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Removable magnetic steel sheets(*) with different surface finishes, heatbed with cold corners compensation We provide high print settings with the printer, so you don't have to dive into complex new programs the second you finish the build. You can start printing right away, and this gives you a great head start! Mesh Bed Leveling: Advanced high-quality SuperPINDA sensor (Super Prusa INDuction Autoleveling sensor) Amongst the Benchys, I also ran 3 cube/vase mode prints to get the extrusion multiplier just right, did another Benchy, but still couldn’t eliminate the stringing.
Print quality was very similar to the previous model's: uniformly above average, with only minor blemishes, most commonly an occasional and easily removed tail of loose filament. The MK3S+ did well with fine detail and in handling overhangs.In the photo below, from left to right the temperatures are 193, 195, 205, 210. The 193 version completed and had seemed to have the least amount of stringing, but split along the bottom when I removed it from the plate and showed signs of under extrusion/layer separation), I didn’t grab a photo of the 215 version, but I couldn’t see any noticeable difference between it and the 210 version. The preassembled version of the Original Prusa i3 MK3S is a cinch to get up and running, is easy to operate, and has a good slicing program. It produced consistently beautiful prints in our testing, with no misprints. – PC Mag Review Of the 11 printers we have tested over the past five years, the Prusa i3 MK3S printer has produced the largest and best-looking prints. – THE NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW However, PLA is not a perfect material and, just like every other plastic, has some disadvantages. The low melting temperature also means low-temperature resistance. Parts start to lose mechanical strength at temperatures over 60 °C. Wide range of thermoplastics, including PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, PC (Polycarbonate), CPE, PVA/BVOH, PVB, HIPS, PP (Polypropylene), Flex, nGen, Nylon, Carbon filled, Woodfill and other filled materials.
The combination of being low in UV and temperature resistance means that it’s not ideal for outdoor use. Also, PLA is only soluble in chemicals like chloroform or hot benzene. So when connecting multiple pieces, you’re better off using just glue.As a filament-based (FFF, for fused filament fabrication) 3D printer, the Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ supports a wide variety of filament types, including but not limited to PLA (polylactic acid), PETG (polyethylene terephthalate enhanced with glycol), ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate, an alternative to ABS), Flex, nylon, carbon-filled, and Woodfill. The printer comes with a 1-kilo spool of silver PLA filament, which is what I used in our testing. The team at Prusa Research have made something special with the MK3. If you only ever own one printer, make it this one. Of course, once you buy it you will want more of them, and that's ok too. – Windows Central Review Hardened drive gears allow the use of abrasive materials that would otherwise wear out the gears of the original feeder. We tested it using its default settings and found it extremely capable. Its print quality is truly exceptional and it’s an easy-to-use, straightforward machine. – All3DP MK3S Review The frame consists of a base that supports a square arch to which the vertical and horizontal carriages (along which the extruder moves) are attached. The base also supports the build plate, which can move in and out (toward or away from the front of the printer). In front of the build plate is an orange panel housing a monochrome LCD, with a control knob at the right and an SD card slot on the left side.
These settings are great for all kinds of objects, not just for a couple of prepared showpieces. After a while, when you're familiar with the printer, you can, of course, dive into tinkering ;-) The Bondtech Dual Drive IFS extruder is a further development of the high-resolution extruder upgrade for the Prusa Mini. My short summary of filaments in the UK is based on my own experience guided by the kind contributions from contributors above. This may be an unfair comparison as I am new to 3d printing and I was comparing different colours which does affect PLA properties so take this at face value. All the filaments I tried were good, but some were better. You then use the LCD's control knob to extract the remaining filament from the extruder, twist the knob to Filament In, put a spool of filament on the holder, and feed it into the extruder. Filament should soon start extruding from the nozzle; pressing Yes when you're prompted will stop the flow. You remove the strand of filament hanging from the nozzle, put the supplied SD card in its slot, select a sample file, and press Print. Prusa has characterized the changes between the i3 MK3S and its successor as minor, offering improved durability but with little change in performance. The MK3S+ has a different mesh bed leveling probe called SuperPINDA, which is temperature-independent. However, Prusa says the previous probe was already highly precise, and the change was merely to compensate for temperature drift. MK3S users may see only a small improvement in first-layer accuracy. This change is more significant for the Original Prusa Mini+, which replaces the Original Prusa Mini. (Prusa has unified the mesh bed leveling probe across all its machines.) Although we didn't notice any qualitative difference in the prints, I did notice that the bed leveling, in which the probe touches 16 points on the print bed's surface while automatically leveling the bed, was swift and smooth.
Verdict: A Worthy, if Modest, Upgrade
The print area for the i3 MK3S+, at 9.8 by 8.3 by 8.3 inches (HWD), is a smidge larger than its predecessor's 9.8 by 8.3 by 7.9 inches. It's also slightly larger than that of the Anycubic i3 Mega S (8.1 by 8.3 by 8.3 inches) and considerably bigger than the 7-inches-cubed print volume of the Original Prusa Mini. I was given an unmarked 1kg roll of silver PLA with my printer, presumably Prusa PLA which is now superseded by Prulament, a filament not yet available in UK, unless shipped from abroad at significant cost. This roll was not bad, did some nice builds with it but with occasional unexpected fails. When successful; the finish was brilliant, my Masterspool print looks immaculate.
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