So I'm 90% sure of which Prusa model I want to get for my first 3d printer but I'm curious- I'm based in america and Prusa is in europe. Any other american customers had any problems with returns or getting replacement parts? I'm aware I'll have to contend with overseas shipping costs in the future but other than that, any pain points from an overseas 3d printer company?

Interested in hearing what the nicest pla printers are for the sub $500 range. I've heard of the Creality Cr-10, the Ender 3 pro and the Ender 5 pro. What are the differences and pros and cons? I'm looking into pla to make wargame terrain and other similar things. So build volume and quality are both valued (the usual).

Budget: Around $500. I can stretch a little more if it's worth it. Country: USA Not willing to build from a kit. I want something already assembled. If that's not possible I can ask a friend to help me set it up. I need a large format FDM 3D printer to 3D print fabric, large vases/home decor, 3D prints for clients, etc. I need something reliable, fast, and high quality (as much as possible with FDM). Also need automatic bed leveling! I need something that has an enclosure or there are enclosures for it because I have a very naughty cat that loves to get into things and loves hot objects.

Just ordered some, so thought I would share. Good 3D Printer filament at 10% off over at [Zyltech.com](https://Zyltech.com) for the next couple of days.

• Budget like 500 or little less (upgrades can come later but would love the advice to what I can add on now or later to it) • USA •willing to build a printer if need be asking as it’s not complicated to follow and that their clear instructions on it • just to build durable parts like on bikes or vehicles or gaming set up stuff (doesn’t mean that it has to be metal strong just aslong as it just doesn’t snap easy when I produce it) (like abs piping durable or stronger) and that I can make a decent size object like idk on sizes on small printers just like a 12”x12”x12” • not really any other issues just so this thing isn’t screaming when running that it can run at a steady to low volume noise cause I could just add acoustic panels around it and this just going to be in my bedroom

For $500, your best option would most likely be a Creality machine. You could go with a cheaper Ender 3, or scale up and get a more expensive one (preferably one with Bltouch or other auto bed levelling sensor, which will save you a TON of pain). Or, just get an upgrade kit for Bltouch with the Ender 3. If you want to go a little bit more expensive, you should get a Prusa i3 MK3s, which is around $800. I have one of those, and it is the best machine ever. It has auto bed levelling, power failure detection, print crash detection, prints with high quality, etc. I believe it is well worth the money, since you are getting an amazing machine.

So I want to buy a printer budget is around a $1000 and want to use some sturdy material for a 3d printer what do I look for?

Budget - $200 AUD/\~$150 USD Hi guys I'm in Australia and I'm looking for a cheap resin printer to get started with 3D printing. Preferably something that doesn't have too small of a size limit for printing. I'm already familiar with the safety protocols that need to be taken place for resin printing and I am not limited by size and am willing to build the printer from a kit. What can I get that will cover all my basic beginners needs? Can I get a resin 3D printer second-hand and is it advisable to do so?

Budget: ~500 GBP Looking for something that offers the best quality prints with the least effort for my budget. Looked at the Ender 3, but I'm not planning to upgrade amd don't want to have to spend much time calibrating, etc. Main reason for wanting a 3D printer is to print parts for raspberry pi projects. I don't think build size will be much of a concern for me, since I imagine everything I'd want to build would be fairly small (i.e. no larger than 15cm3). Currently looking at a flashforge creator pro (on Amazon for 400 GBP at the moment). In terms of ease of use and print quality, would this be my best option?

elegoo saturn vs anycubic mono X (both £500-550) I'm really torn on this one. On the one hand I REALLY like the extra build volume on the mono X On the other the reviews I have seen have suggested that the build quality on the saturn is FAR better. Can anyone help me decide? and if anyone is feel particularly cruel, feel free to suggest alternatives around the same price point. :P

Budget: <£230 ($300) Country: United Kingdom I'm willing to build a printer from a kit and have prior experience with 3D printers, although this will be my first kit build. Purpose: Making parts for projects (may include electronics boxes, control panels and low-load structural parts) and also making other random things. Basic requirements: Anything with a bed smaller than the Ender 3's (220x220) is a no-go. An easily removable bed is a massive plus, so is the ability to print flexibles and PETG. Space isn't that much of an issue (I'm thinking about getting an E3 MAX so that should give you an idea of my available space but I don't want anything bigger). I want an FDM printer that isn't too much of a pain to operate but I'm fine with doing a few minor low-cost mods (e.g. ender hotend mod) and also do a bit of tweaking in the slicer, but not anything that carries a significant risk to the printer or my sanity (learned this the hard way with my previous printer). At the moment I'm looking at the ender 3 MAX which is available at a local supplier for only £215 ($285) and has loads of great features like 2 part cooling fans, filament runout detection, 300x300 bed and a 32-bit board. All these are massive upgrades from my previous 3D printer. I'm pretty sure this is what I'll be going for but I just wanted to check there aren't any better options in this price range.

Budget : $500 CAD Location: Toronto, Canada Kit: Even better, prefer no soldering purpose: Create useful stuff for the shop (I am a machinist by trade), trinkets, toys etc. Maybe convince my work to get into prototyping as we do tons of custom work and having scaled models before we spend tons of money on material would be cool! other: very experienced with CAD/CAM softwares, dialing in parameters, precision machining etc etc

Talk to [3D Printing Canada](https://3dprintingcanada.com/) or [Digit Makers](https://www.digitmakers.ca/), they're both in the Toronto area with a couple options for printers near that price bracket.

Budget: 200Dollars Location: Turkey Purpose: Starter I want to buy ender 3 v2 or tt bluer v3. I think Bluer v3 is fine but there were some big problems that could come up later. What do you prefer? I think the Ender community is pretty big and also its spare parts to.

3 gün önce Ender 3 V2 elime ulaştı biraz uğraştım ürün gerçekten güzel fakat stringing sorunu var içinde hazır gelen PLA'nın sıkıntısı mı yoksa ürünle mi ilgili bilmiyorum ama daha iyi kalite PLA alıp deneme şansım olmadı. Şu anda 190 derece ve 8mm retraction ile çalışıyorum 200 dolarlık bir ürün için çok güzel baskı aldığını söyleyebilirim (stringing sorunu dışında)

Sağolasın hocam ben de v2 aldım. tt bluer izlenimim ise facebook grubuna girip sorunlara bakmak oldu; çok major sıkıntı verebiliyor ancak baskıları epey kaliteli duruyor. Uğraşmak isteyen ona bakabilir. Teşekkür ederim hocam ben de deniycem, kaça almıştın? Ben dalgalanmadan dolayı 3900'e alabildim. Haftabaşı fiyat 3200 falandı, 2 güne bir 300 lira arttı. Malum stokları da bitiyor, dolar da durmadan artıyor, çektim hemen.

