UP Review! 3D Printer Mini

This model attracted my attention and I want to share with the public, for the reason that it is ready, finished, configured (you can get it out of the box and print) a printer at a set price for self-assembly. (45 000 rubles, the price of the warehouse in Moscow, ie, already taking into account the "customs").

This printer is simple .
(If you want to know what is "difficult" - read here , here or here . And you can also find the lucky one who owns a Solidoodle printer).

This printer is cheap .
In comparison with Up! Plus 2 for 83 thousand rubles, Picaso, Ultimaker 2, Printbox3d, Replicatort 2 (which are in Moscow) - more than 99 thousand rubles.
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This printer is working . It does not need to be collected piece by piece, it already has all the settings and drivers, all parameters are set, and so on.
You only need to download software from the site, download the 3D model, enter the platform level and send to print.

This printer is for those who need to quickly and easily produce ready-made prototypes / toys. Since it is closed, it gives additional security (children, pets).

Cheeky tagline on the box




Under the cut there are several photos of the printer contents and short comments


The printer prints ABS , PLA , Crystal Flex plastic

Since one of the common situations is the deformation of the model due to the “temperature gradient” (read, if a draft blew, on the one hand, the part cooled and the whole structure deformed by 2-3 mm), one of the solutions is to make a closed case.
This printer has a closed housing.
(But in fact, not everything is so simple, because the engines that move the platform and the print head are inside the case, and they begin to fail at temperatures above 80 degrees).
A closed case does not solve all the problems, but at least it solves this problem (a trash bag on a 3D printer).

Appearance

Side view:



Back view:



Stylish button:



Components:



The coil of the original ABS plastic in vacuum packaging. (700gr)



2 more platforms, power cord, data cable, hexagons, a pin for hanging the coil, a tube for feeding plastic.

Power Supply:


As usual for printers Up - the power supply is huge. 20V and 10A

Open the door

On this photo you can see “reminders” - that you need to remove the shipping fasteners, and then some of them were left inside, and then complained that the printer was “knocking”.
It is also clear that there is a constructive feature of the platform - it is on springs - and on the sides of the mount.
(By the way, there is only 1 bolt for calibration, the developers decided that this is enough.)

Platform installed:



The platform does not fall with a clank, but smoothly lowers.
On this photo you can see how the platform is inserted and how the grooves hold it.

Printhead:


2-pin printhead (backlight and fan). With fun colored wires.

Backlight:

Illumination - so that you can watch the process without opening the door.

Unscrew and look inside

Electronics:



Board with sinister "terminator" LEDs (very similar to Up! Plus 2 in quality, unlike the old version ).

Frame:

Steel construction. Double guide axles. Can be operated 24/7.

First seal

First you need to set the height of the platform. It takes 1 minute.
Next, download the 3D model and send to print.

This time I chose "tribal Indian", and set the maximum printing speed.
The program issued the expected print time of 8 minutes.

Print start:



End of print:



"Two-color" print:

Soft

Printer software is downloaded from the manufacturer's website (PP3DP.com), similar to UP! Plus 2

There are 2 types of printers: those who use "open software" and those who use their own software.
And those and others have their advantages.



Open software claims to be universal, the ability to improve the code and the ability to customize the “9000” parameters. Open software gives complete freedom (in connection - full responsibility) to the user. If you are a fan of settings up to micron and to fractions of a degree - this is a godsend for you. But you can insert plastic from any manufacturer and for some time get the optimum print temperature for it.

Own software from the manufacturer guarantees 100% compliance with hardware and software. Also, the proprietary software from the manufacturer assumes that 95% of the “9000” parameters are already debugged by professional technicians, and the company is responsible for this (in some way). Software from the manufacturer allows you to avoid installing additional programs, several (tens, hundreds) hours of customization, and allows you to "unpack and print . " No need to think about the filling form and the minimum wall thickness, since There is a manufacturer-tested preset. With software from the manufacturer it is more difficult to spoil the printed part than on the "open software". Printers with software from the manufacturer have recommended suppliers of consumables (coils), which will be covered by the “guarantee” that printing with this material will be optimal on this printer.
Only large companies (3d systems, Makerbot, PP3DP, etc.) or some startups that make a special bet on software can afford to develop their own software.

Minuses

1. Layer thickness only 200 microns
(Up! Plus 2 - 150 microns, Replicator 2 - 100 microns)

2. Small print surface
120mm (width) x 120mm (depth) x 120mm (height) UP! 3D Printer Mini (44 900 rub)
140mm (width) x 140mm (depth) x 135mm (height) Up! plus 2 (82 900 rub)
285mm (width) x 153mm (depth) x 155mm (height) MakerBot Replicator 2 (115,000 rub)
250mm (width) x 200mm (depth) x 200mm (height) ShareBot NG (129,000 rubles)

3. Lack of automatic calibration

But these disadvantages do not interfere with the minicar to print these things:

PS

Meter Eiffel Tower printed on UP! 3D Printer Mini (consists of 13 parts)

Pps

Video in Russian about the "mini":



Cheerful video from foreign comrades: