I started with anet a8, For the price pretty much everything is diy or propietary I would say the ender 3 pro for 75 would be good as that leaves you with 225 left for spare parts or upgrades. But if you want it to work out of the box search for used prusa’s.
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guynamedzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours agoI have a very high budget, but I’d like to stay under $300, I already use Linux, I’m used to spending weeks tinkering with things.
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Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
If you can stretch that a tiny bit perhaps the Anycubic Kobra S1 is an idea (I think I saw that machine for 369€). Apparently not much for tinkering, but a cheap “just works” device with probably the cheapest upgrade path for multi-colour printing. Its enclosure also enables you to immediately try out more demanding materials like ASA (for UV resistance), ABS or Nylon. And of course PHA, the only truly compostable material (not yet too common, but f.e. Colorfabb sells those).
I see a lot of people recommending Creality. Be aware that Creality is about to go public. There already are signs of enshittification since they announced that plan (incl. a website for 3D models filled with stolen work and AI trash), so I’d avoid them as much as Bambu.
For filament I’ve had some really bad experiences with cheap stuff as well (tangles, air bubbles, dirt etc.), so I’ll add some recommendations too. Mind that this is just my personal experience.
tl;dr Cheap printer: Anycubic High quality printer: Prusa To avoid!: Bambu, Creality
Cheap filament: TINMORRY, eSUN High quality filament: extrudr, Prusament, Colorfabb Recycling filament: Recyclingfabrik (EU), Prusament
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Can a Bambu printer not be hacked to get full functionality yet?
Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
The older ones can get mostly hacked (not sure about their newest devices), but given Bambu’s increasing reliance on closed source code, custom parts that are not easily replacable and their financial need to lock people into their ecosystem (they’re backed by Venture Capital) it will be a constant fight. And you never know if they’ll lock down something with the next patch. Not to mention that, by using their services, you’re forcing others into soft-dependencies as well (e.g. their model website “MakerWorld” requires everyone who wants to download more than 5 individual parts to register = more data and ads for Bambu).
There’s no reason to buy into something like that.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
Thingiverse is just a way to steal IP by Ultimaker. No one buys those shitty printers any more. You have to register with Prusa’s site as well. All 3D printing that is practical is backed by VC. These cheap hobby printers went nowhere until Bambu started up.
I think a bunch of garage hobbyists need to wake up and realize the tech will not advance on the free model. See CNC technology.