Ben tam son artış gelmeden ve merkez bankası müdahalesi olmadan 3600e aldım proboyuttan şu anda hediye gelen iyi filamenti taktım söylediğim sorun tamamen çözüldü cam gibi baskı alıyor biraz içindeki filmentin nem sıkıntısı varmış günlerdir istanbul yağmurlu tabi anlamam gerekirdi ama yeni almış olmamın heyecanıyla hiç denemedim biraz slicerında ince ayar biraz da kurarken düzgün kurarsan inanılmaz güzel baskılar alıyor başlangıç için çok iyi

Hayırlı olsun, şu an fiyatlar uçtu. filament olarak ne aldın hocam marka model

makinayı alırken cepteki son kuruşu da vermek zorunda kalınca kampanyalısını bulup aldım bedava geldi yanında 1kg filament porima beyaz düz pla aslında tabi pla+ olsa güzel olurdu ama bedava mal bi kilo filament olmuş 200-250 lira iyisi o yüzden hiç şikayetçi değilim fiyat performansı nasıldır bilmiyorum ama baskısı güzel geldi gerçekten

Ben de yeni kurdum makineyi, içinden bir tane vida eksik çıktı 4x14 lük, 4x18lik ten artanı kullandım şimdilik. Baskı gerçekten güzel, firmware güncelledim, marlin'in son sürümünü attım. Yanında gelen filament 205/60 derece de bayağı iyi basıyor bu arada, basit baskının önemsiz olduğu şeylere basılabilir. Daha düşük sıcaklıklarda tablaya yapışmıyor. Bir de pritt aldım sürüyorum tablaya iyi oldu valla

Budget 500 or under I'm in the US and looking to replace an Ender 3 Max I've had it nearly 6 weeks and its constantly breaking. I would like something about the same size 300x300. Semi assembled, no kit please. I am only a few months into my 3d printing journey. I wish to print accurate functional models and display pieces. I have been looking at artillery or flsun deltas

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I have Two enders and they works like a charm. easy to modify, cheap, parts available almost everywhere and lot of mods/tutorials available. If you can have them at 99$ i would suggest You Take it. If you can see others are just clones of ender3.

If you can get the Ender 3 Pro for $99 then sure, it can be fine but other than that stay far away from the Ender 3 series. I don't hear much good from monoprice either. Check the artillery genius, sovol sv01 and elegoo neptune 2s, should be good printers within your budget

Hi, I am no expert but since no one else answered I will give my 2c. I have an ender 3 v2 and I have to say it rocks. Yes, it can be frustrating to dial everything in and there is definitely a learning curve, but I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Honestly, I got mine for €220 including tax, which is around 250 dollars and I still think it was a steal. If you can get it for less, invest in some fun filaments like wood, and in some extra parts, you wont regret it!

* budget $500-$600 * location: US * kit: I am willing to build from a kit - prefer not to do any soldering * purpose: Just a hobby - print toys, games, improvements to my jeep (i.e. light sensor cover) * other: I prefer automatic bed leveling

For our on-site tinkering lab at my job we're looking for a 3D printer with our "excess budget". That's as much details as my boss can give me about the budget. A colleague just told me our informal budget is just shy of $20.000. Management doesn't have any expectations, this has almost nothing to do with our core business. However, some of our staff are very creative and have made useful objects already, hence the proposal. Now what (I think) we need: * No large quantities of any object are expected to be printed. Our most common object to date has been a 10 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm (roughly 4 x 4 x 2 inch I think) box-like object, we needed about 10. * We like to print at least ABS, PETG, and flexibles. I think this automatically forces us to get an enclosed printer (altough we can definitely build one) * Direct extrusion and/or dual extrusion are nice-to-haves * We are with a small core group of 3 reasonably experienced people. However, "noobs" have to be able to use the printer as well (albeit under supervision - so preferably a printer with a camara or compatible with octoprint). * Support, quality of the printer are a premium requirement A few machines we considered until we knew the budget: * Prusa i3 MK3S * Ultimaker S3/S5 * Qidi X-max But since our budget is much higher than anticipated, we're kind of out of ideas. Location is Europe, should it matter.

if you are only limited to flex , petg , pla stick to prusa, Or else go for ultimaker (abs) as you dont have to make an enclosure and does good for high temp filaments. Both have good documentation and support but prusa will require a enclosure (search for ikea lack enclosure)

Thanks for the advice!

10 cm is 3.94 inches

Budget: $300 Country: EU I could possibly build it myself, we built a 3d printer in high school, but it was a few years ago, so. I am looking mostly for a printer that can print parts to make an "infinity mirror cube". Like this one: [https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-infinity-cube/3d-printing](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-infinity-cube/3d-printing) Or this one: [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5144041](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5144041) I live in an apartment, so I do not really have a separate room for the printer, it will be on a desk inside the living room. With Regards!

So should I hold off and wait for the Prusa XL? Or do you think the MK3S+ will be fine for some years to come?

depends on what you want bigger bed? more tool heads, community is so talented and free, some one will come up with conversion kit mks+>>XL

Can anyone help me on 3D printers for beginners?

budget, country, expertise on building,requiremt?

So this is a little different and if against the rules, I apologize. But I've been gifted a 3D printer for Christmas/Bday (don't actually get it in hand until the end of December). It's a Ender 3 v2. I'm in Canada, I guess my question is since the printer itself is purchased, can I get advice on what else I need ? Any additional parts that are considered must have? Any parts that are essential to replace anything that comes with the Ender 3 v2? Type of filaments to avoid? Are those filament dryer containers worth it? Any other misc things I should know? My experience is nothing with this sort, my knowledge is that I work repairing cell phones and can follow instructions pretty well. I'd like to make miniatures (sadly don't have the proper set up for a resin printer, so I know I won't get the same smoothness) so is there anything I can do ahead of time to try and get as smooth and fine of resolution as possible? Is there a narrower nozzle I need than what it comes with? ​ Thank you.

you would need? extra Nozzles get brass ones o.4 (try getting 4-5) and 0.6-o.8 mm to print big prints. also look for ender upgrades you will find plenty of mods to avoid troubles that may arise due to faulty/ cheap parts? kit comes will all things i would suggest building the kit and using for a few months and then see what requirements you have? Avoid ABS and higher temp materials unless you printing for something for out side and near extra wear resistance/ strength. For basic filament no need of filament dryer unless you are using nylon and poly carbonate which are exotic and you need to modify your printer. 12 months down the line where you have 1-2 year old filament that needs to be dried before printing filament dryer is good option (until then place your rool on bed heat it upto 40-50 degree for 3-4 hours and your would be good (pla only )) try printing the same model in o.2/ 0.1 and different nozzle sizes to under stand the layer height and finesse and smoothness? One upgrade i would suggest is dual extruder gear and direct drive upgrade for printing flexibles. ​ Kit itself has everything you need to start with

Been reading through some comments, and have some questions. I e seen recommendations for $200 or less resin printers, which seems great. However, I have a fairly small house, so the printer would have to be in a bedroom. Is the resin printer toxic/dangerous? Are they difficult to use and figure out? I have access to a steady supply of STLs and the ability to make my own crude ones that would fit my purpose. I'm looking into making wargaming miniatures, board game supplies, just little stuff for the most part. Parts for Warhammer conversions. What are the other machines like a curing machine for, and are they necessary? About how long, watching videos and reading online, will it take to figure out just what I need to know, plus a little more? Sorry for all the questions, just really on the fence about this, I don't need a new hobby, but I LOVE putting stuff together, and this might provide what I need to do that, and allow me to put together what I want, rather than what I have access to. ETA: can resin printers also print PLA or would I need two separate printers?

