@@BlondieHappyGuyIt's tempered glass, the edges of the glass are the weakest point of the glass. If something with a high enough hardness hits the edge it will break and "shatter" into tiny pieces. For example a piece of metal hitting the glass on the edge can break it without a ton of force. Just be careful not to hit the edge of the glass.
This was the review I have been looking for; I have watched countless k1 max reviews from 4-5 months ago recently but none were up to date long term reviews of the printer. Definitely solidified my decision on purchasing this printer.
I’ve got one with with currently 20day 20hrs printing time and honestly I agree with what he said, although do bare in mind I had endless problems with the machine when I first had it due to me being new to the hobby but to be honest 95% of issues I’ve encountered has been user error
Just got my K1 MAX today, set-up out of the box was fast and simple, printing the side filament spool holder immediately, what a quality product. This is my fourth 3D printer, what a difference! My host computer is an iMAC running macOS Monterey Version 12.7.6
Great review. I am now up to two K1 Max printers myself. I have had no issues with mine as well. I have run PETG thru mine with no issues and the quality is great. Can't wait for the K1C review.
I've bought all my Creality printers because of your reviews and comparison videos! Amazing work! They should really sponsor you and you could give us all discounts 🎉
I’m really in need of retiring my Ender 3 Max, it’s been amazing for the last 3 years but seeing what these newer printers can do is giving me serious FOMO. I wasn’t fully decided on the k1 max, but now I am. Cheers Frank.
Great video!! Informative, just long enough to cover the details as well the important things covered with great detail. I been looking at upgrading to one of the K1 max. I believe now that is an easy purchase so thank you!
Love your content. Watched this video while printing on my K1 max. Love mine as well. Agreed its a true workhorse. I switched fully to the PEI plate but went third party to save a few bucks. I print mostly PETG followed by PLA, followed by PLA Silk. PETG sticks to the PEI plate amazing well. PLA and silk do too but you have to rub the PEI plate after each use with alcohol and a 0000 Steel Wool pad. Then I get zero issues between prints.
I have printed polycarbonate on this thing. I know creality has qc issues, but i love mine to bits. It has printed EVERYTHING i throw at it with very minimal effort on me. It is amazing, I love it love it love it.
I LOVE my K1 Max. I have had a few issues with print quality and some other minor annoyances, but that was because I was using Creailty Print at the time. All of my issues vanished when I swapped to Orca Slicer.
PLA definitely works excellent out the box. The only issue i had with my K1 Max was heat creep and clogs in the hotend with ABS. After changing out the extruder and hotend to the upgraded ones, I've been printing with PolyLite ASA really well for months now.
@@BlondieHappyGuy yes, the original extruder and hotend that came with the k1 max I ordered seemed to have issues. They sent the newer ones, covered by the warranty.
@@BlondieHappyGuy the stock hot end works perfectly fine. It will print all of those materials just fine. The only thing I think needs to happen with TPU is printed straight into the end and not through the bowden tube. if you swap in one of these hot ends, you don’t need to flip-flop back-and-forth. The calibration is just a couple of push buttons on the screen and it does the rest.
I myself have had a K1-Max for about 6 months and for what he was unable to speak about at the end for different materials I can add. I have done Nylon-CF prints at 300mm/s and had great results. this printer while not listed as one for said materials is yet to show any struggle towards different materials from PLA. That being said it has struggled with different PLA brands. My recomendation is don't cheap out on the filament type you use. somewhere around $25 a kilo has done wonders for me.
Bought one based off your review , while I am waiting on my A1 heat bed replacement. it was great for about 20hrs and then constant issues kept popping up. Motherboard shutting down ,clicking noises from belts, heat bed level was super warped even after heat soaking. Going to return. Hoping they get it right with the next gen of the Max. For almost 1k there should be no excuse for bad QC. Maybe you should do one of those anonymous purchase videos like LTT or Gamer Nexus does with PC's to see if they are hand picking the models they send reviewers.
Owner of k1max. My first 3d printer. Issues from box, display was not working, ordered new. AI lidar not working from box, can work without it. Printing PLA perfect, now struggling with PETG.
I was concerned about buying this printer after fighting with my Ender 3 Pro and Cr10S4 and making countless mods to make them run more reliably. Creality had a bit of a tarnished reputation in my house, but i decided to risk it since it looked like everything I wanted. Runs great to the point I even threw in TPU I gave up on and it printed with no issues. I'm loving this thing and your initial review video is what convinced me to try it. Thanks Frank!
My ender 3 pro is a beast. Had no problems with it except for clogging cause of the ptfe tube. Upgraded to a micro Swiss hotend and runs like a dream. Did some other upgrades to run high temp filament.
The biggest issue I’ve heard is with having a level bed and having to adjust it. Not mine though, it’s work just fine no issues. But it’s good to know the rubber belts will last awhile!
Love my creality K1 Max.... actually won it contest over Christmas.... getting another...saving money it....Frank , downloaded Orca ...and yes thank you. The only thing I have done to the machine is the texture build plate and added Swiss FlowTech hot end. Keep up the work Frank😅😅
I have two X1C, but I want something with a larger print bed like this. Unfortunately I dont know who to believe about the K1 Max...it gets absolutely horrible reviews everywhere I look. I hate to spend $1K for something that sucks. I have had zero issues with both of my X1C....decisions decisions.
I have had horrible luck with adhesion on both my K1 Max and K1C. The 'glue' plate A would either stick too well with glue, or not at all without. I tried the textured B plate and it was worse. Finally, I found success with using a green Scotchbrite pad on the smooth plate. It didn't really affect the quality of the print, but removed the need for glue while giving great adhesion. I have never had issues with adhesion on various textured plates in the past on my Ender 3 or Ender 3 Neo Max.
