Sovol SV08 Core-XY 3D Printer Voron 2.4 Open Source, 700mm/s High Speed 3D Printers with 300℃ Clog-Free Hotend & Camera, Auto Leveling with 4 Independent Z Motors, Large Print Size 13.8x13.8x13.6in

The media could not be loaded. I've just recently gotten back into 3D FDM printing and I was interested in purchasing a new printer that had some of the latest bells and whistles. When I began researching the purchase I became a bit overwhelmed due to countless brands, types, sizes and price ranges of printers that are on the market Needless to say I had a difficult time deciding on which to buy. I ended up stumbling across a video on youtube reviewing the Sovol SV06 which led me to finally make a decision. I thought the price was great and it has all of the features that I was looking for in a printer. I made the purchase on a Thursday night and it was on my doorstep by Saturday morning.Unboxing impressions - This printer comes packaged very well.... It's packaged so well that I didn't see the extruder assembly in the foam packaging and almost threw it out with the foam. All parts and pieces are tightly packed and there was no sign of possible damage to any of the components. Good job Sovol.Assembly impressions - Getting this printer put together and ready for printing was easy and quick (15-20 minutes). The instructions are simple to understand and the packages of screws used for assembly are all labeled based on which step you're on in the process. It couldn't have been easier.Getting it ready to print -The instructions show you how to level this bed properly using the mesh leveling. First you level the Z, which is automatic. Then you auto home and set your z offset using a piece of A4 paper. You then tell the printer to run mesh leveling which takes a couple of minutes but then you're ready to go. No more fiddling with knobs to level the bed (Amen!)Print quality impressions -Like most folks my initial print was the file that's included on the SD card - in this case it was the Boat Benchy. I'm not used to having perfect first prints on a brand new 3d printer but this one comes really close. There were a few whisps of filament on the model but nothing I'd go so far as to call "stringing" and one quick blast of heat from the heat gun made all whisps disappear. (Photo attached shows the whisps.) Ever since then I've had nothing but fantastic prints. Some models have whisps, others do not so I think it has more to do with me not having settings dialed in for the different filaments that I've been using. Regardless, the prints turn out looking great!After several successful prints on this machine I wanted to really test how level the bad was by loading it up and watching the first layer and I've attached an image to this review that shows just how well that layer went down. It was perfect and consistent across the entire bed. Adhesion was good throughout the entirety of the print and all parts turned out excellent (the parts in the photo were used to make the robot hand which is also pictured)The few failures that I've had on this machine have been while attempting to print with old Sainsmart TPU that's been sitting around my house for a year or two. I've attempted to dry it but I haven't yet to dialed in the settings but I expect that I'll have better results once I do.Filaments that I've used to print with so far - TPU, PLA, PLA+ and PETG.This is my first time attempting to print with PETG as I've always heard that it was a difficult filament to get quality prints with and surprisingly I've had NO issues and it turns out I really like printing with PETG now (go figure). Inland PLA+ has also been a really good filament to print with on this thing.The only minor thing that this printer is missing is a filament runout sensor. I've never had to rely on one but it's a nice feature to have, just in case. Sovol has addressed this with the release of the SV06 Plus that just recently came out and you bet I also ordered that printer for the larger build volume. .So, all in all I would absolutely recommend this printer to anyone. Ease of use and the high quality prints right out of the box makes this a great buy for beginners as well as those that have experience. For the price you can't go wrong with this machine. Mine has been going nonstop since I put it together!

The media could not be loaded. My first SV06 have had about 400 printing hours now and am extremely impressed with its print quality. The planetary gear extruder does an excellent job at printing TPU for a printer at this price range. My only concern was lack of printing space for larger project, so I purchased my SV06 Plus when it finally came in stock on Amazon.Assembly is similar to the SV06, but with bigger parts. There are some upgrades and changes to the SV06 Plus (filament runout sensor, spool holder bearing, lube included). Upon testing, I found the SV06 Plus capable of printing almost 50% faster than its smaller version. I'm printing TPU at 90 mm/s on a 0.6mm nozzle, 0.3 layer height (That's 16.2 mm3/s volumetric flow, just as fast as a premium extruder. I'm just very impressed with this printer, it works well out of the box just like my SV06 and I'm using this printer non stop for 3 days already and it haven't show any issue yet. As replacement nozzle are not yet widely available, I used a volcano nozzle to replace stock and printed lower fan duct, works just fine.The things I'm happy about:- Much higher volumetric flow = capable of printing faster.- Big bed space, easily handle larger prints.- Bearing on spool holder, filament now rolls smootherThe things I'm not happy about:- Cooling is still the same as SV06, which is pretty ok, but if you want to print very fast then it might not be enough to handle overhangs. Upgrading to a bigger fan is easy so I will do that later.- Touch screen display is nice, but I can't sort my gcode into folders like I do on my SV06Overall, I would still highly recommend getting either one of these printers, they are awesome for under $400 and I'm very happy with both printers.SV06 Review (January 23rd, 2023)I was in the market for a smaller printer to print small/medium size parts and the majority of my research pointed toward a Sovol SV06. I wasn't familiar with the brand, but knowing that the SV06 was inspired by the famous Prusa MK3S, I just had to give this printer a shot, and boy did it deliver.Setting up was easy, the printer came mostly preassembled and installation took about 30 minutes. I did take an extra step and greased all bearings, which added maybe another 10 minutes. After I power the printer on, I did the bed leveling and Z offset setting as recommended, and the printer was ready. With its bed design, you don't have to do bed tramming, which saves me a lot of headaches.For material, I bought this printer to print strictly PETG, the all-metal hotend and high bed temp make this printer quite capable. Out of the box, my first Benchy was clean, with minimal stringing, the bed didn't take much time to get to 85C and the nozzle stays consistent at 245C. I then print an XYZ calibration cube, and the dimensions came back at 20.03mm on all sides, which means the printer is pretty accurate even with stock settings.Of course, this printer isn't perfect. The printer is much quieter than others in the same price range, but I can hear noises when the bed & extruder move back and forth, and the power supply fan is quite low. Again, bearing noises can easily be resolved by greasing, and power supply fan noise can be reduced with a silencer (similar to Ender power supply). That said, I think these issues are minor and what's more important is that the SV06 print very well for a $270 printer. I would highly recommend buying the printer, and I will likely buy one more after I dial in the settings.

After my printer was working for about 6 months, it started screaming at me. I was getting a MINTEMP error and checked the underside of the printer bed to see a detached wire. I determined that the thermistor detached from the underside of the printer bed. I was using my printer maybe 1x-2x a month, so it was not heavy use. This was an issue I had seen with previous versions of the Sovol SV06, and it appeared that Sovol attempted to remedy this by adding a strain relief, so I am unsure as to how this happened. I was really enjoying the quality of the prints with this printer, and I knew at this price range to expect to DIY issues that would come up. However, I was extremely disappointed by the lack of response from Sovol. I reached out twice, once on their website and once via their email. Nothing. I also know that this is not something unusual for Sovol, as when I was searching about this problem on YouTube, other folks had trouble connecting with the company. I am going to try to solder the connection back together, but if I am unable to do so successfully/Sovol does not reach out to me, this review will remain 1 star. If either Sovol reaches out to me or I am able to DIY, then I will bump up the rating. Issues like this make me think I should have just spent a little extra on a bambu printer.