MatterHackers Pulse 3D Printer
Introducing the Pulse 3D printer—an amazingly high-quality machine, that will meet your 3D printing needs to succeed. Pulse is assembled, tested, and guaranteed by the pros at MatterHackers in Orange County, California.
| Price: | $1,181.00 (with add-ons) |
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| Availability: | In Stock |
| Order Now: | Ships Tomorrow Free U.S. Shipping |
The FDM WorkHorse for Hobbyists and Professionals
Pulse is an FDM desktop 3D printer designed to be a reliable workhorse, right out of the box, for any application ranging from passionate hobbyists to industry professionals.
Key Features of Pulse 3D Printer:
- Hassle-free FDM printing
- Easy setup for quick startup
- Arrives fully calibrated with industry-leading components
- Interchangeable tool head system for easy and flexible hotend customization
- Free 1 Year Warranty with Lifetime Customer Support
- Pre-Assembled in Orange County, California, USA
Simple Setup for a Seamless Workflow
Pulse stock features like automatic bed leveling, interchangeable snap-in hotend tool heads, and a magnetic base allow for an optimal 3D printing setup and workflow right from the getgo.
- Convenient 3D Printing From the Start
- Success is seamless
- No Upgrades Required
Tested and Pre-Assembled Calibrated Components
Through careful construction and rigorous testing, our Pulse Pros ensure your Pulse checks all the boxes that make it the quality 3D printer you can rely on for personal and professional projects.
- Fully assembled by trained technicians
- Thoroughly tested by the professionals
- Guaranteed quality printing upon receiving
Less Configuring, More Printing
Your Pulse arrives with fully pre-configured software and settings specific to your upgrades so you can focus on printing with your workhorse machine and less fiddling with getting it to function.
- Ready out of the box
- Comes stock with components that are upgrades on other machines
- Enjoy the perks of the upgrades without the hassle of assembly
What Our Customers Say About Pulse
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A unit well built and of high quality... ★★★★★
-Richard H. Ford | Medical Institute of Northeast Georgia
We were surprised at what we found when we received our first printer. A unit well built and of high quality... It worked like a charm right out of the box... No tweaking like other units, just plug it in and run the initial setup as instructed and off you go.
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What Upgrades are Available for the Pulse?
What Add-Ons are Available for the Pulse?
Pules 3D Printer Features:
What's in the box?
- Pulse 3D Printer
- 1 x MatterHackers PRO Series Filament
- Power Supply Cord
- Spool Holder Rod
- USB Cable
- Art Knife
- 3 pc Hex Wrench Set
- Getting Started Flyer
Technical Specifications
| Printer Technology | Fused Deposition Modeling |
| Filament Diameter | Ø 1.75 mm |
| Print Area Volume (X x Y x Z) | 250 x 220 x 210 mm (10" x 9" x 8.27") |
| Machine Volume (X x Y x Z) [excl. spool] | 533 x 590.55 x 483 mm (21 x 23.25 x 19 in) *This is the minimum clearance required for the printer to function without issue. |
| CPU | 8-bit |
| Firmware | Marlin |
| Connectivity | USB Serial and standard SD Card |
| Resolution | 20 microns (.02mm) |
| Layer Height | 30 microns to 350 microns (0.03mm - 0.35mm) |
| Sensor Type | None |
| Nozzle Size | 0.4mm 1.2mm [separate purchase] Supports various nozzle diameters |
| Nozzle Type | E3D Hardened Steel ChampionX DiamondBack [separate purchase] Slice Engineering Vanadium [separate purchase] Supports various nozzle types |
| HotEnd | E3D V6 Slice Engineering Mosquito [separate purchase] Slice Engineering Mosquito Magnum [separate purchase] |
| Max HotEnd Temp | 290°C ±5°C |
| Max Heated Bed Temp | 115°C ±5°C |
| Extruder Type | Bowden |
| Extruder | Bondtech BMG |
| Supported Materials | PLA, ABS, TPU, TPE, Flex, Ryno, PET, PETT, PETG, CPE, PVA/BVOH, HIPS, nGen, Polyamide / Nylon, PC (Polycarbonate), Polypropylene, Metal, Carbon-filled, Woodfill, Metalfill, and more |
| Print Surface | Removable LayerLock Garolite build plate on a heated bed LayerLock Powder-coated PEI Plate (add-on) LayerLock Polypropylene Build Plate (add-on) LayerLock Glass Build Plate (add-on) LayerLock BuildTak Build Plate (add-on) |
| Speed | Travel speed of up to 250 mm/s and a print speed as high as 60 mm/s |
| Power Recovery | Yes - MatterControl will recover a printer power loss |
| Bed Calibration | Automatic Print Leveling - 25 point BLTouch sensor |
| Remote Control | Yes (limited) - via MatterControl Sync |
| Operating System Compatibility | Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
| Open Standards | Pulse uses open standard technology, which means compatibility with open source tools and no artificial restrictions around the materials you can use. |
| Returns/Warranty | 1-Year Standard Warranty, Lifetime Customer Support |
Questions
What's the highest temperature the nozzle can reach?
