FLSUN Q5 Entry-Level Delta 3D Printer with Auot-Leveling,Touch Screen Support,Φ200x200mm Printing Size …

From unpacking the FLSUN q5 from the the top quality packaging to being fully assembled and running took no more than half an hour, and then I was able to follow the instructions to automatically level the printer using the provided bed leveller. The touch screen interface is easy to follow, and printed instructions for assembly are provided with the printer, as well as detailed pictorial and video instructions on the included SD card.Once I had it assembled and set up, I printed out the provided sample nut and bolt, and it printed near perfectly. I have since made some minor adjustments to improve the first layer printing, based on the tips given in the video instructions.The printer itself is of all metal construction, and is very sturdy once put together. The heated bed is solid, with a slightly textured finish. Prints have adhered well, without the need for hairspray or glue sticks.Assembly is very straightforward, and all tools needed are provided with the printer (basically an allen key is all you need). The wires which need to be plugged in are colour coded so it's unlikely you will get it wrong (unlike my first 3D printer, which was extremely complicated to wire up). There is also a very good quality scraper and snips included, be careful with the scraper as it could easily injure you if you put your hand in front of it whilst removing a print from the bed!In operation, this printer is really quiet, and doesn't cause any vibration on my desk, which was a problem with the I3 style of moving bed printer.This is marketed as an entry level printer, and the print volume is not huge, but it's more than enough for my requirement, mainly making up project boxes for small circuit board modules and so on. The heated bed means it can handle most filament types, although the touch screen menu only shows the option to pre heat for PLA. However, if you can use Cura slicer software to heat the nozzle to temperatures suitable for ABS and PETG filament. There is a USB interface too, so you can print direct from your computer, or using a Raspberry Pi with Octopi software. That's something I will be doing, but can't comment on how well it works as I have only printed files copied across to the SD card so far.The only (minor) dislikes I have are that the fan cooling the nozzle is a little noisy, which is a shame as the printer otherwise is whisper quiet. Also, the firmware on the printer is not open source. If you just want a plug and play printer that's fine, but if you want to try out different firmware or tweak the existing firmware, you won't be able to. That's probably not that big of a deal to most people though. The spool holder works, but I feel it could be improved with the addition of some ball bearings to help it turn, but I've not had any problems with it so far, just feel that it might be overstraining the Bowden extruder. FLSUN don't appear to have a website, but they do give contact details should you need help, and there's some good groups on the internet where you can discuss and ask questions.Overall, I am very happy with this printer. Being a delta, it's fascinating to watch it printing, and it seems of straightforward enough construction that if it needs maintenance, that should be fairly easy. The prints I have produced so far have been pretty near perfect, without any adjustment at all, and I am sure that with minor tweaks within the slicer software I will be able to get them even better. You will need quite a tall area to house this printer, as the first photo shows, it towers over my Geeetech I3 printer.

This is my first 3D printer and boy is it more complicated than I thought.That said, most of the complexities are to do with workflow.Once I found how to do 3D design, and find a good slicer program, the printer takes over and works really well.I’d recommend changing noisy fans, but beyond that, this works without too much work. Just note prints can stick to the print bed and can be difficult to remove so take care and use YouTube for help.

I bought this Delta printer on a whim to go alongside my Chiron large-format cartesian and I have been incredibly impressed!Yes, it is built to a price but it prints quietly (very!) and fast, and with excellent quality.Good points:Silent stepper drivers on all three axes - very quiet!Almost no fan noiseEasy bed levelling with the levelling sensorPrinted great right out of the boxGreat bed adhesion (clean it *well* on receipt!)Bad points:A4988 driver on the extruder, so retractions are not quiet; easily upgraded to a 2208/2209 for silent printingThe filament holder is weirdly narrow so you'll need to print an extension for most full-sized rolls to fitGlass bed - flexible PEI would be better but at this price, glass "ultrabase" is what you'd expectSome folks have reported belts stretching or sagging very quickly, but I've had no problems in ~100hrs of printing so far.

I done some research and decided to take the plunge as new to 3D printing.I couldn't be more happy with my purchase, within 1h I had it put together, calibrated and running my first print that comes with the sd card.Since then I have been running it none stop with testing and prototyping and cant fault the quality and reliability at slow and fast speeds with no modifications that were suggested on some web sites.Overall if your starting out like me you cant go wrong with this product.

The media could not be loaded.  This was a simple to setup printer. I have previously been using an ender 3 Pro and had a nightmare with the bed levelling. The auto level on the flsun works perfectly every time. Print quality is very good and have been using every day for a month. Not very noisy and my only criticism is filament isn't easy to feed but common issue on 3d printers. Would definitely buy and flsun again.

Prints very well and easy to set up, with video instruction on sd card, fairly sturdy construction good value

Absolutely love this printer... Easy to build and a bit of auto le elling and away with a test print which works well. I also have an Ender 3, this FLSUN is faster, quieter but build size is smaller. If 20x 20 is big enough for you, go for it... I wasn't disappointed

One of the best printers I’ve ever had! Easy to set up.... and prints great from the get go!If you want to print AbS you will need an Enclosure but use the one that I got my Ender-3 and it works perfect