FLASHFORGE AD5X Multi-Color 3D Printer 4 Colors with IFS, Fully Auto Leveling FDM 3D Printer with Max 600mm/s High Speed Printing and Max 300°C Nozzle, Large Printing Size 220 * 220 * 220mm

This is a great printer and no it is not just for beginners
This is an interesting printer. I purchased it because I wanted to print abrasives and I wanted a quick change hot end that is not available on my other 3d printer, a Qidi X-Plus-3. First things first, the setup was not great. The printer has long lags between actions and did not always complete them w/o my having to press the screen. This was very odd-the behavior was that it would complete bed leveling, input shaping and preheating, would show complete but not progress to the next step in the initial setup. And when I tried to have the machine perform the calibration test print it never did. I tried four times and eventually gave up. No idea why it refused to complete the test print. I did just skip it and printed the pointer as a calibration test. And this is where things improved. It was perfect! I printed the PLA object with no bed adhesive and it came out flawlessly!. Not only that I noticed that the presets in the FlashPrint5 software were different for temperature than that what the FlashForge PLA recommended. The presets are 225C for the extruder and 50C for the bed. If you look at the FF PLA it is 220C extruder and 60C bed. This was quite interesting but it worked perfectly. I then printed the PLA with the enclosure completely closed-a seeming no no for PLA. But guess what, another excellent print-not perfect but very close. So close I would be fine with it. But then I moved on to ABS-GF. Not only that but from another brand (Qidi). The defaults were for FF ABS (250C extruder, 105C bed). This required loading the ABS-GF (easy-peasy) and changing the hotend (less that 15 seconds not including getting the .6 nozzle out of the foil bag), doing a purge (the .6mm nozzle was tested with PLA-hmmmm….) and then slice and print. Perfect print with no adhesive used and an unheated enclosure/chamber in my cool basement. Wow! The FP5 slicer is appears to be a Prusa fork and it works well and has some cool features like being able to save project by default as .stl and not 3mf (the Qidi default) and as .fpp . Very useful. Additionally, the printer is light in weight, I was able to take it to the basement and lift it onto the worktable by myself easily. It was easy to get the packing material out (I’ve seen YouTube’ers struggle with this, no idea why) and the toolkit includes a set of snips for things like supports or opening foil bags. Very helpful. Also interesting the FP5 slicer printed files that my Qidi slicer requires supports for w/o supports and the prints were, as stated perfect! That is very interesting and cool!. And now onto the second reason I bought this-the hepa/activated carbon filter system. I will be printing abrasives and print in my house, not the garage. I needed to be able to ensure that I can limit the VOC’s released. I have a box filter and wanted more protection. This printer has it. There are two filters. And the ability to control them (auto-selecting, based on the type of filament, from w/in FP5) and it worked great! So what are some cons-small print bed, strange behaving setup, not filament dry box included. I won’t mention lack of heated chamber because it did not make a difference-there was zero curling or warping on the ABS part-none! Not a bit!. And w/o adhesive! This is going to make me do more tuning of the Qidi as a comparison. and I will be switching out the Qidi hot end (included with printer) and run abrasives on it for comparison. But, is this a “kiddie/noob” printer? Nope. This is definitely rightly aligned as prosumer. The filter system is better than that on BambuLabs until you get to their commercial unit. And better than Qidi. Only the Snapmaker’s have an easier hotend change out from what I can see. If you have Amazon Prime like me, I got an extra $100 off when I bought it! An absolute bargain!. Oh and one other thing-the inside of the chamber does not have any attached parts that things can fall into (looking at you Qidi) so it is easy to keep clean and clear of debris. Here’s the thing-Flashforge, if you make this exact same 3d printer with a minimum 300mmx300mm300mm minimum print volume. And I mean literally change nothing else about this printer, I will be buying it even though for production purposes I want to get an IDEX 3d printer. This is just that good overall. Highly recommended.

Buyer beware
The printer arrived promptly, right on schedule, and I was pleased to discover that the setup process was refreshingly straightforward. Within moments, I had it unboxed and ready to print. However, just a few hours into operation, a glaring red warning illuminated the display, signaling a potential temperature issue. My heart sank as I realized the implications.Fortunately, I had opted for the extended warranty, so I swiftly reached out to customer support, hoping for a swift resolution. To my dismay, the experience was anything but satisfactory. The representative I spoke with appeared ill-equipped to handle 3D printing troubles. Instead of offering practical solutions, they seemed more interested in promoting a monthly service plan, leaving me feeling frustrated and unsupported. Eventually, I was left with a printer that was rendered completely unusable.In a desperate attempt to find help, I scoured the company’s website, searching for any information related to my predicament, but found nothing that could assist me. I had started this journey with high expectations for the printer, envisioning it as a reliable asset for my business. Yet, ultimately, I had no choice but to return it.Today, I tried reaching out to the company once more, but, once again, I was met with dead ends and no viable solutions. With my orders piling up like an unwieldy mountain, I am now actively exploring other brands of 3D printers, hoping to find one that will meet my business needs without the hassle and disappointment I’ve experienced so far.

Prima verpackt und schnell einsatzfähig ist Flashforge 3 . Die Enrichtung geht schnell und die Steuerung intuitiv. STL Dateien sind schnell ausgewählt und zum Druck übergeben. Für PLA universell geeignet, ABS muss ich nich ausprobieren. Dank der guten Kalibriemöglichkeit von Plattform und Heizfunktion sowie Extruder gelingen auch komplexere Teile. Der Bauraum ist geschlossen und sichert eine geringe Geräuschentwicklung. Insgesamt sehr empehlenswert!

🔬test de cette imprimante 3D FlashforgeJe suis agréablement surpris par cette imprimante 3D.Elle est très simple d’utilisation, une fois déballé, on contrôle rapidement la bonne hauteur de la buse et du plateau.On paramètre le wifi.On installe le logiciel livré avec “flashprint” sur le Pc ou mac, pour pouvoir transférer votre objet 3D à envoyer à l’imprimante et vous voilà déjà en train de lancer votre première impression 3D.J’ai testé en premier d’imprimer le cube de calibration, il est sorti avec une très bonne qualité.J’ai ensuite essayé le “benchy” (bateau rose) et la tour pour vérifier que l’imprimante est bien calibré. Le résultat et plutôt intéressant , sans avoir à faire de réglages.Elle a donc cette avantage de ne pas avoir a faire des tas de réglages, ou maintenance pour pouvoir l’utiliser, c’est un peu comme une plug and play.A noté elle est livré avec bobine de filament compatible en PLA, vous pourrez ensuite choisir d’autres couleurs ou matières.Ici vous n’aurez pas à sortir les tournevis ou autres, la buse et un bloc complet qui ce change en quelques minutes.Je la trouve parfaitement adapté pour des petits projets, pour des impressions rapide, le format du plateau reste tout fois limité.J’apprécie la sécurité de cette imprimante, qui est dans une box fermé. De plus ça facilitera l’utilisation des filaments en PETG, ABS qui sont pas toujours simple à utiliser si on ne le fait pas dans une endroit sans courant d’air.💰 Est-il selon moi un bon rapport qualité prix ?👌OUI c’est bien pour débuter et apprendre les basique de l’impression 3D.🌟Si vous avez aimé mon test, mon commentaire, un petit clic sur “commentaire utile” (c’est encourageant) 🌟Merci😽