Voxelab Aquila D1 FDM 3D Printer with 300℃ High-temp Nozzle,25-point Auto Leveling, 3D Printers with X-axis,Y-axis Linear Guide,PEI Spring Steel Platform,Build Volume 235 * 235 * 250mm

The media could not be loaded. Hello all,Like many I did get a 3D Printer before this one.. I got a Tronxy X5SA 2020 upgraded Model.Although I been having leveling issues wit ta printer as the bed is so big!So while sorted out that, I still needed to carry on doing this great new Hobby.So I saved up and was going to buy the much praised Creality Ender 3 V2 printer.Then I was looking through 3D printer unboxing and review videos and saw a printer that was totally loved by 4 you tube channels of 3D printing!All of these guys had brought and unboxed and built and tested this Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer.They all said what a great printer for the money it is a clone of the Creality Ender 3 V2.Just a different control screen ( nice one ) It was the same size and build, But here's the amazing thing!It was £87.00p cheaper than the Ender 3 V2. Did the same printing.All I can say is, this must be the best priced best quality 3D printer for the money.I was shocked how amazing this printer prints the models and items!It truly fantastic, the on you tube build guide by Voxelab is clear, detailed and very helpful indeed.I had the printer built in about 1 hour. It really helps that the printer comes about 70% built already.You just follow the guide on their video and I would say even a full newbie at building these will have it made easy.All the printer parts are very high quality and even the separate plastic bags with the bolts and parts are the best possible all nice and strong and just great, All those bags have clear written English labels that you can find each needed screw or bolt or small part with ease.And after the printer is built you will find the leveling of the bed to be so easy.There is a video how to do that and how to print the 1st test print.Once the level is done the test print( I did the hook on their micro sd card ) Was a joy to watch being printed.The test print was done in a few minutes in the included red see through PLA sample filament.I can hardly put into words how amazing and super value this printer is!As long as you make sure that once every 3 prints you check the level of the bed is still fine and if need e just adjust it as shown on the companies videos you be fine!I used the warning card found on the top of the 1st foam layer in the box. It just warns people to make sure the power is set to UK setting > 230 volts and not the euro or American one o 115 volts. It was set to the UK one though.This piece of semi tick warning card is the perfect thickness to do your ed leveling with!I even printed PET-G filament for the 1st ever time, I never managed to do so on my other printer!But after making sure the bed was leveled right and setting up the nozzle hot end to be 250 C and the Bed set to 80 C which is the high end of the filament box stated for printing it, I watched it print smoothly and very well. PLA is strong everyday type of filament but PET-G is rated for use outside as it is a super tough and UV resistant. Normally you need a printer heat holding in encloser around the printer to do AB or PET-G due to them being affected by drafts and heat not being kept up on the printer bed?This printer did PET-G printing without a encloser, that is amazing.I included the box unpacking I did showing the layers of good foam that protects the printer parts.And a short video of the red PLA test hook I printed just so you see it?As many other reviewers have said, this is a bargain price for a printer which is £87.00p cheaper than the Creality Ender 3 V2 printer,I can only say that if you wish to start doing this amazing hobby and worry about how hard building a 3D print will and using it?Then this great value easy build and use 3D printer is for you.8 )

I returned a Tronxy xy2 pro printer which I bought here on amazon for £179. I was looking around for a printer of similar price and the voxelab aquila was £175. I looked around for some reviews and could not find much. I watched most of the videos on YouTube about this aquila. Several of the comments on those videos put me off a little bit but I stumbled across 3DPrintSOS on YouTube. I watched him unbox the printer and he took us all the way through printing your first file. He was personally blown away by the printer and he suggested it was much like an improved ender 3 v2. I was really impressed by what I saw in his videos and I basically purchased this printer because of his review. I have been using this printer none stop since I got it and I am also blown away with it. The quality of the prints are fantastic. I have included lots of photos for you to look at so you don't need to take my word for it. I first printed the tool box file that came on the SD card. The card has several upgrades for the printer. I know the included files are usually super optimized to show off the best quality the printer can do but it really did do an awesome job. With some help from 3DPrintSOS I was able to set my own Cura slicer profile and I was able to match the quality of the included files with some of my own designs. I have added those photos also. I wanted to give the machine a good test before writing this review because the tronxy also did well for a couple of days before severe issues caused me to return it. I wanted to make sure this voxelab did not do the same thing. So far I have had the printer working overtime since I got it around a week ago and its been great. The printer comes with a glass bed, textured on one side. I printed on the textured side for the first print but since then I have just turned the plate over and I print directly onto the glass side. I wash the glass bed with soapy warm water before a print and dry with paper towel. I heat up the bed to 65 degrees C. I don't use anything else but a good levelling to get the prints to stick. I have had no issues with adhesion. Honestly just look at the photos, there not photoshopped or filtered in anyway. I cant praise this printer enough. Just make sure you assemble it correctly and level the bed correctly and this will be a wonderful addition to your tools. If you are thinking about getting this printer I would go for it. I paid for this with my own money because I needed one, I have not been paid or gifted anything, I don't usually write product reviews but I felt this printer deserves it as there are some negative comments about this printer. For me Its been amazing.There are one or two negative points. The pneumatic push fitting for the PTFE tube was not machined clean. When auto loading or unloading the filament, the filament would jam inside the fitting. When I took the fitting out and replaced it with the included spare, I found that the spare one was exactly the same. You could get around it by manually feeding the filament past the fitting but it took some effort. I replaced the fitting for a brass one from an old printer and its been perfect since. I would replace that fitting right away. Also the fans are pretty loud. I have the printer in the next room to where I sleep and you cannot hear it, but it is pretty loud if your in the same room as the printer. It makes a real loud whirl when first setting off. It is literally just the fan noise and I will be swapping these fans out asap. The gantry height or layer height display on the control screen doesn't work at all, but maybe that could be user error. The included filament is a nightmare as mine was all snapped into smaller pieces and not one continuous roll, its also not on a spool. I ordered Flashforge Pearl white 1.75mm filament and this has been a lovely filament. If you don't already have some I would get a roll of filament to go along with this printer.I was going to give the printer 4 star because of said issues, but to be honest the quality of this printer is so good I still think its worth 5 stars. I would say it matches any £300-£500 printer out there. There is also support from the manufacture should you need it.I would 100% get one of these.Thanks

Its a decent printer, but the replacement parts are expensive. Whilst this is aimed for business use, If you have an on-site engineer you'd be far better off with going with a more open moddable printer, as replacement parts will be cheaper.There are several glaring problems which haven't recieved updates and I don't think they ever will be.Opening the control panel on the slicer whilst the printer is bed leveling will cause it to forget the extruders position and may try to push it past the end limit. Half of the control panel functionality doesn't work (extrusion control etc). Wifi cuts out after a few prints, after 1-2 prints the wifi becomes extremely slow (~4kb/s) making it quicker to just switch the printer off and on again, which makes the wifi near useless.The proprietary slicer is okay, though not even close to Cura.