Sovol SV08 Core-XY 3D Printer Voron 2.4 Open Source, Max 700mm/s High Speed 3D Printers with 300℃ Clog-Free Hotend and Camera, Auto Leveling with 4 Independent Z Motors,Print Size 350x350x345 mm

I decided it was time to upgrade my positively geriatric and poorly-Frankensteined CR-10 with something a bit more modern and powerful, and while it's still early days, the SV08 has so far blown me away and is absoultely worthy of five stars in my opinion. It's not perfect, but perfection is difficult to gauge, and a bit subjective, for a 3D printer of this calibre and size at this price point. I'll try and explain. I'd say that the one-hour assembly time that Sovol states is optimistic at best unless you've already built an SV08 or another "mostly-assembled" CoreXY printer before. It took me a couple of hours, but I'd imagine prior knowledge of 3D printer assembly, a decent electric screwdriver and a good understanding of the manual will help to have this thing built in an hour or less. Overall it wasn't difficult at all, though there were some areas of the manual I didn't fully understand (unsure if it's the fault of the manual or the reader, probably the latter...), so I also consulted a video someone made going through the assembly process. Either way, once it was built, I was impressed by just how sturdy it felt. After the initial set up, an update of the firmware, and some calibration, the SV08 has already been giving me some excellent prints. For one thing, it's scary how fast this thing can move. Very very impressive stuff for someone coming from an old bed-slinger, to see just how quickly this thing can lay down material. I've not built anything massive yet, mainly just small items such as a case for a music player (pictured) but a 350x350x345mm build volume opens up the opportunity for some big prints. It's not quite as tall a build surface as my CR-10 was, but I'm happy to sacrifice 5cm on the Z axis for an extra 5cm on both the X and Y axes. I'd imagine this'd be a great printer for decor, storage, cosplay, all sorts of applications that call for some larger printers. I still have some dialling in to do for this printer. Prints aren't perfect yet - namely I'm encountering a lot of stringing between gaps and other such artefacts that can surely be eliminated with some tweaks to temperature, cooling and retraction settings, but in the meantime it's nothing that a bit of post-processing can't fix. A quiet 3D printer this is not! I will say that I don't hear anywhere near the amount of stepper motor whirring and whining that I heard with my CR-10, but that's possibly because the fans drown it all out. The mainboard cooling fan is small and loud and runs constantly, and the part cooling fans scream like a hairdryer while it's printing, but I'd imagine a solid door between you and the printer will surely help. I also hear that the enclosure kit you can buy for this helps some; I have it but haven't fitted it yet. Just keep in mind that out of the box this is not a quiet printer by any means. The beauty of a printer like this is that it's on the more barebones end of the 3D printer spectrum - it's derived from the Voron 2.4 and is mostly open source. And sure, the 2.4 has a bigger following, and Sovol surely had to make a few compromises to create the SV08 as a cheap and mass-producible version of it, but there's still a thriving community supporting this printer, providing fixes, upgrades and plenty of advice. For example I know that I'll be able to quieten down the printer significantly by replacing the fans, and I'll know exactly what to do because people have done it before and posted guides and 3D printable parts. Overall, I'd say that if you're looking for a big, fast, advanced printer on a budget, you can't go wrong with the SV08. You get a hell of a lot of printer for the price, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything better without spending two or three times as much. It's really impressive to see just how far 3D printing has come since I got my first printer in 2018, and while the SV08 isn't cutting-edge or objectively 'perfect' by any means, the fact that such a capable printer can be so inexpensive now, is truly mind-blowing to me.

