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What's the most key point when you decide to get a 3d printer?

stephenleeeyan
stephenleeeyan over 2 years ago

As the title said, what's the key point when you want to get your first 3d printer? Speed or others?

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  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 2 years ago +5
    Probably price - the best printers are often out of reach of hobbyists. Print volume - larger volumes are more friendly for printing practical parts. Stepper motor drivers - some of the pricier ones…
  • robogary
    robogary over 2 years ago +4
    Price of course is primary, but next is ease of use and likelyhood of getting a good print with least effort first time. Shame I learned these desireables after I got a printer.
  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago +4
    3D printer requirements: it must be able to change filament in the middle of a print it must have auto bed levelling it must have a heated bed made of a material that will release the print when…
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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago
    stephenleeeyan said:
    what's the key point when you want to get your first 3d printer?

    Either:
    - "I want to learn a new skill and I've set aside enough money, and the price point of the 3D printer and the accessories match that price point"

    or

    - "I have enough items and problems that I can solve using these 3D computer aided design models, that I should just get my own 3D printer to create them, rather than trying to use the local Hackspace 3D printer or services to print one"

    That's the key point(s) when I want to get my first 3D printer - or an alignment of the two.

    What the kinda real question for a lot of people I see is: "What's the most key point when you decide you need a second 3D printer?"

    That's usually down to "What materials do I need to 3D print in?" and then if you were using Filament you stray into Resin, or from Resin to Filament.

    Of course some people go straight to Resin 3D printers because they're into model making or similar and want to do it as a business.

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago
    stephenleeeyan said:
    what's the key point when you want to get your first 3d printer?

    Either:
    - "I want to learn a new skill and I've set aside enough money, and the price point of the 3D printer and the accessories match that price point"

    or

    - "I have enough items and problems that I can solve using these 3D computer aided design models, that I should just get my own 3D printer to create them, rather than trying to use the local Hackspace 3D printer or services to print one"

    That's the key point(s) when I want to get my first 3D printer - or an alignment of the two.

    What the kinda real question for a lot of people I see is: "What's the most key point when you decide you need a second 3D printer?"

    That's usually down to "What materials do I need to 3D print in?" and then if you were using Filament you stray into Resin, or from Resin to Filament.

    Of course some people go straight to Resin 3D printers because they're into model making or similar and want to do it as a business.

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