Dremel3D40-FLX-01 DigiLab 3D40 Flex 3D Printer with Filament, Flexible Build Plate, Fully Enclosed Housing, Automated 9-Point Leveling, PC & MAC OS, Chromebook, iPad Compatible, Network-Friendly

This is my second printer, the first being a printrbot from 2015. I wanted a printer that was user-friendly and made by a company that has been around for awhile. I'm using this printer for personal and school projects (mechanical engineer). I don't have a need for any special materials or super fine detailed prints. So far, I am very pleased with my printer. The menu on the printer holds your hand throughout set-up/calibration and I'm all for that. The flexible print bed is really easy to take out and put back in. It helps a lot with removing prints and will definitely save the bed tape, although it doesn't entirely remove the need to scrape. I also love the simple bed leveling, touchscreen menu, and clear doors to view prints in progress. My first print was the frog that came preloaded on the printer, I had forgotten to set the z offset, so the first layer was iffy and caused some other blemishes. After realizing my mistake, I went through the assisted calibration process and my next two prints came out perfectly. UPDATE(few days later): Since waiting for this review to get published, I printed out a tiny planetary gear set which involved a dozen or so very small prints. I found that the tiny gears print better with the .34 resolution rather than .1. I'm really impressed with how the finished product came out and thought I should share..

The Dremel 3D40 Flex is an amazing 3D printer! When it arrived, we started unboxing it and getting it set up. The unboxing took around 10 minutes, and it was really easy! After it was unboxed, it took around 15 minutes to set up the printer, to get it connected to WiFi, and to get the filament loaded.Once setup was complete, and the printer was ready to print, you could use the USB that came with the printer to start printing! Keep in mind, we were printing in less then 25 minutes! The USB was already preloaded with models, so if you wanted to print one of the models it came with, you could.The print quality on this printer is amazing! It is smooth and the layering is fantastic! Also to mention, the colored LCD is easy to use, and during the print, it shows how much time is left, and a picture of the model getting filled in! While it was printing, we did not smell any fumes from the filament due to it being a fully closed 3D printer, which is a huge plus. Also on the topic of it being fully closed, the doors actually have magnets, so they stay closed, and if you open the door while it is printing, it displays a warning, door open message on the screen.When the print is done, removing the flexible build plate is so easy, anyone could do it! Overall, the printer is quiet, has great lighting, makes amazing models, does not smell when printing, and most importantly, is easy to use!

Times change and what was once a highly recommended almost must buy has changed to do not recommend.Why is simple. It's outdated. There are newer better machines that do the same level or work at a fraction of the cost.First some pros.Decent build quality.Direct drive extruder.Not assembly required.This admittedly was the printer I learned the most from on how to get acceptable results.Some negatives, (these held true even when it was newer on the market.)Limited filament variety. At 4x an ender 3 price it should not be limited to PLA only.Non heated build plate. Every other FDM I have run has had this.Proprietary spool size. Dremel charges half again as much for filament that is no better than the generic. You can save spools and back wind onto them, but it's still extra work.And now to the modern update. Simply put there are newer better machines from competitors that do everything this one does. And they are at a fraction of the cost.

I purchased this 3D Printer based on its reputation and ease of use in classroom settings.  It has proven to be a good decision thus far.  The machine was easy to setup.  I was able to start our first demo build in less than an hour after the printer arrived.  My decision to invest in this printer was two-fold - one, to learn how to design and build as a family, and two, to support our community by making Face Shields to be used as PPE to support nurses and doctors at a local hospital who are treating COVID-19 patients.  In the first 15 days of owning this machine, it has run for over 98 hours and we have produced 74 Face Shields.The 3D printer is easy to run and maintain.  Filament changes have been simple, as was my first build tape change (after 74 builds).  Completing other setup or maintenance steps, such as leveling the build plate, are easy to follow using the on-screen instructions.  Finally, the flexible build plate is essential -- I could not imagine trying to scrape off the objects following each build on a rigid plate.  The objects release quite nicely after a few bends of the plate.This is my first Amazon review -- I rely on Amazon reviews for many purchases and felt compelled to share my positive experience with this printer.