This is my fourth 3d printer (an original SV01 was my first in October 2019 and I should have probably stuck with Sovol) and by far and away the best. The following is based on 110 hrs of printing with a longest print of 10hrs. I've have had one failed print and that was my fault (poor slicing choices) I've been printing with PLA, PLA+ and a little bit of TPU Positives; Build quality and easy of assembly Print quality (and bed adhesion - probably the single biggest issue I've had with all my other printers) Build volume Speed Klipper (if you've not used the Klipper Mainsail web interface you're missing out) The tolerances for print in place prints are spot on. Not so positives (I'm not calling them negatives as when compared to previous printer experiences they're relative minor) Moving from Cura to Orca Slicer and Klipper is a bit of a learning curve (but well worth it) Occasional printer hangs (fan error reported) during probing before printing has started (and a power cycle seems to clear them better than a firmware soft reset) Need to make some simple printer.cfg changes to sort a very annoying motherboard fan noise (constantly running at 100%) I do quite a lot of multicolour prints which require filament swaps and I've got to say the most problematic issue with the printer is filament swaps. Sometimes they load perfectly and sometimes I need three of four attempts to get the filament to load correctly). This isn't really a problem for single colour prints, but when it's part way through a print it's a concern trying not to disturb the toolhead position. Some people have added a little bit of PTFE tubing between the extruder and the top of the hotend but I've not tried this yet. As with all 3d printers getting it perfectly dialled in is a bit iterative, but the Z-offset and Gantry Levelling menu options help massively. My bed mesh has a range of 0.647 and is higher in the corners, so the first layer in the corners of large prints isn't perfect (it drags a tiny bit)

The good: Admittadly after a short time (so no comment about reliability) it is printing well and was straightforward to assemble. Despite the Youtube reviews, it is quiter than my K1 Max. The unbelieveably good: I paid £495! Had I known what the current prices are, I might just have bought 2. The not so good: You will need to buy a separate enclosure to print ABS etc. I have bought one (not particularly expensive) but not assembled it yet so I have only used PLA. I am in the process of building a Voron 2.4 so it will be interesting to see how the two compare but so far i am impressed.

Summary: Worked out of the box and was printing decent quality items the same day. The software is standard Orca Slicer and tweaked Klipper, so the manufacturer can't lock main features behind a paywall. Runs on your network and is opensource, they even provide the 3d files of the printer so you can print replacement/modified parts if you want. Sovol was smart and enlisted a few good content creators to make how-to videos, including setup and upgrades. I only have 24 hours of total print time and will update the review later if needed. Background: I started on a borrowed Monoprice MP Mini and learned a lot, especially about build volume and bed slingers. The Mini had ok print quality on most things, was slower, needed a micro SD card to get files to it, and had no way to check on prints remotely (prints fail, it happens but without having it close by you just don’t know if everything is ok). I am an IT person by trade, so anything that connects to my home network get severely locked down. I also have had far to many devices that stop working because the manufacturer decided not to support the web portion it needed even though the device still works great. My requirements: Needed larger build volume: 350mm x 350mm x 345mm vs 120mm x 120mm x 120mm Needed LAN connection: RJ45 (ethernet) and Wifi No Planned obsolescence: Open Source and upgradable with no internet required to work. Works without constant fiddling: I can send to Orca Slicer from thingiverse on my desktop and just print. Need remote monitoring: Has a webcam and connection to Orca Slicer. Simply print and watch it work from your desktop. Need a removable plate: PEI plate included Need option to print fast: 700mm/sec vs 55mm/sec After diving down the rabbit hole, I wanted to build a Voron but currently do not have the time or printer with a big enough build volume to print the parts needed. I looked at the other name brand printers, but ruled out most. The Sovol is like a Voron, but mostly put together. It took me a few hours with help from small curious onlookers to get it out of the box, setup, and printing (even though I overly complicated the setup). The directions are good and there are a number of Sovol sponsored videos showing tips and tricks to do a full setup. Once it was assembled and levelled, I connected it to its own vLAN on my network which had no internet (one of my big requirements). Then I downloaded and installed the latest Orca Slicer LTS build (an older version was on the included USB stick), plugged in the IP address of the printer (after creating a firewall rule because of the vLAN) and there it was. I used the “Open in Orca Slicer” option in Thingiverse (Printables has a button for Orca Slicer too), then hit the print button in Orca Slicer to send it remotely to the printer so it started printing and watched the printer auto level and start printing on the included web cam from the comfort of my office chair. No more walking to the basement where the printer is only to have forgotten the SD card. No more making 5 trips to see if the print is doing ok, just going back to Orca Slicer. The print quality was much better than the Monoprice and I could batch print things that were too big to fit one of one the Mini. Because it is so much easier to print and the prints look better, I use the Sovol printer far more. Future tinkering: I plan to enclose the Sovol, but can do that later because of the open source nature of the printer (they sell one or I can design my own). I plan to add a Bondtech INDX when they are out to give me a tool changer with Multi-Material (Looks pretty straight forward on the Sovol compared to other name brand printers). I plan to add fume exhaust with the enclosure, but again can wait until later. I was going to upgrade a whole bunch of things like the bed and leveling sensor, but the Sovol works good enough that I don’t have a reason too yet. The biggest benefit to me is that I CAN if I want and someone already has a video on how to do it which was probably sponsored by SOVOL. They want it to be your printer, not theirs that they are leasing you through software. Competitors: Prusa (top contender) - I really wanted an XL with a tool changer, but my pocketbook just laughed. Even a Prusa Core One or MK4s was almost twice the price. They are really nice and you get more features, but tinkering seems more difficult. Putting something like Bontechs upcoming INDX on a Core One would be interesting, but it will be a lot easier on the Sovol. Adding an enclosure to the Sovol is pretty easy, but would take tinkering to make it as good as the Core One. Also, software and parts seem a little more closed off, but again I would own a Prusa if Sovol didn’t make the SV-08. Bambu - Needs internet to use some of the main features and Bambu has automatically rolled out changes that ruffled a lot of feathers in the community. The printers look nice and are a great price if you are ok with being locked into the Bambu Ecosphere. The H2D looks amazing, but if their software stops working for some reason, so does your printer. The Sovol can be put on main line Klipper and already works with main line Orca Slicer. Voron 2.4 Kit - I just don’t have the time or budget right now. Maybe in a few years, but honestly I think starting with the Sovol and upgrading it is a better idea for people who don’t want the printer to be the hobby. The software and hardware are as open as you want, since you select and load everything. Creality, Anycubix, etc. - These all seemed to have similar issues with software and upgradability as Bambu (though not to the same extent). There are a lot of nice options and features on these, but I want to decide when I stop using the machine and how to make it better. Creality was a close contender behind Prusa, but again the Sovol just made more sense.

