Dude, for a relatively small channel… this is great content and you’re doing an awesome job dude! Subscribed 😇

Still waiting on mine. Thanks for sharing your experience. I was entertained!

Great channel, btw the flex plate is not meant to rip things off, you HAVE to bend it and flex it to get the print off, or it will have the issues you are having!. Otherwise, great review. I think it's a great printer, I don't think the issue with the Prusa/Ender comparison. I think the main issue is the support, Prusa has the support that Ender will likely never have.

Since this is a beginner level printer and several of us out there are just starting out, may want to indicate that this printer may not be out-of-the box ready like many unbox videos would lead you to believe. Appreciate the video and attention to detail, I went back and checked my bed and sure enough it was loose like yours and had to (very slightly) tighten one of the nuts to make the bed sturdy. My print head assembly on the X axis was about to fall off the rail it was so loose, I believe yours was a bit too tight as you indicated the wheel had a flat spot. For those new to 3d printing, it's very important to not over tighten the centric nut on the X axis or any of the wheels, I thought the hot end assembly was loose on purpose, but this was really screwing with my bed leveling and causing all kinds of print issues that almost had me sending the printer back and giving up on 3d printing- Not fun! If you do have to tighten the hot end assembly, I recommend removing the assembly, disable the stepper in the menu, and barely-barely-barely tighten that centric nut on the back (the bottom has the nut, the upper 2 do not) using the included wrench so that it's firm but doesn't wiggle, then loosen it a bit and see if there is any play, if it's loose, then give it very subtle tension so you don't over tighten and create stress on the motors and wear your wheels. Make sure the belts aren't too tight, or too loose. This was the only video that pointed out making minor adjustments during the assembly, all the other videos were just taking the printer out of the box, speeding through the assembly and printing. You have to make sure this printer is in tune, otherwise you'll run into bed leveling issues like I did and can ruin the 3d printing experience. Thankfully, I have an experienced buddy who was there to help dialing the printer in. I think this printer deserves a proper bed leveling tutorial, explaining what auto-level is and how it works. Same with setting the Z offset. Express that if any adjustments need to be made, to be careful to not over tighten to prevent damage. Looking forward to the future videos! =)

Very nice video. Just purchased the S1 2 weeks ago. I did the same exact mistake of not switching to 120V too. Just subscribed.

This is my first printer. And it works great! Using it all stock, but got a glass build plate, the ultrabase from creality. Printing PLA at 50mm/s is np and gives amazing results

Dude you are on a roll with these! Well done and great outline of this machine. PS you might need to start including an aff link for the goodly eyes

I am very much entertained! Great content man. 🤗

Subscribed. Awesome channel. Got the S1 Pro to replace my over-modded (and probably poorly-modded) Ender 3 v2.

That sound is the filament detector... I found that out last week when it was driving me crazy

Blinker fluid ftw!

I had exactly same "issue" with pei sheet, that it stick too well to everything ( pla petg ) . I changed my profile bed temperature for pla to just 50c and for petg 60c + littlebit lower temperature for first layer for extruder and now it still stick very well, but it dont destroy the sheet. Printed few kgs already through it , without issues till now. Pretty happy with purchase.