Love my K1-Max's. I originally purchased a Bambo X1 Carbon, however the day Creality introduced the K1 Max I quickly sold the X1 Carbon and purchased 2 x K1 Max's, and I couldn't be any happier with the choice I made. Compared to the X1 Carbon when I had it, I've not yet had a single problem with my K1's.
I run 2 of these sidexside and a heavilly modified e3max - and they have not quit. i had the gen1's so i had to replace the extruders as they started to fail. but once i swapped them to the newer extruder they havent skipped a beat. much like you mine run 24x7 for sales as well, and i agree, this printer fills a specific space perfectly and i DO recommend it (if the price point is acceptable)
Love my K1 Max, it just works! I upgraded to textured PEI sheet from aliexpress because my B plate had adhesion issues too. The aliexpress one has zero issues. Only complaint I have is the VFA lines on the prints. For cosplay who cares, you're sanding and filling anyway, but for others I do hate the VFA lines. Hoping fixes are on the way.
Question - When I watched Uncle Jessy's review (and partial destruction) of the K1 Max, he complained that he had to "root" the printer in order for it to accept Orca slicer, and even then a bunch of features were disabled and unavailable because he wasn't using Creality Print. You didn't mention any of that in this video when you were recommending people use Orca with this printer. So, the question is: Did you have to jump through the same hoops as Uncle Jessy to get this printer to work with Orca, and did you lose functionality? Or did you just figure out a better way to do it without all that nonsense? Because, honestly, if I spent that amount of money on a printer, I'd be pi$$ed if I had to "root" it and do a bunch of half-a$$ crap just to get it to work with my preferred slicer. Just thought I'd ask, since you liked this printer enough to purchase 4 of them. For context, I'm looking at potentially getting into 3D printing as a hobby (Yes, I watched your price-based recommendations video - thanks for that!), and the K1 Max is on my list (along with the X1 Carbon). I have the money to spend and my thinking is this: If I'm just getting into this, I want something high quality, that's going to be big enough to do whatever I want to do for the foreseeable future (minis, vases, cosplay, props, etc.), I want it to have easily reproducible, excellent prints, and I want it to just work well out of the box. I don't want my hobby to be tinkering with and/or constantly fixing my 3D printer. I want it to be printing fun/useful things, learning slicers and modelling, etc. Sorry for the long post, but thanks for putting all of this cool content out there. I like the concise, no-BS nature of your videos. Really helpful and entertaining!
So, I bought the K1 Max during the holidays when it was on sale at Amazon for $553.85 (including 4 filament spools). Absolutely insane deal... And I returned it lol. I just read one too many bad reviews about it and decided to go for a Bambu, since I don't want to have to tinker with it
Thanks for the review. This affirms that being open source, and not sending your private info like bambu does it is better. The only thing this machine needs is an AMS-like device to throw bambu ver the ridge. I reall😢hope they come with some multi filament solution soon
Frank, what is the big draw to a K1 Max over the QiDi X Max 3? Larger with a heated chamber etc.. still fast… orca slicer etc.. slightly cheaper. I realize you primarily print in PLA so things like a heated chamber don’t matter but otherwise it seems very similar but larger and cheaper. I also have heard numerous times that qidi has great support. Thoughts?
Awesome review. I started with a cr-10s, have an ender 3 pro upgraded to the max... thinking of one of these. I was REALLY curious on the noise these make. Thank you for touching up on that topic. I appreciate all the info. Ps... Holy crap man, put the coffee cup down! 😂
I’m happy to see videos of people talking positively about the K1 Max. It’s my favorite printer and it’s lately become some sort of trend to shit on the K1s in favor of Bambu. Like Android v Apple fanboy level of dumb.
Love your content as always!!!! I am in love with my K1Max! However for Orcaslicer I have issues with the perfect settings or near it! I'd love to see a helmet or mask slice up using Orca and Max in a future video.... that would be a game changer for me! 👍 Keep doing what you do forever Frank! You ROCK!!!!!
I've just had to change the extruder on my K1 MAX, this is the 4th 3D printer I've owned and I have to say, the print quality is excellent, but the maintenance is terrible. Changing the extruder is not a 5 minute job...more like a hour+, it hasn't been thought out, this kind of thing should be easy to do, there are do many screws and bits to remove before you can change the extruder, also clearing blockages is a pain in the neck!
The extruder jams on a regular basis...just search the repair videos...the bed is a ski slope, and it doesn't print at close to the stated 600mms. Wish I got a Bambu.
Thanks, great vid. I have an Ender 3 v3 se, its great but I find the more I use it the more I want a faster printer with a bigger build area. This is looking to be a great option.
I got a p1p about 3 months ago and it’s been running nearly every day. I’ve been needing the glue stick bc to me it wasn’t worth cleaning the plate every few prints but I’ve noticed the silks have had a bit more trouble sticking to the texture plate than regular pla as well
I own 8 of these. I also run them through the wringer. The only issue I have had is clogging that require replacing the hot ends. Pain in the butt. But overall so far so good. More relable than my wife's inkjet printer. I use hair spray for everything instead of glue, far easier and far better. No issues printing TPU, PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, I use them mostly for rapid prototyping and the netwoked software is the best. havent tried any of the carbon fiber filaments as they are not something i require for my work and then seem like mostly gimmicks
@@BlondieHappyGuy I initially wanted to try the K1 Max as something of a placeholder why I waited for the next ittertion on the Bamboo Carbon, but i liked it so much as there were alwasy a lot of sales that i ended up buying them as sales popped up. But you may want to try a Bamboo Labs printer instead as everyoe seems to love them.
