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I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I'll never use a crappy blender again.

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[โ€“] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 22 points 10 months ago (6 children)

3D printers. Yes, there are lot of $100-$300 models out there. Unless you want 3D printer repair and maintenance to become your new hobby, just go buy a Prusa (or other well supported, full featured printer).

[โ€“] ericbomb@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

looks at remnants of two broken printers

Yeah you right. I really should save up a grand before trying again.

[โ€“] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

Just got a Bambu P1P this week for my first printer. It's incredible. I looked at the Press and while they are pretty highly spoken of, the $ to performance/quality wasn't there for me.

But to your point, yes. A good printer is a good investment.

[โ€“] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup. Though printers like the Bambu A1mini are very good and nearing that $300 level.

Only buy an ender if you want 3D printers to be your hobby. Buy something better if you want 3D printing to be your hobby.

[โ€“] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

The bambu is young butbut seems reliable. Iโ€™ve heard good things about the Qidi pro as well.

[โ€“] scoops@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I needed this comment 2years ago. An Ender3 sucked all the ambition out of me

[โ€“] scottywh@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Man... It's been over 5 years since I gave up on mine... Sits on a shelf in the garage now...

[โ€“] Robert7301201@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's comforting to know I'm not alone. My Ender3 was a money sink that just kept getting worse. I have no idea why they're praised so commonly.

[โ€“] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've had Ender 3 pro for 2 ish years now, and I love the machine. Surely it does require some tinkering, but when it's dialed it's damn good for 200e printer

[โ€“] notasandwich1948@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

what were some of the issues you had with it?,

[โ€“] Robert7301201@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bed adhesion, nozzle clogging, inconsistent extrusion. It was always some issue and it was difficult to figure out the root cause. I kept buying better parts to try and fix things but at some point I decided to cut my losses. Truthfully I don't know if it was my fault or the printer's.

ive been using an old cr10s for the past 5 years. I've done a bunch of upgrades and stuff over the years. I have had problems with adhesion and inconsistent extrusion but those were my fault. never really had many nozzle clogs tho, that's probably more of a filament thing

[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

Yes, this 100%!

I'm new to 3D printing myself, mainly got into it to make my ideas become reality - at the moment I don't want to get too caught up in the weeds modding and customizing my printer, I just want it to work, not turn it into a project

Extremely happy that I went for a decent used printer though (Delta style Flsun), instead of buying a new cheap one and being disappointed. My next printer will probably be a compact CoreXY, Voron 0.2 is what I have my eyes on but those kits carry a price tag and take days to assemble ๐Ÿ˜ณ

If I was buying a printer for my partner or friends though, 100% Prusa. The extra is worth it IMO for the highly refined UX, preconfigured slicer+filament combos, actual support, and most importantly their ongoing contributions to open source.

[โ€“] DaneGerous@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I've given similar advice. For 3d printing go directly to end game. Don't try to just get into it with cheap printers.