It's funny, I had a 2019 Ender 3 sitting around collecting dust (new, we had never finished setting it up due to... life). Last week I finally did, and while I have fought with understanding some 3D things (my brain just does not think this way at all), once I understood what I was trying to do with the bed, and got it dialed in it prints amazing. The set up was definitely way hard for me but I don't currently have any blobs, zits, weird layers, everything I have failed has 100% been *my fault* because I didn't know what I was doing (and I did a ton of learning in a compressed time to learn Cura, to learn how to adjust it, to learn about infill, supports). My Ender is definitely a little noisy, but otherwise I don't quite understand why people disfavor it. I'm currently running it with 70mm speed and I try to trim off as much time as I can from my prints, so far so good. Although I can see the Ender 3 has some weakness in terms of quality of components. Also I am amazed to see how far the market has come in about 2.5 years - I've only learned this because of my consuming pretty much all the KZfaq videos I could get ahold of on 3d printing to build my base knowledge, and whoa, it feels like a different playing field now. It just goes to show how very bleeding edge those who've been printing for 2+ years really were, and clearly anyone in it now is still leading edge. I'm in tech with people 1/2 my age, and only a handful of hundreds have printers. *My* kids are now going to be growing up with this in their home to tinker with (they are in middle school). Think about what 3D printers will be in another 4 years! So exciting. ETA: I know I am only printing with PLA and life might get a lot more exciting when I try PETG or ABS or something, but I am not in a rush, I am happy to amass some general knowledge first. I did do a torture test print (with the over hang and bridging and stringing) and I thought for sure it'd reveal issues, but the only real thing I can see is a few hairs on the stringing part and at 70 overhang it's not real pretty (decent through 60 tho). I didn't even know the names of any of the parts until quite recently. I do think that most consumers will not have the patience for the DIY experience but things across different manufactures are really pushing things forward.

When i watched the video i expected you to have 300k or more, i wish you the best and goodluck on yt :)

Just bought one of these - this is among the best reviews of the printer I've seen. Subbed.

Very comprehensive video by far.

So I've owned an S1 for over a month now. I've added a new heat block and all metal hotend and changed the bed to glass and It prints amazing!. Comparing pictures of prints from the prusa i've seen on groups im a member of i will say they look identical in quality. The only thing that needs to be addressed is the auto leveling. I personally don't think the creality auto leveling is perfect. This is probably the reason I put glass on the bed, I don't use the auto leveling function on the printer but i manually level it myself with help from third party firmware. I would say if you want a printer that prints amazing out the box and you don't have to do anything to it... buy the prusa if you want a printer that you can modify and change things then buy the S1 for half the price. I don't regret my purchase and I'm thinking of getting a second one soon!

Loved the video man! 😊 Can't wait to get mine soon!

Subscribed! Good stuff.

Everyone forgets to mention that is has a dual Z screw but there is also a bent between the two to keep them in sync,

Awesome video. Definite subscriber. 🤘

I had totally missed the "Ender Family Resemblance" in the beginning of the video. Thanks for pointing that out in the conclusion segment. ROFLMAO. Jokes apart great review and now am a subscriber. Keep up the great work and the quirky sense of humour. :D

Im gonna call this channel the Chris's basement killer, because it seems like your videos are slapping. No but seriously Ricks basement is awesome also but you are doing something right here also mr dude!

Great vid. Keep it up.

Have them both, still Prusa prints much better and easier than Creality. I prefer Prusa.

Heyyy I own the S1 (i named my ender 3 S1 PRINTcess Emily). It is just stupid reliable and It is great for getting projects done. It isn't quite upgradeable but it is a workhorse. A+ review my dude.

When I saw the vise-grips, I knew this is going to be a good review.

It seems nice. I have an Ender 3 V2 and a Prusa MK3S. No comparisons though lol, the Ender is not close to as reliable out of the box as a Prusa. If you have to spend extra money and 35 hours getting the Ender to print like a Prusa you may as well just buy the Prusa.

Really interested about what you come up with for the mod capabilities. I get that the screw pattern makes it easy for bowden setup swaps but looking forward to more info about direct drive swaps or even retaining the sprite extruder but just upgrading the hotend? Also interested in how you'd plan to handle firmware modification as there still isn't any S1 profile for marlin that I've been able to find.

Nice, subbed. Please keep it up.

Wait... you don't have to remove the magnetic layer if you want to try using glass build plate?

Hahah the subtle cat tails got me. Take your thumbs up and sub...

Love the video. I have the s1 pro it's also a very good printer. One thing I'd mention (granted I'm halfway thru the video rn) is your z-offset is too low. try raising it up a bit and you should get much better removal and very good adheasion still.

There is alot stuff that's going to be hard to modify with all the special ribbon wirring

Prusa killer? I didn’t expect that to be stated

It would be good to have a video on your profile for printing.

1:30 Putting the scale on a soft surface increases the measured weight over the actual weight It would be a good practice to weight it again with the scale on a solid surface 😉

hi, can this print nylon out of the box without buying extra parts?

