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ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER ALL ENDER 3 MODELS REQUIRE ASSEMBLY.  THIS IS COMMON
WITH MANY 3D PRINTERS, REGARDLESS OF BRAND.  CREALITY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS
FOR BUILDING THE ENDER 3, AND THE PRINTER MAY BE BUILT WITHIN AN HOUR.
HOWEVER, BEFORE ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER, I SUGGEST RESEARCHING VIDEOS
ONLINE, AS THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ARE NOT COMPREHENSIVE.  ONCE I
FINISHED THE BUILD OF MY ENDER 3, I WAS NERVOUS.  DID I DO EVERYTHING
RIGHT?  THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT LEVEL THE PRINT BED AND PRINT
SOMETHING.  FIRST PRINT AND CALIBRATION CREALITY PROVIDES A SMALL AMOUNT OF
PLA FILAMENT AND A MICROSD CARD WITH FILES THAT YOU CAN USE TO PRINT YOUR
FIRST PROJECT.  IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME USING A 3D PRINTER, I RECOMMEND
USING THE PROVIDED PLA FILAMENT AND PRINTING ONE OF THE TEST FILES, AS
THESE CAN HELP YOU CALIBRATE OR FINE TUNE YOUR PRINTER.  FINE TUNING THE
PRINTER MAY REQUIRE RESEARCH VIA ONLINE FORUMS AND VIDEOS.  SOME OF THE
MOST COMMON ISSUES FOR A FIRST TIME PRINT MAY INVOLVE BELT TENSION AND THE
SPACING OF THE NOZZLE FROM THE PRINT BED.  FOR THOSE ACCUSTOMED TO INSTANT
GRATIFICATION, THIS IS WHEN YOU MIGHT FEEL DISCOURAGED WITH 3D PRINTING
WITH THE ENDER 3 AND OTHER 3D PRINTERS.  I NEEDED TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF
WITH THE BUILD AND TUNING PROCESSES BEFORE I COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND AND
FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE PRINTER ITSELF.  3D PRINTERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
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