@@BlondieHappyGuy It is a pain. It is everything you described above and getting your fingers on and around to disconnect and reconnect wires is PAINFUL. You do need to disconnect the extruder and everything else and I alwasy keep spare parts on hand. I learned that for prototyping, I did not really need to use more extreme filaments and kept it simple with PLA and PETG as much as possible and only use the filamets that require to run hotter only if absolutely neccessary to mitigate clogging.
Currently 700-800 on ebay/amazon right now. Not a bad price considering i bought an Anycubic Kobra 2 MAX, and i've had nothing but issues trying to get it to print....
Not sure if anyone gotten one of these lately. But i just picked one up at my local Micro Center for $699. I can tell they updated a few things from the first release models since i purchased one from 7 months ago.
Getting back into 3D printing after a couple of years away from it and wow things have changed! I'm tossing up between a P1S or a K1 Max, ideally I want a printer that will just come out of the box and print with little to no fiddling but it seems they are both just as good as each other! Greetings from the UK, hopefully see you in London in May 😎
I've been pondering the same thing between the two. I can't get an answer from anyone really. One youtuber did say the Bambu Lab was more reliable and more of an out of the box printer.
@@guitarflyer172 that's basically the same information as I have been getting. I had CR-10S's and I spent the majority of the time tinkering and fixing rather than printing which is what I don't want. I these 2 printers are much of a muchness in that they do pretty much the same thing, but maybe the Bambu with it's proprietary hardware and software are a little bit ahead of Creality? I think I'm ultimately going to go with a P1S to get back to printing as I've missed it dearly, with then a view to getting a K1 Max or similar later on in the year. I say similar because I'm sure we're going to see a fair few more printers coming out over the next 12 months
@@guitarflyer172I’m having nothing but problems with my k1 Max. It’s about to be packed up and shipped out for a replacement p1p. It just gives me error codes.
What is the slicer you were talking about? Okra Slicer is the name? I wished you would have put in the link because these days, there are a lot of fake websites with similar names. Thanks and would love to get the link. Great video and I'm looking to purchase one myself.
I would have waited a little longer and just got the PRUSA XL ... know you've dropped another $800 you could have spent on the XL - that's 40% of the cost ...
@@krollmond7544 the only printer I've ever owned is a Prusa i3 mark 3S (3800 print hrs) so now that I need a large volume printer I'm getting the XL because I just don't see the others having the same reliability. I need my printer to just work, no tinkering, no upgrades, no fiddling to make it work " like a Prusa" ...
Cosplay Armor Tekkaman Blade... ✌️Very informative, as always, keeping me updated on what it's needed to create the perfect costume 😎 cool B. helmet, btw, amazing really, can't wait to see it finished!
you should really do a review about the qidi x max 3. i got mine and its working nonstop like a beast. used to have a k1 max but things didnt go so well
Yea I love the k1max, been stuck using the creality print just because it’s extremely simple software but have found it struggles to do curves smoothly like a sphere for example but then complex high detail things it prints near perfect.
How do you feel about this as a second printer for a fairly new person to 3d printing? I have a new k1c and love it but would like a bigger printer to use. Thanks for another great video!!
Which would be a better first printer for someone that wants to print helments that are funcitonal along with vases and pots? P1s or K1 Max? Please respond why? you have used both
I have one K1 Max and lately I’ve been though a lot of clogs with Pla is frustrating cuz i don’t know what else do😢 I’ve invested a lot of time cleaning and reprinting. I also have a P1S and that’s my beauty cuz that one never have given me any trouble
Great video. You've convinced me to buy a K1Max over the Bambu Labs P1S. However, when I go to buy it offers all these other things that it says I might need. Is there anything else I actually need to buy aside from the printer? I'll be using TPU so buying that from Fiberlogy.
glad you made an update. Looking to get one of these for my birthday in two months. Looks good still. I would go neptune 3/4 plus but the speed of the 3 isnt great, and i heard the 4s are struggling.
Are you using the original firmware or have you updated to klipper after all these months. I hear some good things about updating to a rooted system. Would you recommend it or stay at the original software/firmare? Im curently weighing in on buying a bambulab or the lager buildplate Creality has to offer... Im leaning towards Creality... what would you recommend? Gerat review! Thanks for the time and effort you put into making these video's !
@@FranklyBuilt Thank you for your quick reply! I guess ill be going for the Creality K1 max then. Thanks again! Side note.. ive been watching your iron man adventures on your YT channel for a while now and i have to say "OMG your doing such amazing work!" Its a joy and watch your wok man. Much respect! Have you seen the video of Hendr3k's channel and him iron plating it.. its sick how that turned out.. not sure if i can post http links but ill try under this comment.. Thanks again 🥰
I purchased the K1 Max about a week ago. I printed several prints with the white hyper pla filament with absolutely no issues. I change the filament to the black hyper pla, and right away a got a jam in the aluminum heat sink right before going into the hotend. I disassembled everything on the carriage down to the heat block and removed the jam. This process of jamming with that black filament happened 4 times in a row. After that I put the white filament back in and it printed perfectly again. Anybody have any ideas? I love the printer but I can't keep printing from that one white spool all the time. Hoping somebody with more K1 Max experience has solved this issue. PS - I do run the hyper PLA with the top glass removed. I have done both and it didn't make a difference. Thanks guys!
@@WhoIsJohnnyLange so far nobody has responded with a fix for this on any of my posts. I did see a video where one guy said that it jams in the heat sink because it is getting too hot. My guess is that it is getting hot enough to slightly deform the filament in the heat sink allowing it to bulge and jam. I do make sure that my glass top is off when using the PLA. I was running my hotend at 220 C, but have lowered it to 215 C. I am going to put the black PLA back in soon and give it another try. My thought is to keep it cooler, so I am going to turn the hotend down to about 205 C and maybe turn on the fan for the chamber to suck the hot air out. With the glass top off, it should pull cooler air into the chamber and hopefully keep the PLA cool until it gets to the hotend where it can then be melted. Hopefully I'll be on the right track with this process. I have a lot of black stuff that I would like to print. Good luck. If you find anything out, let me know.
