I can't take it anymore... after just 12 days... the filaments they supply with the S1 combo are awful, they print, the Anycubic filaments are much better, the support has helped me with several problems already, but this is too much, now it even comes apart? I'm seriously thinking of selling it and putting an end to this horrible chapter of 3D printers. Everyone sells you one that you open, turn on and it works, but it's nothing, right, the community is worse than in video games, only here I found a little help but tutorials, troubleshooting guides, there's nothing anywhere, and a small hobby can't become a job just to print four bullshit... I can't take it anymore, I've had almost every problem they can cause... terrible machines for the insane price
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I’m sorry that you seem to have had such bad luck.
Yes, there’s often this promise of “unbox it and start printing right away,” and that’s partly true. But you do need to engage with the subject a bit.
You see so many posts asking why something doesn’t work and how terrible the devices supposedly are. Then there are photos where supports are missing, or the printer is completely filthy on the workbench. Or posts with videos where the bed keeps crashing into the wall at the back during printing — and somehow it’s still the printer’s fault that the print is shifted.
You do need at least some basic understanding of the topic, or be willing to learn it over time. This isn’t a taxi where you just get in and the driver takes you where you want to go.
You have to deal with the software, the filaments, the devices — and invest money as well, like with any hobby.
My very first print after the Benchy was a complete failure. But that’s how you learn.
It can be frustrating, yes — especially when a piece of filament gets stuck somewhere in a tube and nothing works until you finally find it.
But when you can hold something in your hands that you designed yourself and then printed, that’s a small moment of happiness. And you only get there through hard work.
This is a very thoughtful response that hits all the marks. OP should take note that the community is apparently not as bad as they think.
https://preview.redd.it/dda4axe20y9g1.jpeg?width=328&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d537c4d45cabe4ff6e0b22b9d58646914b8dbbcd
I spent 3 days blaming my machine, running calibration exercises, printing test sheets, blaming qc, blaming the bed, wishing I had bought a bambu lab machine .. then I realized I hadn’t locked the hot end down after I got a big blob after I was too lazy to clean the bed. I felt like a proper tool.
Sadly, whenever doesn’t work, generally you are at fault. Sorry.
You should probably consider joining the official Facebook groups. Reddit is known for anonymity and therefore toxic behavior. The official Facebook groups have much easier to find posts and categorized sections as well as topics, and we can also post videos on the comments there which help massively for peer-assisance. I'm in those groups and I'd be glad to help you get your bearings together, but reddit isn't as easy to navigate, which can lead to frustrating fixes, and you don't know who's giving the advice. Alternatively we can do our best to put our heads together here, just keep in mind you may have better reach on the FB groups also. It's best to be in both venues.
Im 80 hours in with a kobra 3 v2, cooked 1 tip with some filament that was too dry and cracked off in the hot end. I also had a shit bench set up and the thing flew off onto the floor one night!!! Still going strong without issues I think going into 3d printing knowing I would always have to tinker helped me from emotioanlly cratering...
Trial and error is just the natural process of learning. If you decide to sell this printer and get a different brand, you're going to run into the same problems once again. Before I got my first fdm 3d printer, I did a ton of research and after I got it, I learned so much more from the issues that came up. Now I know how my fdm printer works and prints are coming out nicely. Guess what, I got my first fdm printer exactly a month ago.
Try 3-4 years of learning on a much worse printer to still not give up.
Git gud or get out of 3d printing.
ALSO, maybe DON'T buy a 3d printer with the PLAN to make it into a job. Maybe that was your first mistake.
Print head got tired and went to bed. Probably smacked on something it shouldn't have, I see from a preliminary reddit search that this is disturbingly common for this printer. If it's damaged to the point of not going back on and you have another printer you can get a replacement, pointed out by fellow Reddit member: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnycubicKobraS1/comments/1lo329y/comment/n0jt31l/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
If that's not an option, you may have to go through their customer support for a replacement part, though I would still print one that has less problems.
Is time for experiment, I would try any brand but Creality.