer Artist-D Pro Auto Bed Leveling IDEX Dual Extruder 3D Printers Direct Drive Extruder Linear Rail Large Build Volume 11.81x11.81x13.38in 98% Pre-Assembled

Unfortunately I spent way too much time trying to get this printer working right. The firmware is awful, with tons of confusing icons (for instance on nozzle temp control there is a Power icon labeled "close"), commands hidden in random menus, badly thought out and extraneous movements, random homing events, the 'ability' to level both extruders separately (they're connected to the same axis, they're not leveling separately). It functions, but it makes literally everything take longer to troubleshoot and just take longer to use in general.The leveling system almost never stops at the same place twice, so every time the thing homes you have to baby step the z-offset. (which means you must do this at the start of every print). If you're even slightly off, the nozzle will build up enough friction to cause a slip on the Y axis, ruining your print. Support is useless, often only responding to my inquiries once and often with information unrelated to what I was asking.They removed the z-limit switch (as I'm sure they figured having auto-leveling was good enough) so expect lots of nozzle crashes any time the firmware suddenly decides to home while you've got the bed plate off. They also removed one of the two points for tightening the y-axis, which was stupid as now you have to do so from the back of the machine instead of the front.Proprietary nozzles system with nothing in stock except .4mm nozzles, and often not even them, so best hope you never foul a nozzle.Good luck finding information on the printer, everything you'll see is the previous version of the printer, the one that still has a z limit switch, a sync belt across the y axis (which probably kept it from skipping so easily), and no auto leveling.

The printer comes with easy-to-assemble instructions, requires a lot of time for alignment ,but in the end it works well.The Customer service is available and helpful with any questions I may have.

I have a Voxel Labs Aquila but wanted IDEX for dissolvable supports. This printer looked like a good deal. Getting the printer assembled is fairly easy. Calibrating the printer so you can use it is another story. Once you have it calibrated the printer is still a spaghetti factory.As I said, assembly is fairly easy. I was easier than the Aquila despite being a much more complicated device. The gantry comes assembled and attaches easily to the base. There are 'drip pans' that come with the device, but the screws weren't included. The documentation claims the thumbscrews can be replaced with another fastener without notice. My experience is the screws were replaced with nothing. There is also a place on the right side where it looks like something should be plugged in, but nothing to plug it in. This is likely for a z limit switch which is only installed on the left.Once assembled the problems begin.The drip pans are placed such that they will only serve to clog the nozzles, as the nozzles sit over the wire brush rather than the pan. JG Makers official YouTube even shows the device with different drip pans. Members of the community have updated drip pans on Thingiverse, but the manufacturer should provide working pans.The bed itself is large, but it wobbles. The manufacturer's YouTube channel has videos on how to correct this. The first iteration of the video would completely nullify the ease of assembly, as it requires you to disassemble much of the base. The second video is simpler, but in the end you have one or two screws that don't fit back into the frame. The YouTube video ignores these screws.The z-limit switch and the thing that pushes the z-limit switch seem to get out of sync. The bed leveling assist built into the firmware doesn't actually respect changes to where the z-limit switch is triggered. Leveling this bed requires the z-limit switch place the extruder precisely in the center of the build tray, so the process requires you to back into a different menu to move the device up in z to hit the switch again. This was very frustrating, and not apparent, during my first attempts to level the bed.Calibrating the second extruder was more challenging than I expected as well. While some drift in x makes sense, the extruders not being aligned on y and z in the factory is puzzling. Adjusting the second extruder on Z isn't hard, but the manufacturer doesn't tell you how to do it properly. Instead I followed a community YouTube video which explained the process better. This is a second step that negates the advantage of easy assembly.The SD Card that came with the printer was incomplete. It contained no sample .gcode to test the printer. I had to slice a model myself. My version of Cura is newer than what they had a profile for, so I had to guess at some settings. Eventually I tried Ideamaker, and found a profile for the printer in Ideamaker.The build plate that comes with the printer does a good job sticking to prints the first few times. In fact, it does too good a job. I have remnants of earlier prints that I'm not sure how to remove short of detergents.I'm very frustrated with this printer. I have yet to get a properly registered two color model to print. I'm looking at the box, and I think this printer is destined to find its way back to where it came from.

after tuning and very very long bed levering i was able to print great things on this machine!wort the money my answer is: YESCONS FOR THE PRICE: no bed auto levelingthe fans are super noiseyou can't upgrade the extruter the hot end work just fine i not recommend use abs or wood filamentothers printers for this price offer features like Wi-Fi and web cam to monitoring your printsome parts yoou need to print like: filament sensor location, the brush filament can to work as should be, better bed springs, YOU MUST HAVE TO UPGRATE THE FANS TO NOCTURA FANS BECAUSE THIS PRINTER SOUD LIKE A.C UNIT

So I had bought a JGAroura printer before, and it suited me fine. But this printer is one I do not recommend. Mine was extremely loud and the fans never turned on to cool the part so it never got the print to stick to the bed. But it was also missing on the the wheels for the build plates guide rails so it could never level. I was very disappointed with the product I received and the fact that JGAroura would do this. Whether it was a fluke or not, the sound was extremely loud and I could hear it on all three levels of my house. Just, be wary if you buy the Artist-D, cause it is not the product they advertise.