Does the X-axis belt still rubs on the left of the X-axis profile and self destroys itself? This was an issue on Ender 3 v2. I am curious if this issue is resolved in this upgraded version.

Long startup was probably flashing whatever firmware was in the sd card

How does the S1 have the dual z + belt working so well.. I have tried to get dual z + belt sync on my ender 3 v2.... but I just get binding and a bunch of issues.

Can you do a video installing klipper for it? I just got the S1 and I’m looking to install klipper, no videos that I can find just yet. This is my first 3d printer btw, loving it so far. :)

If I have an Ender 3 Pro, do you think this would be a suitable upgrade?

I printed a benchy in 40 minutes and it did not look like that. It looked waaaaay better. But I guess yours is decent if you didn't tune it yet.

Does the Jyers Custom Firmware actually already exist for the Ender 3 S1 ❓ And if so where 👀 ❓ I would be very grateful for a tip... 🙂👋🏼

the machined off inlets for the z-axis frames also means the old grounding issue is solved

Hey Nathan, I was really considering purchasing the Ender 3 S1 and am pretty new to the 3D printing scene. I saw a review on Amazon that someone had stated the power supply connection was a fire hazard, have you noticed that with your model?

centrifugal fans have way more static pressure than axial fans, so that's likely the main reason they changed it

CHEP highlighted that the S1 has a 256kB memory instead of 512kB in Ender 3v2. It may cause issues if you want to use third party customized firmware upgrades.

Looks like it has similar specs to the anycubic viper. Nice!

8:15 how did you cleaned it nicely? I struggle with getting my bed clean. please help.

I am new to 3D printing and bought this same machine for Christmas, I have yet to even test a print. Every time I hit to print, the display shows it is printing and timer is working but nothing is happening on the board, won't move or nothing, then I get the overheating and need to shut it off, I am still trying to figure it out. If anyone can help please do so I would appreciate it.

"Prusa Killer" is sort of a stupid thing to call a printer that is aimed at a completely different market. A Prusa will print with high quality in minutes after opening the box and will repeat that quality for years with only minor maintenance. That is what you are paying for not a list of features.

Is the filament run out detector supposed that loose ?

Overall shorty print quality compared to the Prusa mk3s . Also the fan needs a lot of work .

that "squidge" noise probably due to retraction settings, they didnt put the optimum settings i think.. also.. i dont use the scraper anymore.. put the print in the freezer or something and it will just pop out.. the scraper damages the bed

It’s crazy that Creality doesn’t put a note in the directions, a large sticker on the back near the plug and the entire screen protector you literally have to remove from the control panel prior to use that says to check the voltage switch. If they did that it would make it virtually impossible to overlook. You’d literally need to be brain dead to miss something like that! Oh well maybe they will include that with the Ender 3 S2. Jokes aside I did enjoy your content. It’s well paced and you focus on a lot of things that are interesting and useful to the community like the compatible mounting points.

I heard there's less memory, so what are the default safety precautions in the firmware. Y'know, things like Thermal Runaway, etc.,

Imagine if Creality and Artillery3d got together to jointly make a whole new printer. All the best bits of both with their combined research and dev team. I know it'll never happen, but whatever.

Been having issue with the filament runout sensor. Using abrasive filaments caused the filament to be jammed in the runout sensor pulling the direct drive upwards intermittently.

ight dude fine fine im entertained subbed lol

been doing quite some research exactly due your claim of prusa killer, i do own a couple of prusas mk3s and they are flawless, however this one looks really nice, i think more of a prusa killer might be the S1 pro and still about 40% cheaper (and about half the price cause shipping), im almost giving it a try! would be my first creality.

Definitely better but still not Prusa level. The way that bed is mounted on a single rail is "ug". Going to be a source of innacuracy and ringing. Still seems to be several things that are a bit "janky" about that printer. It's 1/2 the price though so it's up to the individual if they think it's worth it. Not for me.

If using a BLTouch in touch mode, it’s not clicky at all!

