Creality CR-10 MINI Review
Creality CR-10 Mini Review
The Creality CR-10 3D printer kit was one of the most talked about and best reviewed 3d printers of last year, so how does this more compact "CR-10 Mini" match up? Let's find out!
As usual with the Creality line of 3d printers, the CR-10 Mini is a kit in that you have to put some screws into the frame, but it is not a complete "set your weekend aside" kit.
Really you should be up and running in minutes.
A few screws to make the uprights sturdy, some cables that are all labeled, with the nifty aviation cables into the control box, then level and you are away!
CR-10 Mini Kit
This guy, like the other CR-10 printers, has an LCD control, heated bed, and aluminum extrusion construction.
There are only two differences that sets it apart from my beloved regular CR-10 and big-boy CR-10 S5 printers ... rather than 300mm x 300mm plate, it has a 300mm x 220mm x 300mm large build area, and because of the reduced print area, it is also available to buy at a lower price.
Is that build area a problem? Heck no, it is still larger than hugely popular printers such as the Ultimaker 3 and the Prusa Mk3.
Here you can see mine running with the standard i3-sized Mamorobot build surface. Look at all that extra space for activities!
What does it print like? Basically like a smaller CR-10, as you would expect. Very well!
Decapicat
Wait, there were no problems??
Printing from the SD card slot worked perfectly. It's just like the other CR-10 printers in my collection.
One weird thing that I have never heard anyone else report in any of the forums or groups, however. When I plugged in USB it heated on its own. I've got a replacement main board sent to me to swap it out, I expect it is one of those weird random things.
oops
Conclusion
Buy the Creality CR-10 Mini if you don't want or need the larger build area (or footprint) of the regular or larger CR-10 lineup. It's a great printer at a great price point.
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Great to see another cr-10 mini review :) I did one when I first joined steemit haha great printer so far :)!
It's a fine printer for sure :)
Nice ! Any planned upgrade: dual z axis, ssr + silicon mat heat bed ?
No upgrades planned yet other than a better print surface - will be going to the maker space :)
Nice. it was clearly pre-heating in a futile attempt to burn down your house and garner favor with our future robot overlords XD
I wish my MIGO printer would arrive earlier than august... The wait will kill me yet XD
I have made enough blood sacrifices to the robot overlords I would hope they would see me as a friendly by now :/
Naw... they now accept you as a candidate for voluntary upgrade, that's all !
Until you actually upgrade to a cyborg they still won't trust you completely, so won't bother telling the other machines to be careful and not murder you ;)
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