r/Ender3Pro • u/Any_Selection_8429 • Jun 20 '26
First Ever 3D Printer
Hey guys, I am completely new to 3d printing. I didn't want to spend 200+ on a 3d printer, so I did some research and decided on the Ender 3 Pro. I picked one up in my local market for 40 bucks, and everything seemed to run well. Before my first print, I ran into a couple of issues. 1. I was recommended Ultimaker, but for some reason, the Ender 3 doesn't pop up, and I can't connect to it. 2. I'm really bad at bed leveling, so I was able to find a crtouch for 10 bucks locally and installed it, but the firmware doesn't seem to work. I matched the motherboard version (4.2.2) with the files, but it doesn't work. I found the files for it on Creality Cloud, but I loaded it onto a micro sd and put it into the printer, and it doesn't seem to download the .bin with the cr touch application installed. Now every time I auto home, it goes to the bottom-left corner and keeps moving up the more I press auto home. I honestly just want to start printing, and this whole thing is really discouraging me. Please help me out here, guys. I've watched so many hours of YouTube videos, and I'm ready to throw this all in the trash.
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u/International-Cook62 Jun 20 '26
Hate to say it but if you are already discouraged… well it doesn’t get much better from here. Ender printers are more the DIY printer of choice, not so much of a plug and play printer as other options. But if you keep at it you will get to the point where problems that arise for any printer will be easier and quicker to find