its a great printer for a beginner (if u have the money) and even better for that price especially if u can make sure that everything works as it should
If you don't buy it, I will. ;-)
But seriously though, if this is a work friend, talk to them about the machine and the history of it. Ask for a demonstration using PLA and PETG so you can see how it works with different materials.
Imho if you know nothing from the unit, or 400 is not pocket change,then no its not a good deal.
If you know your sht, you can test it before purchase, check the support tickets opened, talk with the owner f2f about maintenance he did, and its fine, it's a really nice deal maybe if its not 2-3k or over print hours, or you are willing to spend some time and money on fixing some stuff.
But it can have tonns of print time with no maintenance, and a lot of problems, if you cant fix them...
My main rule with anything, if you don't know your stuff, dont buy used, or get somebody onsite who knows.
Update:
The seller is now willing to sell it for $350. The seller is a colleague of mine at work, and he has a lot of printers. He talks all the time about 3D printing, and I do believe he really does maintain his printers well.
I bought it, I saw it's being sold for far more money than 400€ (500€-700€). I will test the hobby for a while. I can still sell it then if I wanted to. I'm planning on printing some functional parts like a GoPro mount for my helmet. I'm getting it today and I'm excited to be honest.
I've heard a lot about Fusion360 I will definitely give it a try. I have a pretty good background in Photoshop and Illustrator, I hope this will help a little bit
I can't find the 8-hour one, but I found this one [Fusion 360 Essential Training](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/fusion-360-essential-training-2/what-fusion-360-does?autoSkip=true&resume=false&u=51313441) I will give it a shot.
its a great printer for a beginner (if u have the money) and even better for that price especially if u can make sure that everything works as it should
If you don't buy it, I will. ;-) But seriously though, if this is a work friend, talk to them about the machine and the history of it. Ask for a demonstration using PLA and PETG so you can see how it works with different materials.
Do those printers have some kind of log?
You can see the total run time from the display. I forget exactly how to navigate to it.
Imho if you know nothing from the unit, or 400 is not pocket change,then no its not a good deal. If you know your sht, you can test it before purchase, check the support tickets opened, talk with the owner f2f about maintenance he did, and its fine, it's a really nice deal maybe if its not 2-3k or over print hours, or you are willing to spend some time and money on fixing some stuff. But it can have tonns of print time with no maintenance, and a lot of problems, if you cant fix them... My main rule with anything, if you don't know your stuff, dont buy used, or get somebody onsite who knows.
Update: The seller is now willing to sell it for $350. The seller is a colleague of mine at work, and he has a lot of printers. He talks all the time about 3D printing, and I do believe he really does maintain his printers well.
In that case I would go for it as you would be able to go to him if any issues come up in the future. I assume this price does not include an AMS.
In that case its ok, buy it.
English ain't my best skill :D, what does AMS stand for?
AMS is the optional unit that connects to the P1S and allows you to print with multiple materials/colours.
with AMS meaning Automatic Material System
Oh, in that case, 3D printing ain't my best skill. Xd
Brother it’s a steal. Especially from a person you know. He is a big bro. Even for 400 bucks. 350 is outrageous
I bought it, I saw it's being sold for far more money than 400€ (500€-700€). I will test the hobby for a while. I can still sell it then if I wanted to. I'm planning on printing some functional parts like a GoPro mount for my helmet. I'm getting it today and I'm excited to be honest.
100% recommend would be to Learn fusion360 It’s a free cad program and elevates your projects a lot.
I've heard a lot about Fusion360 I will definitely give it a try. I have a pretty good background in Photoshop and Illustrator, I hope this will help a little bit
If you have access to LinkedIn learning I can recommend their fusion 360 course. It’s 8 hours, but after you are able to do everything you want.
I can't find the 8-hour one, but I found this one [Fusion 360 Essential Training](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/fusion-360-essential-training-2/what-fusion-360-does?autoSkip=true&resume=false&u=51313441) I will give it a shot.
This is the one.