Wasn't sure if I should try these guys or buy direct from Tevo on AliExpress. Well I soon found out that Tevo drop ships for them. I was a little worried because there was a small delay due to the fact that I ordered right around Christmas. 3DPrintersBay put me in contact directly with TEVO and they assured me that my order was already shipped and was just waiting for UPS to pick up due to backlog. My order was active on tracking less than 24 hrs later. I received my order and it was missing a small part. I posted on the Facebook group and one of the guys from 3DPrintersBay saw my post and queried Tevo on my behalf about the part. Tevo quickly shipped out the part through DHL and it took 4 days to get here. I am very happy with the service of both Tevo and 3DPrintersBay. Hopefully I will soon be ordering the Black Widow through you guys!

Chris Adkins Verified purchase January 10, 2017

Great printer. 3Dprintersbay was by far the cheapest price. It was nice to be able to order upgrades right from the source. Metal frame is awesome. Step by step assembly videos available if you get stuck. Huge support community to ask questions to. Good quality parts. Very well organized kit!

Josh Fitzlaff Verified purchase January 7, 2017

Ordered the printer, had a few things going on so I made contact, fast and prompt communication, my order shipped from Tevo in 3 business days and I received it 3 days sooner than the UPS estimate.



The instructions are a good companion for Youtube video's when assembling, I think that some item's and parts could have been included/designed better, but building this will spark you're inner engineer, you will know what you want to do to improve it immediately.



All in all I will give this a 5 star rating, for the money it is a great place to get started with, and compared with other offerings in this price range, as well as the Facebook community which is always there and ready to lend assistance, you really can't go wrong purchasing the Tevo Tarantula.

Alex Jones Verified purchase January 2, 2017

Perfect to learn how a 3d printer work. Hyperactive community. Easy to modify and upgrade if you want

Lois Harrison Verified purchase December 22, 2016

I just got into the 3D print world, chiefly to print new parts for my venture auto and random stuff here and there. I had no past involvement with 3D printing, however bunches of with CAD plan and designing and nerd stuff; I will simply say that at the cost you are getting one of the best kits out there! The print quality is incredible after legitimate gathering and programming tuning, in addition to it has bunches of potential for upgrades

Cheryl Thompson Verified purchase November 19, 2016

My Tevo arrived after a slight delay due to an out of stock auto level senor. Despite the delay I am 100% pleased with my printer. This is my first printer so I was ready for a long assembly and tuning/learning period before I was able to print usable items. I was wrong about that. I had my printer assembled and printing in 2 days and have since been printing decent quality items with few to no issues. I would recommend this kit to anyone trying to get into the 3D printing hobby. The community support is also top notch with this printer. I can say enough good things about TEVO and their products. Thanks. I will be returning for a Black Widow in the future hopefully. Thanks to all those at TEVO and the community members that see this.

Austin R Verified purchase October 28, 2016

Have just done the set up of my tevo tarantula. Printed Quality calibration cube. Best one so far. Wish i could share the pics. It's a great Kit. Kudos Printed at 50 mm/s . y and x mgn12h rail. gone back from z mgn12h rail to normal setup

Mark MP Verified purchase October 12, 2016

Great shopping experience, the website is very clear describing the options for the Tevo Tarantula. Fast and secure payment options. Delivery time is not bad considering that the printer comes from China.

The printer came well packed with all the ordered options and even some extra spare parts.

The only missing thing was the software that was supposed to come in the memory stick, however, I got it very quickly from the support dept. a few hours after I contacted 3D Printers Bay.

Only one downside for the printer: the assembly and operation instructions are almost none existing, very general assembly diagramsbut you can get it through on youtube videos and the facebook community to assemble and use the printer.

Print quality is very good

Luis Andrés Doval Verified purchase October 6, 2016

Overall, this printer is extremely good value for money. Realistically, you will need at least a day to put it together, and be prepared to deviate from the instruction manual.



The quality of the prints by default is fairly good. By adding a cooling fan near the extruder you will instantly see better bridging. You also might want to reinforce the frame joints with some custom supports and tweak your z rail. I also found that my extruder feed rate needed to be lowered to 0.8 to avoid a horrible clicking noise.



Be extremely careful when auto homing for the first time. Make sure your z stop switch or sensor is plugged into the Z+ connector, or you might find your hot end drilling through the heating plate. I made this mistake twice.

Andrew Symington Verified purchase September 18, 2016

This was my first 3D printer and I'm loving it! Building it was straight-forward, especially after joining the Tevo Tarantula Facebook group. There are tips and suggestions posted there as well as build videos on youtube.

After purchasing the communication from 3Dprintersbay was awesome. I forgot to put in my state in the billing address and Kevin emailed me right away and we got it sorted out. I am very pleased with the customer service from this website and will not hesitate to look here for my next purchase.

I purchased the large bed and dual extruder options. The large bed is nice and big and from what I am currently planning will be more than enough. I haven't utilized both extruders yet so I can't comment but the one I am using is working great.

Overall, I am very happy with this printer and going back I would certainly purchase it again. No buyers remorse with this one! Even after having it a couple weeks, I am loving it!!

Justin Hill Verified purchase September 15, 2016

Got my Tarantula, with all the options, 2 weeks ago. I took it slow to built-it to understand how to this this right. Sale's support was great, they supplied me with mounting videos and proper documentation. This is my first 3D printer and the experience is awesome. My first test cube just completed and it is flawless. If you buy this, don't over tighen everything like me, I managed to break some acrylic parts (my bad), just follow the advice in the videos. Get ready to learn, this is a whole new world. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!

Sylvain Sirois Verified purchase September 13, 2016

This was a great kit!! My kit was delivered and after about 8 hours of assembly my printer was up and running. I printed a couple calibration cubes and then just picked out a tough print and hoped for the best. After a poor experience with a kossel I was expecting a complete failure but to my surprise I had a very nice print of the Iron Throne. At the moment I am in the middle of printing the Mars Bars Scuttle on thingiverse, it is about 20% done and looking spectacular. I need to print a good part cooling fan and some upgrade pieces but the printer is doing great just the way it is. I like mine so much I wish I could talk my wife into letting me have two of them!! Anyways you can not go wrong with this printer, for the amount they are charging I do not think you could find a better printer!

Randy G Verified purchase August 30, 2016

The tarantula did a fantastic job with the print at a .15 layer height. One of the best prints I have seen from my machines. Layers are perfect and aligned!

Dominick Verified purchase August 25, 2016

I requested this printer since I thought that it was exceptionally shabby and the determinations accessible online likewise passed on that the printer is truly simple to utilize. The printer arrived practically following a week of putting in the request and I suspected that I may have taken a wrong choice.



Be that as it may, when I collected the printer and it inspired prepared to utilize I was shocked to see the amazing prints which turned out. The printer is perfect with ABS, Wood, PLA, nylon and furnishes exceptional results with each of the material.

I got such an incredible quality printer at exceptionally shoddy cost.

Doris W Johnson Verified purchase July 29, 2016

It doesn’t take much time to learn the process. There is no need to spend hours in getting well acquainted, it is super easy. The build and print quality is excellent. It was a smart decision to purchase the printer with Auto leveling functionality. As far as the service of 3D Printers Bay is concerned, I can call it “too good”.

Chris Jennings Verified purchase July 28, 2016