Wanhao Duplicator i3 V2 3D Printer

Takes a little bit of adjusting, but I have made some really cool stuff. I love it!!

I pre-ordered and received one of the very first Wanhao i3 printers. It printed very well straight out of the box, but has required several performance and reliability upgrades to really hit above its weight. Please keep in mind that Wanhao has been making revisions/upgrades to the machines on a regular basis since release. This review will assume you get the latest revision and ignore many of the issues mine had.PROS:-Low price-Arrives 95% assembled and ready to print in under an hour-Tethered electronics box allows easy placement of screen and potentially keeping the electronics out of a hot enclosure.-Large build area (for price)-Surprisingly high precision and speed potential. I have made better prints with my i3 than the Ultimaker and Printrbot previously.-Easy to work on-Lots of upgrades/ mods possible-Helpful (but new) user base - here is one of them: [...]-Works with any slicer that exports gcode including CURA, Slic3r, and Simplify3dCONS:-Lots of reports of poor workmanship. However, most all problems I've seen are easily fixed by someone with moderate skills and/or the ability to use a forum to ask questions.-Very noisy power supply fan-PTFE tube in hot end limits max temp to 240C. Aftermarket all metal hot end is available (search MK10 all metal)-Customer service is mixed. Pick a reputable reseller.(updated for version 2.1 8/2/16) DESIGN FLAWS (Wanhao will hopefully fix in later revisions):FIXED -One of the X axis bearing blocks rubs on a beltFIXED -3 LM8UU X axis bearings are inferior to a more simple 2 LM8LUU (long) bearing arrangement. This would also be cheaper for Wanhao to make.-The Y axis has too much flex in both the end plates and the motor/idler brackets.-The e-stop button is not accessible with the factory front cover plate (printable upgrade on thingiverse)-The X and Y axis idler pulley bolts should be longer and have a jam nut on the end. This would allow the bolt to be tight without crushing the spacer or bearing. It would also add stiffness.-The motherboard does not come with a bootloader, this makes it very hard to upgrade/change firmware-The electronics box wire harness is too shortAll of the design issues listed can be fixed with aftermarket mods. I do not regret my purchase and would buy again.

Very good for the price range. Highly recommend for a first printer

great product

The machine is OK. The Melzi board is a inferior product. The original came with the printer was defect and was refurbished board. After days of frustration. the replacement came. The USB worked for about a week and failed suddenly. The factory GM and USA tech claimed that USB should not be used and not compatible with computer. They stopped answering after I asked them why USB stopped working after a week if it was not compatible. The factory support is not considered as top notch. I give up on them. So buy with caution and prepare extra money for replacement..

This printer has tons of issues, save yourself the money and trouble and just do so research to find another printer.

First off, I did not purchase this printer from Amazon, I went through Wanhao USA, which I would highly recommend you NOT do. Their customer service is quite lackluster. As for the printer, it is a budget printer, a tinkerer's model, if you will. It will more than likely not print accurately out of the box, and will probably require a vigorous squaring and leveling session with a carpenter's square. There are literally hundreds of modifications you can make to this printer to make it more accurate, faster, and more efficient, but they are not in any way required. However, as with any mechanical object, this printer will require regular maintenance and replacement of worn parts. With minimal modifications (glass bed, custom bed leveling thumbwheels, Thorped cooler) I am getting excellent prints, but it was a bit of work and time to get there. The Wanhao i3 group on Facebook will be your best friend. Also, watch your wiring in the control box, there are infrequent reports of electrical fires. This printer will test your patience and your skills, so be warned.

SO ours lit on fire in the control module after right about a month of owning it. Waiting on Wanhao customer service to help us with that, but yeah ours is totally dead because again it caught fire. We have a 2.1 which isn't supposed to have this issue.

Estoy encantado con ella, imprime bien y con una calidad mucho mas alta que otras impresoras de gama superior. Perdí los Drivers y el vendedor me envió unos nuevos en menos de 24hs. Recomendable.

Prima di recensire il prodotto vorrei fare alcune considerazioni:Questa è la mia prima stampante 3d e non avevo nessuna compentenza pregressa nel campo, sono comunque una persona in grado di aprire, smontare aggiustare (almeno un minimo) le cose.Il pacco è arrivato ottimanete protetto, e il contenuto imballato da protezioni anti urto di qualitàla stampante si monta davvero con 6 viti e tutti gli strumenti per il montaggio sono inclusi nella confezione, montanto il tutto, collegata alla corrente e... NESSUN SEGNO DI VITA, superato lo stupore e lo sconforto iniziale ho aperto l'unita di controllo (a mio rischio e pericolo) e ho potuto constatare che semplicemente un morsetto dell'alimentazione era sconnesso (probabilmente un errore di assemblaggio in fabbrica o si è sganciato durante il trasporto), reinserito il cavo nel suo morsetto, la stampante ha finalmente preso vita.La qualita di stampa iniziale era abbastanza scadente lungo l'asse delle X (shifting a destra e a sinistra degli strati di stampa) indice non di un problema alla cinghia che era ben tesa ma di qualcos'altro, portato il carrello dell'estrusore (asse Z) alla sua estensione massima, sganciata la cinghia di trasporto, svitati i fermi delle barre di corsa dei cuscinitetti, smosse, ricentrate e strette a dovere le viti di fermo, stessa considerazione per l'ingranaggio del motore passo passo del carrello dell'estrusore (strette entrambe le viti fermo), a questo punto (premesso di aver correttamente settato i parametri di stampa durante l'esportazione dallo slicer scelto, e di aver selezionato delle corrette temperature di estrusione e un buon filamento, la stampante ha iniziato a produrre pezzi ottimi, davvero molto al di sopra della qualità attesa per un prodotto di tale fascia di prezzo (la struttura metallica e le barre a vite senza fine tornite sono ciò che fanno la vera differenza)Con velocita di stampa tra i 60 e i 70 mm al secondo si ottengono pezzi di qualità paragonabili a stampanti dal costo al di sopra del migliaio di euro (cosa ampiamente confermata in qualsiasi recensione trovabile in rete o su youtube)In sostanza, premesso che siate in grado di ragionare, diagnosticare l'origine dei problemi e risolverli, si ha per le mani un ottimo prodotto, segnalo inoltre che il modello ricevuto è la versione 2.1 e non 2.0 della stampante, ulteriormente migliore, con le rondelle per livellare il piatto migliore, l'endstop per l'asse Z regolabile e altre minime migliorie comunque ben gradite

Fantastic print detail, very high-quality prints, however, no matter how hard I try I cannot get good bed adhesion, I have tried everything, every single time the raft ends up as a pile of goo trailing the nozzle, possibly a slicer issue but I think it's more to do with the z-end stop setup Wanhao implements, this also leads to a print bed that CONSTANTLY needs to be adjusted. Edit: I have discovered the wonders of plate glass, PVA glue, and Isopropanol, and now I am more than happy with this little printer :) ​

C'est ma première imprimante 3D et que dire ... elle est magique, très jolie et la qualité d'impression est parfaite.Petit point négatif : Impossible de trouver des adhésif à collé sur le plateau d'impression sur le site officiel. Ils s'en fournissent 1 de plus dans la boite lors de l'achat. Je pense passé sur un plateau en verre pour pouvoir y coller du BlueTape ou d'autres Buildtak, ceux de l'imprimante ne sont pas 100% carré, les bords sont coupé.En tout cas pour le prix je recommande à 10 000% cette imprimante 3D.

La verdad que de tres impresoras que he tenido esta es la mejor sin duda, solamente ajustando bien las temperaturas deja unos acabados increibles