Over Hyped & Priced or Worth The Money? - Prusa Mini +
Let's take a look at this Prusa Mini + and see if it's worth the money or just another over hyped and priced 3D printer. You might be surprised.
Official Prusa Mini + - bit.ly/Original-Prusa-MINI-Plus
Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ - bit.ly/Prusai3MK3S
Filament From Prusa:
Prusament PLA - bit.ly/Prusament_PLA
Prusament ASA - bit.ly/Prusament_ASA
Prusament PETG - bit.ly/Prusament_PETG
Helpful 3D Printing Tools:
Heated Filament Dryer Box - amzn.to/3AmbwwO
Flush Cutters - amzn.to/3dLdUpb
75% Alcohol Wipes (Keep your print bed clean of oils) - amzn.to/3TacogF
MatterHackers 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm:
Build Series PLA - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeri...
Build Series Silky PLA - bit.ly/BuildSeriesSilkyPLAMat...
Build Series ABS - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeri...
Build Series PETG - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeri...
Quantum Dual-Color PLA - bit.ly/QuantumSeriesDual-Colo...
PRO Series Filament - bit.ly/MatterHackersPROSeries...
NylonX Filament - bit.ly/MatterHackersNylonX
Amazon 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm:
PLA - amzn.to/3gsLE9Z
PETG - amzn.to/3pXjjvu
ABS - amzn.to/3wsTRjS
ASA - amzn.to/2RX8dtM
Polycarbonate - amzn.to/3cLdr38
Nylon - amzn.to/3iNGeI2
Other 3D Printers Options:
Cheapest Creality Ender 3 3D Printer - bit.ly/CheapEnder3
ELEGOO NEPTUNE 3 - bit.ly/ElegooNeptune3
Geeetech Mizar S - bit.ly/GeeetechMizarS
Flashforge Adventurer 4 - bit.ly/Flashforge-Adventurer4
BIQU B1 SE PLUS - bit.ly/BIQU-B1-SE-PLUS-3DPrinter
Parts List for Upgrades for my Ender 3:
BIGTREETECH SKR MINI E3 V3.0 Control Board - bit.ly/BIGTREETECH-SKR-MINI-E...
BIGTREETECH TFT35-E3 V3.0 Display Touch Screen - bit.ly/BTT-V3-Display-Touch-S...
BIGTREETECH Control Board & Touch Screen Combo- amzn.to/3wrte0P
Micro Swiss All Metal Hotend - amzn.to/3AGVCi3
Capricorn Bowden PTFE Tubing XS Series - amzn.to/3Tg2c6a
BIGTREETECH BL Touch V3.1 - bit.ly/Bltouchv3-1
Ender 3 Direct Drive Upgrade Kit - amzn.to/3cfQ18U
Magnetic PEI Bed - amzn.to/3QOVHG4
My Editing Software & Tools:
Wondershare Filmora 11 - bit.ly/Wondershare_Filmora-11
Acer 49" Curved Super Ultrawide Monitor - amzn.to/3PLXWbC
Rode NT1-A Microphone - amzn.to/3ws30vh
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface - amzn.to/3POFFe3
Rode PSA1 Mic Stand Arm - amzn.to/3PMIBrq
Canon EOS R Mirrorless and Full-Frame Camera - amzn.to/3ch4j9r
77-Inch Tripod - amzn.to/3TqTYZp
DJI Pocket 2 Handheld 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with 4K Camera - amzn.to/3AHgcyP
Cheaper DJI Osmo Pocket Handheld 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with 4K Camera - amzn.to/3Rcnlg1
LED Studio Lights - amzn.to/3POHd7R
RGB LED Studio Lights - amzn.to/3QY6g9s
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Official Prusa Mini + - bit.ly/Prusa_3D Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ - bit.ly/Prusai3MK3S Filament From Prusa: Prusament PLA - bit.ly/Prusament_PLA Prusament ASA - bit.ly/Prusament_ASA Prusament PETG - bit.ly/Prusament_PETG Helpful 3D Printing Tools: Heated Filament Dryer Box - amzn.to/3AmbwwO Flush Cutters - amzn.to/3dLdUpb 75% Alcohol Wipes (Keep your print bed clean of oils) - amzn.to/3TacogF MatterHackers 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm: Build Series PLA - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeriesPLA Build Series Silky PLA - bit.ly/BuildSeriesSilkyPLAMatterHackers Build Series ABS - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeriesABS Build Series PETG - bit.ly/MatterHackersBuildSeriesPETG Quantum Dual-Color PLA - bit.ly/QuantumSeriesDual-ColorPLA PRO Series Filament - bit.ly/MatterHackersPROSeriesFilament NylonX Filament - bit.ly/MatterHackersNylonX Amazon 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm: PLA - amzn.to/3gsLE9Z PETG - amzn.to/3pXjjvu ABS - amzn.to/3wsTRjS ASA - amzn.to/2RX8dtM Polycarbonate - amzn.to/3cLdr38 Nylon - amzn.to/3iNGeI2 Other 3D Printers Options: Cheapest Creality Ender 3 3D Printer - bit.ly/CheapEnder3 ELEGOO NEPTUNE 3 - bit.ly/ElegooNeptune3 Geeetech Mizar S - bit.ly/GeeetechMizarS Flashforge Adventurer 4 - bit.ly/Flashforge-Adventurer4 BIQU B1 SE PLUS - bit.ly/BIQU-B1-SE-PLUS-3DPrinter Parts List for Upgrades for my Ender 3: BIGTREETECH SKR MINI E3 V3.0 Control Board - bit.ly/BIGTREETECH-SKR-MINI-E3-V3 BIGTREETECH TFT35-E3 V3.0 Display Touch Screen - bit.ly/BTT-V3-Display-Touch-Screen BIGTREETECH Control Board & Touch Screen Combo- amzn.to/3wrte0P Micro Swiss All Metal Hotend - amzn.to/3AGVCi3 Capricorn Bowden PTFE Tubing XS Series - amzn.to/3Tg2c6a BIGTREETECH BL Touch V3.1 - bit.ly/Bltouchv3-1 Ender 3 Direct Drive Upgrade Kit - amzn.to/3cfQ18U Magnetic PEI Bed - amzn.to/3QOVHG4 My Editing Software & Tools: Wondershare Filmora 11 - bit.ly/Wondershare_Filmora-11 Acer 49" Curved Super Ultrawide Monitor - amzn.to/3PLXWbC Rode NT1-A Microphone - amzn.to/3ws30vh Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface - amzn.to/3POFFe3 Rode PSA1 Mic Stand Arm - amzn.to/3PMIBrq Canon EOS R Mirrorless and Full-Frame Camera - amzn.to/3ch4j9r 77-Inch Tripod - amzn.to/3TqTYZp DJI Pocket 2 Handheld 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with 4K Camera - amzn.to/3AHgcyP Cheaper DJI Osmo Pocket Handheld 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with 4K Camera - amzn.to/3Rcnlg1 LED Studio Lights - amzn.to/3POHd7R RGB LED Studio Lights - amzn.to/3QY6g9s ________________________________________________ Note : Most of the links that I use that go to products are affiliate link. This means I make a small commission on anything that you happen buy using them. This is at no extra charge to you and this helps support the work I do on this channel. 😁👍 ________________________________________________ #PRUSA #prusamini #3dPrinting #maker #3dScanning #DIY
I didn't realize this video was from a very small creator untill I saw 9 likes! If you keep making videos you will do well!
Well thanks and this is my second channel 😅👍 I'm trying to split up my main channel and put all the tech, 3d printing and project videos here and just have my jewelry design and tutorials on the main.
When I bought mine I was 77 and not as sharp mentally as I once was so I did not feel "adventuresome" lol. I read many reviews, all pointing to the woes of cheaper printers, but the Prusa always seemed to talk of how easy it was so I bought one. Bingo. Never owned another one so I have nothing to compare it to, but a couple years later I still love it. Easy to set up, easy to use, never a problem once I learned after a couple prints came loose from the platen that you shouldn't print in a cool room, and since I don't have a box for it to print in, that was a problem. But once I realized it was my error and now keep the room warm I'm printing in, I've had no more problems at all. It just works. I love this thing! For me, worth every penny!