This is my first time buying a 3d printer, not exactly plug and play and need to tinker a bit. Quite happy with the purchase, although there was a hiccup during installation and there is defect here and there, the after sales service help me solve the issue and give me back partial refund while keeping the item

Der Sovol SV08 Basiert auf Dem Voron Community Projekt und Ubterstüzt die Weiterentwicklung dieses Projekts mit 2$ Pro Verkauftem SV08 was eine Sehr löbliche sache ist, da das nicht jeder Hersteller So Habdhabt wenn er sich bei Community Projekten „bedient“. Der Sovol SV08 ist mit einem CoreXY-Design, Klipper-Firmware und einem großen Bauraum ausgestattet – Merkmale, die bei 3D-Druck-Enthusiasten gut ankommen. Dieser Testbericht beleuchtet die wichtigsten Spezifikationen, Montage und Features des Geräts und gibt detaillierte Einblicke in Druckergebnisse sowie die Vor- und Nachteile. Unboxing und Montage Der Sovol SV08 kam sicher verpackt an und erfordert eine etwas längere Montagezeit im Vergleich zu typischen Bett-Schiebe-Druckern. Der Aufbau nimmt ungefähr eine Stunde in Anspruch. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die korrekte Verlegung der Kabel, da diese in engen Bereichen leicht beschädigt werden könnten. Nach der mechanischen Montage der Z-Aufzüge und des Portalrahmens erfolgt das Verbinden der Kabel. Dank klarer Anleitungen gestaltet sich der Aufbau jedoch unkompliziert. Wichtige Features CoreXY-System und Linearschienen Das CoreXY-Design des Sovol SV08 verleiht dem Drucker eine höhere Stabilität und Präzision bei schnellen Druckgeschwindigkeiten. Die Linearschienen an allen Achsen tragen zu einer flüssigen und exakten Bewegung bei, was sich positiv auf die Druckqualität auswirkt. 4 Unabhängige Z-Motoren Der Sovol SV08 verfügt über vier Z-Motoren, die an allen vier Ecken des Druckbettes angebracht sind. Diese Konfiguration gewährleistet eine perfekte Ausrichtung der Z-Achse, was insbesondere bei größeren Druckprojekten von Vorteil ist. Klipper-Firmware Die Verwendung der Klipper-Firmware ermöglicht eine verbesserte Druckgeschwindigkeit und bietet umfassende Steuerungsmöglichkeiten über das Webinterface. Mit Klipper lässt sich der Drucker aus der Ferne steuern, was vor allem für fortgeschrittene Anwender ein großes Plus darstellt. Bed Leveling und Kalibrierung Nach der Montage folgt der Prozess der automatischen Bettnivellierung. Hierbei wird das Bett auf 60°C aufgeheizt und anschließend das Z-Offset kalibriert. Die automatische Quad-Gantry-Level-Funktion sowie die Bett-Mesh-Kalibrierung tragen zu einem präzisen Druck bei. Dieser Prozess dauert nur wenige Minuten und erfordert keine manuelle Anpassung. Slicer Software: ORCA Der mitgelieferte ORCA-Slicer auf dem USB-Stick macht den Einstieg in den Druck einfach. Die vorkonfigurierten Druckerprofile sind gut abgestimmt, sodass ohne große Anpassungen direkt losgedruckt werden kann. Der Slicer bietet zudem automatische Baumstützen, die komplexe Modelle unterstützen. Testdrucke Der Sovol SV08 zeigt seine Stärke insbesondere bei detaillierten Druckmodellen. Verschiedene Testdrucke, wie ein Benchy-Modell in 12 Minuten, flexible Drucke sowie funktionale Objekte, wurden mit hoher Präzision und Stabilität gefertigt. Selbst bei anspruchsvollen Modellen wie dem Darth Vader oder dem Dragon Pot Planter zeigte der Drucker keine Schwächen. Insbesondere