Raise3D E2 Desktop 3D Printer - Features IDEX (Independent Dual Extruders), Auto Bed Leveling, Video-Assisted Offset Calibration, Power Loss Recovery, Filament Run-Out Sensors

This is my 4th personal 3d printer and probably about the 10th one I've used. It's the first one I've used over the $2500 mark and the previous ones I used over the $1000 mark were early FDM days and would sell for under $300 today. The most recent printer before this was my first dual extruder, a Qidi X-Pro (I'll review it soon). This is my second dual-extruder printer and compared to all of the less expensive units, the difference is night and day. From arrival to first test print (which was successful out of the box) was less than an hour. The instructions, packaging, and hardware are all high quality. After ordering and before receiving the printer, I reached out to support with a few questions and they not only answered the questions and pointed me to the on-line documentation library (all very high quality well prepared clear documentation, btw), but also proactively sent me some additional information and tips that proved very useful. First print came out good and much faster than pervious printers. The UI guides you through the whole process (literally you could pull the thing out of the box, plug it in, and follow the on-screen directions for everything else). After the first print, the calibration process (dual extruder alignment, precision bed level mapping, etc.) took about an hour. That ended with a test print of a two-color cube in the supplied red and white PLA which came out perfect on the first try. I'm now about half way through my first print of one of my own STL files which never succeeded on the other printer and it's not only coming out fabulous on the Raise3d, but doing so without any fiddling or special slicer tactics and the IDEX has it printing 8 copies (4 in each color) in half the time because the two colors print simultaneously. Where the less expensive printers leave you feeling like the printer itself is more of a prototype, this one screams quality polished product.

Had so many issues with this thing, where to start... Don’t think just because this thing is $3500+ that even THEIR OWN PLA will print fine, I had so many adhesion problems, it ruined the first 2 jobs I tried, so I bought the Raise3D adhesion liquid at almost $60 for 6 ounces, now no more lifting but the job seems to print ok first 5 hours or so, , no lifting whatsoever but we come back in the morning and the parts are scattered everywhere like the extruders went bowling with my parts, so far over 70% failure rate unless you print « test » pieces like a simple square, tech support claiming it’s still adhesion problem even though parts were 1/2 tall and securely stuck to platform when we left, asked for a refund because at this point I have 0 confidence in this machine but tech support seems wants me to run test pieces after test pieces even though it obviously is an extruder going bowling issue, not an adhesion issue. UPDATE, found out that if you buy on here, you are apparently forfeiting your raise3d support, you are not actually buying from raise3d but a third party company. Here is the kicker, we brought up the issue to raise3d within 2 weeks of receiving it, they have now dragged us through two months of "try this" then "try that" and now, 2.5 months after i originally bought it and now that they cant figure out why it is crashing, their answer is "it has been too long since i bought the printer so they will NOT take the defective printer back as I ONLY HAVE 1 MONTH FROM TIME OF PURCHASE TO ASK FOR A RETURN!!! THEY TOLD ME STRAIGHT UP THEY WILL NOT TAKE THAT MACHINE BACK AFTER THEY EVEN Disappointed does not begin to describe it, my $190 3D printer had a much higher success rate, as bad I thought it was, had a much higher success rate than this. so here i am stuck with a 2 months old printer raise3d refuses to take back or even take back to fix so buyer beware my friends!

Running my first print on this machine. Writing a review of setup. Ease of setup pretty easy overall, I do consider myself an intermediate level user. Instructions were easy to follow and test prints came out flawless. Bed leveling was very easy, they included a gauge to help. Anxious to use it more after I get my table and everything set up.

If you are looking to purchase this printer, don't! Take your $3500 and go buy 3 Prusa i3 MK3S+. You will get more reliable prints with almost Zero failures. From day one I have had problems with the right print head feeding filament. And not just any filament, it was the Raise3d filament they sent with the printer! My very first print failed because it quit feeding filament after the 3rd layer. So my second through my fifth prints also failed for the same reason. I contacted Raise3D and they did send me a new print head assembly. I replaced it and then had issues with the print sticking to the bed. I finally got the issue worked out, and got my first successful print. Just incase you are keeping score, I had 14 failed prints before I had my first successful one. I was excited and though I would do an overnight print. Bad decision, the print failed after about layer 50 or so. I was shocked when I went to check my print and the printhead was just working away in mid air! I was still using their branded filament. So I tried sever different filament brands over the next few weeks. My print failure percentage was around 90%. Raise3D said my printer was still under warranty, but I could not return it for a refund. So to sum it up. After 6 months I have lost count of failed prints, but I do have 11 successful prints, (no overnight prints). My $3500 3D printer is just a paper weight sitting in my garage. I am kicking myself for not putting my money toward 3 or 4 reliable, will print every time, Prusa printers. To make a long story short, um... skip this one, it's a wast of money and filament.

Works great foe us and our business.

I've been using this printer for almost one year. The print quality is amazing, there are very few hiccups during printing, and the filter makes printing smelly filaments much more pleasant. (I made an adapter and have a hose venting the fumes out my window) This is a 6-star printer, except for the following: When removing hotter prints, the Buildtak sheet will pull away from the metal build plate and it will form permanent creases and bubbles. Replacement sheets are an overpriced joke ($50) and if you're not super careful at replacing it, it will just bubble from the start. Raise3D put a lot of thought into this printer. The fact that the build plate sucks so much is surprising. I would not buy any printer with this issue, especially at this high price point.

I have had this printer for two years and nothing but problems. I can only wish for a good print. The Extruder cables are a failure. Tech support was good about providing replacement cables, they failed as well. Now the print heads print where they want to and causing damage to the print. The photo attached show some damaged prints. But this isn't the first of many bad prints. I have loss a lot of filament using this printer trying to print a small production. Is the E2 a total lemon or am I the unlucky one? This printer shouldn't be for sale. I wasn't gone to write a review but enough is enough. One star is not low enough.

I use 3 of these printers to manufacture parts. The on screen videos show you how to level the nozzle. On web site they have open source products that they test out and provide best set poi ts so you do not have to. One of the comments say they need glue for PLA. 😆 🤣. Zero the nozzle height (video is on the screen) and your good to go. I go through 36 - 40 rolls of PLA a month with no issues.