@@WhoIsJohnnyLange Guess I should try. I bought one but haven't used it yet. With any luck I'll switch back to the black filament to see if the lower temperature helps.
OK, you think Creality is showing some development? Is Creality really more reliable than Bambulab? My first printer was a $160 Ender 3. After many upgrades I decided to buy something new. And in my opinion, Bambalab was the innovation. Your video convinced me that I made the right decision. And now you're telling me that Creality is the picture of development / innovation and reliability?
If there's a microcenter near you, they have the printer for $699 if that helps. I'm thinking that Creality is going to release a K1 Max Carbon and the price for the regular K1 max will drop down in price
I have VFA and ringing since the beggining. Rooted, input shaper calibrated correctly, still got some ringing on the X Axis. I think is because of the rear bottom bushing.
This printer is $470 on Ebay right now. I was worried if I got this it would be plagued by the same problems. The K-1 was plagued with until the K1C came out. Is this correct? Should I buy? Has everything been fixed?
Hey Franklin built! When you got this printer the K1 Max, did you switch the hotend at all with the micro Swiss flow tech hotend instead? Just wondering if I should change it out or not
Hi frank, im going to buy either the max or k1c this week. A beginner at printing myself but outsourcing prints since a few months. Will this be a beginner friendly option, out of the box ?
Got my K1Max for Black Friday and it's been printing my Mk39 armor basically non stop since then. Had some bed adhesion issues at the beginning but the glue cured that. Lately I've been running into clogged nozzles, or some kind of issue where the filament gets stuck between the feeder and the nozzle. Doesn't take too long to clear, but it's really annoying when it happens during a print. The last pieces of the right thigh took an entire spool because of failed prints halfway through 3 times in a row.
Hey man. Question: do you know how to get the preview image on the K1's screen using Orca Slicer? Best regards from Chile. Love your channel (and I love my K1 Max too)
my first printer was a k1 max and I received it a few months ago and realized that the pcba board in the hot end was damaged upon using it and it just wasn't working like normal and sent it back for a refund and then switched my mind and asked for an exchange and they were sending me a new k1 max I had also been reimbursed as well. Now I have my k1 max and p1s combo I do love the p1s soo much still and highly recommend it if you don't need the 300 cubed build volume. Another thing is that the camera on the k1 max is way more usable than any of Bambu labs cameras they are absolute garbage.
Oh, and one other thing. I managed to get a lightly used K1 Max that came from the printer farm of a company that went out of business. For whatever reason, all of the K1 Max printers were lacking the camera and the lidar unit. Replacing the camera was simple. However, Creality refuses to sell me the lidar unit. Any idea how or where I can obtain one. Thanks Again.
Uncle Jessy is never going to live down shattering that door.
My kids kids will still tell the tale lol
@@BlondieHappyGuyIt's tempered glass, the edges of the glass are the weakest point of the glass. If something with a high enough hardness hits the edge it will break and "shatter" into tiny pieces.
For example a piece of metal hitting the glass on the edge can break it without a ton of force. Just be careful not to hit the edge of the glass.
This was the review I have been looking for; I have watched countless k1 max reviews from 4-5 months ago recently but none were up to date long term reviews of the printer. Definitely solidified my decision on purchasing this printer.
I’ve got one with with currently 20day 20hrs printing time and honestly I agree with what he said, although do bare in mind I had endless problems with the machine when I first had it due to me being new to the hobby but to be honest 95% of issues I’ve encountered has been user error
@@brandonharvey557420 days ? That Is NOTHING 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How easy id it to do black panels and white text on top with this can u dual feed it
Just got my K1 MAX today, set-up out of the box was fast and simple, printing the side filament spool holder immediately, what a quality product. This is my fourth 3D printer, what a difference! My host computer is an iMAC running macOS Monterey Version 12.7.6
Great review. I am now up to two K1 Max printers myself. I have had no issues with mine as well. I have run PETG thru mine with no issues and the quality is great. Can't wait for the K1C review.
I had done issues with mine for the first days. I really like it, I just don’t know if I’d invest in a bunch of them rather than p1s
Some issues for the first 2 days
Sorry didn't see this earlier. I have not tried TPU through it. Sorry no help.@@BlondieHappyGuy
So, can I get an update on how they've been for you. Also what have you been printing on them?
Mine hasn't stopped since I started it up. Thx for keeping it real!
I've bought all my Creality printers because of your reviews and comparison videos! Amazing work! They should really sponsor you and you could give us all discounts 🎉
I got into 3D printing about 5 months ago and the first printer I bought with K1 Max and have had no trouble with it at all it is a great machine
Does it do multiple colors, how many
Great vid! I currently have a P1s but have been eye balling the K1. I appreciate your time!
I’m really in need of retiring my Ender 3 Max, it’s been amazing for the last 3 years but seeing what these newer printers can do is giving me serious FOMO. I wasn’t fully decided on the k1 max, but now I am. Cheers Frank.
It’s not FOMO if you’re actually missing out, which you are.
Bought a K1 Max , it just works. No fuss, easy to replace/refill fillament mid print. Worth the money.
If one day K1 Max run multi filaments than will be my dream printer.
I think the Phrozen Arco is trying to get that title
Think Creality due to bring out a K2 in July with multi-filament system .... also talk of it being compatible with K1 eventually.
the leaks show you will be able to get the k1 max a kit for multi
The K2 plus does.
@@99_Bananas The K2 Plus it's alredy available to pre-order on Creality's website.
K2 Plus it's superior to the K1 Max, it all depends on your budget.