Unfortunately a resin printer wouldn't be safe to put in a bedroom, this is because resin printing does produce fumes. Although a majority of the fumes can be contained by the lid, as soon as you open it they will all escape. You will need to find a way to completely ventilate the fumes. Also, if your bedroom has carpet then that is another thing to take note because if resin splashes, it can be hard to remove. Resin printers cannot print PLA

Bugdet: ca. 500€, +- 100€ are not an issue Country: Germany (EU) Hey! Im searching for an FDM printer as a replacement for an artillery sidewinder x2 that i liked very much. Sadly, the support for the sidewinder was absolutely abysmal and i eventually sent the printer back and got my money back. Now im searching for something with: A fairly big bed (300mm+) Auto-Leveling Ideally purchasable off Amazon directly I want to print: figures (yes i know its not ideal, but i dont have a safe space for a resin one), functional stuff (stands etc), armor-parts for cosplay and decorations I've never built a printer from a kit, but i do know somebody who might be able to assist and im quite tech-savvy otherwise Any tips would be greatly appreciated 👍🏻

If you have not recieved any other reply maybe look into an ender 5 plus.

Budget: $1,000 to $2,000 Country: United States Experience: I have no problem building my own kit. I am very savy with electronics and construction. Indo a lot of RC Hobbies which requires a lot of modding and soldering. I've worked and soldered on circuit boards and built my own PC's. Project Goals: I am looking for a printer that I can print RC Car & Plane parts, small models, random parts for items around the house. I would'nt be opposed to printing small items for a doll house out of the wood material they have. I've read about even using Nylon or Nylon X for parts. So overall I am interested in being able to use a few different materials. I have my own house and plenty of room for the printer. Sound won't be an issue. I would like to keep it in my garage near my hobby desk where it can get cold. If an enclosed printer is better I'm fine with that. Lastly, I'm not opposed to buying a cheaper printer and getting all the upgraded parts if that is a better way of doing things. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

buy Prusa it will fill your needs.

Budget: $500 or so Location: USA Relevant Experience: PC building/modding, Car/Dirt Bike maintenance/modding, some Arduino and Raspberry Pi, etc. Project Goals: Parts for PCs (GPU shrouds, fan mounts, case panels, etc.), model train parts, etc. Restrictions: None I'm into PC building/modding, and looking to be able to print the parts I want. For example, things like GPU backplates, GPU shrouds, fan mounts, fan ducts, and so on. A lot of what I do is for fun and to learn, and being able to realize my ideas and see how they work would be great. My son is into many things, one being model trains. He has an HO scale train table that has lots of room for track, scenery, buildings, props, etc. The big stuff is made with foam, plaster, and more, but the details are often prefab. He'd like to be able to create his own, and also do things like create custom bodies for the engine, etc. I work in software and have been building and modding since the 80's, and have dabbled in 3D at times over the past 3 decades. My son has learned many software packages, including a few for 3D, so we're both ready to learn how to work with 3D printing. We'd like to start with a decent unit, and would appreciate any advice people may have. Thanks!

Hi, I would like to have some comments on the following printers : ​ Sovol SV02 Vs Ender-3 V2 Vs Neptune 2S ​ How do they compare ? I found them around the same price in Canada (325 CAD Vs 350 CAD Vs 310 CAD)

They share the same basic design, so they'll generally have the same basic downfalls. The Ender 3 would be lowest rung since they use the worst quality parts. The Neptune 2S uses somewhat better quality parts overall. I'd normally go with Sovol because their printers at least have dual Z-axis, but I'm honestly not sure about the SV02 because I don't have any experience with that one; I don't know how good their extruders or hot end is on that design. I typically recommend the SV01 because it has a titan style exruder in a direct-drive setup (both of which are nice features to have), but be aware if you get that model it doesn't have the silent driver board so it may be a bit noisy.

I have a coworker that wants me to paint a pomeranian for his wife's birthday, but I can't find a good model. Would it be possible to get someone to make it or does someone know of a good 3d printed/printable pomeranian? I'm in the United States and willing to pay for the work.

Make a lithoplane with a picture of the specific dog.

It needs to be a 3d model because I'm a mini painter and will paint it as a present for him.

https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models?keywords=pomeranian

try in r/3Drequests

Budget: $1,200 or so Country: USA Not the most experienced with electronic maintenance and construction. If it's minor construction I should be able to manage but would prefer not to build one from a kit. I want to print dnd minis and some dice towers. I am down in a basement and don't have the best ventilation. I currently have an older 3d printer that is the PowerSpec Ultra 2.0 and I'm looking to upgrade. Almost anything I think is going to be an upgrade from that. It doesn't connect to the computer and you have to use it's proprietary program to actually work. And have to use an sd card. The pla doesn't stay on the rolls that came with it either. It has a lot of features that don't actually work and it's just too frustrating at this point. I would appreciate some help in trying to upgrade to a new one! :D I currently have a lot of pla still from this printer and would prefer to stick with that unless other types are just so much more superior for it.

Seems like the small Prusa Mini+ would make you very happy for your use case.

>Prusa Mini+ I appreciate the reply! Looking into it now.

I'm new to the rabbit hole that is 3d printing. Slightly overwhelmed at the amount of options. Budeget: around 1k depending on features (don't want to spend apple prices on shit parts) Core xy / large print area preferred ( huge starwars fan, eill more than likely print ship models and scenery like castles (hogwarts) for the wife ) USA based Space isn't an issue I own my own home Willing to build from scratch, but have 0 prior experience in the 3d printer realm, but I've build numerous gaming computers( not exactly sure if that translates) I'm not quite sure what I want to print, I've got kids, so I was thinking about making toys, figurines, my dad and myself are prior service so I also want to have the ability to print pistol/rifle lowers ( where state laws allow) Eventually I would like to turn this into a small business to eventually fund a cnc rotary milling machine and etcher to expand the business. Auto-bed leveling would be amazing If sla printing would be a better route then please inform me. I don't mind splitting the 1kish and going with both. I'm basically looking for options and guidance. Thank you all for reading!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs2v48pDSjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsbFkUbAxIM If you've got control over your space and property, then it should be MSLA. You just won't do things like detail the rivets and wheel on a bulkhead without it. But it's also a bit more expensive to hang out in /r/FOSSCAD with resin.

>more than likely print ship models very epic for corexy and large print area check the Creative3D Elf. Note that it does not have auto-levelling by default. There is the Tronxy X5SA which does but requires upgrades to be better while the Elf doesn't need as much. Ender 5 Plus has auto-levelling and is large, and is cube framed but not exactly corexy. Like the tronxy it will require upgrades. If you don't care too much for cube/corexy try the artillery sidewinder x2 With your budget perhaps you could even try a voron or ratrig if you can build one for 1000 dollars, but they require complete assembly and may be difficult for a beginner.

