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Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D Printer – Review The Specifications

Michael Bird 02 May 2021 3D Printer Reviews, 3D Printing Reviews, Reviews Leave a comment 11702 Views

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Table of Contents

  • About Voxelab
  • Voxelab Aquila Specifications
    • Features
  • Video of the Voxelab Aquila
  • Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer Review
  • Voxelab Aquila Quality
  • Voxelab Aquila Assembly
    • Installing the Z gantry
    • Installation of the Z-axis motor and rod
    • X axis installation and belt
    • Extruder installation
    • Installtion of X-axis Tensioner
    • Installing the gantry
    • Top bar and screen install
    • Spool holder
    • Connecting up the wires
    • The Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer Assembled
  • Voxelab Aquila 3D Prints
    • Printception Small Vase
    • Amazon Echo Dots
  • Aquila 3D Printer – The Good Points
  • Aquila 3D Printer – The Bad Points
  • Where to buy The Aquila 3D Printer
  • Voxelab Aquila Conclusion
    • VOXELAB Aquila 3D Printer, DIY FDM All Metal 3D Printers Kit with Removable Carborundum Glass Platform, Resume Printing Function, Print Size 220x220x250mm (Black)
      • Features
    • Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer with Removable Build Surface Plate,Fully Open Source and Resume printing fuction Build Volume 220x220x250mm
      • Features

A new name to the 3D printing industry is a company called Voxelab, however, their history isn’t new. They are a sub-brand of Flashforge! Here we introduce the Voxelab Aquila. A budget FDM 3D printer that looks to be on par with the Ender 3 V2. Read on to find out more about it. Also to see my review of the Voxelab resin 3D printer.

About Voxelab

Voxelab is one of the professional 3D printing equipment, materials, R&D and manufacturing enterprises in China. They are the sub-brand of Zhejiang Flashforge3D Technology Co., Ltd. They focus on the design, research, production of resin 3D printers and 3D printing-related products. In addition, consisting of professional engineers and experienced customer service team and 300+ passionate employees.

Voxelab 3D printers can be used in a wide range of industries around the world, such as education, jewellery, medical, dental, in the family or other fields. As a continuous and fast-growing technology company, they keep striving their best to offer you quality products and excellent service to meet your expectations.

Voxelab Aquila Specifications

Number of nozzles1Layer Thickness0.1 – 0.4mm
Nozzle diameter0.4Print size220 * 220 * 250mm
XY Axis precision+0.2mmInput voltageAC 115/23V 50/60HZ
Compatible slicing softwareCura/S3D/VoxelmakerOutput voltageDC 24V
Language switchEN/CNTotal power350W
File formatSTL/OBJ/AMFFilament1.75mm PLA
Hotbed Temperature<100°CWorking modeMemory Card Offline Printing/Online Printing
Resume Printing functionYesNozzle Temperature<250°C
Computer Operating systemWin 7/10 / MAC OSPrint speed<180mm/s 30-60mm/s normally

Features

Some of the main features of the Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D printer are as follows:

  • All Metal Body
  • High Precision Printing
  • Carbon Crystal Silicon Glass Platform
  • Resume Printing
  • Fast heating in 5 minutes
  • Ultra Silent printing
  • Easy to operate
  • Colour screen with rotary knob
  • Print size of 220 x 220 x 250mm

Other additions include X & Y axis adjusters to help quickly tighten the belts as well as integrated wires to avoid potential safety hazards!

aquila adjusters
fast heating
resume printing
v profile pulley
Voxelab colour screen

Video of the Voxelab Aquila

Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer Review

I have finally got my hands on the Voxelab Aquila 3D printer! After owning the Voxelab Proxima resin 3D printer which produces outstanding prints, I was intrigued to see if their FDM can do the same. You can check the full specs of the printer here. Read on to find out more from unboxing to printing.

The Voxelab Aquila 3D printer came packaged in the usual sturdy box, with some cool star tape to secure it all. Inside, you have the dense foam to protect all parts and avoid movement during transit. Each piece has its own space, ensuring it is all snug. A splendid start! Upon taking out all the contents of the Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D printer, we get the following:

The printer partsSD card and USB readerCable ties
Power cableInstructionsSpare nozzle
ToolsRed transparent filament sampleFixings & spares
Voxelab Aquila packaging
Voxelab Aquila packaging
Voxelab Aquila packaging
Voxelab Aquila packaging
Contents
Clear labelling

Voxelab Aquila Quality

The quality of the parts for the Voxelab Aquila is great. The same as what you would get with Creality, Anycubic, etc. There are no 3D printed parts and the plastic parts of the machine are blow moulded. The build plate is glass and is textured to help hold your prints down, and then when cooled, should just pop off. The screen is vibrant and responsive to the jog wheel. It’s a shame Voxelab didn’t use a touch screen with this. The interface would be ideal for a touchscreen! The overall machine feels and looks great! The quality doesn’t stop there though. All the parts are clearly labelled too, which certainly helps when coming to put together!

Voxelab Aquila Assembly

Let’s get the Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D printer put together step by step.

Installing the Z gantry

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Installation of the Z-axis motor and rod

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X axis installation and belt

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Extruder installation

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Installtion of X-axis Tensioner

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Installing the gantry

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Top bar and screen install

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Spool holder

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Connecting up the wires

Step 9 wiring

The Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer Assembled

Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D Printer complete

Voxelab Aquila 3D Prints

As with all 3D printers I get, I always start with the pre-sliced files that come on the SD card. With the Voxelab Aquila FDM 3D printer, it has 4 pre-sliced files for testing. These are a test model, rotation nut, a test hook and a toolbox. I printed the first 3 models as they are fairly small and don’t take hours to print! Although I didn’t use the sample filament that came with the Aquila, I had some 3DQF Regal Purple PLA I wanted to use up.

