I just love 3D printers y'all.
Open source, you can make filiment from home, and it's literally a machine that duplicates itself. Beautiful based invention.
I just love 3D printers y'all.
Open source, you can make filiment from home, and it's literally a machine that duplicates itself. Beautiful based invention.
Any machine recommendations for a poor noob? I'd love to be able to churn out some mini prototypes.
Some Ender 3 variant seems like the witches tit as far as price goes. It's what I bought and it's been fun. I'm not afraid of hacking and modding though.
Thanks! I'll have to check it out, some modding shouldn't be a problem for me.
It's more on the electronics and software side than drilling and grinding metal side, which I think are easier and cheaper equipment wise. Also, lots of parts you can print and then bolt on or slide into t-slots.
The Ender 3 is kinda like a parts kit of an open source design but all in one package and provided with low margin or benefiting from economies of scale (being cheaper than you can buy/build yourself).
I looked into just building a RepRap but it seems they were more pricy.
I bought a replicator (clone) on AliExpress, it was here in like a week and only cost me 120€. That fucker worked pretty much out of the box.
The X/Y axis weren't perfectly square to each other, but that was a 5 minute realignment by redoing the belt on the Y axis.
It is a comparatively small printer tho.
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The CR-10 series of printers are very affordable and easy to work on. (about 200 - 250$)
I wouldn't recommend paying less than 150$ for a machine unless you buy it used or on sale.