Geeetech Prusa I3 X

Its my first 3D printer.  I was frustrated at the beginning of my choice. However, I found a lot of tips and information for this printer.  Now I've come up with my printer, and that's awesome :)

The price point for these printer kits are nice. We also don't mind building our own printers but some may find it a difficult job. The parts included with the printer were not correct and it required replacement parts to be shipped from China. Kind of a pain due to shipping times. We have a small print farm and this printer sits stationary while all the other makes and brands of printers run 24/7.  The printer also had Z banding issues that could not be cleared up. The fix was after market parts, a few printed parts and some custom firmware changes for the new Z rod thread pitch.

I was given this printer for free by someone who bought it first hand. It was originally assembled incorrectly so I had to spend time putting things right. The community for this and similar printers is good and help is readily available. So far I have had mixed results with printing, Some things come out well and some things don't make it to the end of the print. I think this is a good printer to get into 3D printing with to learn how everything works if you don't mind adjusting things.

I had one when I was a child.  A small, meths-burning Steam Engine that needed constant tweaking and knob-twiddling. It would sometimes run perfectly for a whole session but the next time , although unchanged, the settings just wouldn't quite cut it. 

My Geetech Prusa I3 Pro B is a bit like that.  It needs to be warmed up before the settings are correct, and it seems like even a change in the weather can affect it.  When it is dialled in though, it is actually a really good little printer. 

Mine is screwed directly to a heavy wooden table to stiffen the frame as much as I can, and I have replaced the threaded bars with lead screws. I also printed the usual replacement motor mounts and frame braces and added those. 

What I have now, I believe, is a match for some of the much more expensive models around. This altogether brilliant little kit has inspired me, and I'm sure many others, to  embrace the concept of 3D-Printing.

I would give it a solid 9.5 out of 10, with the half-point taken away for the time I spend with it instead of walking the dogs. 

Great printer for the price of that moment (Though if i had to go for a new printer now, I´d rather go for a Creality). With time pass, it needed a bit of maintenance and improvement.

Original bearings are pretty bad, should change those before 200 hs of use or so, ay least for X and Y axis. 

Original heatbed connectors also tend to fail, i've changed that for common "plug-in" screw terminal block connectors.

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As for improvements/upgrades to achieve much more printing quality:

I have completely fixed the printer to the flat shelf where it lays with big cable ties (Highly recommend this, great ridgidity and estabilty improvement for this printer!)

 i`ve also changed the common M8 threaded rods of Z axis for  T Type Lead Screws and better quality Shaft Couplings for that threaded rods (Common Shaft couplings tend to bend with time and produce "wobbling" on outer shells of the printed object).

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Other:

I never could make the PWM fan output work, I don´t know if it came broken or I broke it trying to connect a fan...

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By now it already has 800 hours of printing (With the maintenance and Improvements mentioned above)

The z axis bars and the extruder need improvement. It would be nice to add a fan cooling down the filament just extruded.

The geeetech prusa i3 pro b is a fairly decent printer. I got the kit as a gift which costs now less than 200€. Out of the box, the printer is at least usable but with replacing some (to be honest, almost all) mechanical parts, it gets really good. I am very satisfied and don't want to miss it.

It's no comparison to a real prusa but for less than a fifth of its price you get what you pay. 

Mi primera Impresora, muy conforme, es simple y económica, perfecta para el uso  domestico y diversión que le estoy dando..

Easy to assemble

Missing parts, email Geeetech parts sent quickly

Need knowledge about 3D printing to do a lot adjustments.

A lot of trial and error to get a good print.

Installed touch sensor made thing simpler, should come with it.

Not recommended for someone, ok for someone with some knowledge electronics 

Great price

I just got it a few days ago, and really don't know all the ins and outs of it. It's my first 3D printer. It is easy to use, and not much to assemble as it came nearly  all in one piece. So far I am happy with it and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn a new hobby.