The test model did a fairly superb job, despite some slight warping. Just needed to re-adjust my print bed higher for that corner. Some great test prints straight off the SD card here from the Voxelab Aquila!

Test print
Test print
Test print
Test hook
Test hook
Rotation nut
Rotation nut
Rotation nut

Printception Small Vase

I’ve seen some prints of nozzles with filament coming out of them, but like super-sized! I was keen to find this to print, and I did! The model is called the Printception vase by Devin Montes from Make Anything, and printing this on the Voxelab Aquila 3D Printer, it came out flawless! Link to the STL is here. I printed this with a 0.2 layer height! The filament used for this model was Giantarm Gradient PLA and Longsell Silk Dark Champagne Gold PLA.

Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Voxelab big nozzle 3d print
Printception vase
Printception vase
Printception vase

Amazon Echo Dots

Owning several Amazon Echo Dots around the house, I wanted to display differently rather than them just sitting there. They serve a function so deserved to be noticed! I found this Amazon Echo Dot stand on Thingiverse, which looked ideal. I also wanted to print in 2 colours for the base and the hand, so I used a pause script within my S3D so I can change filament partway through.

Needing to pause at layer 113 in order for me to change the filament, this is the script I used in S3D. More info on this script can be found here.

{REPLACE “\n; layer 113, Z = ” “; layer 113\nG28 Y0 X0\nM300\nM25\nG92 E0\nG28 Y0 X0\n; layer 113 “}

This works successfully as the pictures do show! The filament used for this model was Giantarm Silk Black PLA and Longsell Silk Dark Champagne Gold PLA. I printed another using Noulei Silk Silver PLA for the hand this time.

FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer
FDM 3d printer

Aquila 3D Printer – The Good Points

This printer is just solid. Straight out of the box and built, I have been able to print without any issues. The screen is big and bright; the printing is silent and with the addition of belt tensioners; you have all that you pretty much need! The housing for the extruder is just 1 screw, which is easily accessed at the back, and this just pops off giving you full access to the hotend. It has a simple and easy navigation screen which is bigger than usual so great on the eye. The quality of the packing and the labelled parts is also a brilliant touch!

Aquila 3D Printer – The Bad Points

There are no real bad bits to the Voxelab Aquila 3D printer, however, let’s just say improvements! The screen’s interface appears to geared towards a touchscreen, but it’s not a touchscreen, unfortunately. This would be a great upgrade having a touchscreen as it would make navigation more seamless and be keeping up with the technology! The ends of the bolts from the belt tensioners do stick out and they do have a sharp edge on them, so just be wary you don’t get yourself caught on them.

As with most FDM 3D printers, it’s the fan noise. The Voxelab Aquila has silent stepper drivers which are great, but it’s just the fan noise which is a bugbear. Hopefully one day, manufacturers will start using silent fans! There is no doubt you can easily upgrade the fans for a more silent operation.

Where to buy The Aquila 3D Printer

The Voxelab Aquila 3D printer can be bought directly from Voxelab for an outstanding price of just $179! However, if you want the ease of Amazon, it’s available here for just £199!

Voxelab Aquila Conclusion

To sum up, if you are looking for a 3D printer on a budget, get this! It is very similar in looks to the Ender 3 V, but without the higher cost. The prints that have come off this printer have been outstanding! Just the odd few things I would change, but this is more to enhance than solve any problems (of which I have had none). I have yet to try other filaments with this, but there is no doubt I will not have any issues in doing this and I can see this being my main go to 3D printer from now on!

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Features

  • 【Integrated Structure Design】Easy to assemble and maintain with integrated structure and modular design. All lines are concealed in the machine. It’s more convenient and safer for you to operate.
  • 【Resume Printing Function】The machine can automatically resume printing when power comes on. It won’t print from scratch once meeting filament breakage, saving time and avoiding waste.
  • 【Semi-Assembled Kit】This easy-to-setup kit comes partially assembled, enabling you to learn about the basic construction of 3D printers as you finish putting it together.
  • 【Removable Build Surface Plate】Auqila uses carborundum glass platform, enables the building platform heat up in 5 minutes and prints adhere better without the warping. Ultra smoothness even on the first layer.
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Features

  • 【Rapid Heating Bed】The carbon crystal silicon glass plate provides a strong adhesion,so the printing model will not easily become warped, so users can realize quick manual mold taking
  • 【Resume Printing Function】The Aquila can resume printing after power outage or any other unexpected stoppage,save time and filaments
  • 【Fully Open Source】Aquila is a straight forward BD printer based on open source technology. It allows for flexible upgrades and various modifications. Meanwhile, you are able to choose your favorite software as VoxelPrint, Cura and more
  • 【Silent to Print】Aquila equipped with super quiet printing designing, the sound of operation is 50 decibels, provide a quiet printing experience for colleague and family!
  • 【Warranty and Service】Voxelab provides Lifetime technical support and a one-year warranty.Any questions regarding product operation please feel free to contact us
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Installation95%
Quality100%
Usability90%
Summary

The Voxelab Aquila is a solid printer. I was getting flawless prints straight away without having to change anything. Very impressive! Sold at an excellent price point, and also being part of the Flashforge brand, you know you are buying something of good quality.

Final Score 96%9.6
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Posted by : Michael Bird
A Techy, Foodie and Salsa dancer! Started 3D printing since 2017 and it has just grown from there! I now own approx 10 printers, which is forever growing! I love this technology!
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