Raise3d N1 Review

So we have had access to a Raise3D N1 printer for the last year, so I figured now would be a good time to provide a review of this printer.

Basically a more rugged version of the Ultimaker, Designed to be run continuously (and it can), I have been using this at work to print out 2000 brackets for a project, as well as now bodies for sensors. This printer has almost run non-stop 24/7 for 300 days (not quite non-stop for the year yet) and the following bits have had to be replaced:-

Warranty items:

Actually only one item - this was the LCD module, which completely failed (the start of this was a few occurrences of crashing and then a memory dump, which eventually led to a complete crash - Something that the UK distributor had never seen, and an issue Raise had yet to have with the N1 (After issues of waiting 10 days for the first screen, then receiving this to find that Raise had sent from China a new screen for the N2, therefore had to wait a further 10 days for another screen,) everything was back up and working again easily.

Items that wear out:

Main items to wear out have been the thermo couples, and heating elements, overall everything is easy to maintain and replace, just remember to make sure everything is tight and it will continue to be accurate.

The printer has a levelling system that is manual, but walks you through it, so you do not have to set anything in software, just merely use a feeler gauge to adjust the screws on the build plate. One thing that is noticable is that the build plate to be level is at quite an angle (looks like its drooping abit), however can get really level.

Oh its also dual extruder, but have yet to use the second extruder.