I've been printing quite heavily for about 3 years now, for engineering and R&D at work, fixing things around the house and my vehicles, etc. the Prusa Mini is 100% well worth it. I have two here with me at work sitting on my desk running.
Yeah it really is a great little printer and I've heard from some people that bought these as their first printer that it was very easy to get into because of how they walk you through It's set up and use.
Mine is working like a champ. Really pleased with it
the quality of the video is insane for a small creator, thank you for thre review !
Well thank you and yeah this is a small channel for sure compared to my other one. I'm splitting my main channel up right now and trying to get all the 3d printing, tech and projects moved to this channel and keep my other channel all just jewelry design and jewelry tools.
The thing is, that this machine is build in Europe, saves electricity, and is completely sufficient for ca. 99% of use cases at home. I'm always a bit cautious with all these asian-sourced printers that everybody uses. With the mini, its just a bit more comfortable to keep it running, and sometimes even leaving the room.
It’s from Europe
read the comment, your are commenting before you write ;)@@iampototo2540
Good vid! Subscribed. Keep it going man!
Thanks and I'm working on a new video as I type this 😁👍
I have one for about half a year now and it has been the only and best choice for me. While being a lot smaller than most standard 220x220x220 printers, it's still not as small as the 120x120x120mm printers which makes them super usable while having a severely smaller footprint. They are proven to be reliable and are easy to service. While not the quietest, they are low enough in volume that it's okay to have in the room. If you are like me and you don't have room for a large printer. This is pretty much your only higher quality small printer. I do recommend installing the wifi module (which is a separate 7 dollar upgrade) the moment you get the printer because it's annoying to redo the cables in the box. Even when you bought the semi-assembled one. Even if you don't plan on using it. It's just nice to have a completed system for when you do need it. I also recommend the Satin print plate. Especially for beginners. It's so much easier for PLA(+) and PETG.
I just purchased one and love it. The assembly was a bit annoying but nothing serious. It’s my first FDM printer and it’s been an absolute pleasure to used. i got two spools of PETG because I knew I would be printing a lot of functional parts and after one temperature tower, then adjusting my temps down 20c everything has printed perfectly. I highly recommend the Mini to everyone, most especially to new makers.
Yeah putting it together was very different from other printers for sure. It really is a good printer out of the box and it just works for the most part. I'm happy to hear that you are liking yours as well. What parts are you making with it?
Prusas are way overpriced, and they keep selling these to noobies.
This will be my fourth Prusa on top of my 3 MK3S+ printers, can't wait to add this to my farm!
oh very nice and if you don't mind me asking what do you normally print?
2:38: I doubt this cable is meant to be twisted like that since those kinds are used to be very fragile. As a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon owner I can grin a bit about this technology from before yesterday and the competition out of China seems to have closed up regarding print-results out of the box. Prusa is likely still better in terms of reliability, but since it's just common these days controlling stuff like light and sockets over WLAN, it should come out of the box with such pricy printers as well, with a camera at least as an option. Those under-extrusions and blobs I saw quite regular with my Anycubic Vyper as well and curious if it's more an issue with bowden-type printers than direct drive. After over a dozen filaments I saw it the first time with the Bambu Lab as well and some older PETG (other older 'problem'-filaments worked great). I will dry it so see if this helps.
The conclusion is spot on! I had other low-end printers and was struggling with them constantly. It turned out that my hobby isn’t 3D printing but the 3D printer itself. And after a while it wasn’t fun anymore Now with this little diamond 3D printing is huge fun I can focus on what I print with it instead of how I should upgrade it to get better results. Because it’s perfect (for me) out of the box. Thanks for the review!
Yeah this is definitely good to go out of the box.
Exactly! After playing with Enders, Anycubic and other chinese cheap printers I really enjoy the simplicity and reliability of Prusa MK3S+ :)
Basic prusa marketing nonsense.
@@Nobody-Nowhere no, i run 10 Prusa mk3s+ printers at my school, and we go through about 300kg of plastic per year. The only problems we have with the prusas are user error, and the occational hard wearing parts, like nozzles and pei sheets
These little printers are powerhouses. They put out some damn fine and accurate prints, pretty fast too.
