Comment on What 3D printer should I buy?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I would wait to see what the New Creality printers coming in Q3 look like in good reviews.
That is just an ad, from the company famous for overpromising, but they have multiple tool heads, CMYK color mixing, dual nozzle sizes and TPU push pull filament feeding. Nice to see someone taking TPU seriously, unlike Bambu.
The consumer industry is now headed to multiple tool heads at every price level, AMS waste is unacceptable. I would consider two proper toolheads essential.
definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
That’s a marketing video, of course, but that looks really good. Even ignoring everything else, multi-material TPU printing would be amaze balls since varying hardness/flexibility has so many applications.
I’m going to have a hard time not pre-ordering it to get the early bird discount, lol. I imagine it’ll be north of $1K CAD…
… Hmm. Maybe if I start a side hustle selling 3D prints, I can raise enough to buy it?
I know Creality has a reputation for inconsistency, but their hardware is also fairly easy to disassemble and fix with cheap parts, so that’s not catastrophic. I was super lucky with my Hi, only having typical issues with filament-related stuff, but I also troubleshot some problems with my friend’s Hi, and it wasn’t a big deal to fix.
Thanks for sharing!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I would advise to not pre order any printer from any company. Creality in particular has a history of promising specs they never actually deliver. Software is going to be important.
I had several Creality printers in the past, they were all 80% solutions. I also manage a large university print farm and am not a fan of Prusa. The biggest problem in the consumer industry is too many models with very short sales lifespans because buyers want gimmicks.
There are several patents expired to affect consumer printers, including tool changers and heated print chambers, essential for engineering grade plastics.
Lastly, Bambu established that the YouTube review process is corruptible, so wait for real world feedback from real people, not infomercials disguised as reviews. Those channels are windsocks, after a year of hyping Bambu they all now slam it to regain “credibility”.