Creality’s Ender 5 is a box-like printer that has outer dimensions of 440 x 410 x 465 mm and a build volume of 220 x 220 x 300 mm – so better make some room on your workbench. As a member of the Ender series, the X and Y-axis measurements of Ender-5 are the same as the Ender-3, but Ender-5 provides more room for the Z-axis. Each of the axes has a dedicated stepper motor. In a quite unusual way, the Y-axis motor drives both sides of the gantry at the same time so you get an overall smoother movement. The Z-axis is mounted in the middle of the bed with a big 8-mm-rod. Overall, the printer makes a sturdy impression. The Creality Ender 5 Plus* was already introduced in 2019 as the last printer in the 5 series. Since then, it has found many buyers due to its exceptionally large print volume. The Core-XY design allows some serious 3D printing speeds, while still keeping its stability and high quality throughout.

Elegant Appearance： Ender-6 with a new look integrated all-metal chamber body matched with a transparent acrylic open door and blue corner. Enclosed Performance but Not TOP LID; Similar to the resume printing function above, the filament run-out sensor acts as a smart detection device which suspends printing until new filament is fed through the system.

Verdict – Worth Buying or Not?

The Ender 6 is equipped with high-quality TMC2208 motion controllers, which ensure low-noise printing and very precise movements. Increase hot-end temp when increase speed: 210 is good for 100% speed, 220º for 200% and 230º for 300% Rapid changes in the direction of the build platform in the x or y direction are then hardly possible without the model and the entire printer vibrating or the model even losing its grip and falling off the build platform.

You may need some M3 screws (or others depending on the mount) to mount the sensor and we have a screw assortmentthat covers all the sizes you may need for all the most popular mounts. Another issue I found with the Ender 6 print head is drafts from the hotend cooling fan. The fan moves a lot of air to keep the hotend cool and drafts of air pushed over your print. For PLA this is helpful in cooling the printed layers but it becomes an issue when printing PETG and ABS which don’t need too much cooling. Because of this, I failed to print ABS on the Ender 6 due to adhesion issues. Partially enclosed It works well out of the box even though the hotend leaves a bit to be desired, and I think it’s also a great platform for tinkerers who are looking for a well-built CoreXY printer to build on. I’m sure you can manage to cover the top with something to keep the heat in to fully enclose this 3D printer rather than have it be semi-closed. Stable Core-XY StructureNext on the list is TPU, and I printed the Voron Cube without huge expectations. But I’m happy to report that TPU is not an issue for the Ender 6. You will need to print at a lower speed (~30mm/s) but print quality is good. There’s a small amount of stringing present but the final profile has been adjusted to fix that. During my time with the printer, this setup performed well, and the bed is stiffer than I was expecting, but I fear that the weight of the bed will cause flat spots on the wheels if it’s not used for a longer period of time even though they are properly tightened. Only time will tell if this is true. A better solution for this would be installing polycarbonate v-slot wheels which are stiffer and don’t deform as easily as the POM wheels included with the printer. For PLA temperatures between 180 and 220 °C are useful, for ABS between 220 and 250 °C and for PETG between 220 and 245 °C. The Ender 6 can also print other filaments. The best printing temperatures for the respective filaments can be found in this Filament Guide. At first glance, these two printers are very similar except for the Ender 6’s semi-enclosed chassis. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll see that the Ender 5 Plus offers a significantly larger build volume. More specifically, the print area is almost double that of the Ender 6, and the maximum print height is identical. Another advantage of the Ender 5 Plus is the automatic print bed leveling.

Older style 3D printers were known for being very loud, to the point where many people in a household would be disturbed. It’s now more common practice to use silent drivers to significantly reduce printing noise.The EZABL will work with any Marlin, Klipper, or RepRap based machine. However, our included support covers machines that are listed above with their original control boards (or supported aftermarket boards) and our Unified Firmware. On custom printers (this includes models we support but with their boards swapped) we cannot possibly account for every variation when a customer swaps their board or has a custom machine. If your issue is more involved and you are using Klipper, that call time will be billable. EZABL customers get 20% off remote support services if they need it. No, unfortunately, Creality does not offer an optional WLAN module for the Ender 6. You can only transfer your print data to the printer via the included SD card. It is not known whether a Wi-Fi module will be available in the course of an upgrade. Are the CoreXY mechanics of the Creality Ender 6 maintenance-free? The heated bed is insulated but unfortunately the insulation covers about 70% of the bed. The edges and corners are not insulated which might cause a temperature difference. But with the glass print surface, this effect is diminished, and it doesn’t have an impact on temperatures. If somebody decides to install a PEI flexible sheet directly on the aluminum bed, the temperature difference might be more significant.