They're tall and they print quickly, but which delta 3D printer is the best? Check out our buyer's guide to the best delta 3D printers on the market right now.
If you’ve landed on this page, you no doubt already know what a delta 3D printer is and what its defining characteristics are, so we’ll spare you the lengthy preamble. In short, Delta printers are characteristically equipped with a circular print bed. The extruder is suspended above the print bed by three arms in a triangular configuration, hence the name “Delta.”
However, for those that would like a more detailed breakdown of the delta 3D printer and what separates it from the pack, check out our spiffy guide.
To make this list, we looked across a range of sources, including user reviews, ratings, chatter online, plus a smattering of our own editorial opinion. We’re focusing on desktop machines here since the industrial and production delta 3D printer is a rare beast that falls a little outside our sphere of expertise. The list below orders the printers by price (ascending) alone.
We have also included a Build Your Own Section if you are keen on doing so.
This big delta 3D printer offers auto bed leveling, heated glass build plate, built-in Wi-Fi, and ships fully assembled. Learn more
| 3D Printer | Print Area (mm) | Min. Layer Height | Max. Print Speed (mm/s) | Materials | Market Price | Check Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monoprice Mini Delta | Ø110 x 120 | 50 microns | 150 | PLA, ABS | $160 | |
| BIQU Magician | Ø100 x 150 | 100 microns | 70 | PLA | $169 | |
| FLSUN Q5 | Ø200 x 200 | 50 microns | 150 | PLA, ABS, PETG, Flexibles | $280 | |
| FLSUN QQ-S | Ø260 x 320 | 50 microns | 150 | PLA, ABS, PETG, Flexibles | $360 | |
| Monoprice Delta Pro | Ø270 x 300 | 50 microns | 150 | PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon, Flexibles, Exotics | $1,299 | |
| SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX V4 | Ø280 x 385 | 50 microns | 100 | PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon, Flexibles, Exotics | $1,300 | |
| Delta Wasp 2040 Pro | Ø200 x 400 | 50 microns | 500 | PLA, ABS, PETG, Nylon, Flexibles, Exotics | €2,370 (approx. $2,600) | |
Monoprice Mini Delta
With its price tag of around $160, the Monoprice Delta Mini is quite possibly the most affordable delta 3D printer, kit or otherwise. For the price, you get a heated print bed and WiFi connectivity – the latter especially is a feature you would normally find on printers many times its price.
With a heated bed and a maximum hot end temperature of 260°C, you can process PLA and PETG. According to Monoprice, you can also print with ABS, although with the bed temperature capped at 60°C, this is not really promising.
Keep in mind the print area is tiny though, at just Ø110 x 120mm.
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BIQU Magician
The BIQU Magician offers some intriguing features, given its price range. The printer is based on the Rostock Delta RepRap design. For your sub-$200 investment, you get a TFT touchscreen, a flexible and removable PVP print bed, an unconventional (but excellent) bed-leveling system, and surprisingly outstanding results.
Well, outstanding if you stick to PLA that is, as the printer can not reliably process other filaments due to the lack of a heated bed. Nonetheless, if you want to get into 3D printing – and delta 3D printers in particular – this is a great starting point.
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FLSUN Q5
FLSUN QQ-S
The FLSUN QQ-S features an all-metal stainless steel casing encompassing a lattice coated print bed with automatic leveling, a 32-bit motherboard, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen.
The lattice coated print bed is basically FL-Sun’s version of the popular Anycubic Ultrabase and should allow for proper adhesion of prints as well as easy removal afterward.
According to the manufacturer, the printing bed reaches up to 100°C in less than five minutes, while the hot end can reach a maximum of 270°C, allowing for the use of most common filaments, such as PLA, ABS, PETG, flexibles and wood-filled filaments, but also PVA and HIPS support materials.
And it does all this while remaining under 50dB, making it one of the quietest 3D printers around.
Monoprice Delta Pro
Monoprice’s Delta Pro is a rock-solid delta that was developed in collaboration with Taiwanese 3D printer manufacturer Atom.
The Monoprice Delta Pro presents a professionally built machine with a build volume of ø270 x 300 mm paired with automatic bed leveling, a large intuitive touchscreen interface, and whisper-quiet drivers for near-silent operation, making it one of the better value propositions on this list.
Its glass print bed is heatable up to 100°C, allowing for a wide range of filaments to be used.
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SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX V4
Delta Wasp 2040 Pro
Build Your Own
Many, if not all delta 3D printers have roots in the RepRap project — a compendium of collective knowledge accumulated in the effort to build and perfect a machine that can reproduce itself.
And while the convenience of buying a pre-assembled one outright means you can be printing within hours if not minutes, the go-getters out there can turn to the project as an invaluable resource for building a delta 3D printer from scratch.
It’s worth noting that a significant number of companies turn to RepRap as a source for building and selling a delta 3D printer kit of their own. And while it’s generally accepted that cheap kit 3D printers can work out well, they likely require greater technological know-how and time investment to work well. Such effort perhaps correlates to sloppier quality control and cheaper parts.
On the other hand, some companies put back into the community from which they have derived commercial success. Atom, SeeMeCNC, and Ultibots all open up access their designs and builds — hitting the links will jump you to the relevant pages containing lists of the parts you’ll need and a general idea of how to get started building the companies’ respective delta 3D printers.
You can also find a bill of materials for the popular Rostock and Kossel delta 3D printer models over on the RepRap wiki.
If you’ve got time and patience to spare, gathering the parts to build your own could be a cheaper and more informative experience than shelling out for a pre-packaged kit from a company you’ve not heard of before.