SovolSV06 Plus 3D Printer with 300℃ High Temp 250mm/s High Speed All Metal Hotend, Planetary Dual Gear Direct Drive Touch Screen Auto Leveling 32-bit Silent Board, Printing Size 11.8x11.8x13.4 inch

I've been 3D printing since early 2021 and looked at many different 3D Printers and narrowed down it down to the Sovol SV01 (Classsic) to be my 1st printer because I liked the features offered for a good price and their customer service. During my 2 years of printing, I learned a lot and had been enjoying printing since. But......I quickly realized that a 2nd printer would greatly help when printing large multi-object prints and multiple colors. I looked at many printers and kept going back to Sovol’s website and was eyeing the SV06. I saw Sovol’s announcement of the SV06 late 2022 and really liked the features it offered but kept contemplating on making a purchase for a 2nd printer. 7 months later, I decided I was ready for a 2nd printer and purchased the Sovol SV06. I’m glad I purchased it.Upon opening the packaging, I noticed it was packaged extremely well! Each component was packed into its own compartment and all the screws/bolts bags are labeled making it easier to assemble. If your new to the 3D printing world, then this is an excellent printer with very little effort in assembling. The entire process of assembling took me just under 30mins from unboxing to turning it on (I took my time reading through the guide and tightening all the screws/bolts). There is also a guide that was included with the packaging with pictures and there are videos online on how to assemble it. The guide is very detailed.Once I got it all assembled and also got the auto z aligned & bed leveled, I started by printing the benchy included on the sd card but got half way through it and realized the nozzle/hot end was angled severely which may not be a problem for small prints but a huge problem for large prints. I took the extruder off the mount (so much easier to remove than my older SV01) and looked over it. I contact Sovol’s support and they were extremely helpful. They provided a replacement and links to videos and information & once I received the replacement parts it was easy to fix the issue.Pros:• The biggest pro that I like about this printer is the Bed Leveling feature. Unlike my SV01, I would have to level it every few prints even after adding the silicon pieces instead of springs. With the SV06, the bed does not have any springs or silicon pieces. It slides on rods and includes an inductive sensor. I included the G29 command in my startup gcode and it checks the bed before printing.• I like the size of this printer. It is smaller than my Sovol SV01. Its not to small but not to big. Its a good size that will allow for printing almost anything. If your into printing cosplay helmets they you may have to cut up parts and print multiple parts. For me I’ll probably print helmets on my SV01 and print all the small misc. pieces on my SV06 so I can complete them much quicker.• The extruder is extremely easy to work with. With my previous SV01 I would have to move the gantry to the very top to give me room to work on the extruder and sometimes maneuvering to get a good angle to work on it. With the SV06 there’s 3 screws to undo and remove the wiring clip and its free to work on. Wish this was feature was around on my SV01.• Prints PLA, PLA+, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, Nylon & etc... I mostly print with PLA, PLA+, PETG & TPU. I haven’t tried TPU on the SV06 but PLA, PLA+ and PETG print extremely well.• Filament change from the printer is very easy compared to my SV01. Its easier to navigate through the menu to find the filament change.Cons:• Loading filament was a little tricky the 1st few times but after several attempts its become much easier than my SV01. There are videos on how to properly load filament that should help.• The size of the bed. Even though for me its not a con since I have another printer that I can use but if this is your 1st printer that may be an issue. Its build plate says 235mm x 235mm but the actual build plate size is 220mm x 220mm. Wish Sovol would had adjusted the wording on that since it can cause some confusion. If this is to small you could always go with a SV06 Plus that has a bigger bed.• I’ve read online that others experience the bearings being very loud. I experienced the same issue but used some specialized grease and fixed the loud sound. This can be an issue if you don’t have specialized grease to fix it. It should be something Sovol should have fixed before sending them but not a big deal. Just something to think about when purchasing.• Still uses a micro sd card and a micro usb. Wish this used a USB-A or USB-C connection but not an issue for me since I had an extra Raspberry PI running Octoprint connected to my SV06 using a micro usb cable. Also something to think about when purchasing.• No Run out Sensor offered. I never used my run out sensor on my SV01 since I problems getting filament to load into it so for me its not an issue. I just keep an eye out on how much filament I have loaded and guestimate on when I need to change it.• No color display like the SV06 Plus but for me its not to much of a problem since I’m use to it on my SV01.I’ve only printed a few test pieces but so far the SV06 has been a great printer for the price. If this is your 1st printer then I think it will be a 1st good printer or 2nd/3rd/etc… printer. Its very easy to use and is loaded with a lot of features that I can’t wait to start using it more! I like it so much that I may have to get another SV06 so I can print more!

