I’m a 3D printing wanna-be, not even an amateur. Have seen a few printers, helped assemble one long time ago, played with the software a little, though I have never actually printed anything myself yet. I decided to spend some saved money on a printer for myself.

My goals are getting hands-on experience with printing and being able to use it as a tool in projects/everyday life. I’m considering an FFF one rather than SLA one, mostly due to the toxicity of resin (and costs). Printing speed is unimportant. Print quality matters, but only to some satisfactory degree and it’s not paramount. I imagine I might buy another one in a few years, so I don’t need a printer for life, but it needs to serve sufficiently for this period. I’m open to the possibility of repairing/upgrading it, if it can be done reliably by an amateur.

I’m strongly considering Prusa MINI+, but it’s not a final decision and I’ll be happy to hear your feedback. I’m posting this here in hopes that if I’m making a mistake, people more competent than me will stop me. If there’s anything else you think I should know, I’ll be happy to hear it.

  • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I just ordered my first ever printer as well! Prusa mk4 here because i can write it off and it’ll live in the shop later on - my shop guy approved this choice. By all accounts Prusa is one of the best supported brands, which was appealing to me since I’ll have employees working with it as well.

    Would love to know what you end up choosing and why, since I’ve just gone through the same process and likely will again in the future.

    Keep us posted, and looking forward to spamming y’all with my stupid noob questions when it arrives!