Muve 3d printer review

Review: The mUVe 3D DLP Pro+ Creates Clean and Crisp Resin Prints

3D Printing & Imaging Digital Fabrication

May 22nd, 2017May 18th, 2017

This machine was reviewed as part of our 2017 Desktop Fabrication Shootout. See more machines in our 3D Printer Guide and non-3D printer reviews here.

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Looking at the mUVe 3D DLP Pro+’s aluminum extrusion legs, projector, visible electronics, and partial coroplast case, it is easy to think that this might not be a high-quality machine. You would be wrong though. The Pro+’s exposed interior leaves the machine open to fix, expand, or change as desired. Beautifully shaped acrylic cases may look nice, but have fun replacing them when you inevitably break something.

It Just Works

The mUVe 3D performed well right out of the box, with the first print coming off without a hitch. Our test prints on the Pro+ were clean and crisp, and the high-resolution projector made the layer lines hard to spot. The lettering detail on top of our rook test looked like it had been chiseled in place with edges so sharp you could feel them. The Pro+ will also not restrict you to a proprietary resin, so you can use a wide range of colors and properties that will not break the bank.

A Standalone Machine

The Raspberry Pi-based nanoDLP software does all the heavy lifting. Once you plug the system into your network, you can control the printer via your web browser with nanoDLP’s built-in web server. There is no software to install on your local computer since the files are sliced onboard the machine in nanoDLP. This makes it easy to share the Pro+ in a collaborative environment like a lab or hackerspace. All the settings and software live on the machine, so there is no need to ensure every team member has the correct software.

A Few Quirks

One of my few complaints with the machine is how the resin vat and build plate are hard to remove. Both are screwed in place, which makes it difficult to switch between resins without cross contamination and removing finished parts from the top-heavy printer.

Remarkable Results

For the highest print quality and detail you can get on a desktop machine, resin printers are the way to go. I could not be happier with the performance of the mUVe 3D DLP Pro+. There is no doubt that this printer has moved to the top of my recommendation list for resin printers.

Our test print

Details

Manufacturer: mUVe 3D

Price as Tested: $1,899

Build Volume: 175×98.5×250mm

Open Resin? Yes

Print Untethered? Yes (Raspberry Pi included for wireless printing via nanoDLP)

Onboard Controls? No

Host/Slicer Software: nanoDLP

OS: Any (web interface through nanoDLP/Pi)

Firmware: Marlin and nanoDLP

Open Software? Partially, Marlin is open source but nanoDLP is not

Open Hardware? Yes, CC-BY-NC 4. 0

Pro Tips

Consider your size-to-quality scale when you order so you can have the team pre-configure your machine to your needs. You can adjust it yourself, but it is always better factory-ready.

Why to Buy

This printer gets beautiful results from resin that will not break the bank. If you care more about how a machine performs than how it looks, there are few options better than this one.

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mUVe 3D Set to Launch New DLP (SLA) 3D Printer Starting at Only $999 - 3DPrint.com

The mUVe 1 3D Printer – DLP version will look almost identical.

mUVe 3D is known for their mUVe 1 resin based 3D printer, which was successfully funded on Indiegogo a little over a year ago. Now, Dean Piper, the founder of mUVe 3D informs 3DPrint.com that they will be opening pre-orders for their new beta mUVe 1 DLP 3D printer, “hopefully this evening”.

The mUVe 1 DLP 3D Printer is a stripped down version of the original mUVe 1 laser based 3D printer, but without the mechanical components of the X and Y axis and of course without the laser. The DLP technology will certainly make for one heck of an open-source SLA printer. The price of this new printer? The kit will cost you $999 without the DLP projector. If you wish to purchase it with a projector, it will cost a total of $1,549 with the 1280×800 projector, or $2,099 with the 1920×1080 version. These are extraordinarily low prices for a high quality DLP 3D printer.

“We recently decided to make a DLP system to help continue to bridge the gap between the person who knows little about 3D printing and wants to get started doing high quality printing for less money,” mUVe founder Dean Piper told 3DPrint.com. “To date I don’t know of another company that can offer what we do, for as little money as we do.”