Uh you got to set you z off set waaay higher, it shouldn’t stick to the bed like that

Those don't look like JST 2.54's those look smaller on the video they look more like JST 2.0 or 1.5's

Do you have a video on the extrusion test and how you did that? I'm new to 3d printing, and this was the printer I bought and have the same issue you pointed out that I'm under extruding at certain times; it's not all the time tho, so not sure what to do. Any advice is appreciated!

Die electric grease is not blinker fluid.

Anyone know what fans to buy for replacements? Creality site and Amazon don't have much for S1 parts.

So it’s basically a anycubic vyper clone but much chunkier

I didn't see if you were sent this unit or did you buy it? I'm not schill-pointing. Just wondering.

Finally the ender 3 have a port like the biqub1

Glad to see Creality stepping up their game. The extruder looks pretty awesome. Calling it a "prusa killer"... idk man, I think that´s aiming a little to high, especially after checking out the price.

Hi, i also had the sprite extruder making squiky noises and fixed it by dissasembling the whole thing and refitting it and now it's all silent

Could you release a calibrated slicer profile for this? i seem to be getting a lot of stringing and poor quality on seam line where stop and start happens.

seems like a great deal

Man your reviews are badass! For the stock setup what is your preferred cura profile?

Looking to buy a printer And not sure if I should get the ender 3 s1 or wait until I can find the s1 pro? What do you guys think

I’m just not a fan of V rollers on a X axis carriage with a ‘heavy’ extruder/hot end. Hmmm but yeah, this S1 looks great for the money.

7:00 just enable BLTOUCH_HS_MODE

No jou cant just throw on a glass plate it fries the magnetic sticker!

Great video love seeing 3D printing content the title just kills me this can't touch a prusa with a million foot pole

Hello, does anyone know how big the replacement nozzle is? 0.4 or 2.0 ❓🤔

All these Chinese printers are still using couplings for the lead screws after all these years. Prusa switched to integrated screws which everyone should be using. Also, I was hoping for a larger bed. 8.6" x 8.6" is a bit too small.

Do you think this is worth the extra money over ender 5 pro?

Very good video. This Ender 3 S1 seems to print well right out of the box which is a step up from the previous Ender 3. May I ask you 3 questions? Which mainboard version does it use? How are the 2 Z motor connected to the mainboard? What are the default VRefs? Thank you!

nice video - i buy this now - Thank you very much!

I think CHEP noted the hotend is PTFE lined and the board is lobotomized with 256k ROM -- i'm figuring that this machine seems to be a great candidate for a klipper as the main board ROM issue goes away, provided people figure out how to get stm32f103rc-256kb variant to work with klipper. PTFE lined hotend is replaceable I suppose. Weird choices on some hardware. Seems creality is only capable of going 90% there.

Picking up ender 5 s1 to replace forgetful xyz pro

Thanks for the video. Very informative. Prusa has 6 to 8 weeks lead time to be delivered here in UK. I am eyeing for this one. It is an offer here in UK with 10% discount and have it for £368.00.Should I buy it now or buy Prusa? What do you think?

One thing Creality has consistently failed to address is the X Y offset of their ABL firmware on nearly every model, you dont get a correct mesh when probing the bed, I was hoping you would show the probing so I could see if they have fixed this issue but I dont have much confidence that it has, fixing the X Y offset is so important for this printer as the bed is as bent as a £15 note!

How's the tai chi hotend? Have you tried it?

There's something super weird going on with your camera's shutter speed and/or framerate that's making me dizzy. Other than that it was a really nice video. Great job.

We need a VS anycubic Vyper. They are almost the same but I like more the anycubic bed leveling and little bigger bed also the price of the anycubic it's cheaper

V rollers are inferior to linear rods or rails. That flat spot on the wheel is a big deal over time for quality.

You should compare this to the anycubic Vyper. Would love to see your comments

If you can swing it, I'd love to see review of the Flsun Super Racer

Im pretty sure you are supposed to put the scale on a flat hard surface... right?

I am entertained

good to see a proper creality printer, but calling it a prusa killer?? I dunno... I don`t thinks so