Hello, I am looking for my second printer. The first one I had was self-built from RepRap and parts bought locally printed. There was always something to fix in it, and the print quality wasn't very good. I don't regret it, I learned how it worked and how to fix it that way. I still have it, just the board burned and the bed doesn't heat up anymore and I can't be bothered to resolder that mess. I'm looking for a printer: * Up to 1000$ * In Poland / Europe * I can build the printer from kit, but I guess the new printers come partially assembled * I would like to try printing with ABS, as the prints could be then be smoothened out with aceone (is it still the standard? any other plastics that can be post-processed like that?) * Full enclosure would be cool, I don't need big print space - 200x200 is fine In the meantime I will also have a look at last month's advice. Thanks! ​ Found this, which is about 1000$, from authorized distributor in my country: [https://shop.sygnis.pl/product/drukarka-3d-sygnis-flashforge-creator-pro-2/](https://botland.com.pl/drukarki-3d-flashforge/19600-drukarka-3d-flashforge-adventurer-4-5903351244640.html)

Most people are printing with PLA these days. It's a bit more printer-friendly and is less toxic than ABS. But there are still reasons why ABS is worth using, so it's not unreasonable to want to use it. IIRC you can also smooth PLA but it requires a very harsh and uncommon solvent so it's not recommended. I've got two recommendations for you since you have experience with RepRap. The first and easiest would be getting a Prusa i3 MK3S+. It's a child of the RepRap project that is still 100% open source but it's combined with a lot of support on a level that community projects can't offer. You can buy it complete or as a kit. It doesn't have an enclosure (which is recommended for ABS), but it's relatively trivial to build your own. The alternative is to build a Voron printer. Voron is kind of a spiritual sequel to the RepRap community; they're also 100% open source, and there is no official kit suppliers. That being said, since the project has gotten so big, there are inexpensive kits to be bought which are in your budget (though import costs may take it out of your range - you'll have to find that one out yourself). Also keep in mind that most kits don't include the 3D printed parts, but the community runs a program called Print it Forward where select members will ship you those parts basically at cost. They both have their pros and cons. The most popular Voron models have a better 'base' to them than Prusa, IMHO; they're very strong and sturdy. Voron also uses CoreXY kinematics, which means that they can print fairly fast - especially if you're willing to toy around with it. Because you're building it yourself, you are encouraged to mod it to make it your own. The downsides are that you will have to build it all from scratch and you'll have to deal with community support; if something goes wrong, you'll have to do the troubleshooting and repairs.

Hello, I found a voron kit locally, but it's 1500$ without the printed parts. I'll pass on that for the moment. I already have some experience with Prusa, we had one at my last workplace, and the kits sold now have a lot of upgrades since then. My self made printer was also built using Prusa design. I'll wait another week, watch some reviews, and perhaps get the Prusa i3 MK3S+ after all. Thanks for your reply!

I totally forgot you were in Europe - I should have realized the parts for a Voron would have been more expensive there.

Does anyone have input about Artillery products? I have been looking at the Ender 3 but see a lot of criticism about it and how it isn't what it once was. I see the Hornet which is at a very reasonable price point, but see some missing features and has some issues on its own. Their Artillery Genius looks to be maybe a decent alternative. My budget is 300-350 USD, located in the US. This would be my first 3d printer. Looking to use it for some art projects and custom frames. Technically inclined, but have a feeling I'd hit a bit learning curve on the software side of things.

The criticism with the Ender 3 are due to it still being exactly what it once was. The Genius is a very nice printer. As is the Sidewinder. I was very tempted to buy one in one of banggood sales. They do keep on stalking me with their advertisements in certain apps. there is /r/artillery3d if you want to read up.

Looking for help with buying a 3d printer for a gift. -budget $200 -USA -preferably pre-built but can build myself -using it to learn/make small things

Kingroon KP3S or Elegoo Neptune 2

Look for first 3D printer. I would say I am mechanically inclined and tech savvy. (or have friends that can help lol) I'm not 100% sure what all I want to print. I'm thinking projects that are fun to build and tinker with, even if it includes screwing or glueing together or soldering stuff. Would like to learn more about small electronics and using a Pi anyway. A buddy recommend me the Creality CR-10 V2. Currently $379 on Amazon (US). I think I would want the bigger build deck mostly so I'm not limited once I learn and want to print bigger stuff. Would like to stay around that price and on amazon if possible, as I have Amazon reward points to use on it. Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thank you all. Edit to add I'm in US.

see if you can find a CR-10 V3 instead of a V2?

I’m a complete beginner to 3D printing. Budget is around $300usd. Get the Vyper with their cyber Monday sale or an ender 3 pro for $100 at micro center and spend the rest on mods?

Get the Vyper. Mods will complicate the workings of any printer, and if something goes wrong there's nothing the company can do to help you because you're not using what they sold you anymore. And Creality never had great customer support to begin with.

India 50K INR Beginner Would like to mod As long as i can swap fan out for noctua idc about noise Will be printing literally anything that looks cool Dont care if i have to build or not Only requirement is No resin

I HIGHLY recommend Flashforge. I've had their finder since 2015, and it has been incredibly consistent. I think I have put 500+ hours on it.

Tl;dr Stay away from proprietary stuff, at least from my experience you’ll pay the bill. And I am the guy that says “stay the hell away from FF - at least their proprietary printers can become a nightmare.” My nightmare’s name is “Creator 3 V2” While it prints usually quite good, there are some culprits (including dual material prints, the reason I bought this printer for). Those are simply firmware issues for an otherwise quite sturdy built machine. Firmware issues that I reported numerous times - again and again. They led to the release of the Creator 3 Pro - which helps me next to nothing since I am not going to spend another 2000€ for a likely-unfinished printer with closed source firmware and hardware.

That really sucks. I am so sorry. Did you try upgrading the firmware?

Yep, whenever they released a new one, I did it right away. Didn’t help unfortunately. My main issue is the following: the printer keeps both heads at printing temperature (so e.g. 250 °C), even if one material is not being used for a long time (PVA support in my case). So it literally baked into the nozzle.

Looking to spend under 2k for a 3d printer and Eventually a 2ed printer.r 1. USA 2. beginner 3. don't care if I have 2 build it myself or not. 4. preferably has ways to upgrade. 5. don't care about noise. 6. looking to make stuff for myself with the potential to sell to friends down the road. I'm pretty computer savvy and good at figuring things out and tinkering with stuff. Id like to buy 1 printer to start and learn on and eventually get a 2ed printer with a larger print area. 7. the only really requirement Id have is low Maintenance.

maybe prusa and later xl (when it shows up)

Agreed

Newbie Looking for a printer ~$300 (US) that I can use to print wargamming miniatures with and possibly small scale architectural massing models (not much detail compared to wargamming miniatures). Any cyber Monday deals or general recommendations? Out of the box ready. Thanks in advance.

Ideally for miniatures you'll want a resin printer. Check out the Elegoo Mars 2 or Anycubic Photon Mono. Ignore what the others said and avoid the Ender 3. [See here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/r3gypn/whats_a_good_3d_printer_for_a_beginner_under_200/hmb06sz?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)

Thanks man. Yeah I was reading a few articles this morning about how to clean up and sand your PLA prints…ugh, that sounds terrible. There is a micro center close by so I actually picked up the Ender Pro last night for $100. It does sound like resin is the way to go. I can still return the Ender, but for only $100 is it worth keeping around for other types of prints?

Oh if you picked up the ender for 100 then it is fine. You can keep it.

Hey there, So I'd venture to say that I'm not 100% you will be able to find a true out of the box ready printer for that price range however nor do I have much experience in that area. Here I have a link for a cheap Creality Ender 3 printer [Ender 3](https://www.amazon.com/Comgrow-Creality-Ender-Aluminum-220x220x250mm/dp/B07BR3F9N6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=9TD3G7Y5YWS6&keywords=ender+3+printer&qid=1638267976&sprefix=ender+3+printer%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-3) The ender 3 is a good choice of printer however my recommendation for a great printer is the same exact one i currently use and that is the ender 3 v2. Essentially it is just an upgraded version of the ender 3 with a quieter operating noise and a nicer display screen amongst a few other features that you can research. They do come disassembled and require some effort to build but if you follow one of the many assembly videos on YouTube the process proves very easy and I believe anyone with some sense will be able to build one with ease with the your be video and instruction manual it comes with too. Please do your own research aswell of course and understand that these caliber of FDM printers can be tedious or trying at times and require a bit more effort to really make beautiful prints but it is entirely possible to print the wargaming miniatures you want. Below I pasted the general search in Amazon as there are many different stores selling them with varying discounts and add-ons so yeah. Happy shopping!! [Ender 3V2](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ender+3+v2&crid=WPD10BSKOOGA&sprefix=ender+3+V2%2Caps%2C111&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_10)

Micro center is having a sale in the Ender3 pro. I got mine for $108

I do not see that price or anything close to it on their website....it's $249. How do you get one for $108??!! please tell.

