Anyone else in this boat? It was said by a Bamboo user when I was chatting about my modded Maker Select and the Voron I’m about to build.
I do use the printer a lot for designing and making projects like the sensors I just launched or the Twystlock for Steam Deck, etc.
But I like tinkering/making more. For example I used to mod video game consoles more than I played them, so the comment made sense to me.
Man I dunno I have an Ender 3 (S1) and while I did do quite a lot of fiddling and a few upgrades with it I’m done at this point and basically just have to replace a belt or nozzle once in a while I dunno it’s been pretty stable for a year or two now
My MS is that way, which is probably why I’m building a Voron.
That’s not a printer hobby then, it’s just a cheaper but more time intensive way to get to a printing hobby.
If you enjoyed the process all the better.
Not everyone has the cash to shell out for a Prusa or Bambu - getting an ender and upgrading it can represent 50+ hours of work but $400+ in savings.
Well said. It’s just important that when recommending printer models to newcomers that we’re honest about time vs money and printer vs printing.