popularjlongo527 posted Dec 21, 2023 03:02 PM
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popularjlongo527 posted Dec 21, 2023 03:02 PM
Creality Ender 3 S1 3D Printer $149 (coupon and instore required)
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My mistake was seeing a Bambu printer... They really are on another level and in a class of their own. It's not as "fun" since you don't really tinker with anything, it just works. Every time. Crazy fast. The value proposition, even at 4x the price (for a P1P), it phenomenal.
1. Cookie cutters for wife. Christmas cookies.
2. Holiday necklace for kids, like fake Christmas lights around the neck.
3. 6x Balance Tetris gifts with box for gifts.
4. Winter decor for my storefront.
5. Upgrades for my new printer K1Max
6. Parts for another new printer (to print chocolate)
You can do limitless things. It's akin to asking what you can do with a hammer: a lot, and not a lot at the same time: depends on what you need hammered.
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1. Cookie cutters for wife. Christmas cookies.
2. Holiday necklace for kids, like fake Christmas lights around the neck.
3. 6x Balance Tetris gifts with box for gifts.
4. Winter decor for my storefront.
5. Upgrades for my new printer K1Max
6. Parts for another new printer (to print chocolate)
You can do limitless things. It's akin to asking what you can do with a hammer: a lot, and not a lot at the same time: depends on what you need hammered.
Here is what I remember just recently
- lip on for processor that tells machine that the lid is closed before so I designed and printed a new lip and glued it to the lid. Works perfectly
- The strap on my son's crocs broke so I made him one in tpu (elastic filament) with his name on it
- end plug for the handle bar on my motorcycle
If you don't know how to 3D design/don't want to learn then you'll have to use other people's design. Here are two places you'll find a lot of free designs to check out the possibilities
Thingiverse.com
Printables.com
recently printed a small car part too. they are very handy if you know how to apply them. then again its just another thing to have around, and filament hoarding can be a problem.
But if you just want to print 3D things then buy a Bambu Labs.
https://youtu.be/sd3uEYjW4nA?si=
$150 extra but if you don't want to waste time being a 3D printer technician, it's worth it.
The main complaints I've heard are about the auto bed leveling having a Y-offset, but it's been factory configured close enough for me to not notice.
Set it up, adjust the eccentric nuts, and adjust the z-offset. It should be good to go.
But if you just want to print 3D things then buy a Bambu Labs.
https://youtu.be/sd3uEYjW4nA?si=
$150 extra but if you don't want to waste time being a 3D printer technician, it's worth it.
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It was $159 and I used a $25 off submit a build coupon
I think it is up to $169 now so still cheaper to get theV3 SE
I still haven't unboxed mine yet but now I keep seeing bad reports about the the SE and specifically the auto Z and leveling mess
Not sure if this got better with new FW or not
But I seem to be seeing more mixed reviews now on the V3 SE
Now that it has been out for awhile.
Almost all initial reviews were good
But they were all sponsored or they got a free review units
I am starting to see complaints from ordinary users now.
I hope this will be a good for me as a beginner.
I hope if there are problems Creality will be able to fix them with a FW update or that the community will find solutions quickly.
I am already starting to question whether I should have just went for the KE but at that price point I would have probably just went for the K1 since it was in sale for $350 and I could have used the $25 off coupon ,so $325 for the K1 or 280- $25 for the KE know of seems like a no brainier to go for the K1
But I just decided to get the SE since it was in sale and save the money and see how low the bambu's drop next black Friday
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