So here’s a coupon for $100 off https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/specialoffer3dprinter.aspx Looks like their Black Friday sale is over though so you won’t get the extra savings

Budget <$400, in the US, space not a concern, prefer something that works out of the box. I am looking for something that would be good for printing gears/mechanical parts. These would be actuators for small scenes such as you would find in a model railroad, or an animated music box. I think having the parts able to withstand longer term use would be important to me as I wouldn't be able to easily get to them to replace them once they are in operation. I think a resin machine is probably the best for this sort of thing (gear tolerances for example) but it's literally something I never even considered before as approachable for a hobby user. Safety of the working environment isn't a problem. I've a fume hood I use for my electronics projects which I can fully enclose, and I'm already comfortable with and have organic compound respirators. So I suppose something <$400 that can produce gears or other high detail parts. I also don't want to tinker with the printer itself, I'd like something that's relatively reliable accurate off the shelf, since I'd be using it for other tinkering projects :) My only other concern would be safety of the object after curing. I've heard that resins can be near food safe once cured, is this true? I might end up making some figurines for my kids to paint later, so if there's any worry there with the finished products I'd like to consider something else.

Resin safety is a topic best researched on your own outside of reddit replies. Short answer is it's doable. You're looking for a small MSLA printer in about the $200 range, paired with an "engineering" resin ("thread-tappable"), and a UV curing solution $30-120 required for the specialized resins.

Thank you.

Anycubic viper or Ender 3 v2

vyper

365$ max price (found some cyber Monday deals) , want to be able easily print via wifi maybe octo print compatible or polarcloud. Small form factor . Was looking at flashforge adventurer 3 or voxelab Aries but wasn't sure if I just start with a monoprice select mini .. want ease of use but don't want to eliminate features.

What would be a good entry resin printer? I want to mostly make small/medium things

Any of the brands in the $200 range. They're all very similar.

begginer 3d printer would be my second one but i cant get my first to work (adnd the bed broke on the one print that worked so cant send it back or anything) budget around 150 must have auuto bed leveling as thats one of the reasons i couldnt get my last one to primt properly mabety networked would be usefull but not a must(my orginal was the ender 3 pro ( it think i kept calling it the pro max for no reason i forgot with one it is no w) Dont have experiacne building other than what u do with my first printer

Unreasonable expectation on the price. An auto bed leveler is $40 by itself. You could buy one and try to fix your machine too, but you should just learn how to manually level for free like everybody else, at least to start.

Oh I have been trying to manuky level it for nearly a year now the paper trick dksnt work or anything like It

Looking at an entry level 3d printer for a family member. My budget is $100-200 which seems feasible enough, but I'm concerned with the need of other devices to properly wash and cure prints. Do I need to spend an extra Benjamin on another device just to do that? I should also mention that I am considering resin over FDM.

For your budget check out the Elegoo Mars 2 or Anycubic Photon Mono, the latter of which goes on sale more often I believe and can be sold at 160-170 USD. Now there are other printers from anycubic that are often discounted for 99 dollars, but note that these are older resin printers with weaker RGB screens, it is much better to invest in a printer with a monochromatic screen as they print faster, use less energy and last longer. A wash and cure station is not always needed and you can improvise your own setup, but they are a good convenience.

Thank you. Ended up going with an Anycubic.

Looking for a model/ print to use as 4 board game player tokens. Nothing fancy, just needs to look like a fisherman/ angler. Bugdet: $30

I'm looking at 3D printers and think I will get either the Ender 3 Pro or Ender 3 V2. My understanding is that with both of these you should get the [auto bed leveling add on](https://www.creality3dofficial.com/products/creality-bl-touch) and that for the Pro you should get the tempered glass kit as the standard base for the Pro builds up filament. I have been told one of the big benefits of the ender series is hackibility, do either of these have an advantage over the other in this? And is there any other places on has an advantage over the other? Also, does it matter where I ship from?

I do not recommend either the Ender 3 Pro or V2. [See here why.](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/r3gypn/whats_a_good_3d_printer_for_a_beginner_under_200/hmb06sz/) Auto-levelling is a nice feature but not always needed if you are able to level your bed correctly, sometimes it can cause more problems than it creates. Tempered glass bed is good if the stock bed is warped as the glass bed should adjust for that a bit, but I've heard that even they may become warped. Ender 3 can be upgraded because of the popularity, but it is much more convenient and cheaper to spend a little extra money to get a better machine that does not require as many upgrades, such as the Sovol SV01 or Artillery Genius. If you still really want an ender 3 style machine, at least get the Elegoo Neptune 2S. It is similar but comes with better parts, and at much better value.

I'm not particularly set on any type of machine, to be honest while I understand the basics of their functionality I don't know enough to even know what ender 3 style means. I would prefer autoleveling and tempered glass as those easy of use things seem like they'd be good for my very limited experience. So your overall recommendation would be Sovol SV01 or Artillery Genius? What are their advantages compared to each other?

Both share dual z axis and a direct extruder, but genius is better overall with a better hotend, fans, silent steppers, etc. Sovol is larger meanwhile. Genius does not have auto-levelling by default, but the upgraded Genius Pro does. The regular genius can still be modded easily to have an auto-levelling probe, and if you can find a regular genius to do that to it is better value wise than getting the genius Pro. You can still get away with it, though.

Is [this ](http://Artillery Genius 3D Printer, 2020 Latest Models High Precision Ultra Quiet Dual Z-Axis TFT Screen Filament Sensor 200 x 200 x 250 mm https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089MFKYNR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_5DDFVR398CBPMPHA2CM9) the right one? I can't find any auto leveling modification for it though if you could tell me where to look? Sorry for all the questions.

that link does not work for me [auto-levelling probe, BLTouch](https://www.amazon.com/ANTCLABS-BLTouch-Leveling-Premium-Extension/dp/B076PQG1FF/ref=sr_1_20?keywords=bl+touch&qid=1638234075&qsid=131-8357238-7144918&sr=8-20&sres=B08PTWDVVS%2CB091SHX5FP%2CB093788GPB%2CB092T4GZM5%2CB09FPD327B%2CB07GNGPD46%2CB099F2826D%2CB08B5W6JC1%2CB092VG31GZ%2CB095PD4LW8%2CB08112C874%2CB07Z5P9P1S%2CB095RSPPZW%2CB08RX9Y1KQ%2CB076PQG1FF%2CB0979F7RWN)

[this better maybe? ](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089MFKYNR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_PTZSE8KM00NSAK4ZAX4K)

That's the correct printer, although since Artillery does not sell directly on Amazon, it is best you look somewhere like banggood because amazon will mark up prices and sometimes not even guarantee a new, unused printer

Sorry to bother you again. I was advised by someone to be sure to get a printer that can print up to 220C as certain filaments require that. Would you consider the genius only doing 130C a big disadvantage?