Yeah it really does a great job right out of the box and I haven had any problems with it yet.
I just ordered a Mini+ and am now eagerly awaiting it as I watch videos and read articles on 3D printing. Great video!! I was definitely wondering if I made the best choice, and now I know I did.
Is this your first 3d printer?
@@randymay Yes!
Very nice. It's a great first printer and makes things easier, at least I think so.
It's a fantastic machine.
I love my Prusas, they are the most reliable printers I have. They were not the first printers I purchased, I built them, and they just work. I would not hesitate to get another Prusa. That is really the real thing, would I do this again, and the answer is YES!
That seems to be the case with a lot of people.
I've been using the Prusa MK3S+ for the past 4 years. I got the MINI+ last year and it's a little BEAST!
Yeah this little printer does a great job.
Hey Andrew, I have a CR10S Pro V2 which is fantastic and want a second a smaller printer. What would you reccomend, the MK3S+ or the Mini+? I can mostly print larger stuff at good quality on the CR, so was looking at the Mini+
With Prusa you're also paying for their 24/7 tech support, whether you need it or not.
I bought a MK3 some time ago, it underwent some changes like a Bondtech extruder, MK3S partial upgrade so it runs the MK3S firmware now, different X_Axis end parts and some minor thing like a Y-axis belt tensioner, Nozzle X and a cheapo chinese heater block out of brass or copper, I can't remember and at some point a full set of mísumi bearings and nicer smooth rods. it works like a charm, running original firmware, all the filaments on the different surfaces (I have a smooth plate, 2 textured and one nylon specific). it is like it is the one home printer to have. then there is this nightmare of my creality CR-10S pro. it was so horrible when it came out. now it works but it was nothing like the Prusa user experience.
Yeah I know what you mean seeing that I have 5 ender 3 printers that have all been completely overhaled with new all metal hotends, Auto bed leveling, direct drives and Bigtreetech motherboards long with screens. They work perfectly now for anything I through at them but with how much money I put into them I could have just bought all MK3S printers. I'm also still using a gen 1 cr-10 with just a direct drive and all metal hotend upgrade and it has been working like a champ for years. 😁👍
Been using a cr-10 for about 5 years. It has been through it's share of parts but it still prints like a champ. Would love to have a prusa
Yeah I have one of the first cr-10 printers and it just has an all metal hotend upgrade and it prints really well.
This is my 2nd printer. I love it. It has been nice and reliable and has a few thousand print hours and multiple spools through it. Currently looking at the Revo and bond tech extruder upgrades.
That's great to hear. May I ask why you are doing those upgrades?
Wanted to do the Revo for quick nozzle changes. Maybe throw on a 0.6 for denser prints, and to be able to use the Revo ecosystem (same nozzles) across Prusa Mini, Prusa Mk3, and Voron. Looking at the Bond Tech extruder for more consistent feeding and little better mechanical retraction. For clarity, I don't need to replace anything because the stock parts are all working just fine.
@@DustinGorman Those are some good points and some stuff I might look into for sure. Thanks for sharing that info with me. 😁👍
I've had the mk3s for 2 years now and print plenty of projects on it for work. I literally haven't had to do anything to the printer since i assembled, except grease the linear bearing rods and change the nozzle as a i wore it out on the textured bed (my fault, the z-offset was too close). So i honestly swear by them and they worth the investment if you just want a work horse right out the box.
That is good to hear and the feeling I got from using this for sure. Like I was saying in the video this is something that you just setup and use but you also are paying up front for that. I know a lot of people don't like the price point of these and I was one of those people as well until getting some time with it.
Thank you for making this video. I'm trying to decide what printer I should get and i think i'm gonna get this one.
Unfortunately there are much better printers out for the money right now.
@@randymay please tell me which ones
kzhead.info/sun/f6pqk8-ssZqki6M/bejne.html
@@randymay I know I’m actually going to get a sovol svo6 plus or svo8 when it comes out
Let me know how that goes and that you think of them
the mini for me is a workhorse, i print almost every day with petg with no problem.
