Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is a unique foldable FDM 3d Printer perfect as your first exposure to 3d Printing? Is it as easy to use as a kitchen appliance? Watch this video and find out how it compares to a Creality Ender 3 V2 and if you should buy it as your first printer.
Learn about the direct drive extruder, filament out detector, dual z-axis, z-axis proximity switch, responsive touch screen, 32 bit MKS Robin Nano control board. Do these features add up to a 3d printer your should buy?
Fokoos provided the MakeWithTech channel this printer at no cost for review.
00:00 Introduction
02:42 Unboxing and Content
5:34 Assembling the Fokoos Odin 5 F3
7:14 Analysis of Dual Z-Axis
8:43 Retightening X-Y Wheels with Eccentric Nuts
11:16 Touch Screen Options
12:44 Leveling the Print Bed
14:54 Loading Filament
16:20 Advanced Calibration Options
16:55 Printing a Model
18:26 Print Bed Adhesion
19:15 Print Quality
23:44 Fokoos Odin 5 F3 vs. Creality Ender 3 V2
23:59 Configuring Cura Slicer
32:00 Wrap Up
The Fokoos Printer is available from Amazon via this affiliate link that helps to support the channel.
amzn.to/3o5QwEx
Important update. I just discovered that Fokoos has a repair kit for the ODEN 5 available on Amazon. It includes cables, 2 print heads including (includes 1.75 * 0.4 mm Volcano Nozzles), 1 filament out detector, and 6 v-slot wheels.
The availability of parts for this printer is an important indication of a maturing company.
Here is a link to the kit:
amzn.to/3ETETal
The official Fokoos Facebook group is located here:
facebook.com/groups/fokoos
Learn more about Fokoos here:
https://linktr.ee/FOKOOS_Tech
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The MakeWithTech channel teaches people how to use desktop technology to create, innovate and make things. If you are a "maker" and want to learn more about 3d Printing, 3d Printers, 3d Printing Slicers, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), or 3d Modeling, this is a place you should visit often. The channel includes additional content about using a wood lathe, woodworking, programming single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi, Adafruit Circuit Playground, ESP32, and Python. Available reviews are about Prusa, Creality, Monoprice, ANET, JG Maker, and Flashforge 3d Printers. Slicers covered include MatterControl, Cura, PrusaSlicer, Flashprint, and IdeaMaker. CAD design videos cover TinkerCAD, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, and Shapr3D. Slicers covered include MatterControl, Cura, PrusaSlicer, Flashprint, and IdeaMaker.
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Let's continue to learn together. Irv
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These are some of the tools I use for 3d printing day-to-day:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/basic-3d-printing-tools
I have reviewed or used the following 3d printer upgrades:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/3d-printer-upgrades
Here are the 3d printer filaments I use to evaluate prints, software, and techniques:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/3d-printing-filament-i-use-at-drvax
I will be covering basic electronics and software in future MakeWithTech segments, and here are the products I am using:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/software-and-electronic-kits
Some of the Woodworking products I use:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/drvax-woodworking-tools-and-supplies
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Is a unique foldable FDM 3d Printer perfect as your first exposure to 3d Printing? Is it as easy to use as a kitchen appliance? Watch this video and find out how it compares to a Creality Ender 3 V2 and if you should buy it as your first printer.
Learn about the direct drive extruder, filament out detector, dual z-axis, z-axis proximity switch, responsive touch screen, 32 bit MKS Robin Nano control board. Do these features add up to a 3d printer your should buy?
Fokoos provided the MakeWithTech channel this printer at no cost for review.
00:00 Introduction
02:42 Unboxing and Content
5:34 Assembling the Fokoos Odin 5 F3
7:14 Analysis of Dual Z-Axis
8:43 Retightening X-Y Wheels with Eccentric Nuts
11:16 Touch Screen Options
12:44 Leveling the Print Bed
14:54 Loading Filament
16:20 Advanced Calibration Options
16:55 Printing a Model
18:26 Print Bed Adhesion
19:15 Print Quality
23:44 Fokoos Odin 5 F3 vs. Creality Ender 3 V2
23:59 Configuring Cura Slicer
32:00 Wrap Up
The Fokoos Printer is available from Amazon via this affiliate link that helps to support the channel.
amzn.to/3o5QwEx
Important update. I just discovered that Fokoos has a repair kit for the ODEN 5 available on Amazon. It includes cables, 2 print heads including (includes 1.75 * 0.4 mm Volcano Nozzles), 1 filament out detector, and 6 v-slot wheels.
The availability of parts for this printer is an important indication of a maturing company.
Here is a link to the kit:
amzn.to/3ETETal
The official Fokoos Facebook group is located here:
facebook.com/groups/fokoos
Learn more about Fokoos here:
https://linktr.ee/FOKOOS_Tech
---
The MakeWithTech channel teaches people how to use desktop technology to create, innovate and make things. If you are a "maker" and want to learn more about 3d Printing, 3d Printers, 3d Printing Slicers, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), or 3d Modeling, this is a place you should visit often. The channel includes additional content about using a wood lathe, woodworking, programming single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi, Adafruit Circuit Playground, ESP32, and Python. Available reviews are about Prusa, Creality, Monoprice, ANET, JG Maker, and Flashforge 3d Printers. Slicers covered include MatterControl, Cura, PrusaSlicer, Flashprint, and IdeaMaker. CAD design videos cover TinkerCAD, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, and Shapr3D. Slicers covered include MatterControl, Cura, PrusaSlicer, Flashprint, and IdeaMaker.
---
Let's continue to learn together. Irv
---
The following links are to products I have used, reviewed, or evaluated for the MakeWithTech community. Some of the links below are affiliate links that provide commissions, at no cost to you, and help support the MakeWithTech video production, purchase of products for reviews, lab, forum, and website.
I have reviewed the following printers or similar printers:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/3d-printers-reviewed-on-drvax-youtube-channel
These are some of the tools I use for 3d printing day-to-day:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/basic-3d-printing-tools
I have reviewed or used the following 3d printer upgrades:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/3d-printer-upgrades
Here are the 3d printer filaments I use to evaluate prints, software, and techniques:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/3d-printing-filament-i-use-at-drvax
I will be covering basic electronics and software in future MakeWithTech segments, and here are the products I am using:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/software-and-electronic-kits
Some of the Woodworking products I use:
➡︎ kit.co/makewithtech/drvax-woodworking-tools-and-supplies
---
** Affiliate disclaimer: some of the above links in my videos may be affiliate links, which generate a sales commission for me. Your price is the same or less than if you go to the site directly. These sales commissions help to support the MakeWithTech channel. (https://makewithtech.com)
** MakeWithTech and the MakeWithTech videos are Copyright Cogitations, LLC. (https://cogitations.com)
** Equipment used in the MakeWithTech videos has the potential to cause injury if misused. Use all equipment and tools at your own risk and follow all manufacturer's safety recommendations.
** Cogitations, LLC licenses all music used in the MakeWithTech videos from Epidemic Sound. Additionally, cogitations, LLC uses only authorized or open source clip art and third-party images. Images and videos used in product reviews and tutorials are from the original product (software or hardware) manufacturer's site.
** We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
