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Sovol SV08 or Prusa MK4S (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey all,

I'm planning on upgrading my Ender 3 V2 with a new printer, and I'm not sure which printer to choose.

SV08 has a massive build area, which I really like because of the size of my personal projects. And Klipper is a plus I guess? Never tried this firmware before.

On the other hand Prusa is well tested and known, also its multicolor extension is alluring to me.

Can you share your experiences if you used them before to help me choose? Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

The SV08 is a decent printer if you're willing to tinker and regularly recalibrate the shit out of it. Sometimes it's absolutely perfect after THE right calibration move. Sometimes it's absolute shit and nothing prints properly and/or sticks to the bed and you need to recalibrate it. I've found that heat soaking it for at least 1/2h before each print and recalibrating the probe as soon as printing is slightly less than perfect helps a lot.

My takeways:

Taco bed is a minor issue if you can properly probe.
It's FAST and the print volume is excellent
Everything is automated and/or software controlled so fixing issues can be quite a nightmare if you're used to all-manual troubleshooting (I come from an Ender3)
Build quality is OK. It probably needs some costly upgrades to get to Voron-level (Stealthburner hotend, thick aluminium plate, enclosure etc.)
The DIY upgrades ecosystem seems very active.
Klipper+Mainsail are amazing

Get a Sovol if you're a tinkerer and you want to maximize speed and build volume per currency unit.

Get a Prusa if you want a high quality printer out of the box.