Great video!! Informative, just long enough to cover the details as well the important things covered with great detail. I been looking at upgrading to one of the K1 max. I believe now that is an easy purchase so thank you!
Love your content. Watched this video while printing on my K1 max. Love mine as well. Agreed its a true workhorse. I switched fully to the PEI plate but went third party to save a few bucks. I print mostly PETG followed by PLA, followed by PLA Silk. PETG sticks to the PEI plate amazing well. PLA and silk do too but you have to rub the PEI plate after each use with alcohol and a 0000 Steel Wool pad. Then I get zero issues between prints.
I have printed polycarbonate on this thing. I know creality has qc issues, but i love mine to bits. It has printed EVERYTHING i throw at it with very minimal effort on me. It is amazing, I love it love it love it.
That's actually a really helpful video for me right now as I have a K1 Max in my amazon cart as we speak... Thanks, bro! 🍻
Did you buy it and is it as good as he says?
Is as good as he says?
I LOVE my K1 Max. I have had a few issues with print quality and some other minor annoyances, but that was because I was using Creailty Print at the time. All of my issues vanished when I swapped to Orca Slicer.
This is a great video to do because it is important to see how they actually work when getting properly used. Great video 👍
PLA definitely works excellent out the box. The only issue i had with my K1 Max was heat creep and clogs in the hotend with ABS. After changing out the extruder and hotend to the upgraded ones, I've been printing with PolyLite ASA really well for months now.
@@BlondieHappyGuy yes, the original extruder and hotend that came with the k1 max I ordered seemed to have issues. They sent the newer ones, covered by the warranty.
I do love my k1 max. I upgraded to the high flow hot end from microswiss and it’s a beast now! Prints ABS beautifully now
@@BlondieHappyGuy was very easy to swap. Took maybe 10 minutes was all. No firmware issues. Just recalibrated the printer and let it do its thing.
@@BlondieHappyGuy the stock hot end works perfectly fine. It will print all of those materials just fine. The only thing I think needs to happen with TPU is printed straight into the end and not through the bowden tube. if you swap in one of these hot ends, you don’t need to flip-flop back-and-forth. The calibration is just a couple of push buttons on the screen and it does the rest.
I just love how much of an army frank has made for his etsy
I myself have had a K1-Max for about 6 months and for what he was unable to speak about at the end for different materials I can add. I have done Nylon-CF prints at 300mm/s and had great results. this printer while not listed as one for said materials is yet to show any struggle towards different materials from PLA. That being said it has struggled with different PLA brands. My recomendation is don't cheap out on the filament type you use. somewhere around $25 a kilo has done wonders for me.
Bought one based off your review , while I am waiting on my A1 heat bed replacement. it was great for about 20hrs and then constant issues kept popping up. Motherboard shutting down ,clicking noises from belts, heat bed level was super warped even after heat soaking. Going to return. Hoping they get it right with the next gen of the Max. For almost 1k there should be no excuse for bad QC. Maybe you should do one of those anonymous purchase videos like LTT or Gamer Nexus does with PC's to see if they are hand picking the models they send reviewers.
Owner of k1max. My first 3d printer. Issues from box, display was not working, ordered new. AI lidar not working from box, can work without it. Printing PLA perfect, now struggling with PETG.
Just got mine, no issues so far. Always great content. Thanks always!👍
I have a K Max and I just love it. Will be buying more later in the year.
I’ve been thinking about getting this printer for a long time. This is the video I just needed. Thanks.
Don't. Mine was junk out of the box. All error codes. Zero print time.
I was concerned about buying this printer after fighting with my Ender 3 Pro and Cr10S4 and making countless mods to make them run more reliably. Creality had a bit of a tarnished reputation in my house, but i decided to risk it since it looked like everything I wanted. Runs great to the point I even threw in TPU I gave up on and it printed with no issues. I'm loving this thing and your initial review video is what convinced me to try it. Thanks Frank!
My ender 3 pro is a beast. Had no problems with it except for clogging cause of the ptfe tube. Upgraded to a micro Swiss hotend and runs like a dream. Did some other upgrades to run high temp filament.
The biggest issue I’ve heard is with having a level bed and having to adjust it. Not mine though, it’s work just fine no issues. But it’s good to know the rubber belts will last awhile!
Love my creality K1 Max.... actually won it contest over Christmas.... getting another...saving money it....Frank , downloaded Orca ...and yes thank you. The only thing I have done to the machine is the texture build plate and added Swiss FlowTech hot end. Keep up the work Frank😅😅
I have two X1C, but I want something with a larger print bed like this. Unfortunately I dont know who to believe about the K1 Max...it gets absolutely horrible reviews everywhere I look. I hate to spend $1K for something that sucks. I have had zero issues with both of my X1C....decisions decisions.
Love this vid. I got this printer and I don't even regret it at all.
I have had horrible luck with adhesion on both my K1 Max and K1C. The 'glue' plate A would either stick too well with glue, or not at all without. I tried the textured B plate and it was worse. Finally, I found success with using a green Scotchbrite pad on the smooth plate. It didn't really affect the quality of the print, but removed the need for glue while giving great adhesion. I have never had issues with adhesion on various textured plates in the past on my Ender 3 or Ender 3 Neo Max.
Nice. Happy you like them. I have a k1 and it's quite modified. It prints like a dream. I will get a k1 max at one point.
Love my K1-Max's. I originally purchased a Bambo X1 Carbon, however the day Creality introduced the K1 Max I quickly sold the X1 Carbon and purchased 2 x K1 Max's, and I couldn't be any happier with the choice I made. Compared to the X1 Carbon when I had it, I've not yet had a single problem with my K1's.
