After painfully getting mine to work, this to include having to manually dial in the temp and heat settings each time, and after realizing, it’s only capable of handling tiny parts, and you sure do not trust it to print without closely monitoring at all times. I consider it 3 hours of time minimum for a 1" square object. Each time it’s all back to starting all over again, relevel, height adjustments, redoing 3 times, then several mistakes printing out, mess of plastic all over the place, and from there, you get to actually make a part, by that time, you spent your entire evening upon.
I have only encountered a few times where I could turn it off, come back the next day and turn it on to print a file and it actually worked.
After seeing the best output a 3d printer can do, it was a huge let down realizing it’s best capacity is crude, rough, just unfinished pieces that require sanding and filling and painting afterwards to make presentable. I can bust out parts in my shop by hand if I’m going that route out of wood, metal or plastic for that matter. I wish I never had bought a 3d printer, much less this piece of crap, all of the hype about them is unwarranted, it’s still crude, primitive, and I’m amazed people think it’s cool for the extent of their using it by only downloading files, none of them actually design anything, what is the point, might as well just buy what you want from the store and be done with it.
Hello,
I don’t know if this is your first printer, but if it is, you have to learn to work with it.
Each machine has to be set in order to print beautiful objects.
It can’t be done in minutes, even in hours.
I can show you prints made with this printer which is the best I have and use.
Last point, you have 2 sides on a plate, the first textured and the second smooth.
Choose the side that is best for your work.
Have fun
I have also had a very difficult time getting my NEW Sovol SV04 to work. I will not go into the details at this point.
However, you should know that there are thousands of people desgning all kinds of parts, toys, statues and you name it. All those items that you see for downloads in the popular sites, have been designed by somebody.
Sovol may not a great first printer to get. There are better choices for that. I’ll leave you to do the research but there is a brand that’s virtually plug and play.
Just remember that the 3D “printer culture” started with folks making and designing their own printers from the ground up. That means that tinkering, modifying and improving are kind of built into the mix.
Not too long ago, I got my Sovol SV02 (which I bought used) to work… after many trials and mishaps. Still, I cannot get a BL Touch to work on it. Nevertheless, that got me to want to try an SV04.
Give it a little time and you may enjoy 3D printing. If the SV04 is not for you, try another printer. There’s always one that is the right fit.
I’m involved with a large Facebook group that’s meant for beginners on 3d printing. The overwhelming choice among users, especially being new are Bambu brands. These people are using them out of the box with success, most of them have absolutely no technical or mechanical skills. The Sovol SV06, mine, is rarely even mentioned and used among members, and when it is, it’s always for trying to get help to make run and handle the basics, of which I am pretty much the only person there to give advice and direction upon.
I had to fire it back up last night for some parts to complete a current project, I was amazed it only turned one part to spaghetti.
I put the plastic mat onto the side that has the texture and graphics on it, the other side of bare metal, now I’m thinking, that bare side should have had the plastic mat stuck down to it instead? It’s not usable any more anyway, pulling that first attempted print took so much force to remove, it warped it badly. The reason being, they had it set to 250 degrees, which is far too high for PLA, which came with the machine itself. I work with ASA exclusively due to requiring properties PLA is too weak to handle, it is in fact set to 250 degrees for the head, 90 for the plate, 55 for the speed for the ASA.
The magnetic base goes on the metal bed of the printer, then you magnetically stick the buildplate onto that with the textured and graphics side up.
We use one of these (next to a SV08) in our makerspace and it will happily start printing in under five minutes after slicing.
Anyone who has had no experience at all at 3d printing can use this machine with a little of education, but that goes for every printer (even bambu ones).
Expecting a 3d printer to work fast and flawlessly anytime without any hiccup is over-expectation, also for the other brands