First let me say that my family was super exited to know that this 3D printer had arrived. There was a lot of hype about this printer online and a few friends who own it. It went all down hill from there. This was totally bad experience!! When I received the product the box had a lot of stickers/labels which was the first sign. After opening the box, the see through glass was scratched and had smudges all over. Outer casing had dents and scratches. Tray/plate had film from prior use and scratches. I packaged right back up and asked for a refund.

This is a good printer for creating prototypes, to prove concepts. I bought it a few days ago, and ever since, this printer is working very hard. With the exception of some minor issues, I must say I am quite satisfied with its performance. For the potential buyers: you need to experiment with it; observing its behavior while printing simple designs, will prove to be quite useful. Before starting to print the actual design, the printer is drawing a sketch, which then will be used as a guide to print the actual part. If this sketch is not "smooth", meaning a clear circle, line, or whatever form, then the quality of your design will suffer. For that reason, it is better to stop it at this stage, and start the printing process all over again. This said, I must say I am happy with this equipment.

The Digilab 3D 40 flex is an amazing 3D printer that is easy to use and very efficient. It can meet all of your product needs and does so in a very high quality manor. The printer is easy to transport and very quiet. Would recommend this printer to my friends and family. Overall 10/10

The Dremel 3D40 printer setup was fairly straightforward, although no matter how hard we tried to connect to it through the wifi network in the Dremel DigiLab 3D Slicer application to send files wirelessly it just wouldn't work. We didn't have a problem connecting it directly to the wifi network though, and printing files through usb works perfectly fine, although it doesn't accept the .stl file type which is annoying.The Dremel 3D40 printer does accept .g3drem, .gcode, and .g files for printing though I don't know about other file types. The compatible slicer softwares for the printer are Dremel DigiLab 3D Slicer which is based on the open source printing software Cura (and which you can download on the US version of Dremel's website for both) Mac & Windows, Simplify3D which is $200 USD to buy, and 3DPrinterOS which you may or may not be able to buy/licence - it's not clear on their website. If you're interested in just downloading .stl files from Thingiverse or elsewhere and having them print with no additional work to export as a .g3drem file then this printer is likely not for you.We also ran into the issue of the filament getting clogged in the print head for no apparent reason, but that was solved by increasing the print speed to 65mm/s instead of the default 50mm/s. Tweaking your print settings to get what you want is definitely a must for this printer, like most others.The prints stick well to the print bed, the machine isn't too loud when printing although reducing the travel acceleration might further reduce noise (a setting you will have to change the DigiLab application for each individual print), the size of the printer bed is large enough to print medium sized projects without having to cut the files into smaller pieces.Overall the printer seems very sturdy and well built, the design is nice, the print bed a good size for projects, the setup instructions and manual are comprehensive and straightforward. Good quality printer for its price, although the incompatibility with .stl files lowers its value in my mind. The DigiLab software is compatible with CAD files which is a plus if you do a lot of modelling and design and want to print prototypes and parts.

I did a lot of research into 3D printers and finally chose the Dremel 3D40 Flex. I wanted an enclosed printer to mitigate any noise and smell of 3D printing and to keep curious kitties away from moving parts and the hot extruder. The setup was very simple and I was printing inside 30 minutes. Print quality is impressive and I like that I can print anywhere from low-quality 0.3mm drafts up to 0.05mm “ultra-quality” prints. The “Flex” part of the name refers to the flexible build plate which makes it easy to remove prints. Customer service has been fantastic so far. My only negative issue is that the Dremel filament is more expensive compared to other filaments on the market. I am very happy that I picked this Dremel as my first 3D printer.

While not necessarily simple to set up, if you're at all technically savvy then you'll be up and running with this printer in no time. I pulled a pattern file from 3DVerkstan and am already printing my third frame for a face shield which will be donated to local health services, and it only got delivered today! It's affordable yet produces excellent results. I'm running it with 50 micron layers and the level of detail is phenomenal! Even hinges in the model turn out beautifully and work. It is deserving of my highest recommendation.One word of advice: use the Dremel DigiLab 3D Slicer software. While it's based on Ultimaker Cura, it's optimized for the build volume and physical dimensions of the Dremel printers. I made the mistake of trying to slice the model with Cura and the results were less than optimal. I've now been churning out face shield frames continuously: as soon as one is complete I can clean off the build tape and start the next one. It's almost like a production line and absolutely no issues have been encountered. The unit is rock-solid, but you should certainly use a solid base since the print head can move rather quickly and we all remember Newton's third law...