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GitHub – Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3: A fully Open Source 3D printer

• Lievelingsduif 8y ago
  The title is slightly misleading, the Ender-3 (touted as the new best cheap printed) is not the first open source 3D printer. Nearly every printer is based on a type of RepRap printer which kind of started the original boom. You can find a ton of open source printers on their site: https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options https://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options
• BlackLotus89 8y ago
  I'm thinking about buying the Ender 2 since it seems to give a good bang for the buck. Print quality and price seem to be ok. Right now I use the micro3d (which doesn't work that well for me). If the Ender2 gets cheaper soon (not flash sale, but coupon cheap) I will probably buy one
• cdaringe 8y ago
  All of the hardware files are SolidWorks. Last time I checked SolidWorks still had a pretty bummery access model for hobbyist users. Anyone know if that has changed?
  • jjeaff 8y ago
    Autodesk has Fusion 360 which can import Solidworks files. Fusion 360 is free and full featured for hobbyists.
    • elkos 8y ago
      RMS would argue that it's gratis not libre