Snapmaker Artisan 3-in-1 Maker Machine In-Depth Review
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2023
- A sound investment for demanding makers and small workshops with simple tool switching, but consider if separate machines would serve you better.
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For a non-cnc guy, phenomenal review! Thorough and concise! Love the fact that you included at least a depth footprint of the enclosure. Coming from an XYZ Davinci 1.0 pro, and an xTool D1 non-pro 10w with overhead camera with immense diy enclosure as well as a larger cnc out in the garage, small 3018 was all I could manage inside with an enclosure. This huge piece of hardware is actually going to save me space and free up my paint booth cabinet I was forced to refit for the 3018 cnc. I’m totally amazed at the workmanship as well as the company actually listening to the other reviews I’ve watched, aka, e-stop, quick change modules and work area, etc… they seem to have incorporated most of them rather well, imho. Again, thank you for this review, only thing that could have been added was the new 40w laser module I’ll be springing for but you get what they gave you to review, all in all, awesome work!
Thank you so much for this summary. We’ll done and have help me to make a decision about the snap maker …… for me and for my needs Artisan is the way to go. I already placed an order but it will take about 2 months before I get it. Please keep making more Artisan videos !!!!!
2 month expectation is more then optimitisc. They will ship it in 2 month and then the ship will take 6- 8 weeks and then it will take another week or 2 to get it delivered at your home. And thats optimistically, too.
23:15 You can use a Kirby G4 or higher. I just looked on Ebay, I see G4, G5, G6, and Ultimate, all for about $200 or less. These are by far the best vacuum made for in home use anyway putting all competition to shame, with the exception of tile or wood floor, as most vacuum do fine on those surfaces anyway. Anyway, the reason it would be good for the dust here is that unlike every other vacuum I know of, which uses a rather small and expensive filter, the Kirby uses a large bag to collect the dirt. The ENTIRE bag is made of hepa filter material. One bag cost about $3 and holds about 1.5 gallons of dirt before it is so full it starts losing suction. I will not guarantee that no toxic airborne chemicals can make it through a hepa filter, but none of that dust is getting past the bag.
Many years ago I spent about a year selling these. So I got a chance to test them against literally everything on the market. I have even since tested mine against some of the top name brands on the market. Still nothing compares. I use to test the suction power and capture of dust by putting down backing soda in carpet. Then I would use the potential customers vacuum and drive it back and forth over the backing soda dozens of times. I tried to reach 100 passes, just to completely make the point that their vacuum was not even trying to suc it up. Most vacuums are actually designed to pick up small items on top of carpet, but to beat items in the carpet down so you can't see them. This obviously includes dirt, and is why if you have ever torn out your carpet to replace it there is literally gallons of dirt under the carpet throughout a typical house. 10-30 years of one of these type of vacuums hiding the evidence of the fact that it can't suc it up.
So after 100 passes or so with their vacuum you can still clearly see the backing soda in the carpet. (usually put about 1/4 of a cup in a small area) Then I would pull out the Kirby and go over it back and forth one time, and it was all gone. Then to completely prove that I didn't have some trick vacuum that was just better at hiding it, I had very small demo bags, I would open it up, and pour the backing soda back into the measuring cup so show that the kirby got it all out. If they had any tile or hardwood floor in their home, I would then pour some out on the hard floor, and put a piece of carpet over it. I had a 3x3 foot piece for demos. Then I would run the Kirby over it a few times, maybe 4 passes tops, then puck up the carpet to show that it not only got the dirt from in the carpet, but literally pulled the dirt under the carpet up through it to get it too.
Anyway, I have not sold them in many years, but everyone should get one, they are amazing. A little on the heavy size, but if they have to weigh that much to get the job done, so be it. They also have built in drive assist. So when vacuuming you can literally moving it with just two fingers. As soon as you start moving the handle forward or back the drive motors kick in to take all the weight.
Luban is really bad. But there is nothing stopping you to use Prusa Slicer for 3d printing, Lightburn for lasercutting and Solid Edge Cam Pro or Fusion360 for doing the cnc Jobs. Just generate the G-Code, load it into the Artisan and use it.
But you are right, this machine tries to do everything and its not really good at it, but somehow good enough. If you want really more you need to buy 3 different machines, spend more money and have more place to put them somewhere. I really hope there will be more developement once the machines are delivered. I am still waiting for my one impatiently. Ordered it on Christmas last year.
Lugansk’s is not bad. It totally sucks ass
I just got my Artisan in the mail today. Haven't put it together yet, but I'm looking forward to it. A very nicely packaged system I must say.
Regarding the laser calibration, if you don't do a test cut (the box) then you are only able to calibrate the bed to the camera.
Doing the cut will allow you to calibrate the cut points to the camera, which is really what matters.
It's also possible the camera lens was smoked up during the cut with no vent. I'm surprised there's not additional air assist on the cutting. I may have to see about adding it.
I ran a laser cutter for a few years, and even industrial ones can get out of calibration very easily.
It was part of the daily maintenance to check the offsets with a test cut.
I'd recommend making a test page holder that you can prep in parallel to other work and then just slide it in when it's time to calibrate the laser.
How did you get it so quick? I ordered my one around the start of the year and it hasn’t even been shipped out yet
@@offconstantly9260 It wasn't quick. I ordered in October. It's been a long time coming, but it's quite nicely built. Of course, now I'm moving in a few weeks so I barely get to play with it!
