Creality K1C 3D Printer, 600mm/s Fast Speed Auto Leveling 3D Printers with AI Camera for 300°C Printing, Switchable Silent Mode Reliable Carbon Fiber 3D Printing 220 * 220 * 250mm

Why am I using a glue stick in 2024… for PLA, of all things?It was about at this point that I started to feel regret at selecting the Creality K1C. My printer was also missing the spool holder, though I’m using a filament dryer while I’m waiting for Creality support to send me a replacement part.The packaging, unboxing, and assembly experience is way different than the only other Creality FDM printer I’ve had before (an Ender 3 S1). The box is beefy, with large foam blocks. Remove three bed screws, connect and mount the screen, put the door handle on, flip the voltage switch, and that’s about it. Everything was ready to go within 10 minutes of unboxing (except for the missing spool holder). The air filter is pretty ineffective. Build quality is pretty good – the unit is handsome, solid, and fairly efficient from an exterior dimension vs. interior dimension standpoint. That said, the printer is WAY smaller and lighter than my QIDI i-fast. More on that in a minute.The filament tube arrangement isn’t my favorite, but loading and unloading filament is still pretty straightforward. The initial input shaper calibration and bed mesh measurement takes a while (10 minutes, maybe?). Almost ready to print… and that’s when I notice the smooth print sheet. Ugh. They recommend the use of a glue stick, ffs (and they include one in the box, like it’s 2014). I immediately ordered the “B Plate”, which is a textured PEI sheet. I tried the included sheet and had some adhesion problems, as you might expect. Glue, slowing the first couple layers way down, or a combination of both resolved any issues. I don’t really think that’s why you spend the money on this printer, though. Get the “B Plate”. It’s under $25, solves these problems, and it should have been included with the printer in the first place.As far as printing goes, I should mention that my first print was straight off of the included gcode files on the printer. I tried to print a top bracket. Just to get the printer set up, I put it on a standing desk that used to hold an Ender 3 S1. Big mistake. The acceleration and speeds were cranked so high on that print that the job failed about 70% in, when the print popped off of the plate. Maybe it was an adhesion issue. Maybe it was just a matter of how violently the printer was thrashing around. I moved the printer to the floor for all subsequent prints, and it dealt a bit better with the forces. I’ve found that I feel a bit more secure about the print job if I have the first few layers set to half speed. Maybe I’ll feel differently when I get a high mass, super rigid table/rack for this printer. As it is, I feel like the acceleration is maybe a but more than the printer’s mass can effectively deal with. I wish there was an option to bolt the printer down.Print quality is impressive. The part cooling is the best STOCK solution I’ve seen on a printer yet. Bridge performance is great. Print quality is better than my QIDI i-fast, and I consider that printer to be quite good. Regular vs. regular, I find the K1C’s output to be better than my Prusa, too. I turned down some the acceleration values in Orca a bit (reduced by about 20%). I’ll gradually bring them up as my understanding and confidence grow – and when I get a table solution that can tolerate the forces involved. I’ve used various types of PLA, ABS, and PETG so far. As long as you have the right build plate, all of the materials have worked great.UPDATE: I tried using the newest Creality Slicer, and it's great. I'd avoided it because I wasn't aware that they'd moved away from Cura. Guess what? Everything I like in OrcaSlicer, but with direct printer control and monitoring. If it's an Orca fork, I'm sure it won't be updated as frequently, but I don't see where that's a downside in my use cases.I wasn’t really sure what printer I was going to get next. I had narrowed it down to the Bambu P1S and the Creality K1C. In the end, I decided that I don’t really want to buy any more bedslingers, but I wasn’t ready to spend the money on a Bambu X1. With the K1C, I no longer have to send everything difficult or time-sensitive to my i-fast. Assuming the parts can print in 220mm, I have a second printer where I can print high quality parts without compromises. Aside from the lack of the textured plate, I don’t regret spending the $600 on the K1C. The fact that the printer is now about $100 less only makes it that much better a deal. Highly Recommended

This is my first FDM printer. Its had a few problems but that was mostly related to my inexperience and laziness in the slicer. I love this thing. The prints are a decent quality and it's not that hard to use. I was always scared to give my resin prints to my kids(the stuff is super toxic and sometimes has a gooey center) so it's nice to be able to print a quick trinket for them every now and then and not worry about memorizing the number for poison control.Not great for tiny details (printing minis and statuettes) but you shouldn't be expecting that out of an FDM printer anyway. Printed a cool pirate ship and a dragon head and some stuff I needed around the house. It sparks joy.

I upgraded to the K1C from an Ender 3 after years of dealing with manual leveling, slower speeds, and the constant tweaking that comes with budget 3D printers. I had my eye on a Bambu Labs printer, but the price was just out of reach—so I decided to give the K1C a shot. I'm really glad I did.This thing is a beast. I've done over 200 prints so far, using a variety of filaments including TPU, PETG, PLA, and a few others. It handles them all like a champ. The self-leveling feature is a huge time saver and has worked flawlessly for me. No more spending ages trying to get that perfect first layer manually.Filament changes are quick and easy, which is great when you’re doing multiple colors or swapping materials. I also appreciate that it works seamlessly with ORCA slicer, which gives me a lot of control over my print settings.Build quality feels solid, and print quality is consistently excellent once you dial in your settings. It’s fast, reliable, and honestly, a joy to use. This feels like a major step up from the Ender 3, and while it’s not quite a Bambu Labs machine, it gets surprisingly close for a fraction of the price.Overall, I’m extremely happy with the K1C. If you’re looking for a powerful, affordable upgrade that can handle a wide range of materials with ease, this printer is a fantastic choice.

The Creality K1C works out of the box with a simple setup. This was an upgrade from my 5 year old Ender 3. A friend of mine talked me into it after I started to give up on 3d printing altogether. The K1C is a testament to how quickly the technology has improved in a relatively short amount of time. I didn't mess around, I used the included sample filament for some test prints and moved directly into PLA-CF filament. It's super fast and the quality of the prints beat my Ender 3 on the highest quality setting. I couldn't be happier!

This printer has had nothing but issues.. Reach out for support. all they do is ask the same questions over and over then send you parts that you have to install on your own and even after doing so the issue still persist. This printer came straight out of the box with an issue that prevented printing from even happening because of loose or bad connections, and its such a known issue they have a forum that tells you exactly which wire needs to be fixed and how to do it. I would highly recommend staying away from this printer and Creality in a whole. I am highly disappointed with how this has happened. and to top it off they keep "troubleshooting" and sending you parts while taking forever to respond to the point that the return window passes so you get stuck with a printer that half way works

After unboxing and a quick setup I was blown away with the quality of the first test run. Speed and final print quality and operational noise was an expectation I didn't think was at first going to be met but after a few prints I can honestly say Creality did a very nice job producing this. Quiet, fast and highly dependable printer which exceeded my expectations. One won't be disappointed by purchasing this printer.