From researching the F out of the mini (i'm considering it as my first printer). Its is a great and overall well engineered printer, but apparently with one achilless heel in the form of its hotend. It just isn't as good as those by E3D, Slice and the likes and if unlucky can cause some headaches on reliability. One can try to counteract with the Bondtech IFS, replacement PTFE tubes and Heatbrake upgrades, but generally the only real silver bullet is to upgrade the hotend asembly in its entirety. Still planning to go for a Prusa Mini+ really as most other printers in its price category are so much more prone to trouble. Plus i kind of plan to upgrade to a E3D Revo anyway once they release their overdue obxidian nozzles. Either way. good video! well shot and straight to the point. hence a comment and a like.
Honestly when I got started with 3D printing I just got a printer without even thinking about adding updates to it. I have seen a lot of people getting to catch up on what upgrades they are going to need for the printer before even using it. They're always going to be better parts you can put on the printer but you don't always need them. It will be up to you for sure so just let me know what you end up getting and doing 😁👍
Been considering one of these. my Monoprice Mini V2 was great as a true beginner printer without the dollar value commitment but I think this would be a nice upgrade. Was the one you got considered “semi assembled”? Or was that the actual kit?
So think the one I got was semi assembled. I have been using this printer in my small print farm and it has been doing really well. If I had to guess it now has over 300ish hours of print time on it now.
This company saved my sanity stg
Great video thanks. I’ve just ordered one of these to help with training staff on AM at work. Also had to buy one for myself at home to get used to the prusa software myself. Hoping to be playing around with it this time next week, tune in to my channel to find out how I get on 👍🏼
Smart and how it all that going so far? That is if you have got them already or not.
@@randymay it’s going great thanks, really impressed with the Mini+. Will certainly be getting some more put to work in the near future..! Thanks for checking out my channel too 👍🏼
what other filaments can you print on the mini+? can you show if PC, Nylon or a flexible filament is possible? and how do you store filament, aside from the one active roll being used in the Individual Dryer box? Have you tried an enclosure to capture airborne particles and for high temp materials?
I believe you can print 95a TPU but you can print nylon and PC but you need an enclosure for those unless they are very small parts. A dryer box is a must with nylon and it over helps most materials
I haven't tried it with an enclosure yet.
Wow, I'm close to getting a laser etcher. I was thinking of adding a 3d printer in the future, but damn they are slow.
What do you mean by they are slow? What would you be printing?
this is a great video and was amazingly helpful in setting up. The written instructions are good but far too detailed
Got my Mini+ kit a week ago, after having taken a 3-year break from my self-built Hypercube printer, which was getting annoying to maintain. Back then I already used PrusaSlicer, Slic3r Prusa Edition back then and along with the glowing reviews, my experience with this software is what made me decide on the more expensive Mini. So far I am very impressed with most of the printer, exceptions being the extruder, filament sensor and spool holder. The extruder works great on good and well-tuned materials, but some of my older rolls make it cease up, to the point of damaging the original printed parts. Ofc. the filament is to blame here, but I modified the extruder too to handle this material better ("Red's Prusa Mini Mods" collection on Printables). I've had minor issues with the filament sensor due to stringyness of the included prints meshing with the pivot bolt, but the spool holder works perfectly for me. Besides that, could not be happier with the printer and especially with the improvements to PrusaSlicer. 6:25 For a smaller part this is fine, but the handbook is very explicit about using gluestick with PETG or ASA/ABS on the stock PEI surface. This as a separation layer, as the material can stick too well otherwise, possibly damaging the sheet if you remove it. They have other sheets that don't need this but which struggle with PLA, I don't feel the need to upgrade yet as gluestick is cheap and cleaning the surface frequently doesn't bother me.
I just want to learn and get into 3d printing. Do not mind spending the cash but was wondering if this would be a good printer for a beginner? Thanks for the review.
This is still a good printer for a beginner but I feel like there are better printers for the money now like the P1S from bambu Lab. This is a fully enclosed printer so you can print in more materials than just PLA and PETG. Also it's a much faster printer with a larger build area bit.ly/BambuLab-P1S-3D-Printer
@@randymay Thank you. Yea I am into whoop racing and mostly want to use it for that and learn in the process. I have heard of Bambu Labs as some of the FPV community using them for their prints. Thank for the content and the help. I will look into the P1S.
