Request input from CR-10 MAX owners.

I've been burned having first bought a Kickstarter 3d printer that never showed up ("Vision 3d printer"), then by a Wombot Modus (16"*16"*16" build volume) that's been mishandled by the shipper (a forklift blade through the box bent it out of square - didn't see that until I signed the shipper's bill) and which was a hell to get 1st layer to adhere (and the general woes of a semi-working printer).

Now I'm wondering if I should either shell 500+CAD$ to make the wombot working without knowing if the result will be satisfying (something like making a new bed that can be leveled, Buildtak or other similar stuff, probably guide rails and general hardware to make the printer stiffer, moving from belts to leadscrews for the Z axis), or shell 1300CAD$ on a CR 10 MAX. The Wombot is currently gathering dust in the basement. "Disappointment" is an euphemism in this case.

My sister bought a flashforge Creator Pro and she's very satisfied by this (small) machine. The print quality is there and it seems to be a very easy to use machine. It's her first 3d printer. Alas my ideas are in need of a bigger printer.

I've listened to Teaching Tech's 2-part review of the CR-10 MAX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGYc-L6dmLE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQOidpEoAsE) and he might have hit a lemon, but he had a hell of a time to make his printer to print good quality prints (layer to layer adhesion issues, he had to tune the board's voltages somehow). His review prompted Creality to enable Merlin's anti-runaway features in the firmware, so now it's a better printer yet.

I also listened to SexyCyborg's review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skFo37IEkB0&t=4s) which was somewhere in these same lines ("needs a few tweaks"), but she had an early production model and it seems some have received a few upgrades since.

On the other hand, a few reviews like The First Layer's (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reLJZBLpdZM) and Nexi Tech's (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE9i1-DX1aI) are way more positive.

I've looked at a few online reviews (https://all3dp.com/1/creality-cr-10-...printer-specs/ and https://tobuya3dprinter.com/creality-cr-10-max-review/ for example), and they also go either way.

So far it's a 50-50 gamble.

Would the CR-10 MAX be a "printer that just works" like the Flashforge, good for a semi-newbie? I'd like to have the input of real owners.

Well, any input would be appreciated :)

Or should I rather go with the CR-10s PRO? Only thing I don't like (apart from the reduced volume) is the (capacitive?) auto-leveling. I'd prefer a BL-touch.

The Cr-10 max is a good buy but you are going to spend some time getting to know the ins and outs of the printer. I advise you to take it slow and tinker around with it so as to get comfortable with it on small prints before you do any ambitious projects

Thanks for your reply, as I explained in my other thread (https://3dprintboard.com/showthread....rge-3d-printer) I ended up buying one on black friday (20% rebate). I started by making a few non-invasive mods (leveling for a start, then a filament alignment thingamajig (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3339496) and a bit of Al wire to prevent the bowden tube and wires from dangling on the printed parts.

Based on my previous experience with the wombot, it is surprisingly simple to use.

Even my older filament (kept in a vacuum bag with silica-gel bags) prints great.