If you get something that’s inexpensive but difficult to use, or difficult to get nice results from, you’ll just get too frustrated and end up wasting a lot of time, or maybe just not using it.
If you get something super expensive and then you find you don’t enjoy the new hobby as much as you thought you would, you’ll regret it. The way I see it, you’ll learn what you really want and need while using the starter-priced printer that can then lead you to make a decision that’s more tuned to your personal needs… or maybe the starter printer is exactly what you need for your personal use!
To start out with, I also recommend to just stick with PLA. Other filaments can make life hard, regardless of the printer.
I’m still very much a beginner, and I’m quite happy with the relatively affordable Creality Ender 3pro I have. It did give me some frustration with a broken plastic part, so maybe that’s where a more expensive better model with stronger parts might have saved the pain. But the metal replacement part upgrade was only $10 and was easy to install.
If you get something that’s inexpensive but difficult to use, or difficult to get nice results from, you’ll just get too frustrated and end up wasting a lot of time, or maybe just not using it.
If you get something super expensive and then you find you don’t enjoy the new hobby as much as you thought you would, you’ll regret it. The way I see it, you’ll learn what you really want and need while using the starter-priced printer that can then lead you to make a decision that’s more tuned to your personal needs… or maybe the starter printer is exactly what you need for your personal use!
To start out with, I also recommend to just stick with PLA. Other filaments can make life hard, regardless of the printer.
I’m still very much a beginner, and I’m quite happy with the relatively affordable Creality Ender 3pro I have. It did give me some frustration with a broken plastic part, so maybe that’s where a more expensive better model with stronger parts might have saved the pain. But the metal replacement part upgrade was only $10 and was easy to install.
PLA for me is only good for small lightweight parts. I would use PLA just to prove my design and then switch to carbon. You ask, why do I want carbon parts? Easy since my long-term goal is to fly and the plane uses 2 e-fans, each blade is twisted and bent, and 18 inches long., So. PLA is out of the question.