If you are confused about the difference between the laser based machine and the new DLP one, besides the fact that the laser version utilizes a laser whereas the DLP version utilizes a light projector, Piper explained to us some of the differences:

Prints from the mUVe 1 DLP printer – Click to enlarge

“The laser system operates like an upside down RepRap. The X and Y axis move the laser around underneath the vat; the laser shoots up through the vat onto the build plate. The problem with driving an SLA machine that has a laser like a RepRap, is that a laser really requires proper controls. Otherwise it’s a bit sloppy.”

“The DLP machine is a replacement of just the X and Y axis on our laser printer. We’ve actually managed to make a bolt-on for our case that allows you to add the DLP projector to the laser system. So you can literally have both DLP and laser in one machine.”

That’s right, you could utilize both a digital light processing (DLP) projector as well as a laser in the same 3D printer. The printer, with both the laser and DLP options in it is expected to be released at a later date, and priced at around $2,499.

First Mount DLP

Those people who have the original mUVe 1 with the aluminum case, will have the option to purchase a projector mount from mUVe 1 and retrofit their current machine to make it DLP compatible. The mount will only be priced at $150, and will allow for the addition of any projector that you’d prefer.

The new DLP model will use the same Z-axis as the laser version, including the dual-motor tilting peel system. The projector mount on the DLP printer will be completely adjustable, so that you can easily change the resolution of your prints. Any project that is compatible with UV resins will work, including low resolution, affordable 1024×768 projectors. Another very unique feature is that the mUVe 1 DLP will allow for the mounting of 2 projectors, which would allow for the increase of print resolution without having to spend a ton of money.

Piper also has been working to improve their original mUVe 1 Laser 3D printer.

“We’ve worked over the last year, since our IndieGoGo campaign last April, to add proper laser intensity and pulsing controls to the main open-source RepRap firmware,” he explained. “As of now we can make the laser pulse a set number of times per millimeter, with specific intensity, and with a specific pulse duration. All of the settings are user adjustable and can drive pretty much any laser, including a CO2 laser should a person want to do so. So we’re just now getting to the point where print quality should start getting better and better.”

For those interested in pre-ordering this truly groundbreaking new SLA 3D printer, keep an eye on the mUVe3D website, as pre-orders should open up anytime now. Feel free to discuss this news in the mUVe 1 DLP printer forum thread at 3DPB.com.

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Creatbot DX 3d printer overview

Hello everyone, 3DTool is with you!

In this review, we want to introduce you in general terms to the Creatbot DX 3D printer from Creatbot, whose products have appeared more than once in our articles. This Chinese manufacturing company has earned respect - the price / quality ratio of its products and rightfully took pride of place on our pedestal of manufacturers.

Past reviews of the products of this brand, you can see HERE and HERE. And now let's get to know Creatbot DX better!

First acquaintance

The printer comes in a classic cardboard box. Inside it is lined with foam and fixed with adhesive tape.

Equipment

After unpacking, Creatbot DX requires partial assembly, so the package also includes elements of its design. In general, in the box you will find everything you need for convenient work with the device:

1. Network cable.

2. USB cable.

3. SD card.

4. Spatula.

5. Screwdriver and two open end wrenches.

6. Tweezers.

7. PVA glue.

8. Masking tape.

9. Spare screws and nuts.

10. Spare parts:

limit switch, heating element, teflon tubes driver Sh.M. and a door hinge.

11. A set of hexagons.

12. Mounting coils.

13. Stretching mechanisms of the filament 2 pcs.

14. Heating table.

15. Coil bracket axles.

Appearance and first impression

An all-metal body with excellent rigidity has already become a good form for Chinese manufacturers of the middle and upper segment, so Creatbot does not lag behind competitors.

From the sides, the volume of the chamber is closed with plexiglass walls of blue or orange colors, depending on the batch.

In our case, the plexiglass was left covered with shipping paper, because the printer is being tested and has yet to go to the buyer. Door hinges are molded, one spare is included.

A glued magnet is provided for reliable fixation of the doors on the case.

On the front side of the device, we can see the power button (1), a functional touch screen (2), indication LEDs, a slot for a USB memory card (3) and an illuminated company logo on the top plane.

On the rear panel, we see mortgages for mounting coils (1), wire connectors for pulling mechanisms and a braid of wires from the printing unit (2) that go inside the case. At the bottom is a connector for the power cable (3).

