Creality Ender 3 S1 (Patreon)

I’m finishing up my review on the new Creality Ender 3 S1. It has a lot of nice features included; direct drive, dual z axis threaded rod, PEI coated magnetic metal flex plate, filament runout sensor, CRTouch auto level, and mostly assembled.

But there is one big disappointment in this $400 printer. When I removed the nozzle I could see they still have PTFE tubing touching the nozzle! This essentially limits the print temp to 235° C because beyond that the PTFE starts to break down and then stringing and extrusion problems begin appearing.

I needed more time to finish the video so I thought I’d give you guys an update on it since many have been asking my opinion on it. Overall I like it but it should have had a Slice Engineering Heat Break or similar especially for the $400 price. The Slice Engineering Heat Break is one of the best upgrades I’ve made to my Ender 3 V2.