Creality Sermoon V1 Pro 3D Printer

3D Printing and modelling technology is behind many modern innovations and industries, so it’s no surprise that keen-minded educators and parents have introduced children and students to its wonders. Besides being utterly mesmerizing to watch, 3D Printing has fantastic potential for expanding creativity, teaching 3-dimensional awareness and could bring life to many classroom projects. However, 3D Printers are mechanical and sometimes cranky devices that cause a few concerns in a classroom setting or around smaller children. That’s why Creality valiantly designed the Sermoon V1 Pro 3D Printer for the easiest and safest experience possible so that parents and educators can enjoy the magic of 3D Printing without worry.

The Sermoon V1 Pro accumulates some great Creality self-developed features into a fully enclosed and hardy design, including the Sprite Direct Drive Extruder and Flexible PEI Magnetic Spring Steel Sheet. 3D Printers typically involve assembling and much tweaking to get the best first print, but the Sermoon V1 Pro boasts how this ready-assembled printer can print right after unpackaging with an intuitive touchscreen interface to take you through each step. We were naturally sceptical about the claim of an already factory levelled bed, but thankfully the user interface includes an “Auto-leveling” option that takes you through inevitably re-levelling your bed for printing. We found the Sermoon V1 Pro is best for printing PLA Filaments with maximums of only 250°C nozzle and 80°C bed temperatures. However, its full enclosure does make printing ABS Filament possible. The Sermoon V1 Pro has a few clever design tricks and safety features that are worth exploring if you are looking for the ideal place and print printer.

What Special Features Make the Sermoon V1 Pro the Perfect Classroom Printer?

With such a sleek design and a core focus on producing a 3D Printer that not only prints good, but looks damn good too, you may have noticed that some of the features aren’t quite as obvious as you might have experienced with other models. However, this certainly doesn’t mean that the Sermoon V1 Pro lacks in features and is in fact packed to the brim with a whole suite of awesome features that all focus on either great print quality, excellent value for money, or a streamlined and enjoyable user experience. As such, let’s take a closer look at some of these features, and how they will affect your time spent with this stylish and powerful machine.

• “Sprite” Direct Drive Extruder – Newly developed by Creality themselves, the Sprite Direct Drive Extruder reaches up to 250°C and its interesting dual-gear design is perfect for printing PLA, ABS, PETG, and various flexible filaments like TPU. Feeding with up to 80N force, this extruder minimalizes the distance your filament must travel to the hotend. Loading new 3D filament becomes pain-free and the extruder’s extra control brings cleaner print results. The main standout difference between the Sprite and other Creality extruders is the heatsink, which integrates into the mounting plate, allowing the cooling fan to blow completely through the heatsink. Creality claims this change significantly reduces the chances of clogging, leaving you to enjoy 3D printing issue free.
• Fully-Enclosed with Safe and Convenient Features – The Sermoon V1 Pro is a small yet solid 3D Printer with all the hot bits safely inside a full enclosure away from wandering hands. Printer Enclosures are typically used to control ambient temperatures during printing, making it possible to print tougher filaments like ABS. This enclosure is fitted with LED lighting for you to watch the print go through clear side and top windows. The Sermoon V1 Pro also includes a remote monitoring camera and open-door detection that automatically pauses the print when the door is opened. A pull-out filament holder and easy feeder hole also make loading new filament a breeze. These simple additions make all the difference for user convenience and safety in a classroom setting and around children.
• 32bit Silent Motherboard & WiFi Module – Noisy 3D Printers are fast becoming a thing of the past for Creality and the Sermoon V1 Pro takes full advantage of this to create the perfect work side printer. The Sermoon V1 Pro is powered by a 32-bit motherboard equipped with TMC Ultra-Silent stepper motor drivers. This means the Sermoon V1 Pro is not only incredibly quiet but also benefits from increased stability and reduced lag rate. The motherboard is also designed to accommodate an internal WiFi module as well as SD cards for transferring your print files and pressing start. Wireless connectivity is a large part of today's society and while the Sermoon V1 Pro can’t post to social media for you (yet), it is possible to slice, control, and start prints remotely using the Creality Cloud App.
• Flexible PEI Magnetic Spring Steel Plate – For this enclosed 3D Printer, a removable flexible print surface was a must. Flexible build plates bring a new level of convenience to your 3D Printing experience, eliminating any need to shovel your 3D Prints off the bed as it often feels like when using a scraper. You can simply remove the spring steel sheet from the printer and flex it to “pop” your print easily off. Moreover, this PEI print surface is proven to be extremely effective at bed adhesion for PLA, PETG and ABS. If you begin to find scrapes and scratches are interfering with your printing, simply flip the sheet over to double its lifespan.

