3D printer reviews (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

I thought I would share my recent experiences with 3D printer reviews and ask for input on future reviews.

Recently, you've seen reviews for the Ender 5 and JG Aurora A5S.

I currently have a CR-10S Pro under review. Well on pause really, as the LCD is defective. It does print extremely well though, perhaps a Prusa MK3 killer. Not quite as refined and probably needing some simple mods but a huge step up from most of the cheaper printers I've reviewed.

I also have an Artillery X1 Sidewinder under review. This will probably be the next review out, because nothing has broken on it. It's something different, with a range of interesting design features. It moves around stupidly fast, the default travel speed is 250 mm/sec. It's almost like a reduced price CR-10S, better in some ways but worse in others. If you are interested I can do a post with some pics and overview of the features.

I'm also currently meant to be reviewing the Alfawise U30, but after a bunch of extrusion problems it blew a stepper motor driver on the mainboard and another mainboard is on the way. As this is largely just a clone, I haven't enjoyed reviewing it at all.

I'd love some feedback on what you would like me to review in future. I'll always try to review printers that are well publicised and of note, such as the CR-10S Pro, but beyond that, feedback is appreciated. Please vote and leave any other comments below.