Ender 2 Pro
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When I first saw the Ender 2 Pro I was intrigued. It was small but packed with many great features for under $175.
It has:
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First ReviewMy first review of the Ender Pro 2 was in February 2022. I believe I was one of the first to post it on YouTube and the reception was interesting. Many commented it was too small but some bought it and found what I did, that it printed really good and many prints fit on it just fine.
At $165-$175 you can buy it almost anywhere. I've found Microcenter has them on sale for $129 often. I now have several. |
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Better FirmwareI did a video on the filament change feature in the firmware. To many that watched, this wasn't a big deal. But to me it proved that the firmware was more complete than most of the previous Creality machines. I found out later that newer Ender 2 Pro's have the same firmware now. But other Marlin features were in the Ender 2 Pro firmware. It is really one of the best out of the box firmwares that Creality has released. Typically updating firmware on a Creality machine is a must but the Ender 2 Pro is fine the way it is.
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First UpgradeMy first upgrade was the bed leveling knobs. The bed is small so getting my fat fingers on the adjustment knobs was difficult. I also wanted to remind myself which direction to turn. I designed new ones in Tinkercad and shared them on Thangs. https://thangs.com/file/93588
I used M4 nuts as they fit the bed screws and also inserted into the prints after a pause. I may revisit these with press in threaded inserts. |
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Custom G-CodeLeveling the small bed is easy with my E-Leveler but even using the paper method can give you a good bed level that will hold for many prints. The bed is typically not warped and the bed material holds prints really well.
I've tried other bed surfaces but I keep coming back to the original. I did do a video showing how you can take my E-Leveler G-Code file and modify it to your needs. You can do that with a text editor like noptepad ++. |