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Yeah I got into 3d printing a few years ago to start a side business for a niche hobby, got a nicer Creality CR-10S, I think it was. Endless hours tinkering wi

Yeah I got into 3d printing a few years ago to start a side business for a niche hobby, got a nicer Creality CR-10S, I think it was. Endless hours tinkering with the thing, and still could only get nice solid prints like half the time. I just don't have the patience to deal w/ stuff like that anymore as I've gotten older. I just want something that works OOTB. I think in the next few years if I get back into it I'll get one of the prosumer fully enclosed ones with an exhaust vent.

Palomides 3y ago
I'm curious why you didn't buy a prusa? was price the only factor? It's sad to me that these low end machines have made so many people think that 3d printing is very finicky and tedious.
- rjbwork 3y ago
  It's been years so I don't remember the exact details, but it's probably what I saw recommended as an entry level printer on various fora.
- TimMeade 3y ago
  For me it was obvious that there was a massive "Learning" curve. I needed to be sure this was viable for what i wanted to do. So i went with the $400 Ender 3 S1Pro. But ended up with new hotends new most everything. I didn't think there was a large difference between it and the Prusa. I intended to move up to the Prusa but the bambu lab printers came out before. Very lucky on my part. The creality K1 Max was because i needed a bigger bed. I had an anycubic max in between and it was worse than the Ender. I never got it reliable. The K1 Max at least does get used. I just throw away a lot of filament from failures. The ones that complete are very nice.
neither_color 3y ago
I print casually on my cr-10 and I feel the same way about not wanting to invest time in it. I made a little checklist for myself for when I re-visit it every few months I can get right back into it: open filament, heat the nozzle & bed, level the bed, tram it, etc. I'm such a casual I didn't know Bambu existed until this thread. I'd love to just have something that works. Keeping up with software stacks is enough for my tired brain.

Palomides 3y ago

I'm curious why you didn't buy a prusa? was price the only factor? It's sad to me that these low end machines have made so many people think that 3d printing is very finicky and tedious.

rjbwork 3y ago
It's been years so I don't remember the exact details, but it's probably what I saw recommended as an entry level printer on various fora.
TimMeade 3y ago
For me it was obvious that there was a massive "Learning" curve. I needed to be sure this was viable for what i wanted to do. So i went with the $400 Ender 3 S1Pro. But ended up with new hotends new most everything. I didn't think there was a large difference between it and the Prusa. I intended to move up to the Prusa but the bambu lab printers came out before. Very lucky on my part. The creality K1 Max was because i needed a bigger bed. I had an anycubic max in between and it was worse than the Ender. I never got it reliable. The K1 Max at least does get used. I just throw away a lot of filament from failures. The ones that complete are very nice.

neither_color 3y ago

I print casually on my cr-10 and I feel the same way about not wanting to invest time in it. I made a little checklist for myself for when I re-visit it every few months I can get right back into it: open filament, heat the nozzle & bed, level the bed, tram it, etc. I'm such a casual I didn't know Bambu existed until this thread. I'd love to just have something that works. Keeping up with software stacks is enough for my tired brain.