{"id":41617,"date":"2017-07-25T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/?p=41617"},"modified":"2019-04-02T10:23:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T10:23:28","slug":"tevo-tarantula-3d-printer-kit-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/tevo-tarantula-3d-printer-kit-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer Kit Review &#8211; Best 3D Printer Under $200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post I\u2019m going to review and assemble the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gearbest.com\/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits\/pp_628790.html?lkid=11020925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tevo Tarantula 3D<\/a> printer which costs under $200 with shipping included.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the video review<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuVRubWZ_u4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Where to buy<\/h2>\n<p>You can purchase the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gearbest.com\/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits\/pp_628790.html?lkid=11020925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer Kit on GearBest<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gearbest.com\/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits\/pp_628790.html?lkid=11020925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/product.png?resize=451%2C437&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/product.png?w=611&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/product.png?resize=300%2C291&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Unboxing the 3D printer<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start the unboxing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.jpg?resize=561%2C325&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.jpg?w=561&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 561w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comes with a small manual that only has some of the instructions that are required to assemble the 3d printer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/13.jpg?resize=550%2C393&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/13.jpg?w=550&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/13.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However they mention this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kjc8OBsKi0U&amp;list=PL7OGtDmFA6R6nBhSznM8lyO57RcmNu6Vk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">playlist of videos<\/a> that takes you step by step on how to build each part of the 3d printer and they were very helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3D printing filament spool<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 3D printer comes with two small samples of filament: ABS and PLA.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use it for your first prints and it\u2019s very handy if you forgot to order filament or if it hasn\u2019t arrived yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.jpg?resize=600%2C402&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The item is very well packaged and everything is nicely placed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.jpg?resize=700%2C380&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The build process<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The build process took a little longer than I expected. I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t probably took more than 20 hours to put everything together, but I\u2019ve verified if everything was placed correctly before proceeding to the next step. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.jpg?resize=650%2C399&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.jpg?w=650&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/6.jpg?resize=600%2C377&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/6.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/6.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course there were a few setbacks, for example: a motor was placed incorrectly, I forgot to place the 3D printer bed and I had to unscrew some parts. I also made other small mistakes along the way that made me remove parts and start over&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as the assembly goes, it is finished for now. I can say that all the parts feel sturdy.\u00a0The 3D printer wires were still a bit messy at this point, but I wanted to make that it was printing correctly before I started organizing the wires&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.jpg?resize=750%2C421&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.jpg?w=750&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recommend using painters tape so that it\u2019s easier to remove the 3D printed items from the bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/8.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/8.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/8.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> in my prints I&#8217;ve used PLA filament, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SketchUp <\/a>to design the 3D parts, <a href=\"http:\/\/slic3r.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slic3r<\/a>\u00a0to generate the G-code and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/hyu754\/TEVO-PRINTER-FILES\/tree\/master\/Config\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these config<\/a> files for Slic3r.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About my first prints<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first couple of prints failed, because I was still trying to level the bed. After some tests, I finally printed a small cube that turned out quite nice.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, I\u2019ve designed an enclosure on a software called SketchUp for a future ESP8266 project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12.jpg?resize=650%2C495&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12.jpg?w=650&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the final result\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/11_f.jpg?resize=600%2C435&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/11_f.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/11_f.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should have two holes on the side. One to place an OLED screen and the other for the wires to pass, however I messed up some of the slicer settings and it used a lot of support material. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the print came out right and all the sides are very smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Wrapping up<\/h2>\n<p>After organizing the wires with cable ties, here\u2019s how it looks like.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/10.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;quality=100&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/10.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/10.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still messy, but that\u2019s the best I could do at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My final thoughts: I think that for the price point, it\u2019s the best option for someone that wants to get started with 3D printing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, assembling a 3D printer is quite time consuming task and some of the steps are not straightforward, so it can be quite frustrating to assemble some parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far I got good results, I\u2019ll be posting future projects that will require some sort of 3D printed item and after more prints I\u2019ll have a better idea on how good the 3D printer performs in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You might also like reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/creality-3d-cr-10-3d-printer-review\/\">Creality 3D CR \u2013 10 3D Printer Review \u2013 Best 3D Printer under $400<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makeradvisor.com\/3d-printer-accessories-supplies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 11 Accessories and Supplies for 3D Printers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for reading!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post I\u2019m going to review and assemble the Tevo Tarantula 3D printer which costs under $200 with shipping included.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307,292,212,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-0-review","category-3d-printer","category-3d-printing","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/featured-image-900.jpg?fit=900%2C506&quality=100&strip=all&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randomnerdtutorials.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}