Comment on Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Just some thoughts:
- Printing has come a long way since I was where you are now. Today I’d say most fused deposition modeling printers are multi-purpose. The most common filaments, PLA and PETG are pretty multi-purpose too. Personally I mostly use PETG due to its increased temp and UV resistance.
- Bambu seem to be trying to set up a walled garden. Prusa is doing the opposite for what I think are ideological reasons. Some claim that their printers are a but overpriced, but I’d claim it’s worth it. My toolchain is usually Blender - > Prusaslicer -> Printer, but there’s nothing stopping me from changing out one of those.
bowreality@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Thanks. Good stuff to think about!
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ll offer a counterpoint. If this is your first printer, don’t build it from a kit. Most printers will require some assembly, and that’s totally fine, but if you have no experience with 3d printers (and likely anything similar in size or technical requirements), it’s going to be way too easy to make some small mistake that results in days of diagnosing where you went wrong.
My advice would be to find a decent mid-range printer, and if you really wanna dive deep in to the hobby, build or buy a big fancy second one later. I’m still rocking my $150 Neptune 3 from like 3 years ago, I’ve thought about upgrading but haven’t really needed to.
bowreality@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Neptune 3? What brand is that?
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is from the brand Elegoo. The printer is pretty dated at this point, so it’s not the one I’d recommend. There’s probably more robust systems out there.