Conveyor belt 3D printer Review: Does this $600 IdeaFormer IR3 Conveyor belt 3D printer work?

00:00 Intro
01:28 Unboxing
01:50 Assemble & Setup
05:26 Test Print 1: Calibration Cube (Overture Black PLA)
06:09 Install and setup IdeaMaker Slicer
06:44 Test Print 2: Different attempts to print a 3D Benchy
08:42 Test Print 3: 700mm long sign (HatchBox Broze PLA)
10:13 Test Print 4: 480mm long Cargo ship (HatchBox White PLA)
11:27 Test Print 5: Continuous printing (HatchBox White PLA)
11:43 Pros
13:33 Cons
15:11 Suggestions to the manufacturer
16:41 Conclusion


Welcome back to Aurora Tech Channel. Starting this weekend, we are going to make a few videos on different belt printers and conveyor belt conversion kits for your regular 3D printer.

A high-end industrial belt printer like the Black Belt can cost $15,000, while a DIY open-source White Knight can cost you around $1500-$2000 to build. However, Naomi Wu and Creality launched the CR-30 or the 3D Print Mill back in 2020, which only cost around $1000, and this made the price of a belt printer thankfully more accessible. Since then, we have started to see some belt printers available for under $1000 in the market. Today, I will test out this IdeaFormer IR3 belt printer; the price of this printer is around $600. It’s a Core XY machine with linear rails on the X and Y axis, the Z-axis is a conveyor belt, and it has a print volume of 250x250 with the infinite Z-axis. The price and the specifications of this printer look pretty good to me, at least on paper. I would like to thank IdeaFormer for sending me this machine to review, and with that, let’s get started.


IdeaFormer IR3 Conveyor belt 3D printer

Buy from official website ($500 + ~$100 shipping)
https://bit.ly/3v4PPyR

* The people from IdeaFormer are super nice, but their broken website is not working great. If you are having issues ordering from their site, you may contact Kassi at [email protected]

MK8 Hotend adapter:
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Also download the modified fan duct which is extended 5mm for MK8 hotend:
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Firmware configuration files:
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Filaments and other 3D printing accessories used in this video:

Overture PLA filament:
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Hatchbox PLA filament:
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My3D OMG Extruder:
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