Is a dremel 3D40 worth it in 2024?

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• huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I don’t think so. It looks like it lacks ABL, and the time savings from a core XY with ABL or auto first layer are MASSIVE. Also your print quality increases exponentially.

  Take a look at the FlashForge 5M if you want a budget auto first layer printer, or the Qidi line for a slightly more robust printer (but needs more manual intervention).

  And if you’d like to focus on printing and not tinkering forever, get a Bambu. Any of them.

  Avoid creality.

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  • kitnaht@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Creality isn’t a bad company, they’re just hindered by the ignorant. The Ender 3, the baseline, old 8 bit model - was a perfectly fine machine if you knew what needed to be tight, and what didn’t.

    The new 3v3 SE is a wonderful machine at like $180 with direct drive, magnetic PEI bed, dual Z screws, and the works. It doesn’t require all the knowledge that the old versions did. It’s a perfectly fine beginner machine.

    The problem with Creality is just that everyone bought one as an enthusiast, so they told all the non-enthusiasts it was a great machine, and without that same level of knowledge, those people fell HARD. In doing so, they returned and claimed that creality machines were garbage. But they really weren’t. As far as bottom-of-the-barrel budget machines go, they were pretty alright.

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    • rugburn@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Agree with everything with one caveat - creality QA is absolute dogshit.

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    • huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I kind of agree with what you’re saying on creality, but if you look at their core xy machines compared to other manufacturers of a similar price point, it’s just not worth it (K1).

      To your point about larger size, Qidi XMAX3 is where it’s at. It’s rock solid and customer support is amazing. They’ve sent me free parts due to clogs and helped diagnose issues on the printer (this is what Creality lacks, support). It runs on Klipper and is easily modified, and it’s fully enclosed with a heater.

      I also think a “beginner” machine has shifted. Most people want to print, not maintain. And now we have plenty of machines that need little maintenance.

      Creality machines do excel at tinkering, swapping parts, and doing fun mods. But you need to know that’s what you want when going in. Even then for a beginner I’d say get something rock solid for your first printer, and get a tinkering machine for your second.

      I agree with everything you’re saying about filament. The only thing to use CF with is Nylon if you need it to be a little more rigid, but it will eat your nozzle.

      ASA and ABS won’t only smell, it will poison you. Do not hang out if you can smell it.

      As per Amazon and their return policy, totally true. If you’re not buying there make sure they have a solid customer support, like Qidi and Bambu. Creality wouldn’t take a return for the world.

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Obligatory anti-Bambu pro Prusa comment here for achieving goal of printing without constantly boring around with printer. With Lemmy generally being so conscious of data privacy concerns, I’m surprised to see so much pro-bambu talk here.

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    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I like Prusa as a company but their products are nowhere near as competitive as they were 2 years ago when every printer was a bed slinger. The fact that they still want $1,000 for a fairly basic bed slinger is pretty ridiculous.

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    • huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Bambu has community firmware.

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  • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I second the Qidi recommendation. Both of mine have been champions thus far.

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• EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  3D40 at couple hundred bucks? Absolutely not. 3D40 for $50? No. 3D40 for free? Yeah. Just don’t expect much out of it.

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• kitnaht@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s worth it if you like paying for headaches, living with outdated slicer software, and generally having to figure out how to achieve the things everyone else is doing with workarounds constantly.

  I wouldn’t take a Dremel 3D40 if someone paid ME to take it from them.

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