Desktop 3D Printers

Bed slinger

Bed-slinger printers, where the bed travels along Y under a toolhead on an X gantry, and the pages that explain the layout.

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Topics

3D printer motion systems: every type explained and every printer compared

3D printer motion systems explained: bedslinger, CoreXY, delta and gantry layouts, how to spot them on a spec sheet, and the motion system of every shipping printer.

Guides

Cantilever 3D printers: how they work and their limits

What a cantilever 3D printer is, why its one-sided arm keeps it small, which printers use the design, and what to check on the spec sheet before you buy.

CoreXY vs H-bot, CrossXY and CoreXZ: How the Gantries Differ

CoreXY vs H-bot explained, plus CrossXY, CoreXZ and hybrid CoreXY: how each belt layout moves the toolhead and where you meet it on a spec sheet.

Which motion system suits tall and heavy prints?

Tall and heavy prints by motion system: why a bedslinger's moving bed shakes tall parts, what CoreXY, gantry and delta printers do instead, and the tallest of each.

Why CoreXY Printers Are Faster: Moving Mass and Acceleration

Why CoreXY 3D printers accelerate harder than bedslingers: moving mass, resonance and makers' acceleration claims, plus the bedslingers that match them.

3D printer dimensions: how much space a printer takes up

3D printer dimensions and weights from maker spec sheets, from a 347 mm compact to a 1.4 m large-format machine, plus the desk space bed travel and add-ons need.

Cartesian vs CoreXY vs Delta Explained: 3D Printer Motion Systems

Cartesian vs CoreXY vs delta explained: how each motion system moves, what a bedslinger is, and the trade-offs in moving mass, footprint and build shape.

What Size 3D Printer Do I Need? Build Volume by Use Case

What size 3D printer do you need? How build volume works, whether 220 x 220 is enough, usable vs advertised volume, and size classes by use case with examples.

Comparisons

Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S: specs side by side

Original Prusa MK4S vs Bambu Lab P1S specs side by side: bedslinger vs CoreXY, open frame vs enclosure, build volume, temperatures, firmware and launch price.

Lists

Bedslinger 3D printers by claimed speed and acceleration

Every shipping bedslinger 3D printer in the database by claimed acceleration and top speed, with flow, build volume and launch price. Four tie at the top.

Bambu Lab printers by motion system: CoreXY or bedslinger

Which Bambu Lab printers are bedslingers and which are CoreXY: the A1 mini, A1 and A2L move the bed; the P, X and H series do not. Every model in one table.

Printers

Bed slinger printers
PrinterReleasedMotion systemBuild volumeEnclosureMax hotend tempLaunch price
Creality SPARKX i7—Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 255 mmOpen frame300 °C—
Creality SPARKX i8—Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 255 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Snapmaker 2.0 A250T—Bedslinger (i3-style)230 × 250 × 235 mmOpen frame275 °C$1,499
Snapmaker 2.0 A350T—Bedslinger (i3-style)320 × 350 × 330 mmOpen frame275 °C$1,799
Creality Ender-3 V3 MegaOct 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 420 mmOpen frame300 °C$599
Creality Ender-3 V3 NeoOct 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 220 mmOpen frame300 °C$259
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2Sep 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 500 mmOpen frame350 °C$599
Bambu Lab A2LJun 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)330 × 320 × 325 mmOpen frame300 °C$469
Anycubic Kobra 4May 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$379
Anycubic Kobra XMar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V4Mar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 235 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Anycubic Kobra 3 V2Jun 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)255 × 255 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Creality HiMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 300 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Sovol SV06 Plus ACEMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)300 × 300 × 350 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Anycubic Kobra 3 MaxFeb 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)420 × 420 × 500 mmOpen frame300 °C$699
Sovol SV06 ACENov 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Original Prusa MK4SAug 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 220 mmOpen frame290 °C$1,099
Anycubic Kobra 3Jun 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 250 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$369
Creality Ender-3 V3Feb 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Bambu Lab A1Dec 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)256 × 256 × 256 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Bambu Lab A1 miniOct 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)180 × 180 × 180 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 V3 KESep 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 240 mmOpen frame300 °C$279
Creality Ender-3 V3 SEAug 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$199
Elegoo Neptune 4Jul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$259
Elegoo Neptune 4 ProJul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Original Prusa MK4Mar 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 220 mmOpen frame290 °C$1,099
Snapmaker ArtisanDec 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)400 × 400 × 400 mmEnclosed (passive)300 °C$2,999
Sovol SV06Oct 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 V2 NeoJul 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 S1 ProApr 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 270 mmOpen frame300 °C$479
Creality Ender-3 S1Dec 2021Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 270 mmOpen frame260 °C$399
Snapmaker 2.0 F250Nov 2021Bedslinger (i3-style)230 × 250 × 235 mmOpen frame275 °C$839
Snapmaker 2.0 F350Nov 2021Bedslinger (i3-style)320 × 350 × 330 mmOpen frame275 °C$999
Original Prusa MINI+Nov 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)180 × 180 × 180 mmOpen frame280 °C$399
Original Prusa i3 MK3S+Nov 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 210 × 210 mmOpen frame300 °C$999
Creality Ender-3 V2Jul 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame250 °C$289
Creality Ender-3 ProSep 2018Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$299
Creality Ender-3Mar 2018Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame255 °C—