so im a teen with not alot of money but i want to get into 3d printing, another community suggested the ender 3 original. it looks like a solid printer but who know im a noob after all. my budget is around 100$ or less. im looking into making mini figures and painting them or whatever nerdy thing i find. i know the budget is tight but im hoping there is something, also im debating on buying a used 3d printer because they seem cheaper.

also any tips for a noob would be great like what makes said model good or bad compared to other models and such.

  • @overdarkEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I had a 3 V2 and sold it. Spent so much time and money and still hated it. Will I like that one better?

    • @thantikEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Yes, even the v2 required a lot of assembly and you have to deal with eccentric nuts and delrin V wheels and crap in order to make it print right. The v3 has proper linear rods on the Y axis, no wheels to adjust the bed, everything assembled with like 6 screws. It’s leagues ahead of the v2.

      • @overdarkEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Thanks for the response. I’ll look into getting one then :)

        • @thantikEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          You’re welcome to message me directly if you have any questions about it – the biggest piece of advice is don’t go changing a bunch of crap out of the box as many on the internet will tell you to do. Just download creality slicer, choose the Ender 3 v3 SE, and print. Maybe turn on/off supports as needed. Use the “Level” option when you first turn on the machine, and then print your file. I’ve had complete technophobes able to run this machine with little to no problem.

    • KaleEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Look at Sovol or Anycubic in that price range. I don’t have direct experience with either. A good friend of mine had two Anycubics at one point last year and he said they were easier than his Creality.

      • @thantikEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        I’ll tell you right now that the Anycubics are garbage. They have electrical/wiring issues, and their touch probe solution is flaky. They are violating open source licenses as well, by not releasing the source code for their firmware on their machines. Stay far away from Anycubic.

        I can vouche for Sovol’s SV06 and 06+ - they’re good machines - but their communities online are misguided. (A lot of them mistakenly believe their machines are suffering from “X-Twist”)