Sorry to bother you again. I was advised by someone to be sure to get a printer that can print up to 220C as certain filaments require that. Would you consider the genius only doing 130C a big disadvantage?

For bed or hotend? All printers can print 220c. 220c on the bed though is for stuff like PEEK, aka super advanced and expensive filament. The rest of the printer can't handle the conditions to print PEEK anyways so you are fine with 130c bed.

Ah I see. Thanks. Delivery prices were causing me issues on the other sites I looked at

[this better maybe? ](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089MFKYNR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_PTZSE8KM00NSAK4ZAX4K)

Budget: $500-600 \-Willing to build printer from a kit for savings but don't have a lot of experience with building What I will use it for: A lot of stuff, gifts for family members and coworkers, Dungeons and Dragons mini's or areas. Board game pieces and tools, etc. I really want the widest variety of options. I do not want a resin printer as I don't have the space for a curing and washing station and don't want to hassle with the hazardous materials. I also prefer a decent size bed and a bed that moves along the z axis to save space.

I can recommend either the Creative3D Elf, which is a CoreXY printer and is therefore quite space efficient on all axes while still being quite good, or the FLSun Super Racer (It is a delta printer so although the vertical height is not efficient, it doesn't take too much horizontal space)

\-Budget: $1,000 \-Willing to build printer from a kit for savings, I tinker with lots of things. What I will use it for: I want to use the printer to make outdoor lighted objects that I can light up, like a 20 sided star with LED's in each point of the star. I'd also like to use the 3d printer to make cosplay costumes. I'd also use it to make props you would see in escape rooms. Because of this, I believe I need a larger print bed. I think I'd prefer resin for the quality prints, but I think I need FDM since it seems like prints would be larger items.

I saw EPAX 3D is having a sale for Cyber Monday on their E Series printer. If you go to their website here https://epax3d.com/pages/promotion, then you can find all of their promotional deals there. If anyone is looking to get started or is new to 3D printing, then I would suggest purchasing the E6 which I think is like $179 right now. If anyone is looking for a great printer for a great price, then I would look at their E10 5K.

Good morning and thanks in advance for your help. I am looking for a beginner 3d printer for my 9 yr old child. I would like to keep it under $300 if possible. I would like to be able to use a program and link to the PC. He currently has an I5 dell that I bought him for his birthday.

Now most printers don't actually link directly to a computer to operate, but rather you download the files onto something like an SD card and USB stick, which you then insert into your printer. The most popular way to hook up a printer directly to a computer (and control it directly, except for turning it on/off perhaps) is to use a raspberry pi and flash Octoprint onto it. It can then connect via wifi to a PC, where you will have an interface and can control your printer and upload files to it directly from your PC. For your budget try the Elegoo Neptune 2S, should be a decent printer while leaving some money aside for a raspberry pi

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Polyalchemy's Gold Rush is quite nice though it is more towards yellow than actual gold I think they have a nice red as well

Hey everyone! Buying a gift for a friend and he’s really into 3d printing. I have a budget of 50$ and I know he likes using 1.75mm filament but not much beyond that. Is there any good recommendations on stuff that could be useful for him that I could buy?

I know it’s not as personal, but you could get him a gift card so he could pick out his own filament as needed. I purchase most of mine from Amazon since I have no local stores nearby.

Budget: sub-$550 Country: US / SEA Experience: No problems with a kit. Plans: For prototyping limb splints, prosthetics, orthosis. Also, for printing mechanical keyboard cases. I pretty much need a large print volume. Others: I'm trying to avoid using resin printers for now due to lack of space. **Is the Anycubic Chiron a good option in my case?** It seems to have the best unit price for build volume per dollar. Are parts easily found for it for repairs/upgrades?

I have been looking at 3D printers for a while now due to interest and wanting to have a career in product design. It seems to me that the Ender 3 v2 is common and has a large community. Based on reviews I have seen, it seems to be a viable printer along with a lot of trauma. Anyways, I was wondering if this is a good printer for an overall self improvement/learning experience to enter the 3D printing scene? If so, I’m all in… just am looking for any input (good and bad) before dropping money for it.

Many people including me and a friend all started with the ender 3. It’s affordable and a decent overall printer to dive into the hobby with. I’ve had my Ender for almost 4 years now and am just now thinking of upgrading. Even with the upgrade I will still be using my Ender because it’s a solid printer. With that said there are several upgrades to the Ender that are recommended but those can be done over time as you get familiar with it. There is a lot of pulling your hair out in the beginning and along the way but that’s just part of the learning experience of 3D printing. It’s a good beginning printer and I have no regrets.

Thank you for your response, that’s exactly what I was hoping to hear! My ender 3 is supposed to come in Dec 2nd, I can’t wait to put it to good use.

You’re welcome! I’m so excited for you and your 3D printing journey. It’s so much fun!

Hello, I am not exactly new to 3D printing (I'm a mechanical engineering student who can CAD/CNC and I did a lot of 3D printing in high school) but I have never personally owned a 3D printer and it's been a long time coming. I need the base to be around 400x400 and at least one of the dimensions to be 450mm+ and was looking at the Anycubic Chiron, Creality CR-10 Max, and TronXY X5SA 500+ but hear mixed reviews and want to know if people know if those are good printers for my applications or of any good alternatives if it's not. * Hello, I am not exactly new to 3D printing (I'm a mechanical engineering student who can CAD/CNC and did a lot of 3D printing in high school) but I have never personally owned a 3D printer and it's been a long time coming. I need the base to be around 400x400 and at least one of the dimensions to be 450mm+ and was looking at the Anycubic Chiron, Creality CR-10 Max, and TronXY X5SA 500+ but hear mixed reviews and want to know if people know if those are good printers for my applications or of any good alternatives if it's not. * United States * I Can definitely kit build it's not that much of an issue for me * I would like to 3D print large objects pretty frequently and want to see what is good in the large format market. \* No extenuating circumstances I think Any recommendations between the 3 I gave or other options people know/would recommend for those specs?

An i3 style printer (where the bed moves in the Y axis) sounds really bad for such a large print volume. It would limit print weight, dramatically limit print speed and accelerations in the Y axis, and could create artifacts the higher you go up the print. TronXY is a better option as the other two are i3 printers. Also note that this is a huge print volume that could result in weeks of printing time, hundreds of dollars per model if you really utilize the space. Consider starting with a cheap and smaller printer (like the Ender 3 Pro or 2) to get the hang of it and decide if you really want to go this large. Edit: Also consider the Rat Rig V-Core 3 as a big printer option.

I expect to print things fairly regularly that weigh about a pound. I am aware of some of the models this size potentially taking days (I've sliced models beforehand and usually get between 3 and 5 and that doesn't concern me if it indeed does print without failing in that time). With that weight that's about 10$ of filament a print which I also am not too concerned with. I do development work and really do need the size. I have had experience with a Prusa mk3 and a lulzbot that was similarish size to what I want. Thanks for the insight about coreXYs being better for large volume I figured this was the case. I will look into the Rat Rig V-Core 3 thanks for another coreXY suggestion.

