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Comment on Was thinking of getting into 3d printing, doesn't this listing seem too good to be true?

Shadow@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

If you’re new to 3d printing, I don’t recommend buying a used budget printer unless you have extreme tolerance for troubleshooting someone else’s problems.

They’re cheap enough new.

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PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Agreed, these budget printers are a project in themselves. So if you’re into tinkering/modifying/upgrading it may be in your wheelhouse. If you want to get into 3D printing to pick a print off a website and have it print perfectly every time, this probably won’t be a good printer for you.

That being said, getting one of these project printers throws you in the deep end, you’ll learn more about 3D printing hardware, and at an incredibly deep level. If you stick with the hobby, everything after the initial learning curve will seem easy

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philpo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
As the original link has been taken down and your advice is still very valid just one point I wanted to add: This is valid UNLESS it’s from someone whom you know well enough that they tell you the truth and knows what they are doing - in that case it can be a good idea to buy a used printer from someone who knows what they are doing and who has ironed out the teething problems some machines have and can provide advice if something goes wrong.

I was luckily enough to do something similar (with my CNC-machine,though. Standard MPCNC,but the friend I got them from is a pro - he designs his own mainboards and stuff - and would have been able to fix some issues myself without him/would have become frustrated) once and was able to help out a friend this way - he got a nice, highly modified but working very well Anycubic (back then one of the most reliable models…) and I got money for the next machine.

Otherwise: your advice is very valid. I also fucked up in that regard once.

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HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Solid advice above. 3d printing on these things is a huge issue initially. Set up etc is very fiddly. And this is with a new set up with everything documented by the manufacturer. As soon as you start playing with the mess others have made dealing with the same issues. More so after having dismantled and moved a set up to sell.

Really not a fun task for a first timer.

Once you have done it once and understand the issues involved and just how minor errors can mess with plate adhesive and other issues. It would be a fine purchase. But not that cheap. 1/2 price of a newer model seems normal.

But it is also worth remembering. While these printers are very upgradeable. The tech is changing fast. And this is the price range where an older printer is likely to have changed the most compared to newer models.

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