I am very interested in 3D printing and I want to get into it. What would be a good printer for a beginner that is also of reasonable quality.

I don’t want to make anything huge but I don’t want to limit myself to any size that’s unreasonably small.

Edit: Wow, you guys were all so helpful. While I haven’t made my decision I have a lot more to go off of, I’m gonna do a bit more research into it based on what you have all said.

  • @whynotzoidbergEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    That was probably one of those most succinct cons list about the Creator Pro / Dreamer I’ve heard. My experience mirrors yours.

    What was your second printer?

    • aardEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Prusa mk3s+ with mmu2s and a mini.

      Mini pretty much immediately upgraded with the Bondtech IFS extruder - great extruder, but won’t buy Bondtech kits again as their documentation is horrible. Mainly had the mini for flex and abrasive initially, as I didn’t want to mess with nozzle changes on the less accessible mk3s, and didn’t want to mess with flexible with the MMU. Upgraded it earlier this year to Revo hotend - had a bit trouble due to another delay with their hardened nozzles, but figured out you can get Revo nozzles from China with pretty much the same tolerances for 5 EUR each, so was just running through them until I finally got my obxidian nozzles.

      Mk3s ran stock with MMU for a while, printed the TZB extruder in PC-CF earlier this year, switched to TZB-firmware, and also moved it to Revo - didn’t have much issues with MMU before that, but things are very noticeably faster now, plus even very flexible flex just works.

      Not sure if I’ll upgrade it to the MK4 - the load cell setup is intriguing, but I don’t want to give up the Revo setup, so I’ll probably wait and see if mods will come up allowing me to use both.

      • @whynotzoidbergEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Thank you!

        After my recent PETG jam on the Creator Pro, due to extruder slipping and a consequential jam, I’ve been looking at options for another machine.

        Maybe the MK4 is in my future.

          • @whynotzoidbergEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            You rock. But don’t think you’re talking me out of an MK4, either. ;-)

            Edit: For anyone finding this, and considering the MicroSwiss lever kit for their Creator Pro: STOP.

            It’s /NOT/ a good solution based on many reviews (b/c single screw is used for tension and pivot mechanism, and the top plate is too tall / obstructs filament).