For Makers looking for a small fully assembled 3D Printer that is a fantastic easy introduction to the world of 3D Printing, the Sermoon V1 3D Printer is really a wonderful choice. We agree with most Makers that 3D Printing is very rarely “hassle-free” and it is always best to approach this hobby ready for a learning curve. The Sermoon V1 Pro features a lot of quality modern components to maximise user experience and quality. However, if you ever find yourself stuck, we highly recommend you join in with our online DIY Community who are always keen to help.

Typical Applications for the Creality Sermoon V1 Pro 3D Printer:

Admittedly at first glance, we were rather sceptical about the Creality Sermoon V1 Pro as it seemed too good to be true. We agree with most Makers that 3D Printing is very rarely “hassle-free” and it is always best to approach this hobby ready for a learning curve. That said, we were pleasantly surprised at how much the Sermoon V1 Pro works to provide the user with as much convenience as possible.

The Sermoon V1 Pro is a small printer with standard capabilities compared to other truly impressive printers from Creality such as the Ender 3 S1 Pro. However, we believe this will make a great 3D Printer for those introducing others to 3D printing or using the printer in an educational setting. With no need for assembly, the Sermoon V1 Pro kick starts you into printing nearly straight away! Of course, we recommend navigating to the “Auto Levelling” option on the interface to go through the steps of releveling your print bed before printing. Although Creality claims the printer arrives factory levelled, the fact is the transportation over seas and then to your doorstep very easily wobbled the nozzle alignment. You will be prompted to test the level of 5 positions on the print bed using a piece of paper before saving these levelling settings and merrily continuing to your first print.

The Sermoon V1 Pro has a fair amount of advantages with the new Sprite Direct Drive Extruder and Flexible PEI Magnetic Spring Steel Sheet. 3D Printers typically involve assembling and much tweaking to get the best first print, but the Sermoon V1 Pro boasts how this ready-assembled printer can print right after unpackaging with an intuitive touchscreen interface to take you through each step. We found the Sermoon V1 Pro is best for printing PLA Filaments with maximums of only 250°C nozzle and 80°C bed temperatures. However, its full enclosure does make printing ABS Filament possible with some trial and error. The Sermoon V1 Pro has a few clever design tricks and safety features we listed above that make it the ideal place and print printer for Makers looking for a simple safe and fun 3D Printer.

For a second opinion of the Sermoon V1 Pro 3D Printer, we recommend this Onboxing and Review video from Rate My Funeral on Youtbe, who test prints and shares his first impressions:

Although Creality 3D have been working within the industry since 2014, their addition of the Creality CR-10 series is what really catapulted them to the front line of competition, as it offered substantially better quality compared to other 3D printers – while simultaneously reducing the cost and complexities of the machines.

The quality of Creality’s 3D Printers and accessories shows through in their market history, with the brand selling around 3000 printers in their first year on the market, followed by about 10,000 sales over the next year. Now, Creality easily sells around 30,000 or more 3D printers each year, with sales continuously rising as they bring out more models. These are impressive numbers when considering the fact that they entered the industry as unknown competitors, quickly rising through the ranks and now even competing with Wanhao and similar top brands.

If you are looking for excellent 3D Printers that offer affordability without compromising on quality, Creality 3D is certainly a brand that you should take note of. From the basic Creality Ender 2 all the way up to the large build volume Creality CR-10 S5, there are few other brands who are capable of offering such a refined package while still maintaining some of the most enticing prices in the industry.