TEVO NEREUS 3D Pinter 1012

Bought the autobed leveling version - biggest waste of money.No instructions for the auto bed level. They throw it in a bag with fittings that don't even fit the hotend.There's no place to even plug the cable in for the autobed level sensor either.I can't believe they even offer this as an option! Now I've spent the extra money on a paper weight for my new printer..

The autoleveling does not work! The install guide shown in the linked video shows setup using a different set of firmware being used, but there is no trace of the firmware online Where is auto leveling firmware for the auto leveling version? Also, the linked video does not contain explanation of what is going on and is hard to follow. There should be a written instruction guide.

The media could not be loaded.  This is my first 3D printer, and I think this is a good first machine for someone with a moderate level of experience working with their hands, working with computers, and appears to have the potential for more advanced users. It took me about 2 hours from box to first test print. Since then, I've printed several pre-designed items, and designed some parts to fix some broken items in my house - cost me time, but saved me the hassle of returning an item and I learned a lot along the way. There is something extremely satisfying about being able to make real things that are precisely made, and this printer really does enable that to be possible.I don't love the software that came with the machine, and haven't been able to print directly from the computer to the printer, but the software does a good job creating gcode, and then can be printed very easily from the sd card on the printer directly. The interface on the printer is intuitive, and I'm confident I'm going to get really good experience with 3d design and printing with this machine. I wish the documentation were better, and the community doesn't seem all that active - but I'll eventually figure out how to print directly from the computer. I was able to connect my phone to the printer via wifi, but I don't really see the benefit of this at this time, so I'll explore this further in the future.Bottom line is - although it isn't cheap, I think this makes for a good entry level 3d printer, and I'm really happy with the purchase.

I really wanted to like this printer. However this first one I got kept clogging and under extruding. I replaced the PTFE tube, the nozzle and adjusted the spring tension for the filament feed. But it still didn't work well. I replaced it and the next printed ok, but the build plate was so warped that I couldn't get anything to stick in the middle of the build plate. I emailed Tevo about this and the fact that the wifi feature is a joke. I'll let you know if they ever contact me. Another thing is there is no slicer software or specs to help dial it in. Cura is simple and I adjusted it from there but it would have been nice if they atleast had some starting specs and tips. This isn't my first 3D printer but this would still be helpful. Lastly the auto level. Nothing to guide you on this either. I googled and found some of the info I needed only to find out it onle levels the first corner and it is an indyctive sensor and is finicky. For the money I would expect a much better product. I am returning this one and going to a different brand.

I just got this printer in today, and after a morning and part of an afternoon setting it up, it works!I do want to help others who are buying this, so here is my lengthy, though very helpful hints!I read the reviews on here before I bought the printer, so I knew what I was getting in to with the auto leveler, so I went into that with a trouble shooting mindset! I watched the Tevo youtube video about installing the auto leveler, and I really wish they would have done a better job with that, as it answers some questions, and leaves a lot of questions. The firmware is linked from the Tevo website to a 'github' file page. The firmware is also saved as a .rar file, and which is annoying since zip files don't usually require downloading special unzip software...Once you install the firmware, the motors are going to be reversed. I am guessing it's firmware for a similar machine? At any rate, I just rewired the motors using a youtube video about rewiring stepper motors (swap the outside wires and swap the inside wires). You can do that in slicer software through PID settings, but I haven't got this printer hooked up to the computer yet, and I wanted to print from SD card...Next, you have to get the sensor calibrated, and the video from Tevo was very breif on this part, noting ONLY that the pot on top of the sensor makes the sensor trip closer or further away when screwed one way or the other. What I had to do, since there is no longer a manual way to do the calibration in the system, and the pot on the sensor is very sensitive, so a 1/16 turn makes the sensor actuate 1 to 2 mm closer or further, was to screw it in and out, and then run an auto calibration, followed by manually sticking a paper under the nozle at it's lowest z-axis point at the usual manual calibration points at the 4 corners of the build plate. You then need to adjust the sensor pot again if it is off, and do that over and over until the peice of paper goes under the nozzle with a small bit of resistance at all 4 corners. Needless to say, this was time consuming endeavor! Everything has to be perfectly level and set before your prints are going to turn out, so you HAVE TO DO THIS.Once I got it set perfectly, now the auto level works great, and things are printing fine. The auto leveling ads probably 75% more set up time to this printer, at least for someone new to this, even with the video from Tevo showing how to do this. I will say though, now that it works well, I think it will save me a lot of time down the road as long as the sensor doesn't go out of calibration.