Comment on Prusa3D Core One assembled from kit in roughly 36 hours
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 days ago
When I bought my Mk3s kit during covid, I spent an entire weekend assembling it and I was sad when I finished it. I spent maybe 20 hours on the assembly because I didn’t want the journey to end. I could have easily done it in 5 or 6 hours. Lots of breaks with cups of tea consumed, (and trips to the bathroom).
But the world demands instant gratification, open the box plug it and print your first benchy. But if you slow down, you might find the journey is as enjoyable as the destination.
And if you bought an Ender 3 back in the day, perhaps the trip to printing was better than the destination…
Yep, haha, I’m actually having a little bit of that grief: “now that it’s complete and working … what now?”
I already have a Sovol3D SV06 ACE, but there are some projects that I’ve been putting off until I had a bigger bed size
And I’ve been making holiday gift bags for my nieces and nephews, and having a second and faster printer will be a big improvement there
I also have a Bambu Mini and it was a disappointing unboxing and setup. I think it took longer to get the machine registered and run the calibration than hooking up the AMS lite and plugging everything in.
And Prusa’s assembly instructions were the best I have ever seen. My Mk3s came with a large full color photographed and printed manual showing every step and assembly with a complete description. It was glorious.
My old SV06 at home often had better bed adhesion than the same prints on a Prusa MK4S at work. The SV07 Plus had the bigger bed I wanted, but it didn’t print as well as the 6. Lots of large failed prints and layer quality issues.
But now you have the next adventure opportunity: 3D printing quality of life upgrades for the printer!
I recommend looking into the ball bearing spool holder, the skadis organization mods for the left side alcove, purge bin, filament guide, vent handle, and more. Printables has a whole bunch of useful options.
Yeah, the benefit of getting a popular model is that there is an ecosystem around the Core One
I do plan on using the Core One to print some improvements for the SV06 ACE, mostly alternative chassis that allows for larger and much quieter fans
I’m so impressed with how much quieter the Core One is
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I worked for a small print farm doing printer maintenance, and that included building several Prusa Mk3s. I got it down to about 6 hours.