GIANTARM-GEEETECH A10M 3D Printer with Mix-Color Printing, Dual extruder Design, Filament Detector and Break-resuming Function, Prusa I3 Quick Assembly DIY kit.

After getting bored with my old single-extruder 3D printer, I decided to look into a 3D printer with more capabilities. I stumbled upon this gem and decided to purchase it because it seemed like there were endless possibilities for this printer- especially the color mixing features. And I definitely do not regret my purchase. I want to share my experience with you to assist you in making your decision on which 3D printer to get.I did a lot of research trying to find the perfect 3D printer for me, and I decided to purchase the Geeetech A10M. The affordable price and the color-mixing feature convinced me to purchase it. But after using it, I have learned that there are many more capabilities and features than this. The printer comes with a lot of useful tools and parts: a very detailed instruction manual, 2 test rolls of filament, lots of spare screws/other parts, a 1 Gigabyte SD card, and even a Geeetech mousepad. After unboxing the printer, I followed the Geeetech A10M instruction manual. I also used the PDF guides included on the SD card. The instruction manual has lots of useful pictures and captions, and by using the manual and the PDF guides, I was able to construct the printer in about 30 minutes. You can also find many YouTube videos to help you construct the A10M. You can probably even complete it even quicker because I took my time on the assembly. For a relatively new person to 3D printing, this assembly is quite easy. After assembling, there were still many extra parts. Just in case you need extra screws or other parts, there are many extra parts included. 2 extra tubes and an extra .4 mm nozzle are also included.I switched the printer to my correct voltage according to the USA, and powered the printer on. The LCD screen lit up and went to its main info screen- on this screen you can find useful information such as the bed’s temperature, the nozzle’s temperature, the mixing percentages, and the status of the printer. Then you can click the button and scroll through many more options, in which you can prepare the printer (move the different axes, change the filament, auto-home, level the bed, etc.), control the printer (temperatures), adjust mixer settings, and print from the SD card. First, I had to auto home and level the bed by using the buttons on the LCD screen. Geeetech makes this process easy by moving the X, Y, and Z axes to a different corner- you don’t have to move it manually. Geeetech also includes big bed-leveling knobs, which I find very easy to use. Then I leveled the bed. Note that you can also purchase Geeetech’s auto-level sensors, which is something I will definitely consider purchasing in the future as the printer is already configured for it. Then I loaded in my 2 filaments into the printer by using buttons on the LCD screen. Loading filament is very simple; you just have to click a few buttons on the LCD screen and put the filament into the tubes. I was ready for my first print.Then I put the SD card into the slot of the printer. I clicked “Print from the SD card” and chose the test file included on the card- the dog (picture included). Everything worked very well, which is something that is very rare for a first print, especially on such a complex printer like this one. The first layer stuck very well to the glass bed, and the mixing worked effectively throughout the whole print. As you can see in the pictures, the mix changes from green to white in a unique fade.Since then I have completed many other prints. I have also hooked up a Raspberry Pi board and configured Octopi. There is a cable connector in the front that allows you to connect a cable to the printer, which is how I connected the Raspberry Pi board to the printer.There are many great features in this printer. For example, a glass platform is included for easy printing. This allows the prints to stick easily without other adhesives, such as glue or hairspray. The build volume of 220*220*260 mm is big enough for most people’s prints. The printers can print very accurately and can print up to 120 mm/seconds. You can also use many different types of material to print- PLA, ABS, PETG, wood, etc.. The temperatures can also reach up to 250 C for the nozzle and 100 C for the bed, which is definitely high enough for any prints. The printer also has capabilities for WiFi and auto-leveling. There are also filament run-out sensors, which are very useful to help warn you if you run out of filament during a print. The printer runs very quietly, especially compared to my other printers I own. Also, there is a power-outage feature- if power turns off suddenly during the middle of a print, you can resume the print after the power is back on. I have tested this and it works perfectly.The color mixing feature is by far my favorite part of this printer, and this is what separates the Geeetech A10M from other 3D printers. You can create so many unique prints with this feature. The 2 filaments mix inside the nozzle at different proportions, and the filament comes out of a single nozzle. You can create very unique gradients and fading effects with this feature. You can control the filament mixing percentages through the LCD menu or through your slicer.Geeetech also has set up a profile for this printer in Cura. This means that you don’t have to set up a new profile from scratch, which would be very difficult for this printer. I really appreciate Geeetexh taking the time to do this because this can be a very long and tedious process, and often confusing for beginners.The firmware for this printer is open-source, so you can change the code through Arduino IDE. I have done this to fix a few bugs. Geeetech community members also add new versions of firmware that you can upgrade to.Speaking of the Geeetech community, the Geeetech community and support is great. I had issues with my x axis moving, and I went straight to the Geeetechh A10M Facebook group. I ended up getting led to a Geeetech technician, and he was able to fix my problem. The Geeetech community is very helpful and always willing to help another fellow 3D-printing enthusiast. A close community like this is very rare, and the fact that Geeetech has a great community adds so much to my experience with this printer.Overall, I would definitely recommend this 3D printer. The color mixing feature is definitely my favorite feature, but there are also other great features- filament runout sensory, power-outage resuming, and open-source firmware. I hope my experience with the Geeetech 10M helps you with your choice of your 3D printer. I look forward to making more unique color-mixing prints with the A10M.

