8/13/2019 – USED ENDER Printers back in stock! I’ve bought 3.. they help you fix ’em!
Ender 3 Pro $185.00 OBO!
Ender 3 $155.00 OBO!
Ender 5 $249.00 OBO!
CR-10 259.00 OBO!
The Creality CR-10 or CR-10S
… is pound for pound one of the best printers on the market. There are a few version so i will go through the features below.
Creality CR-10
Cost: As low as 330.00 on Gearbest but you have to wait for it to be shipped from China. Current Gearbest Flash Sale
Build volume: 300x300x400
Single Z-axis screw
Pros: Cheap, Easy to use, Printing in less than an hour.
Cons: Not many for the money.
Upgrade your Creality CR-10 to a CR-10S with an upgrade kit
Or just add the Dual-Z Axis upgrade kit
Creality CR-10S
Cost $550.00ish
Build volume: 300x300x400
Dual Z-axis screw – This means two Z Axis stepper motors, with two lead screws.
Filement Sensor
Upgraded Control Board that allows the print to continue after the power goes out.
Pros: It has all the upgrades out of the box.
Cons: Filament sensor did not work for me. It does not successfully restart a print after a power outage.
Creality CR-10 S4
Cost $750ish
Build volume: 400x400x400
Same features as the CR-10S and S5
Creality CR-10 S5
Cost: About a grand
Build volume: 500x500x500 or YUGE!
Same features as the CR-10S and S4
Pros: Massive, best large build volume printer for the money.
Cons: YUGE!
My Creality Rig..
She gets no rest! A CR-10 upgraded to a CR-10 S with the upgrade kit
Runs on Octoprint on CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+
Supports 2 Cameras (one Pi on USB) – I will provide a post on how I did that shortly.
Raspberry Pi Camera Night Vision Camera Adjustable-Focus Module 5MP
There is a ton of other useful stuff on Makersteve.com and more coming every week.
Be sure to check out my Ultimate Build Guide for Creality Ender 3
If you find this useful, please consider purchasing products through any of the links on the page, it’s free to you and I get a little something for my time. Or, just go shopping at Amazon or Ebay or Gearbest.
You can also support me through Patreon with as little as a dollar a month.
Happy Printing,
Steve