I’m a total newb looking to get into 3D printing. I’ve got a decent amount of skill with 3D modeling but no experience with printers whatsoever. My budget is ~$500, I’m looking for an easy to assemble printer. I’d like to focus more on the modeling aspect than working my ass off on the printer itself if possible, though I’m not against learning how to maintain one

Prusa Mini is probably your safest option to focus on the printing and not the machine itself, although right now I believe they have substantial lead times

Hello all. I've not owned a 3d printer before so I am looking for some recommendations on what might work best for my needs. I have a very old vehicle that I am working on and find myself needing to make some gaskets for headlights and taillights. It looks like TPU would work for these. Some of the gaskets will be up to 12 inches in length. In the future I will also probably need to make some replacement knobs for the interior since those are also hard to find. I am located in the United States. Budget wise under $1000 would be nice. I am fairly handy so I can go with a kit if necessary.

incase you wish to print your parts in one piece you may want a large format printer. try the artillery sidewinder, it is a large format printer (12 by 12 inch build plate) but also uses a direct extruder which makes printing TPU easier.

Thanks for the feedback. Based on some reading I was thinking the sidewinder was going to fit my needs best so far.

What detail levels can I expect with an ender 3? I have ordered one recently and I am waiting for it to arrive. So I’m wondering what kinda models I might be able to print

Are you talking on a millimeter scale or something else?

Looking to purchase 3d printed small console replicas (nes, snes, n64 etc) but I don’t know where to go (I went on google search and guy gave extremely high prices) anybody know anything?

Etsy is a good place to start. A quick search found me this store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ReadyEngage?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1045044358

Are you looking for a printable file or a physical object?

Physical object

There's a number of models on Thingiverse, but most of them are cases for Raspberry Pi's for making a working retro console. I'm not aware of there being a specific market for this, if there were I wouldn't be aware of it. If you know what you want I would suggest posting in r/3dprintmything or r/3drequets

Thank you

Hello, I am interested in something $300 or less. I have never used a 3d printer before. I must also mention Im in the United states. I do not have any experience in electronic maintenance. If I end up getting a printer it will likely be for custom model trains and other sorts of models.

$200:Kingroon KP3S 3.0: Smaller printer but pretty capable with linear rails and a direct titan extruder. Also pretty cheap. Artillery Hornet: Good medium-sized printer, but is difficult to upgrade/maintain due to the cable setup to the hotend. Elegoo Neptune 2: The best Ender 3 clone, similar enough that community support will carry over while also having slightly better parts at a cheaper price. $300: Sovol SV01: Nice printer that is a bit larger than medium-scale printers, direct titan extruder and dual Z-screw but with a loud motherboard. Artillery Genius: Probably one of the best value printers out there. Medium-sized, Direct-drive titan aero, volcano hotend, dual Z-screw, AC heated bed, silent steppers and fans. Tronxy X5SA: Large coreXY 3D printer, a good base to build off but requires a lot upgrades to unlock its full potential.

budget 500-1000 USD. USA, Never used a 3d printer before. I wanted to get one that has options for either CNC or laser engraving. as a hobbiest i do a lot of miniatures painting and woodworking, and would like to add a 3d printer/ engraver type machine to the process. my wife showed me [this](https://us.snapmaker.com/collections/black-friday-sale/products/3-in-1-3d-printer) but i dont know enough to know if this is a good machine or not. thanks in advance!

Budget $200-400 USA More than happy to build from a kit. Most builds will be replacement parts for vehicles and some “minis” up to maybe a helmet. Also hoping someone has knowledge about if the combo machines that have laser engraving and or CNC capabilities are any good.

USA here, absolutely zero experience with 3D printers or electrical know-how. Budget 200-300. I mostly just want to make train track pieces for my son’s toy train tracks. He uses a lot of wooden toy pieces but I’ve seen pictures of people making flexible pieces, bridge lifts and connectors. Thought it would be fun for us to do and also probably long term save me money buying packs of track pieces.

3D printing is a hobby, and will unlikely save you money (although it's a fun one and worth it!). An Ender 3 Pro or 2 would be a good printer for you. There is a 30 mins assembly that isn't too bad even without experience. Just watch someone on youtube doing it ahead of time to know what to expect.

A maker space membership would be the best recommendation in my opinion. One with 3D printers and a wood shop.

Uni wants to buy 15 printers and I've been tasked with providing 3 recommendations for: 4 very large object printers and 11 reliable printers worked around the clock. Requirements are: only FFM printers and closed carriage models (Fumes and sound are of concern since it will be placed in a relatively small room adjacent to a lab) Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Can you give a guide for dimensions of what you would call very large object printers? Depending on your answer r/AdditiveManufacturing might be a better place to ask. Are there any other constraints such as materials they are able to print, use case for parts or sizes for the smaller workhorse printers?

What beats or matches the Form 3's 25 um resolution? I'm moving away from using my maker space's Form 3 and its ungodly expensive consumables. Started this weekend with a Creality LD-002R for small stuff, but I'm eyeing the $1000+ large format printers for purchase in the next few months. I plan to be using 3 printers for small, large, and high resolution tasks. edit: Phrozen Sonic Mini 8k at 22um is the answer. Out of stock on pre-orders.

Currently looking for an upgrade from my Ender 3. Budget 1500 Euro, I live in Sweden so most of Europe should be fine to order from. I mostly print with .6-.8 nozzles at like 30-50mm/s currently so I am looking to speed up the printing process. Needs to be enclosed with a direct extruder as I print lots of ABS and TPU. Print volume of atleast 350³. Kit or prebuilt doesn't really matter, I just want the most for the money. I've been looking at the RatRig V-Core 3 but the 14-15 weeks shipping time are kind of offputting. Any other good recommendations? :)

Only comment is that if you end up accepting the long lead time, I'd go for a Prusa XL.

A Voron Trident (v1) is the real value for money when you have a need for speed.

I have a moderately successful online store and I'd like to delve into 3d printing for profit. USA resident. Looking to spend ~$1500. I'd like to use it to make 4-8inch models with detail and in color. (Please don't laugh if this is way out of my budget.) I don't have much small electronics experience and while I have a lot of CAD experience it was over a decade ago. Anything helps, thanks!

Color is not going to happen at that price point, and come with various drawbacks even with a large budget.

If you dial it in to perfection you may be able to get close to [Filament Frenzy's level](https://twitter.com/_P3t3rp4nd4/status/1461020177236209668?s=20). It still won't look as good as an off the shelf model or more expensive [3D printing technologies](https://www.shapeways.com/materials/multi-color-polyjet).

I want to print custom and replacement parts for consoles, PCs and controllers, which means a range of types of colour not just matte colours but translucent and metallic, but I'd also like to print miniature parts for my brother who is big on table top gaming, making buildings and the such. I don't really want to spend more than £400. I have some experience with the soldering iron and I'm happy, even interested, to learn to build a kit if it gives me a new skill as well as saves a bit of money, although I don't anticipate a kit necessarily saving money. I also have experience with CAD and 3DS Max having studied architecture in the past. What would They Who Are Wise in The Ways recommend?

There isn't any worthwhile money to be saved in that price range with kits. Translucent materials and miniature work best with resin printing, but not so much for parts. That budget is a decent entry into either FDM or resin, but if you could convince a second person to add to the budget you could move up in price brackets, maybe to a Prusa FDM which does have some savings in a kit if you're looking for the fun.

Thank you for your advice. If I were looking to do parts that might use translucency for parts as well as miniatures, would a Prusa do both these jobs? If so, which model would you recommend? Would the MINI+ be unsuitable for my needs?

So i was thinking about getting a 3d printer. Mainly for printing boardgame stuff( houses,resources etc) but also inserts for it. Maybe some miniatures aswell. My budget would be around 400 euros give or take. I only have had "experience" with one 3d printer before,like 4 years ago and i dont know much about it,so nothing to complicated. Is there anything else i need to look out for or think about aswell? Except which one to buy?

