3-D printing

[azurbanclucker]

Good!

 

[notabitail]

What is a cheap 3d printer you all would reccomend if I've got a budget more or less around $200?

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

What is a cheap 3d printer you all would reccomend if I've got a budget more or less around $200?

I like the Creality 3 v2
Anycubic printers arent horrible but get a self leveling.
Look for used printers and just replace some of the parts like the exturder and hot end

 

[azurbanclucker]

What is a cheap 3d printer you all would reccomend if I've got a budget more or less around $200?

What's your use case? Are you thinking FDM or resin printing?

For FDM, Elegoo neptune 3 is about 199 on amazon Ender 3 3D is about 170 and the Anycubic Kobra 2 neo is about 159

For resin, Anycubic Photon M5 is about 250 and is the only one I really like as an entry level.

 

[notabitail]

What's your use case? Are you thinking FDM or resin printing?

For FDM, Elegoo neptune 3 is about 199 on amazon Ender 3 3D is about 170 and the Anycubic Kobra 2 neo is about 159

For resin, Anycubic Photon M5 is about 250 and is the only one I really like as an entry level.

I would probably be making things like mounts to hold drone controllers to bikes and other plastic things that need to take a punch or two.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I would probably be making things like mounts to hold drone controllers to bikes and other plastic things that need to take a punch or two.

OK so FDM. For that kind of printing you're going to need to look at ABS, Nylon, or PETG. None of those are really "beginner friendly" and you want to print them with an enclosure or in a well ventilated room due to the fumes. I think the Kobra will do ABS but normally you want a higher-end printer that's engineered for those types of printing. 3-500 dollar range and up. Entry level printers are good with PLA and TPU mostly. Those are cool but not really durable.

 

[azurbanclucker]

https://www.simplify3d.com/resources/materials-guide/properties-table/

 

[notabitail]

OK so FDM. For that kind of printing you're going to need to look at ABS, Nylon, or PETG. None of those are really "beginner friendly" and you want to print them with an enclosure or in a well ventilated room due to the fumes. I think the Kobra will do ABS but normally you want a higher-end printer that's engineered for those types of printing. 3-500 dollar range and up. Entry level printers are good with PLA and TPU mostly. Those are cool but not really durable.

I'll have to look into that.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I think my next printer is going to be one of the bambu lab X1Cs its a core XY with an enclosure and can print up to 16 colors I believe its $1500 but I kinda feel its worth it as I kinda want to start playing with the filaments like ASA and PETG, ABS stuff like that
https://us.store.bambulab.com/collections/3d-printer/products/x1-carbon

 

[azurbanclucker]

I think my next printer is going to be one of the bambu lab X1Cs its a core XY with an enclosure and can print up to 16 colors I believe its $1500 but I kinda feel its worth it as I kinda want to start playing with the filaments like ASA and PETG, ABS stuff like that
https://us.store.bambulab.com/collections/3d-printer/products/x1-carbon

Your A1 will print those filaments and you can get a collapsible tent enclosure for it. Or build one. Waaaaaay cheaper than an X1c