Velleman Vertex Nano K8600 (Kit)
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5 reviews
should not be sold at all
The biggest bullshit there is. A DISASTER, both mechanically and electrically! Better buy something bigger, like the Wanhao Mini i3, it's good.
Worst printer I know! Even the cheap ones from China make a better impression.
The person who designed this thing should be fired. The printer itself, when finished, is quite good. But the kit makes you despair. The instructions and the instruction video do completely different things.
I don't recommend this printer to anyone unless they need spare parts!Pro
- Size
- Appearance
- Operation is simple
Contra
- Poor guidance
- Wrong or different instruction video
- Many individual parts
- Very long assembly
- USB connection under screwed cover
- Fragile individual parts
- Individual parts do not fit together
- Individual parts must be machined
Very small and compact entry-level 3D printer
Very small and compact printer, good step-by-step online instructions. It's my first 3D printer to find out if it suits me without spending a lot of money. Assembly takes a few hours, then I was able to get started straight away. Most of the prints work well now, but since I'm a beginner it needs a certain learning curve, patience and also a bit of suffering...
In the meantime I have ordered a Prusa i3 MK3 :)Pro
- cheap
- small
- Good quality prints
- good online building instructions
- Spare parts readily available online for most parts (nozzle, fan, hoses)
- has no problem sitting on the desk
Contra
- Practically no community available, niche product
- Very small print volume
- only PLA suitable
- Getting to know each other and some improvements are necessary
- likes to clog
Interesting entry-level device to get to know 3D printing. Hardly useful for serious projects
Setting up the printer took some time and was not always very clear and simple according to the instructions. At the end of the day, however, there was a functioning 3D printer on the table that required very little space and produced the demo objects supplied in good quality after a few attempts at calibration. For many objects, the small installation space is actually sufficient - in the case of my model, however, the print bed is unfortunately not 100% straight after assembly, which the firmware of the printer cannot compensate for via a calibration with several measuring points - as a result, the longest time was lost to compensate for this actually minimal but momentous deficiency.
I found it particularly annoying that the manufacturer advertises with "Open Source" and offers the software "Repetier-Host" as well as the firmware for the device for download, but only in a closed, fully compiled form and in an old version. All software elements are 100% open source from the original projects - however, the settings and parameters required for the printer and the FIiament are neither exportable from the supplied software nor available from the manufacturer on request.
At least in my case, the device has aroused interest in 3D printing - it is certainly suitable for getting to know and for first attempts, but will certainly require the inclined user to invest in a "real" 3D printer with more possibilities quite soon. Considering the fact that popular models with considerably better functionality are now available directly from Asia for barely 20 CHF more, I would not buy this printer again with today's knowledge.Pro
- Small and handy
- instructive
- reasonable print quality
Contra
- Very small print bed
- poorly calibratable
- Very simple model
- Expensive according to price/performance
- "Open Source Software" reduced to absurdity ...
- unhelpful support
Good buy to start with 3D production
Challenged my fine mechanical skills, very exciting assembly process, where I didn't expect a stable 3D printer at the end. Electrically it works so far, i.e. my nano heats up nice and fast to 235°C, but I still have to position the feed roller more precisely to feed in the filament. The two test and calibration programs have run. A recommendable challenge that also requires some patience.
Pro
- Inexpensive kit that demands
- Additive manufacturing becomes tangible in real terms
- very good online building instructions
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