Is it possible to use the Prusa MMU2S with the pulse 3d printer?
My Library recently purchased this printer and we did not buy the LCD screen upgrade , is it still possible to purchase one?
how does the cooling fan work for cooling prints? does it blow in one direction or multiple?
All this talk about control panels and SD cards. I'd rather not muck about with that. Can this printer be directly connected via cable to a desktop or laptop computer and controlled directly from the computer?
I'm trying to decide between the base model and XE model. The base model comes with a buildtak bed, which I read is not as good for nylon as it is for PLA, ABS and other filaments. The XE Pulse comes with a Garolite bed, which I understand is best for nylon and nylonX. Can the buildtak be fitted to the XE pulse? And can the Garolite be fitted to the base Pulse? Also, is the buildtak bed available with the spring steel/magnetic backing version - will it fit either printer? How difficult is it to get nylon prints off of Garoflite?
Do you offer any sort of educators discount?
Two questions first. How long is the warranty provided with this printer? Second there is no mention of a leveling system I can see? Does this have an auto leveling system?
Do you offer a multi extrusion option (i.e. E3D Kraken)
What are the laptop requirements?
"Built on top of the proven, open source Prusa i3 design" While this is not a false statement, it is not true either. 1/ It's not sturdy enough if it's build like Prusa does (unless the frame is made really ridig with aluminum extrusions and linear rails). Industry uses CoreXY design for good reasons. 2/ Prusa is not that open-source, since the company explicitly refuses to share sources for parts if ever a replacement is needed and one is not wanting to pay overpriced parts. 3/ Prusa has A LOT of custom-made pieces (see 2.) 4/ Prusa is more like a cult with overpriced and quite cheaply designed machines. It's easy to make an i3 MK3S for less than half the retail price.
Is it possible to upgrade the build volume after purchase?
What all is included in the 32-Bit Upgrade for Pulse? 399 is almost twice what I would expect for the board and drivers to cost. Are you upgrading anything else in this process?
Is this printer Made in the USA? If not, where is it?
I know the build plate isn't flexible from the factory without the buildtak upgrade but is it removable?
I just received my pulse 3d printer with no upgrades. Is it possible to buy just the $50 lcd screen upgrade?
What hotend and extruder come on this printer if i dont by the bondtech v6 package? Thanks, Gage Hughes
What is the shipping package size?
Do you have profiles for Simplify3D and Cura available for download? With the integrated BLTouch, do you still have to use MatterControl to utilize the bed compensation feature? Basically what I'm asking is do we have to use MatterControl to get the full feature set?
Can I get a replacement printing bed for this machine?
It says it can be monitored over wifi using mattercontrol sync portal. For this to occur, does a computer need to be tethered to my printer? I plan on printing only from SD, so I wouldn't have any external devices wired to the printer. I would like to know how this process works before ordering. Also, when it comes to the LCD screen with SD card reader, does it use standard size SD cards or micro SD cards? Is an SD card included? I am also thinking about getting the viki 2 LCD. What functions can I do from the LCD control? The functions I'd require are some sort of calibration process using the calibration sensor, preheat for specific materials, load/unload filament, start/pause/stop print, and manually tune settings like bed temperature, nozzle temperature, and fan speed
I currently have a Prusa i3 MK3 and I'm thinking about purchasing this as a backup printer to increase my output to fill orders. Exactly what process would I need to go through to convert my existing stl or gcode files to print on this machine? I've read in other comments that everything needs to go through "MatterControl" due to software bed leveling. I would plan on getting the LCD attachment so I can use an SD card instead of having it tethered to a computer.
Other then the 2x Spools of Nylon X which I don't care about what is the difference between this and the Pulse XE assuming you add the Orbit Auto Calibration Heated bed with Garolie print serface Olsson ruby Nozzle Bondtest with E3d V6 Panucatt Viki 2 Filament runout I see about 130 bucks difference.
Can it be configured for direct drive extruder?
Are any of the parts 3d printed? and if so, do you include files for each so they can be reprinted if necessary?
What are the temperature specifications for the heated bed?
Can the Pallette + made by Mosaic be used with the Pulse for multicolor printing? What configuration problems would you expect?
Is the Pulse a good printer to use in making dental models? Is the resolution high enough for exact and tiny detail?
Can you provide the exact measurements/part number of replacement BuildTak to purchase for the latest Pulse model with heated bed?
Is it possible to replace the stepper drivers with the ultra Silent Stepper Motor Driver TMC2100, 1/256-step CNC Mill Router 3D Printer?
I'm interested in the Pulse but would like to know how high of a temperature can the extruder heat to? Can the extruder handle flex material (TPU)?
Can you retrofit a LCD screen so you can print from SD card at a later date?
Does the basic extruder come with cooling fans?
Yes, the base model has a layer cooling fan.