*bullsh*t*
I run 2 of these sidexside and a heavilly modified e3max - and they have not quit. i had the gen1's so i had to replace the extruders as they started to fail. but once i swapped them to the newer extruder they havent skipped a beat. much like you mine run 24x7 for sales as well, and i agree, this printer fills a specific space perfectly and i DO recommend it (if the price point is acceptable)
Love my K1 Max, it just works! I upgraded to textured PEI sheet from aliexpress because my B plate had adhesion issues too. The aliexpress one has zero issues. Only complaint I have is the VFA lines on the prints. For cosplay who cares, you're sanding and filling anyway, but for others I do hate the VFA lines. Hoping fixes are on the way.
Question - When I watched Uncle Jessy's review (and partial destruction) of the K1 Max, he complained that he had to "root" the printer in order for it to accept Orca slicer, and even then a bunch of features were disabled and unavailable because he wasn't using Creality Print. You didn't mention any of that in this video when you were recommending people use Orca with this printer. So, the question is: Did you have to jump through the same hoops as Uncle Jessy to get this printer to work with Orca, and did you lose functionality? Or did you just figure out a better way to do it without all that nonsense? Because, honestly, if I spent that amount of money on a printer, I'd be pi$$ed if I had to "root" it and do a bunch of half-a$$ crap just to get it to work with my preferred slicer. Just thought I'd ask, since you liked this printer enough to purchase 4 of them.
For context, I'm looking at potentially getting into 3D printing as a hobby (Yes, I watched your price-based recommendations video - thanks for that!), and the K1 Max is on my list (along with the X1 Carbon). I have the money to spend and my thinking is this: If I'm just getting into this, I want something high quality, that's going to be big enough to do whatever I want to do for the foreseeable future (minis, vases, cosplay, props, etc.), I want it to have easily reproducible, excellent prints, and I want it to just work well out of the box. I don't want my hobby to be tinkering with and/or constantly fixing my 3D printer. I want it to be printing fun/useful things, learning slicers and modelling, etc.
Sorry for the long post, but thanks for putting all of this cool content out there. I like the concise, no-BS nature of your videos. Really helpful and entertaining!
Nope: with the new updates for the k1 systems it just links up perfectly fine
@@FranklyBuilt - That's really good to hear. Hope your K1s are still performing well for you. Thanks for the response.
I have Creality 10S pro for a 5 years,.. with a minimum maintance,....and it pays every cent that I had invested in it.
So, I bought the K1 Max during the holidays when it was on sale at Amazon for $553.85 (including 4 filament spools). Absolutely insane deal... And I returned it lol. I just read one too many bad reviews about it and decided to go for a Bambu, since I don't want to have to tinker with it
I love my K1 Max and was able to get one during a Black Friday sale
I love mine. I got it Black Friday from Amazon with 5 rolls of filament for about $550.
you got a K1, not a K1 Max.
@@briant5039 nope K1 Max my friend. I believe the K1 was $300 on Black Friday.
@@briant5039 nope. I have the K1 max
Thanks for the review. This affirms that being open source, and not sending your private info like bambu does it is better. The only thing this machine needs is an AMS-like device to throw bambu ver the ridge. I reall😢hope they come with some multi filament solution soon
And yes… glue NEVER fails, period.
I’m loving my Elegoo Neptune 3 Max
It's really the only option if you want a new-generation fast printer, with the build volume that the max has. There's just nothing in its class.
Frank, what is the big draw to a K1 Max over the QiDi X Max 3? Larger with a heated chamber etc.. still fast… orca slicer etc.. slightly cheaper. I realize you primarily print in PLA so things like a heated chamber don’t matter but otherwise it seems very similar but larger and cheaper. I also have heard numerous times that qidi has great support. Thoughts?
Awesome review. I started with a cr-10s, have an ender 3 pro upgraded to the max... thinking of one of these. I was REALLY curious on the noise these make. Thank you for touching up on that topic. I appreciate all the info.
Ps...
Holy crap man, put the coffee cup down! 😂
My k1 arrived with the door shattered so I just got a sheet of plexiglass and a roll of magnetic tap and created a removable glass door. Cheap easy.
I’m happy to see videos of people talking positively about the K1 Max. It’s my favorite printer and it’s lately become some sort of trend to shit on the K1s in favor of Bambu. Like Android v Apple fanboy level of dumb.
Love your content as always!!!! I am in love with my K1Max! However for Orcaslicer I have issues with the perfect settings or near it! I'd love to see a helmet or mask slice up using Orca and Max in a future video.... that would be a game changer for me! 👍
Keep doing what you do forever Frank! You ROCK!!!!!
I've just had to change the extruder on my K1 MAX, this is the 4th 3D printer I've owned and I have to say, the print quality is excellent, but the maintenance is terrible. Changing the extruder is not a 5 minute job...more like a hour+, it hasn't been thought out, this kind of thing should be easy to do, there are do many screws and bits to remove before you can change the extruder, also clearing blockages is a pain in the neck!
The extruder jams on a regular basis...just search the repair videos...the bed is a ski slope, and it doesn't print at close to the stated 600mms. Wish I got a Bambu.
Thanks, great vid. I have an Ender 3 v3 se, its great but I find the more I use it the more I want a faster printer with a bigger build area. This is looking to be a great option.
I got a p1p about 3 months ago and it’s been running nearly every day. I’ve been needing the glue stick bc to me it wasn’t worth cleaning the plate every few prints but I’ve noticed the silks have had a bit more trouble sticking to the texture plate than regular pla as well
I own 8 of these. I also run them through the wringer. The only issue I have had is clogging that require replacing the hot ends. Pain in the butt. But overall so far so good. More relable than my wife's inkjet printer. I use hair spray for everything instead of glue, far easier and far better. No issues printing TPU, PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, I use them mostly for rapid prototyping and the netwoked software is the best. havent tried any of the carbon fiber filaments as they are not something i require for my work and then seem like mostly gimmicks
@@BlondieHappyGuy I initially wanted to try the K1 Max as something of a placeholder why I waited for the next ittertion on the Bamboo Carbon, but i liked it so much as there were alwasy a lot of sales that i ended up buying them as sales popped up. But you may want to try a Bamboo Labs printer instead as everyoe seems to love them.
