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Looking to get another printer that shall be printfarm compatible. What do I mean?

  • reliable
  • easy to service
  • excellent replacement part availability
  • affordable
  • affordable replacement parts
  • AMS (switching spools once it runs out & multi-color within a flat layer [not vertical/between layers])

Normally I would just buy another A1 mini (180€ without AMS) or P1S (650€ with AMS) but with recent issues with the printer & support quality & them banking hard on proprietary with Support staff who don't know what their error messages mean make me question if those are still the best option or if some other company meanwhile took the crown.

other spec:

  • approx. 256x256mm
  • exclusively used with PETG-filament
  • enclosed (keeping dust out)
  • network connected. ideally with a web service to use it remotely
  • in stock (this sadly disqualifies the Elegoo Centauri Carbon which seems to be the goto at the moment).
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[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I have a k1c and have pretty much printed petg exclusively. Works fine. I know creality has an amazing clone... haven't used that.

[–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I had a K1 Max I got directly from Creality in October.

It would print ASA okay, but PETG and PLA failed like 75% of the time.

Switched to a Sovol SV08 with a cartographer and I can't remember having a failed print since. I print almost exclusively in PETG now.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Terrible bed adhesive. Cleaned the bed multiple times. Tried with and without glue sticks. It had over 2mm of deviation.

Prints would always warp on the right side where the aux fan was blowing on them.

[–] akincisor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I guess I'm lucky... My bed has <0.6mm deviation. I've had it for a couple of months printing almost every day and my biggest issue is an occasional layer shift.

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