No problem and here is a video I did on the X1C and I talk about the P1S too kzhead.info/sun/a9GqotGXaZGvrZs/bejne.html
@@randymay Awesome. I will give it a look. thnaks again for the help and insight.
the thing with the prusa printers is that they are workhorses. once you get it set up and dialed in, they just churn out prints with minimal maintenance. Just print and go..
Yeah I can see that using this printer for sure. Seeing how small it is I now have it on my desk by my computer so I can do some prototyping prints really quick all at my desk
Your going places if you keep up this quality of videos.
Thanks, I'm happy to hear that the quality of the video is on point. Now I just need to hit that 1k subscriber goal 😅👍
Good stuff.
Thanks 😁👍
And just a little bit forward we got the baboon lab printers 😉 that makes more sense for your money and ease of use - cheaper, better build quality, phone app, colour printing, no building required and much more. You will want to buy prusa only for learning or for the fun of building one, other than that it's not worth the price 😕
At the time of making this video the bambu printers weren't available or at least still a Kickstarter campaign. But yes with the price of these compared to what you can get now with the K1 and the different bamboo printers or the offerings from flashforge or even two trees you can get much more printer for the money.
Just ordered one, a little concerned about all the videos of people talking about stringing issues and jamming, as I was hoping that this more expensive printer would mean I would have those kinds of issues anymore
Let me know what you think of it once you get it but so far mine has been doing fine with no problems and a few hundred print hours on it now.
@@randymay Sounds good, thanks for replying
I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas, I hope he likes it! Also, wish me luck because I ordered it in November, it was supposed to arrive two days ago, and it’s still not here. (Thanks DHL, lol!)
Oh that was very nice of you to get for him. Would this be his first 3d printer?
@@randymay Yes, it will be his first printer. I’ll admit my ignorance about 3D printers, but I’m also autistic and I research the he- out of everything, lol. This printer sounded reliable, and high quality from most of the reviews. Not perfect, and not inexpensive, but he will certainly be surprised!
Had my mini+ for about 6 months now. Its waaaay faster stock than my CR10 and I don’t find the size a limiting factor. I ”upgraded” to bondtech extruder and heatbreak but had so many print quality issues with it until I mounted a faetus dragon hotend. Now its both super fast and reliable and fun. Thinking of trying out klipper on it but not sure yet. Having flawless (normal) pla prints that also prints fast is great but having issues with (tiny) inconsistent layers with wierder pla’s (undried,old, light ivory color from filamentum). Fun to tinker with settings rather than hardware for once (CR10 has had multiple blobs of death and first layer adheision issues, none of that on the prusa).
Yeah I can see people wanting to do upgrades to this printer over time for sure. I'm just going to leave it stock for the most part until I need to change something. Oh and so you know I have a company sending me a printer that they are working on that is running klipper out of the box so that will be interesting to look at if and when it gets here.
Upgrading the extruder to a Bondtech and the hotend to an E3D V6 is the only way I solved the printing issues with the Mini+. I don't know why Prusa didn't just use a V6 design and instead opted to design their own shitty hotend, but it's either flawed in design or just poorly implemented. Same deal with their in-house extruder. But hey, once you replace the two most critical parts of the printer, it's awesome. One shouldn't have to do this to a printer with Prusa's name on it, especially at this price, but whatever. The Prusa firmware, software, and community makes it worth the headache and my experiences with the MK3S+ have been overall great (besides the 8-bit Rambo board).
I've had issues with mine, poor be adhesion. I've tried all their sheets. Basically have to use a raft for everything.
Really? I haven't had any problems with that yet to be honest.
That's weird, I have the printer almost since it was released and I haven't had a single bed adhesion issue even on narrow & tall prints. I would try recalibrating the nozzle height. Out of the box the nozzle is far too high.
clean the PEI sheet with dishsoap and print some PLA benchybottons to dial in your Z offset. if your sheet is oilfree then your Zoffset is most likely the cause of your issue
@@quincyfleuren1693 Yah, I've tried everything, very frustrated with it to be honest. And I've driven my nozzle height way down. I'll just keep trying I guess.
