Artillery Genius 3D Printer High-Precision Dual Z-Axis TFT Screen Filament Runout Sensor & Power Failure Recovery

Well, if you're able to afford it, the genuine Prusa MK3 is the choice--it's on a way higher tier. Constant software updates, improvements, solid 24/7 tech support, and way higher quality.However, you're thinking of getting this because it's half the price of the Prusa and comparable with the Ender 3. I'll say this first, it's more refined and you get much more than a stock Ender 3. The Ender 3 takes a lot more tinkering, firmware upgrading, and slicer settings to get a nice print. The advantage is that the aftermarket support is huge--the same goes for online support groups.The Genius, not so much. However, it doesn't require much either. If you decide to get this, there is a FB group on this and you could also glean a lot off of the larger Artillery printer which is very popular.Where this does shine is the quietness, it is extremely quiet. It is more quiet than the Ender 3 WITH the 1.1.5 silent mainboard. You can barely even hear the fans on this whereas the Ender 3 w/ 1.1.5, you can still hear the fans pretty loudly.The print bed leaves a lot to be desired. It's not an Ultrabase--if you're familiar with that. Prints stick to it very well but they don't come off easily. You'd have to go bear mode with the scraper. One cheap fix you can do is order the magnetic build plate for the Ender 3 here on Amazon for $13. It comes with the magnetic sheet to go on the build surface as well.Some things you'll need to do to get quality prints with the Genius:1. Downloading PrusaSlicer is a must if you're not already a pro at tuning advanced slicer settings. Look online for a PrusaSlicer config bundle for the Genius, there's one and it's pretty good.2. After you put your printer together, you'll need to make sure the moving axis' don't have perpendicular wobble. This is especially true with the hotend carriage, it arrives loose. Use the included open-end wrench and tighten the concentric nut on the bottom bearing wheel until there's no lateral movement. When you grab the whole extruder assembly, there should be no play at all. However, don't overtighten this either.3. Lastly, the same timing belt on the extruder comes very loose with no means of adjustment. This causes layer problems on your prints. What you'll need to do is order some 3D printer timing belt torsion springs to tighten it up. You'll only need 1 and they're available on Amazon.

im not new to 3d printing so i wanted something good but not prusa nk3 expensive. honestly this is built very well and it a good rigid design .i went thru every screw and bolt and each one was nice and tight . everything was straight and went together in 15 mins easily. the touch screen is responsive, and they arent kidding about quiet. it could probably be made nearly silent with very little effort. on mine the x axis motor was oddly disconnected up under the plasric carriage cover, and there was a tiny scratch ( the only scratch on the whole machine) on the small PCB bard under there. also the x belt coverwould rub against the belt due to the design of how its tightened onto the motor shaft, but that shows how close the tolerances are if a couple thousandths or ellipse in the movement can rub. i just needed to pull the cover away and sand a little spot to fix it. ill also say that the fan may not be the right rating , or may need a capacitor on the power wire. i dunno , but when you lower the fan speed to under 150 ( one setting is 125 , and you can go lower) the fan gives out a whine (. on 225 rpm it goes away and for some reason if you use the fan speed slider in S3d it doesnt whine) after those hiccups the test cube printed amazingly . im setting up for printing over usb cable with simplify 3d ( s3d and cura have profiles for this printed already available) ill update on ease of use and print quality later a little more time . EDIT: its been 2 weeks and about 30 hrs of printing, and this is by far the best 3d printer i own ( i have 6) i havent even had to re-level the bed since the -first day, and after downloading a few profiles and testing them ive found one that consistantly puts out nearly perfect prints every time

Out of the get go, it was an awesome experience to have this as a first 3D Printer. Very easy step by step assemble that at most it would take roughly no more than 30 min for non-tech people. Unfortunately after the 3 or 4 attempt to print something the printing machine got broke. It’s something that I believe came defective from the beginning, son don’t let my experience be the climax for the decision, but do research. The only argument I have is tech support. I try to contact Artillery but no response nor number. I will look forward to buy another one in the future, best bang for your money.

The printer worked great for the first couple of weeks, then the issues started, first it was an issue with the thermistor where the hot end wasn't heating properly, after I fixed that I had more than a few problems with the ribbon cables for the hot end, the socket on the pcb for the ribbon cable when I had taken the ribbon cable out several of the pins came with it, causing me to reseat the pins and now the extruder has stopped working, just making a clicking noise, I can only imagine it has to do with ribbon cable

Prints well.easy to get up and printing..only problem is extruder noiesy when retracting..lotsof clacking/clicking. Little annoying. But prints fine

While the Artillery Genius is advertised as having auto bed leveling expansion pins built-in from factory, that is not the case with this listing. It’s a shame they weren’t clear with that fact, but it’s a great printer ignoring that oversight.

This is an amazing printer out of the box. A sub $400 printer with upgraded features like: titan extruder with volcano hotend, filament sensor, and touch screen. I've accumulated 300+ hours of print time with no issues. With it coming partially assembled, I would recommend it to a beginner.

I own a sidewinder and was impressed with the quality, volume, and simplicity of assembly. I bought the genius because it is hard to resist large prints on the sidewinder and became tired of waiting between prints. My experience with the genius was the same. There are more plastic pieces but it is sturdy and mine came with a couple of loose belts, screws not a big deal because they provide all the tools you need to tighten things up.