@@BlondieHappyGuy It is a pain. It is everything you described above and getting your fingers on and around to disconnect and reconnect wires is PAINFUL. You do need to disconnect the extruder and everything else and I alwasy keep spare parts on hand. I learned that for prototyping, I did not really need to use more extreme filaments and kept it simple with PLA and PETG as much as possible and only use the filamets that require to run hotter only if absolutely neccessary to mitigate clogging.
Currently 700-800 on ebay/amazon right now. Not a bad price considering i bought an Anycubic Kobra 2 MAX, and i've had nothing but issues trying to get it to print....
Can you elaborate on how you got Orca Slicer to play conveniently with the K1 Max?
Thanks
Not sure if anyone gotten one of these lately. But i just picked one up at my local Micro Center for $699. I can tell they updated a few things from the first release models since i purchased one from 7 months ago.
Getting back into 3D printing after a couple of years away from it and wow things have changed! I'm tossing up between a P1S or a K1 Max, ideally I want a printer that will just come out of the box and print with little to no fiddling but it seems they are both just as good as each other! Greetings from the UK, hopefully see you in London in May 😎
I've been pondering the same thing between the two. I can't get an answer from anyone really. One youtuber did say the Bambu Lab was more reliable and more of an out of the box printer.
@@guitarflyer172 that's basically the same information as I have been getting. I had CR-10S's and I spent the majority of the time tinkering and fixing rather than printing which is what I don't want. I these 2 printers are much of a muchness in that they do pretty much the same thing, but maybe the Bambu with it's proprietary hardware and software are a little bit ahead of Creality? I think I'm ultimately going to go with a P1S to get back to printing as I've missed it dearly, with then a view to getting a K1 Max or similar later on in the year. I say similar because I'm sure we're going to see a fair few more printers coming out over the next 12 months
@@guitarflyer172I’m having nothing but problems with my k1 Max. It’s about to be packed up and shipped out for a replacement p1p. It just gives me error codes.
hi Frank, I wanted to say thank you, thanks to you I decided to buy this monster, I am extremely pleased with the purchase
P/S I've been working on an Iron Man costume for six months now, and thanks to K1 max , everything has become much faster
Long term reviews are way too rare. Esp if used heavily.
What is the slicer you were talking about? Okra Slicer is the name? I wished you would have put in the link because these days, there are a lot of fake websites with similar names. Thanks and would love to get the link. Great video and I'm looking to purchase one myself.
Got this printer for the size and enclosure until I can save up for the XL. Not disappointed at all, this things a beast.
I would have waited a little longer and just got the PRUSA XL ... know you've dropped another $800 you could have spent on the XL - that's 40% of the cost ...
@astrophysicistguy yeah I probably should have, just wanted something large until then. I probably should have got a Neptune.
@@krollmond7544 the only printer I've ever owned is a Prusa i3 mark 3S (3800 print hrs) so now that I need a large volume printer I'm getting the XL because I just don't see the others having the same reliability. I need my printer to just work, no tinkering, no upgrades, no fiddling to make it work " like a Prusa" ...
Cosplay Armor Tekkaman Blade... ✌️Very informative, as always, keeping me updated on what it's needed to create the perfect costume 😎 cool B. helmet, btw, amazing really, can't wait to see it finished!
you should really do a review about the qidi x max 3. i got mine and its working nonstop like a beast. used to have a k1 max but things didnt go so well
Loving my k1max so far, bought it because of your recommendation. I feel most of my headache is from filaments now…
I thought the K1 Max could also print carbon, what would be the difference?
Yea I love the k1max, been stuck using the creality print just because it’s extremely simple software but have found it struggles to do curves smoothly like a sphere for example but then complex high detail things it prints near perfect.
Love the K1 Max and the Ender 3 V3 KE. Absolute work horses.
The Max can be got for 700 shipped easy. I picked mine up for that recently. Keep a look out. It’s definitely not 900 anymore.
not a k1 max but i have over 1100 hours on my K1 and havent even changed a nozzle yet. *fingers crossed*
How do you feel about this as a second printer for a fairly new person to 3d printing? I have a new k1c and love it but would like a bigger printer to use. Thanks for another great video!!
Which would be a better first printer for someone that wants to print helments that are funcitonal along with vases and pots? P1s or K1 Max?
Please respond why? you have used both
Always making such great high quality videos. Love it.
I have one K1 Max and lately I’ve been though a lot of clogs with Pla is frustrating cuz i don’t know what else do😢 I’ve invested a lot of time cleaning and reprinting. I also have a P1S and that’s my beauty cuz that one never have given me any trouble
Great video. You've convinced me to buy a K1Max over the Bambu Labs P1S. However, when I go to buy it offers all these other things that it says I might need. Is there anything else I actually need to buy aside from the printer? I'll be using TPU so buying that from Fiberlogy.
glad you made an update. Looking to get one of these for my birthday in two months. Looks good still. I would go neptune 3/4 plus but the speed of the 3 isnt great, and i heard the 4s are struggling.
Are you using the original firmware or have you updated to klipper after all these months. I hear some good things about updating to a rooted system. Would you recommend it or stay at the original software/firmare? Im curently weighing in on buying a bambulab or the lager buildplate Creality has to offer...
Im leaning towards Creality... what would you recommend?
Gerat review! Thanks for the time and effort you put into making these video's !