die Verwendung von Dual-Filamenten war ein Highlight und führte zu beeindruckenden Farbverläufen. Vergleich mit anderen 3D-Druckern Im Vergleich zu ähnlichen Modellen wie dem Creality K1, Two Trees SK1 oder Bambu Lab P1P bietet der Sovol SV08 eine größere Baugröße und einen umfangreichen Funktionsumfang. Für einen vergleichbaren Preis erhalten Anwender mehr Flexibilität und eine größere Druckfläche, was ihn besonders für größere Projekte attraktiv macht. Fazit und Zusammenfassung der Vor- und Nachteile Der Sovol SV08 überzeugt als vielseitiger und leistungsstarker CoreXY-Drucker, der sich sowohl für Einsteiger als auch fortgeschrittene Anwender eignet. Die solide Bauqualität, in Kombination mit der Klipper-Firmware und der umfassenden Funktionsausstattung, macht den Drucker zu einer hervorragenden Wahl in seiner Preisklasse. Vorteile: Hochwertige Linearschienen an allen Achsen Klipper-Firmware mit Fernzugriff Präzise und schnelle Drucke Großer Bauraum Automatische Kalibrierung Nachteile: Etwas kleine Benutzeroberfläche Lauter Lüfter Für Enthusiasten und Modder bietet der Sovol SV08 eine exzellente Grundlage für weitere Upgrades und Anpassungen, sei es durch das Hinzufügen von Gehäusen oder Touchscreens. Trotz kleinerer Schwächen stellt der Drucker eine starke Konkurrenz für teurere Modelle dar und bietet eine hervorragende Balance zwischen Preis und Leistung.

I loved this printer so much that I bought a second one. Not a good first printer, but for the experienced user it is fast and reliable. Update, today it refused to turn on? Lucky for me that I had 2. Dad thing is that the price has jumped $30. I still think they’re a great printer, I just won’t spend the extra $ plus tax to get another one.

I recently purchased the Sovol SV08 3D printer, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. This printer is a game-changer for anyone looking to get into 3D printing or upgrade their current setup. -This 3d printers runs incredibly fast and still has precise prints. I’ve been able to achieve speeds up to 700mm/s. -I love the generous 350 x 350 x 345 mm build plate, it's going to be perfect for any larger projects that I plan to do. I love that it gives me the flexibility to print a wide range of items rather just smaller knick-knacks. -Despite its size and complexity, the assembly process was honestly fairly straightforward. The instructions were clear, and I had it up and running in about an hour. PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS. I thought I was clever enough to assemble it without the directions because the design of the printer is very user friendly, but I kept putting the wrong length screws into the wrong locations, so please READ the instructions like I eventually did! LOL Other than that, it was super straight forward. -This 3d printer comes with auto bed leveling and the inclusion of a camera module and remote control capabilities are nice to have additions as well. -From what's been produced so far, the print quality is outstanding. I’ve printed with PLA, TPU, and the results have been consistently excellent. Overall, the Sovol SV08 is incredible value for its price. It’s build quality is top notch and feels very premium, but most importantly it's prints are top notch and does it very fast. Highly recommended for both beginners and experienced makers! 10/10 would recommend!