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Key Specs
Networking: Not Applicable
Printer Type: 3D Printer
General
Product Name: H-Series 3D Printer
Brand: Afinia
Display Screen: false
Model Number: H480
Dimensions
Product Height: 13.5 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Width: 9.25 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Depth: 10.24 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Weight: 11 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
Layer Thickness: 100 micrometers (The thickness of each individual layer produced by the printer.)
Nozzle Diameter: 0 millimeters
Filament Diameter: 1.75 millimeters
Certifications Listings & Approvals
EPEAT Qualified: false (The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) was designed to provide an environmental assessment tool for purchasers. In order to qualify for EPEAT, a product must meet all 23 required criteria.)
Features
Supported File Formats: STL
Build Platform Info
Build Platform Material: Aluminum
Heated Build Platform: true
Build Info
Compatible Build Material(s): PLA, ABS
Performance
Maximum Print Speed: 500 millimeters per hour
Number of Extruders: 1
Heated Chamber: false
Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts: 1 year limited
Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor: 1 year limited
Connectivity
Minimum System Requirements: PC: Windows XP, Vista (32- or 64-bit), 7, 8 or 8.1 (32- or 64-bit); Mac: OS 10.6 - 10.8; USB port
Other
UPC: 678621110028
Afinia H480 3D printer: This 3D printer comes fully assembled out of the box with easy-to-install software and lets you make creative 3D projects up to 5 inches cubed. Plus, all of the tools you need are included.
Single extruder prints 1 color or material at a time: The extruder melts filament (a thin string of plastic) and then deposits the molten material one layer at a time to build your 3D print. Filament sold separately.
5" x 5" x 5" maximum build volume: Provides enough space to create small-size objects or individual pieces of a larger object.
150 microns (0.15mm) minimum layer height: Extremely fine layers of filaments are stacked on top of each other to create your 3D print with a high-level of detail and incredibly smooth finish.
Heated platform to prevent your print from sticking: Also includes 3 perf boards to use as a printing surface.
Includes all the tools you need: Comes with a calibration tool, starter filament, filament hanger, nozzle and hex wrenches, gloves, putty knife, utility knife, pliers and tweezers.
USB 2.0 interface: Send your .stl file, a standard 3D file format, from your computer to the printer using the included USB cable, and once your print starts, you can disconnect from your computer without interrupting the job.
Compatible with a variety of operating systems: Including Windows XP, Vista 7 or 8, as well as select versions of Mac OS.
Uses 1.75mm ABS or PLA plastic filament: Available from many brands and in a range of colors.
Whats Included
Calibration tool, filament hanger
H-Series 3D Printer
Nozzle and hex wrenches, gloves
Owner's manual
Putty knife, utility knife, pliers, tweezers
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Industrial-looking printer with great print result
The price (currently $1,200) is middle of the range, but its quality is top-notch. This is a printer that can give you the accuracy and quality needed for your projects.
THE PRINTER
The Afinia H480 is a solid printer with an open and almost industrial robot feel to it. There are a couple of covers on it that have been 3D printed, which gave an initial impression of being a cheap printer, but the print quality has been the best and most accurate of all our printers tested.
It does require attaching a sensor during the process of leveling the bed. This step is a little more involved than other printers, but isn't difficult once you've done it a few times.
The filament runs up from a spool on the left side of the printer and loops back down to the extruder head. Loading and unloading filament and calibration is started from the software. The filament never jammed on us or got stuck in any parts, since it's such a clear and short run.
THE SOFTWARE
Afinia is available for both Mac and PC. The software is simple and gives you the basic move, scale and rotate features. You can adjust the print quality and the fill amount and pattern. Rafts and supports are available for prints with overhang and to help give you a nice, clean bottom surface.
PRINTING
The bed is a small, square board with holes in it to help the filament adhere. The holes do not need to be cleaned out between prints, and after a while, you'll have a board with filament filling most of the holes without any impact on future prints. Cleanup is simple since there is no glue to clean off the bed. I did use the scraper to clean off any excess material left after a print, and noticed that using a clean cloth and some alcohol to clean the board could help if the filament isn't sticking as nicely on some large flat prints.
Rafts on this printer come off very clean with the provided scraper. This will give you a nice clean surface. Supports are easy to remove, but may require a bit of time if a lot of them were used for your print.
OVERALL:
The Afinia H480 delivers high-quality and accurate prints. If you're looking to print parts and need them to fit together without requiring a lot of sanding to fit, this printer can handle it. If you don't need to print items larger than a 5-inch cube, you can get some really good, quality prints.
Pros:
-- Best quality prints of any printer we tested.
-- Heated bed for ABS.
-- Rafts and supports remove easily from printed objects.
Cons:
-- Small print bed.
-- Saw some lifting off the edge of large prints, without fine-tuning of the extruder nozzle height and cleaning the bed of all oils. With that, we still got a little lift, but it was manageable.
-- The industrial look and feel of the printer will not be for everyone.