I’m still using the standard firmware
@@FranklyBuilt Thank you for your quick reply! I guess ill be going for the Creality K1 max then. Thanks again!
Side note.. ive been watching your iron man adventures on your YT channel for a while now and i have to say "OMG your doing such amazing work!" Its a joy and watch your wok man. Much respect!
Have you seen the video of Hendr3k's channel and him iron plating it.. its sick how that turned out.. not sure if i can post http links but ill try under this comment..
Thanks again 🥰
Love the video. I would appreciate it if you could please show us your print settings for the k1MAX. Including the support settings.
I see a mask with two colors, is that paint, or are you using an external multifilament system like Mosaic?
I purchased the K1 Max about a week ago. I printed several prints with the white hyper pla filament with absolutely no issues. I change the filament to the black hyper pla, and right away a got a jam in the aluminum heat sink right before going into the hotend. I disassembled everything on the carriage down to the heat block and removed the jam. This process of jamming with that black filament happened 4 times in a row. After that I put the white filament back in and it printed perfectly again. Anybody have any ideas? I love the printer but I can't keep printing from that one white spool all the time. Hoping somebody with more K1 Max experience has solved this issue. PS - I do run the hyper PLA with the top glass removed. I have done both and it didn't make a difference. Thanks guys!
I hope you get an answer. Same here lol
@@WhoIsJohnnyLange so far nobody has responded with a fix for this on any of my posts. I did see a video where one guy said that it jams in the heat sink because it is getting too hot. My guess is that it is getting hot enough to slightly deform the filament in the heat sink allowing it to bulge and jam. I do make sure that my glass top is off when using the PLA. I was running my hotend at 220 C, but have lowered it to 215 C. I am going to put the black PLA back in soon and give it another try. My thought is to keep it cooler, so I am going to turn the hotend down to about 205 C and maybe turn on the fan for the chamber to suck the hot air out. With the glass top off, it should pull cooler air into the chamber and hopefully keep the PLA cool until it gets to the hotend where it can then be melted. Hopefully I'll be on the right track with this process. I have a lot of black stuff that I would like to print. Good luck. If you find anything out, let me know.
@@betterbprepared will do.
Also, I've heard that using a dryer for the filament makes a huge difference.
Ill find out
@@WhoIsJohnnyLange Guess I should try. I bought one but haven't used it yet. With any luck I'll switch back to the black filament to see if the lower temperature helps.
OK, you think Creality is showing some development? Is Creality really more reliable than Bambulab?
My first printer was a $160 Ender 3. After many upgrades I decided to buy something new. And in my opinion, Bambalab was the innovation. Your video convinced me that I made the right decision. And now you're telling me that Creality is the picture of development / innovation and reliability?
Hey Frank, Thanks for the video. Can you add a link to the plate you got for the K1 in the video description?
Thanks!
If there's a microcenter near you, they have the printer for $699 if that helps. I'm thinking that Creality is going to release a K1 Max Carbon and the price for the regular K1 max will drop down in price
I have VFA and ringing since the beggining. Rooted, input shaper calibrated correctly, still got some ringing on the X Axis. I think is because of the rear bottom bushing.
Great long time review.
Any idea if Creality will bring a multi-material add on?
It's been rumored over and over again. Who knows if it'll come soon or not.
This printer is $470 on Ebay right now. I was worried if I got this it would be plagued by the same problems. The K-1 was plagued with until the K1C came out. Is this correct? Should I buy? Has everything been fixed?
I got super lucky with mine, it was 732 Euros after a 50 Euro coupon on eBay - printed a mandalorian helmet and a republic commando helmet.
I love the video!! Can you please do a predator theme video (wrist blades, mask and more)? I would really appreciate it.
Mine should be in next week. Can't wait to starting using it. It will be an amazing upgrade from my ender 3 max neo
Hey Franklin built!
When you got this printer the K1 Max, did you switch the hotend at all with the micro Swiss flow tech hotend instead? Just wondering if I should change it out or not
Thanks for the update!
Hi frank, im going to buy either the max or k1c this week. A beginner at printing myself but outsourcing prints since a few months.
Will this be a beginner friendly option, out of the box ?
Well said. Best cosplay 3D printer
Got my K1Max for Black Friday and it's been printing my Mk39 armor basically non stop since then. Had some bed adhesion issues at the beginning but the glue cured that. Lately I've been running into clogged nozzles, or some kind of issue where the filament gets stuck between the feeder and the nozzle. Doesn't take too long to clear, but it's really annoying when it happens during a print. The last pieces of the right thigh took an entire spool because of failed prints halfway through 3 times in a row.
Hey man. Question: do you know how to get the preview image on the K1's screen using Orca Slicer?
Best regards from Chile. Love your channel (and I love my K1 Max too)
textured better for adhesion? I thought smooth was better for adhesion and textured better for easy release?
my first printer was a k1 max and I received it a few months ago and realized that the pcba board in the hot end was damaged upon using it and it just wasn't working like normal and sent it back for a refund and then switched my mind and asked for an exchange and they were sending me a new k1 max I had also been reimbursed as well. Now I have my k1 max and p1s combo I do love the p1s soo much still and highly recommend it if you don't need the 300 cubed build volume. Another thing is that the camera on the k1 max is way more usable than any of Bambu labs cameras they are absolute garbage.
I built a 400x400 printer about 8 years ago.. was dead useful.
Oh, and one other thing. I managed to get a lightly used K1 Max that came from the printer farm of a company that went out of business. For whatever reason, all of the K1 Max printers were lacking the camera and the lidar unit. Replacing the camera was simple. However, Creality refuses to sell me the lidar unit. Any idea how or where I can obtain one. Thanks Again.
Why not just add soundproofing mats on the inside?