On the side wall there is a USB-1 connector for service actions (1), flashing, or connecting the printer to remote control via software.

Display and functions.

The color touch 4:3’ display module is identical to the same on the entire line of Creatbot devices. It was not possible to identify the display itself, because. from the inside of the case, it is closed with a welded metal niche and it is quite difficult to remove it from there, and it is not required.

When the 3D printer is connected to the network, we see a welcome inscription with a logo and then the main interface opens. We will talk about its functions in more detail later.

Specifications

Before talking about the technical characteristics, we want to note several important distinguishing features of this line of printers.

- Firstly , this is a mode of autonomous printing stop and storing coordinates in case of power failure. After power is restored, the printer will be able to continue printing from where it left off.

- Secondly, , the presence of a high-temperature Hot-End with a heating temperature of up to 350 degrees. That in theory will allow the use of refractory materials.

The manufacturer also claims that can be equipped with 3 hotends on one printing unit, but this version, alas, is not supplied to Russia.

It should be noted that with a long idle time - about five minutes, the printer automatically goes into sleep mode, from which it can be awakened by pressing the power button once.

Mechanics

The mechanics of Creatbot DX are familiar to us from 3D printers Ultimake r. According to XY, these are linear cylindrical guides intersecting with each other on cylindrical bearings. The solution is quite reliable and has proven itself well on many similar 3 D-printers. The lightness of the design allows you to achieve a high speed of movement of the printing unit and the printing itself, due to the Bouden plastic supply system. Also, it should be noted that standardized components work for the benefit of maintainability. In addition to the hot end block itself, bearings, axles and spools are easily bought from the respective sellers and are unified.

The Z axis also uses the well-known and reliable system with one ball screw on a stepper motor and two thick cylindrical guides. They run bearings with an elongated housing cage to avoid bites and distortions and maximize the contact area with the axle.

The table console is inserted and removed freely and is not welded tightly to its brackets. Lightweight aluminum parts also work for the overall speed and reduce parasitic vibrations of the entire structure as a whole.

The table is fixed by "driving" onto the brackets (2). At the same time, it does not lose its calibration, because. the calibration screws (1) are located on the console itself and are removed together with it without changing position.

6.5 mm, reinforced, neoprene belts are used as the transmission of the moment of the engines on the axle. Quite expensive and high quality for the Chinese 3 D-printer in the layman's view. However, the tooth profile is standard GT6 . Extension springs are used as a tensioner.

Material feed system and heating table

As we said above, the printer works with print unit and a pull mechanism type Bouden , that is, remote material supply in HotEnd . All components of the company's own production, without borrowing. The diameter of the used filament 1.75 . The extruder heatsink looks like the Vulcano , but the heating block is classically deployed and the heatsink fins are thicker. I must say that the nozzles of Creatbot DX are also their own, it is possible to choose the hole diameter. The default is 0.4. In the high temperature heater and sensor version, the kit also includes steel nozzles for printing with refractory materials.

The blower consists of two standard 12 volt fans with air flow distribution for cooling the radiator and under the nozzles (black objects behind the nozzles in the photo).

This allows for good temperature control and after finer tuning of the retraction and airflow rate, excellent results can be achieved.

Feeder is all metal, mounted on the back of the printer and contains a filament presence sensor. Most likely mechanical, without disassembling the mechanism itself, it is difficult to determine. The body of the feeder is milled from aluminum and made very high quality.

Heating table is a classic "sandwich". Working area dimensions 300 * 250 * 300 mm . This is enough to print even large objects without gluing and unwanted separation.

The table heats up to a maximum of 100 degrees. But in general, this is enough for almost all filaments in the 1.75 format.

Electronics and electrical

We turn to the most interesting, the electronic filling of the Chinese "Comrade".

To begin with, we recall that the printer is equipped with an "emergency stop" system, as well as sensors for the presence of filament in the feeder. This system automatically pauses the printing process and allows you to replace the problematic spool, continuing printing from the place where the malfunction occurred.

What does Creatbot DX have under the hood?

Under the hood is a standard and slightly hackneyed, but still reliable AtMega 2560, factory wired and with replaceable drivers. By the way, the printer is VERY quiet. The knowledgeable reader will guess why. Yes. Precisely quiet drivers TMC2208.