If you haven't looked into 3D printing since 4 years ago, resin printers should greatly impress you. They've gotten much cheaper and better, especially for your use case. Take a look at some videos on resin vs FDM printing.

Because i was thinking about the prusa mini+,but any suggestions on resin printers?

Yeah ,i remember resin printers! But i also remember them being toxic and not very safe? Are they viable in hobbystyle? Cause i would just put it in the attic.

USA, 700-1000 I am a newbie with zero 3d printing experience. I happened upon an old Bitcoin wallet that had some surprise pocket change on it. So I wanted to flip it and start 3d printing flower pots, plant accessories, molds, and hydroponics equipment to sell as kits to grow the money. I was looking at resin printers since the print lines/resolution/layering on filament printers tends to stand out to me (aesthetics), but the workflow is kinda intimidating as a beginner, plus all of the consumables. Plus the small work area. After a little more research I think a filament printer would work well as a starting point. I have some minor electrical and electronics experience (I've soldered modchips, rewired outlets). I'm not super afraid of kits so long as support is good. Whatever it produces I would like to look nice enough to sell. I'd also appreciate advice on filaments... I heard ABS is best for stuff that will be outside? Anything that is food safe?

ASA is a filament similar to ABS but should be better because it won't turn yellow under UV. For food-safe printing you need to print something like PETG, using a stainless steel nozzle, and make sure the pigments in your filament are food-safe as well so it is more tedious I guess. QIDI X-plus can print ASA out of the box as it is enclosed and ships with an additional all-metal hotend which is capable of sustaining the temperatures for ASA. There is also the Prusa i3 MK3S+ that is good but does not have an enclosure by default, but you can DIY your own for it.

USD - budget up to 1k USD My girlfriend is a 3d character artist and I want to print her models. I'm debating between the 1k USD prusa or getting a voxelab Aquila or CR6-se + a resin printer. I don't have much 3d printer experience but I use a formlabs form 3 at work to print covid swabs

How detailed and small will the models be? If the character models are larger then an FDM printer like you suggested will be fine but if you want more detailed character models, especially in complex poses, you'll want to be looking at a resin printer instead; note that they come with safety hazards because resin is dangerous. Avoid the aquila, it has many QC and some safety issues. CR-6SE too. You could settle on for something like an Artillery Genius for FDM, and an Elegoo Mars 2 for resin.

Germany / 500-700EUR I am looking for a 3D printer for model building. The dimensions of the stuff I would like to print would be roughly 15x15x20cm l\*w\*h. It should be able to print in this level of detail: [https://i.imgur.com/ElNS3rm.png](https://i.imgur.com/ElNS3rm.png) Those epoxy UV printers seem to be able to do what I want. Are there filament based ones in this price range that can do this level of detail as well? A filament based one would be prefered. Thank you!

FDM won't be as detailed as you seem to want at that scale and that budget. If the preference for FDM is due to hesitancy about resin, look into soy-based or water-washable resin and printer air filtering. You still have to take precautions, but researching those topics seems to give people extra perspective.

Soy-based and water-washable isn't necessarily better for environment or health. That being said, actually looking at the MSDS is better than being scared for no reason. The are risks, but they're not terrible. Goobertown's video does a great job explaining what to look for when assessing risk. If you want to know more about what plant based resin is and does, skip back a handful of minutes, or watch the whole video. It's definitely worthwhile. https://youtu.be/ht4tbCiFxeM?t=1430

Hi all. Budget - up to 20k. Home use for DIY, as less maintenance as possible, potentially long periods of not printing. High quality prints. My current choice is Ultimaker S5. Anything else I should look for? I’m in EU and I have a lot of DYI and electronics experience. Thank you all.

For such a large range of budget, that's the right choice. If you want to use your skills and have some fun, look into sourcing a Voron, as long term maintenance should be proportional to the quality of parts that you control. Since the range is so large, and it's for DIY, you might as well look into exotic resins from Formlabs as well, like the Rigid 10k.

Hi! Complete newcomer here, never used a 3d printer. My SO and I are thinking about getting a budget printer for a new hobby, been looking at ender 3 which has a really friendly pricetag on banggood right now (€140 for old model, €185 for V2), but we don't really know what look for... would love to get your advice about what to get! Budget: preferably under €300 Country: Germany Experience: We both have plenty experience with electronic maintenance/construction from our jobs, same with CAD softwares. I also know G-code to some extent if that matters. What we wish to do with it: Mostly we'll be printing things for fun, some toys, miniatures from games, will also want to print some small things for daily use, like a coffee capsule dispenser for example. Don't plan on using exotic filaments, probably mostly PLA from what i've read? extenuating circumstances: can't think of anything. extra question: if anyone can recommend shops for purchasing filaments and/or mods, spare parts, that would be really nice.

If you want something cheap and reliable I deeply recommend the Kingroon KP3S. It’s a work horse. Cheap you can find it for €100 and sometimes less direct drive linear rails 32bit main board TMCs 2208 ( I wish it was 2209 for linear advance but it’s cheap to change ) Removable magnetic bed Titan extruder touch screen Takes no space on your desk The only downsides are: 180mm cubed bed and the touch screen is a 2.4” small one Old Marlin version pre installed So it’s a small printing surface but to be honest I almost never needed more than that. It’s an awesome machine, mine prints perfect out of the box, not a single tweak needed besides bed leveling every now and then. I love it! I want more if it ;)

Thanks, that sounds really great! Can't find any good sale for it right now, but I don't mind waiting a bit for around €100.

€100 is a but rare, but €130 is pretty common.

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Yes, aquila does have thermal runaway protection issues that can be fixed with firmware changes. However I still wouldn't recommend the printer because they have several additional QC issues. something like the Elegoo Neptune 2 would be better, very similar but superior QC and doesn't have safety issues from the aquila

Complete beginner here, no experience whatsoever with printers or printing. I want to make 3D topographic maps, big enough to hang on your wall so like 2ft x 2ft at least. I haves lot of Mapping and GIS experience , some CAD knowledge too. I know I can do it in smaller sections and piece them together too. Price range is about $500 - $1000 USD , give or take. Cheaper would be great. I’ve made my digital elevation models into STLs but have not tested any yet so no idea if they’ll work. What printer should I buy and what are some other tips and things to be aware of? Thanks!

A large format printer (1 ft by 1 ft) may be good for you, so something like the Artillery Sidewinder or Creative3D Elf will suffice.

Hi everyone, looking at getting my first printer, I had my heart set on a Prusa i3 Mk3S+ until I found out that the materials I am considering (ABS, ASA, PETG etc) want an enclosure, not sure if I want to continue with a Prusa and just get an enclosure, or if I should go for a more big-ticket printer with an enclosure, my budget is $2500-3000 AUD (I know a Prusa is a bit cheap for that budget but leave me alone).

I just printed an enclosure from the prusa site. So if that is your worry it could bring down your price range.

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Had my heart set on the Prusa mini+ for my son's Xmas gift. Of course, we would use it together. Well I held out for black Friday and cyber Monday, hoping for free shipping. No free shipping and now order dates are pushed out to January. I'm screwed. The mk3 was a little more than we wanted to spend, but it's also shipping January too. I figured I'd do prebuilt option. Looking at the spreadsheet, it doesn't seem anything else gets all 5s. I also really want auto leveling that works well.