3D Printing Review Creality CR-10S Pro

[cwbullet]

I own a Prusa MK3S and Ender-3. I love both, but need a larger printer to print a couple of projects for my hobby and club. I turned to the Creality CR-10S Pro. After setting up the ender-3, I was a little apprehensive.

CR-10S Pro is one of the new products in the Creality line up. It features a touch screen and a mostly metal construction. The best part is that Creality has turned to a Meanwell power supply and now has near automatic leveling.

Setup was a breeze. I even got octoprint installed without issue. My first print was effortless. So, I started a larger print 170 hours long. Arrogance got the best of me. I had a power outage and the printer would not restart. It appears that octoprint would not work well with Chromium. Start again and success.

I would rate this printer up near my Prusa in Quality. It is not as foolproof, but the print space makes up for it.

 

[mpitfield]

I have been concerned with power outages as well, even though the Prusa seems to recover from outages, I have found that it can result in a slight layer shift when it resumes. Because I have access to decommissioned APC SmartUPS 1500 I am going to pick up a new battery and use one on the printer.

 

[OverTheTop]

We have one of these at work and it gets a thrashing. Good, solid performer.

 

[BDB]

When you guys talk about power outages, do you mean that your neighborhood lost power (a relatively rare occurrence) or a glitch in the power supply ( a hardware issue)?

 

[cwbullet]

I will clarify. My entire town lost power. I now have it on a battery back up.

 

[manixFan]

I live in a suburb with buried utilities which seems to really help with reliability. But still we do have the occasional outage, typically just a minute or so from a close lightening strike. When I installed the Octoprint server I didn't pay much attention to the power recovery. But a few weeks later I was doing a long print and sure enough, a thunderstorm blew up and the power was knocked out for a few seconds. To my great surprise the server recovered and the print finished just fine. It's a great feature.

I am very interested to hear your thoughts on the CR10S Pro after a few more weeks. My Prusa runs very well, but has had a couple of minor issues. But like you, I would like a larger print area. I'm a bit put off by the Bowden extruder and the capacitive sensor but the price is right.

Thanks also for taking the time also on your powder coated beds.


Tony

 

[BDB]

Thanks. I'm in the market for a printer this summer. I'm thinking about the Ender because it's so affordable, but the size of the 10S Pro is also appealing. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something inherently wrong with the power supply.

 

[Viperfixr]

Chuck, I've long looked at the 3D printer world...where would you recommend buying this from? Would you recommend the Prusa for a newbie above this or any others?

 

[cwbullet]

I think the biggest difference between the Prusa and CR-10S Pro is the ease of leveling. The Prusa does it nearly 100% on its own. The CR-10S Pro has auto-leveling but you first have to get the sensor adjusted. It is just a bit more finicky.

I have been printing for a month with the CR-10S Pro. It works. It takes a little more effort to get prints off the bed and the build plate is not flexible- similar to buildtak.

The Prusa has a live Z adjust that makes it easier to "dial in". I will always consider buying a prusa over all others.

 

[cwbullet]

Chuck, I've been long looking at the 3D printer world...where would you recommend buying this from? Would you recommend the Prusa for a newbie above this or any others?

I would always recommend a Prusa for new buyers. They are near idiot proof. If I can learn to use it, anyone can.