I've had the A350 for a while and what's preventing me from upgrading is that I was able to solidify the work bed at the corners. That doesn't seem to be an option on the artisan. Does the build plate still move a lot?
I've had the older A250 for over a year. I found it to be a good 3D printer out of the box, much more user friendly than say an Ender 3v2. Swapping out the modules is fast once you figure out the workflow. Luban really lets it down, they push badly tested updates that cause all sorts of problems to the point where they damage the hardware. One notable release last year liked to smash the laser module into the cutting bed if you didnt home the module head after doing a camera capture of the cutting area. Speaking of the the camera capture, Luban does a crap job of stitching the the images together and if you dont put a white square or piece of paper into the area the camera runs out of memory and wont complete the capture job.
Sadly I haven't seen Luban getting better. It changes regularly but usually to be broken in some new and unexpected way. I'm still happy with the buy as its a good 3D printer and I dont have enough space for a laser cutter, printer and C&C and at the end of the day all my projects have come out pretty dang good. If you DO have the space, buy separate machines!
Having issues finishing a print between bed adhesion to all print issues available. Any help is appreciated
Hi! Great review, can’t wait for mine to arrive. Was the racking you have the machine sitting on specifically for the Artisan or did it just happen to fit? Where is it from, do you have a link? I think I will need something similar!
This is what I use - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08HS7PY17/ . Not specifically for the Artisan, and it only JUST fits on the width. And those are deep shelves. It's insane how big this thing actually is.
I'm a few months behind lol, but the breakaway filament is typically plain jane PET and it barely sticks to anything, this makes it great for interface material for supports, but that's about it.
I love your warning label! is there a STL available? Thx also very much for the review! Ah and you can mount both filament holders at one side, each then with only one screw, but it works.
Good tip - but not sure how the bowden tubes would clip in properly if you did that? This is the STL - www.thingiverse.com/thing:3355067 ;)
@@MakeUseOf if the clips are not to much in the front, it should work. btw. i didn't unload the filament, if i switch to laser/cnc. i store the print head in the back corner to save time 😉
Thank you
We have had our machine for about three weeks. So far it has been a challenge. our first layer adhesion is awful. Constantly pulling up as it prints. I am sure it is something we are not doing correctly. Tips would be awesome.
Hmm, not a problem I would have expected from this machine. Using standard PLA? Use a brim around the edge of the model. Wipe with 99%+ IPA prior to every print. Ensure heated bed is on/functioning. I assume you've done all the standard calibration steps - but swap to 81 point levelling if you just did the basic one.
Every snapmakers Gcode under extrudes 10-50 millimeters across the board. Watch some videos how to write to the Gcode memory and which parameters need to be updated and how to use a micrometer to get the exact measurements. You can also clean the bed with 99% IPA and make sure to over ride the heating past 200° on the bed. Don’t have mine yet but I’ve been working CNC machines for 15+ years. I’ve made parts for the oil and gas industry and chemical plants. But have fun, loved my job but now I’m a hobbyist lol
Hey! I have a question. How long does the Artisan take to heat up the heatbed to 60°C and 110°C?
I don't know about to 110C, but a few minutes for 60C. Do you want an exact time? It's not long enough that I've thought to time it precisely or that it bothers me.
@@MakeUseOf Ok thanks for your answer! I'm guessing it's around 3 minutes to heat up to 60°C
I'm curious what power supply (Wattage) they are using when powering the big heated bed without using 230V. There are no public informations about that topic.
Why does everyone complain about the size? First of all it has a huge build volume, but since safety should be first, it needs a complete enclosure to do everything it is supposed to do. Due to the price point, this is more of a commercial unit. You need to just say it is large, give the physical measurements and move on.....
Keep doing that. LOL!
The white filament is dissolvable in water so you don’t have to break it
No, this isn't dissolvable, it's a different filament called breakway. Disolvable is made from PVA. The machine can handle both, but that's not what we were supplied with. This one - snapmaker.com/materials/breakaway-pla/
@@MakeUseOf all filament is “break away”. The only logical choice is dissolvable support structure for extrusion printing.
Imagine this but more detailed 😂😂😂
There is unnecessary amount of whining in the video, rather than stating the facts.
Sorry to hear you feel that way. I review a lot of printers, so if I'm whining, it's for a reason.
@@MakeUseOf I understand, thank you for your reviews, I took your feedback seriously and decided against this printer.
Luban is an absolute hot mess of a software. Hardware from SM is good otherwise
The first two big complaints from this guy or just absolutely effing pointless you’re complaining about how well it’s package to keep everything safe that’s super ignorant. Then the next thing you’re complaining about is the size of the actual unit that you knew the size of prior to purchasing that you knew how well it was made I think you need to step back and think about the stupid things that you’re complaining about a company like this that make something like this obviously went through the process of designing all the boxes and how they fit inside of the biggest box so everything would be safe. When dropped kicked pushed and delivered. It’s obvious when you see how it’s all packaged so please stop being ignorant.
Nice info. Thanks for sharing. PLEASE learn how to pronounce ETC. There is no 'X' or X sound. Et cetera, usually abbreviated etc., comes from the Latin et, meaning and, and cetera, meaning the rest. So et cetera literally means and the rest. Your perceived IQ goes way down when you can't pronounce simple words.