This is my first 3D printer. I bought this reading reviews about how that this printer is good, but there is some work needed in order to get it working correctly. In summary, the printer is not super straight forward to setup because the instructions are some what confusing, but it is a great 3D printer once it is setup!Assembling the printer was mostly a breeze. The provided instructions were difficult to follow when it came to installing the two extruder motors. In the image, it looks as though the motors get mounted on the side, but they actually go on the top bar. Also, the small T nuts took a while to find and to install. They were lost in the packaging. They probably came loose from the factory while in transit. There was a bag of extra parts, but they did not include those T-nuts.The other big issue I had with setup was getting Extruder 2 to work. The controller use E0 for Extruder 1 and E1 for Extruder 2. When I did the initial setup, whichever motor was plugged into E1 did not work. I was trying to control it using the panel control Prepare>Motion>Extruder 2 and turning the knob to increase the amount extruded. I could only ever control the motor plugged into E0. I tried a few different things. Even contacting Geeetech's and Amazon's customer service. I was pointed to a Facebook group that had the answer. In order to use the controls, I had to update the firmware. After that, I was able to control the motor plugged into E1 by swapping the mix settings from 100%/0% to 0%/100%.From there I did my first print and it turned out awesome! I did run out of filament from the troubleshooting and playing around I was doing before I started the print. I can attest to the run-out sensors working properly! Bed leveling went fairly easy, no issues there. Geeetech customer service is also great. They really want to help you make there product work for you. They got back to me quickly and even checked with me after I told them I got the printer to work.I knew getting this printer that it was going to require some work to get it working properly. Any 3D printer is going to require some work to get it working properly.If you are considering getting this printer to have a value, good quality, dual extrusion printer and don't mind doing a little work to get it setup properly, then I say DO IT!! You won't regret it.

Purchase at your peril. I bought this in march and since then the company website has completely disappeared, so good luck getting any kind of assistance. BTW - The product is cheap, the company provides 0 help with assembly and use (in the way of printed, web, pictures) and the print quality is very erratic. The official software has evidently never been out of beta and fails regularly and the device power supply appears to be inadequate since the device has constant trouble maintaining heat levels and will not heat up to the 250C needed for ABS (which the company claims it will print).

The printer was very easy to setup and get going. After leveling the bed the demo prints on the sd card print very nicely.It took a bit to get the slicer working but after a afternoon of dialing it in it prints almost perfectly.Have been using it for many months now and have had no major problems. Would recommend to anyone that is interested in 3d printing.

Cant give it any more than 1 star for print quality because it seems it came with a slightly bent z leadscrew causing lines in my prints . I unsuccessfully tried to reposition it. And removed it to discover it's actually bent and needs to be replaced . This would probably be 5 stars for quality otherwise