The etching of the board and the wiring is done with high quality and does not cause any complaints. All connectors are tightly crimped, wire braids are fixed with ties and removed away from the boards for better ventilation.

Here we can also see capacitors for the emergency shutdown system (1), a power relay and a box - a converter (3) it is interesting that it is 3D printed. And a pretty good power supply (2).

As we wrote above, access to the display is closed and only the display board with LEDs and a USb slot is visible. All connectors are filled with hot-melt adhesive, which provides additional fixation and eliminates loss of contact.

Display functions and software.

So, we got acquainted with the printer in some detail, it's time to turn it on and see it in action. But before that, let's figure out what functions the touch screen has and what P.O.

Software

The software is the converted Cura, which in this version is called CraftWare. It does not differ from its prototype by almost anything other than the built-in settings for the entire line of its printers and a beautiful 3D model of the table. So we will not analyze the interface in detail, but simply run several print jobs to evaluate the quality.

We remind you that the printer was just taken out of the box and no settings were made in the slicer, everything is standard

The first time you turn on CraftWare, it will ask you to connect the printer via USB and perform a familiar calibration. Let's follow all the instructions of the program.

And here are the print settings with which we launched the task. The well-known Ctrl-V test from thingiverse was chosen as a test 3D model. We start the calculation and save the G-code to a USB flash drive. Let's move on to the printer and touch display features.

Main screen:

On it we can see all the available functions of the screen. Button Preheat

Starts the preheating of the extruder and heating table to the set values. By default, under the settings of PLA plastic. This can be changed in menu Settings.

Move Axis (move menu)

Next comes the axis movement menu. In this menu, we have access to the classic movements of the printing block along the axes. Choice of the number of steps and their direction.

Filament (Plastic Menu)

Here, too, everything is quite familiar, the left icon controls the left extruder, the right icon controls the right one. The amount of material fed and the retraction and extrusion buttons imply a preheated extruder to the desired temperature.

Settings (Settings)

Allows you to set the exact settings for the temperature of the table and the printing unit, blowing speed, printing speed and other parameters. You can also reset or store them in the printer's memory.

Status

Allows you to monitor the temperature of the printing blocks and the table, position coordinates and other parameters. It also allows you to instantly adjust the temperature on any of the heating elements. But when you run another function, the changes will be cancelled.

At the same time, pressing the extruder temperature, or any other parameter, calls up a special Pin-Pad, or a numeric keypad, on which we type the given number.

USB (Memory card)

Shows a list of files and allows you to start a print job. It does not show any settings, but during printing, we can pause, cancel the job, or change the plastic.

If you click on the progress bar, the settings menu will open, where you can adjust the temperature or print speed.

Printing process

As we noted earlier, the printer is very quiet, even the blower fans are almost inaudible. Motors thanks to good drivers move smoothly and also do not create unnecessary noise.

Printing Quick Summary

In general, the result of printing on a 3D printer just unpacked from the box is pretty good. All elements of the test were printed. In some places you can see overheating, or incorrect retraction settings, but this is solved by adjusting the settings and, first of all, also depends on the plastic. We used purple PLA E-Sun. However, after playing with the settings a little more, we achieved a better result on red PLA from the same manufacturer.

After changing the plastic to blue ABS and slightly twisting the retraction, the result was noticeably better. A metal extruder and a powerful pulling mechanism affect. Printing temperature 240 degrees, table 100 degrees. Layer height 0.2mm, speed 65mm/sec.

Then they made a few more models on different settings. For example, the logo of the company creatbot, which came on a flash drive complete with a printer. Print layer 0.3mm, speed about 80mm/sec.

Next came the turn of gray ABS plastic from another domestic company and long-term printing for 8 and a half hours.

It was also possible to achieve two-color printing. The settings are about the same as in the first screenshot from P.O. Slightly edited speed and plastic feed ratio.

Final word

Despite the printing that requires adjustment, the printer works quite confidently out of the box with the two most common types of materials.

A user-friendly interface, two print units, printing out of the box, interesting design solutions and a fairly competitive price in its segment make this printer an excellent choice for educational institutions, CMITs, workshops, manufacturing enterprises, design, engineering, architectural bureaus, art and design and those who are just looking for a high volume 3D printer.

Well, that's all we have! We hope the review was useful for you!

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