The media could not be loaded. I have had this printer for one week now, from the moment of opening it to printing was less than 30 minutes. Setup is really easy and I appreciate the notched edges to make lining up the gantry easier. The printer is already 90% assembled and requires a few screws to install the gantry, extruder and power supply.Once assembled I ran through the included steps to align the z axis and level the bed. I then set up a cura profile using the included recommended retraction settings a left everything else default in cura's generic profiles.I started with a roll of PETG and let it get to work by first printing some mods for it. Over the course of the last week I have printed a camera mount, raspberry pi mount and a light mount for the SV06. I also have a SV01 that I used the SV06 to print some mods for as well. I printed cable chains, a light mount, a camera mount and a raspberry pi mount for it as well. Once I completed all my mod prints I began to print some for fun prints by printing out Thing from the Netflix show Wednesday, and a heavy metal baby Groot. Both of which turned out fantastic! I've started to print some TPU with it as well which I'll dive into further below.Final notes:Packaging: 10/10Everything is very well packed in the box with plenty of padding to reduce damage during shipping. There was no fighting with packaging to unbox the unit that can come from other overly packaged products, everything is well marked and easy to remove.Setup: 10/10There is some minor assembly required to get this printer running, this took no more than 30 minutes thanks to the well marked packaging and instructions. The notched extrusion makes it super easy to align the gantry and install the 4 screws to mount it. 2 screws are required to mount the power supply to the rear of the gantry and one XT60 power cable to plug in to supply power from the supply to the rest of the unit. The controller box slides onto the opposite side of the gantry and is held in place with a latching mechanism. 3 screws are required to install the extruder onto the x axis and a simple ribbon cable plugs into the extruder assembly. Included belt tensioners make it simple to adjust the belts to the needed tension. Once assembled, running through the z-align and bed leveling steps is a matter of selecting a few options on the screen to complete the setup process.Quality: 10/10Out of the box with no tuning, or running any calibration prints this thing is just great! Using basic generic profiles in cura to run through half a roll of PETG was as simple as slicing and sending it to print. String was very minimal if any at all.Ease of use: 8/10The only reason I give ease of use an 8 is because I began to run some TPU prints through it and this is were I began to have some trouble. With TPU being a softer material I struggled to get it to feed through the extruder. Using the traditional method the filament would just wrap itself around the gears. After a bit of pulling my hair out I found the trick to feeding it which required a few extra steps. I had to open the extruder door and feed the filament through and down to the throat of the hotend, close the door and make sure to apply just enough pressure onto the extruder. I was then able to start printing TPU but quickly reached another failure where it wrapped around the gears. I was able to resolve this with a higher temperature than what I normally would run for TPU.Noise: 8/10The printer is a bit noisy and this is due to the bearings, a little bit of grease and it will help tame the noise. There's a few methods to go about doing this and I am undecided on how I will tackle it myself. One requires disassembling the unit to get to the bearings and the other is to lubricate the rods the bearings slide on. Whether lubricating the rods will be enough for the long term is where I remain undecided.Overall: 9/10Another fantastic printer from Sovol and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Some minor annoyances with feeding softer filaments and some noise isn't anything to deter me from using it. There's no better bang for your buck than what you get with this printer.-Pros* All metal hotend* Sensorless homing* Auto bed leveling* Planetary direct drive metal extruder* Silent drive board* Dual drive z-axis* PEI flexible metal build plate* Great print quality out the box- Cons:* A little noisy* Flexible filaments can be difficult to get going