What's the value of your current z offset? Since this value is the relation of the nozzle and where the minda thinks the bed is In software it's range is limited. So you can go out of range if the minda is mounted too high or too low
Is this printer still worth today. I want to order one for professional use.
It's honestly going to depend on what you're using it for. That being said there are much faster printers available now with larger build areas for around the same price. I actually really suggest getting the bambu lab P1P. The Prusa mini is still a very decent printer for what it is but it can't match the speed or build volume of some of the newer printers that are out now at this price point.
Actually, you can figure out, if it is a original PRUSA: Are there HARIBO Goldbärchen in it? YES? Then you got the original. Some say, that you do not pay for the printer, but for the Goldbärchen 🙂 The printer is a free give-away (I have 2 PRUSA MK3+)
lol well those are some very expansive gummy bears if that is the case.
how do you recommend contacting companies to get them to send you stuff to try out? I'm trying to start a maker channel!
So this is a very different case when it comes to this channel right now. So this is my 2nd channel and my main channel has about 116k subscribers so I asked them for that channel and put the video in both places. So why the double post? I'm trying to split up my main channel so this one will be all tech, 3d printing and projects and my main channel will go back to being jewelry making. 😁👍
But to answer your question about getting stuff from companies, you kinda need a following. A lot of the ones I talked to wanted you to have a minimum of 10k subscribers. So sadly starting out it's going to be hard to get anything sent to you at first. 😅
For the price, the fact that it doesn't have direct drive is a dealbreaker for me. I can get a lot of Kingroons for the price of one Prusa mini..
Do you need to print a lot of tpu or something that needs a direct drive?
@@randymay No, I have just had loads of clogging and extrusion trouble with bowden setups for all types of filaments. It's very difficult to get retraction dialed in for a given material. Direct drive just simply works more reliably, and for this price range, I'd expect to see it as standard.
calibrate every filament you have. Check E steps and flow before even trying to make a model. You will have much more success.
Thanks and yeah for the most part it has only really been this copper silk that has given me problems on this printer. I will need to check out the esteps and get it all tuned in.
They sent you the printer with only 1.4k subscribers? Did you get to keep it?
This isn't my only channel. I have been trying to transition my tech and project content over to this channel from my main one that is about jewelry making. My main channel has 125k subscribers, and yes I got to keep that printer 😁👍 KZhead.com/@gomeowcreations
@@randymay Oh that makes more sense now lol. Nice jewelry channel, I can see how tech content is taking over your jewelry channel. It will look better having them separate so I can see why you made this channel. Hopefully your tech channel grows and I will be helping by subscribing to both because I enjoy your content.
Well thank you very much and yeah it has been a real problem for the jewelry channel for sure. So I think this will help make both channels grow. For this channel I will be doing a full electric conversion to an old Mazda MX3. I want to show what all that can be done using the printers, scanners and lasers to make new things.
Worth it
I think it is.
i used to have a prusa mk3 but sold it to go on vacation, a few years ago.. now all i have is an OG cr-10, one it's last leg, so i think i'll treat myself to a mini this year
It's really not a bad choice for sure. Let me know if you do get one. Also I too have an OG cr-10 and still use it like crazy haha
Worth buying? If not why
I have an Anycubic Kobra that costs $270. Direct drive, 22.1 x 22.1 x 24.99 cm. This thing costs $420. The Kobra was assembled in around 10 minutes, and has not failed me at all. If the Pursa Mini + were free, I would not take it.
That is understandable and honestly these are all just tools so what works for you is fine but might not work for others.
Good for someone with minimal mechanical and computer knowledge who doesn’t want to tinker. Otherwise, I don’t see the appeal for the high price tag.
Yeap that seems to be the point of this printer. There are a lot of people that just want to print things and don't want to take on 3D printing as a hobby but more as a tool.
