Comment on Follow-up On My FDM Purchase Advice Post
MisshapenDeviate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months agoI have a tendency to get into hobbies for a month or so and then drop them, too, so it being easy to set up and use should help me stick with it a bit more. The relatively low initial investment should soften the blow if I do drop it, too.
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
How much did you get it for? Bambus are not normally the “relatively cheap” options haha
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Well, they’re MSRP’ing for $199 at the moment if you don’t spring for the AMS Lite filament changer thingamadoo. To be fair that’s less than several pocket knives I own are worth. I’m not a fan of Bambu at all, but I think you could wind up with far worse for not much less money…
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Hey, that’s a pretty good price. I’m not a fan of bambu either, but for someone who just wants to print stuff I don’t think it’s a bad deal at all
MisshapenDeviate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
I went with the A1 mini while it was (actually still is) $200 on their website. That’s about as much as we spent on our sewing machine gathering dust, a bit more than our vinyl cutter doing the same, and around the same as I’ve invested so far in mini painting.
To be fair to me, I have so far kept up with the miniature painting.
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s lower than I expected. When I was last shopping for a new potential printer, bambus were starting at around $400. Good piece of hardware for that price, if you’re not crazy into the hobby aspect of printing and just need it to aid your other hobbies. Have fun with it!