LGT Longer Cube 2 Entry-Level Mini 3D Printer, Integrated FDM 3D Printer for Kids and Beginners with Touch Screen, Resume Printing, Removable Magnetic Build Plate, Quiet Printing, 1.75mm PLA Filament

Took some trial and error with the Cura software but once I got it set correctly, the print quality is great. The only limiting factor is the size but for a beginner it’s great. I love the touch screen, navigation is intuitive. It is a great, easy to use 3D printer for beginners.

When I first got the printer I was able to get it printing in less than 30 minutes. It prints small objects really well and I was very impressed. On the third day of owning the printer, 3 minutes into a print, the belt controlling the extruder slipped off. A closer examination shows that the belt was so tight that the pivot point for the belt was crooked causing the belt to slip off. I am very disappointed that the downfall of my printer wasn’t the print quality but the assembly.

first opinion was a nice starter unit but after a week of playing around with small prints the belt came off the extruder arm. the bearing is held in by a simple screw that is too short and caused ti to angle and work off. there is no metal in the hole and the screw is only a few threads into the hole

If there is anything we have learned from teaching 3D Design and Printing classes since 2013, it is that it is critical for student's work to be printed in a timely manner so that can develop critical thinking skills through analyzing the prints compared with what they thought they had designed. In normal times that has not been a problem. We have dozens of printers in our 3D lab ranging from inexpensive consumer models to professional multi-jet SLA.But, none of these printers do our students a bit of good when they are denied access to them due to COVID-19 lock downs.While our 3D Design curriculum, based on Moment of Inspiration, easily lends itself to virtual classroom learning, we needed to look for a solution to our COVID-19 problem. And, among the solutions we are exploring is placing a 3D printer in the student's home so that they can get instant feedback by printing their designs at home.Interestingly, none of our current printers met our criteria for this particular application so we had to look for a new, more suitable, printing platform. In this instance the most important factors are compactness, safety and ease of use. Many of our students live in apartments or smaller homes and have younger siblings. So, a small printer having no heated bed is more suitable than a open Prusa-style printer. And, our students are all on the autism-spectrum. So, it is very important that the printer we select be easy to use and minimized the potential for frustration.We will do the initial setup and calibration. We really like the separation of the gap, which is controlled by a screw on the left side and the bed level, controlled by easily accessible screws on the TOP of the four corners of the print bed. Our expectation that this printer will be able to maintain calibration once it is placed in the home.Our evaluation of the Longer Cube2 has confirmed that, while it does not produce the same perfectly smooth prints as a Raise3D E2, it certainly prints well enough to accomplish its role in enhancing the experience of our students as they take the 3D design class. We have printed many test items, including a mini-vise that relies on interoperability not only with other printed parts; but, real-world items like V-Groove bearings and screws.Our only complaints are minor. The SD card slot is in the back of the printer. We wish it were in the front. And, the separate spool holder takes up extra desk space. We can solve that easily by designing and printing our own. But, it would be nice to have a built-in spool holder even if it meant using smaller spools. There is some 'ghosting' in the printed parts; but, not enough to negate its usefulness for our students.We can also say that communication with Longer3D has been excellent. We earlier purchased a Longer3D SLA Orange10 for a special project and every time we had a question the answers were prompt.We have a bit of time before we make our final decision and raise the necessary funds from our supporters; but, the Longer3D Cube2 certainly is a strong contender as our multi-purchase solution. It would do a very nice job for our students.

deliever nicely and looked good, turn on sounds alright.A PAIN to level and get anything to print, after 3 hours I was able to print a simple project.The card it came with reads find, but it only see gcode files, it does not see STL or OBJ as discribed, you will need to covert files over.Used another SD card and does not see any files, even converted over, sees only the card it came with. Also shuts down on me when trying to loaded something other then the files it came with.Will try dirct connect with PC and work more on it, but I wish to say, this is NOT a easy printer to start with, but assume it is easier compare to Ender 3 or DIY printers

First, it has a decent build, and I like how it holds steady, and looks so cool. As a whole, small footprint and quiet.Second, friendly to beginners. It took very little time to get it level. Highly recommended for miniature making, especially for toys, figures!

It a pretty good printer , hand down good for beginners , the adjuster need to be put in a better place tho but all and all it good

I have had this product for 5 days now. Setting it up was easy. Make sure that the first thing you do is open the .pdf file in the microSD card, it has information that cannot be easily found online. It has the settings you need to have on Cura (the slicer needed to convert the files to .gcode, even though the Amazon page shows that it can print .obj files, it cant), but before you start setting each setting individually like i did, their is a .dll file inside the microSD card that you save to your computer and load in Cura, wish i would of known that before i wasted 5 minutes going thru every setting. i have had some successful prints and some not successful. Most of the times is the 3D object, if you go to thingiverse they have tons of free 3d files but most are not printable (Cura will tell you that either their is manifold issues or other issues, don't just ignore them like i did at first) so you have to fix them using MeshMixer. Even then you will still have issues. Every time you print a new Model expect to change settings to make it print right. . I will add more as the days go on. the bad thing is that I have seen soo many videos of more expensive machines having same issues. so its not just this machine. Be patient and troubleshoot it. recommend buying nozzle cleaning kits and always cleaning nozzles before you print if you havent done a print in more then a day.