People spend a lot of extra cash upgrading their Minis too. The current trend is upgrading to a BondTech extruder and a Revo Micro which will set you back 200+ bucks. The main reasons for upgrading is due to the biggest flaw in the mini: that stupid little piece of PTFE tube in the hotend that causes no end of problems. Also, if you want to print flex, you pretty much have to swap out your extruder too. So, to get this printer running glitch free on filaments beyond PLA/PETG, you're spending 700+ dollars, but you still have that limited build volume. meh....
I have totaly stock Mini for a year now.. No problem encoutered, flex can be printed on stock extruder, it can handle PLA, PETG, ABS like nothing, after a little adjustemen in slicer I was able to print flex and when i swaped the nozzle for titanium one, I was able to print carbon filament.. It's awesome little printer
@@honzaberka6180 And yet people are still upgrading their minis for the reasons I described. Nobody pumps hundreds of bucks extra on upgrades with no benefit.
@@timetravellingtoad people might do it because they think they need it. I upgraded the extruder and got worse results.
@@timetravellingtoad They do it because they want it or are just curious. When you buy Ender and doesn't depends on what Ender, you HAVE to upgrade it or its almost useless... And after tons of upgrades still the user experience and the ease of print can't be compared to prusa printers
@@honzaberka6180 I own both an Ender 3 and a Prusa Mini. Both are stock. Go to the Reddit and Prusa forums and you will see why they buy these upgrades. It's not just curiosity. People do it because they want better results from their prints or because they are fed up with cold pulls.
totally agree with your point, man. ditch the chinese made crap and start out with good setting. Ppl say they learn a lot with ender3 but that's only because it's a shitty product. I have the MK3s and never regret spending the money. plus, i learn plenty using this good printer by maintenance, and you get to do the "real" updgrades.
That is understandable but sadly some people have more time than money so starting with something cheaper like an ender 3 is the only way to go. I know that is what I did haha but yeah I have spent a lot of time and money upgrading them when it could have been used for designing and printing. So I totally understand both sides of this for sure 😁👍
gona hit de griddy like slim shitti
I am happy for those who are satisfied with their machine. I am not. I bought it recently and never was able to print anything. I red hundreds of pages, viewed hundreds of videos, made all the changes recommended without success. I know I am not alone in this situation. Very disappointed.
I'm sorry to hear that and did you reach out to the Prusa support? They are really good at getting problems fixed
Free printer in exchange for a positive review…
Free printer in exchange for a review. Everything I said in the video is how I feel about it. There are a lot of positive points to this printer for sure. Downsides are going to really depend on the person due to it being the small print size and the price.
Sorry, but there’s no way to be unbiased if you receive something in exchange for something. Nicely done video though.
@@DMGTID Oh for sure I'm going to have a little bit of a biased to a product that I didn't have to pay for. I do try to keep that in mind when making the videos. I do think over if I did pay the full retail for the item would I still feel the same way or not. This is also why I do bring up the price and compare it to being able to buy 3 other printer along with the pro's and cons of that. But anyways I'm happy to hear that you did at least like that video😁👍
What a shitty print quality I ever see😂 so much strips and lines from x / y on the surface . Ender 3 300$ much , much better
The printer quality is better than an ender 3 and much faster so I don't know what you are smoking.
I paused this video at 0:12 after hearing you ask if this was worth it, the answer, as if I'm am physic is a resounding NO!!! YOU ARE PAYING FOR A FUCKING GAY NAME!! Now, I'll unpause the video to see if you're a lemming, who just goes for the popular name game, or if you'll be honest! The thumbs up, or thumbs down will be implemented accordingly! Comment will be posted as soon as I see if you're a "reviewer" or a fucking commercial! Yeah, it's a thumbs down, and you're getting no more value than me, and you are NOT getting better print quality than me! Thanks "reviewer"! LOLOLOL!
I can't even imagine being this unhinged over a 3d printer
U OK hun?
Do you realize that the company is from Europe. I don't want to bash on anyones opinion, but I'm definitely never buying a chinese printer ever. Because fuck china and their government.
You’re are a great reviewer reviewer, besides mastering physics. Thank you for your input.
You should either go to see another doctor or you should take more of those pills that doc prescribed to you. 🤦♂️