3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
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No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
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Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
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No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
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No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
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Do not create links to reddit
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If you see an issue please flag it
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No guns
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No injury gore posts
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First you must answer the most important question:
Do you want working on your 3D printer as a hobby or 3d printing as a hobby? Both are perfectly valid, it’s just about personal preference.
I want 3d printing as a hobby and less tinkering. I have 500 to 1000 dollar budget. What's that get me?
As much hate as they get for their recent Apple-like behavior, Bambu is kinda the king of "it just works" right now. An A1 or A1 mini offer spectacular performance for the price for people who want to just start printing stuff.
If you want something enclosed for printing more advanced materials, however, there is more competition on the pricing front.
Right now ? Bambulab.
But if you can wait a bit more until this releases and gets reviews you might make a better purchase. I don’t own this printer but tool changing would be a considerable upgrade from Bambulab’s AMS system.
I also heard Qidi is good and Prusa Core one.
Qidi had some reliability issues, Prusa is good 👌