expiredOhsighrus posted Sep 25, 2025 12:29 PM
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expiredOhsighrus posted Sep 25, 2025 12:29 PM
[Refurbished] Creality Ender 3 V3 3D Printer Clog-free Extrusion $127.20
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Anytime I can get a prime haul for filament, I can usually get some super cheap sub $7/kg PLA that prints flawless out of all my printers in a humid north eastern city basement.
I picked up the Plus version of this refurbished on eBay for like $220 and honestly it's been a very good printer. Plug and play, no real fiddling to get it to print well. Just have dry filament and calibrate it and you can get some nice prints.
I stopped drying PLA after extensive testing and watching others do the same. I print a lot of petg and TPU so obviously do a lot of drying and storing. PLA works out the roll for me regardless of company. Even the cheapest of cheapest brand when it comes to pla shows nearly zero print quality difference. Calibrating has everything to do with print quality and will always be a better use of time in my humble opinion.
Anytime I can get a prime haul for filament, I can usually get some super cheap sub $7/kg PLA that prints flawless out of all my printers in a humid north eastern city basement.
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I picked up the Plus version of this refurbished on eBay for like $220 and honestly it's been a very good printer. Plug and play, no real fiddling to get it to print well. Just have dry filament and calibrate it and you can get some nice prints.
I stopped drying PLA after extensive testing and watching others do the same. I print a lot of petg and TPU so obviously do a lot of drying and storing. PLA works out the roll for me regardless of company. Even the cheapest of cheapest brand when it comes to pla shows nearly zero print quality difference. Calibrating has everything to do with print quality and will always be a better use of time in my humble opinion.
Anytime I can get a prime haul for filament, I can usually get some super cheap sub $7/kg PLA that prints flawless out of all my printers in a humid north eastern city basement.
Print some PLA thats known to be wet (50%+ humidity) and then the exact same print with dry (>20%) and you will see a difference. And if you can't then try bending them both and see which breaks first. It will print "fine" but drying definitely has a benefit even with PLA. Then with some filament you can't get a decent print until you do like Creality Soleyin PLA which isn't a great filament to begin with but when it's wet it's useless.
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I picked up the Plus version of this refurbished on eBay for like $220 and honestly it's been a very good printer. Plug and play, no real fiddling to get it to print well. Just have dry filament and calibrate it and you can get some nice prints.
I stopped drying PLA after extensive testing and watching others do the same. I print a lot of petg and TPU so obviously do a lot of drying and storing. PLA works out the roll for me regardless of company. Even the cheapest of cheapest brand when it comes to pla shows nearly zero print quality difference. Calibrating has everything to do with print quality and will always be a better use of time in my humble opinion.
Anytime I can get a prime haul for filament, I can usually get some super cheap sub $7/kg PLA that prints flawless out of all my printers in a humid north eastern city basement.
Print some PLA thats known to be wet (50%+ humidity) and then the exact same print with dry (>20%) and you will see a difference. And if you can't then try bending them both and see which breaks first. It will print "fine" but drying definitely has a benefit even with PLA. Then with some filament you can't get a decent print until you do like Creality Soleyin PLA which isn't a great filament to begin with but when it's wet it's useless.
Creality Soleyin PLA is specifically what I am referencing and I've had none of these issues out the box printing in a humid environment. I don't know what you guys are doing with your prints but nothing is breaking and prints flawless. I've seen plenty of people who have had similar results and suggested others try the same. I suppose we both live in two different realities. Soleyin prefers a much higher heat than what is on the label. Increase it 20c above max and try again.
A little temp bump on a direct extrusion printer probably threads that sweet spot of compensating. Makes sense. Makes it string to hell on bowden setups though.
When print starts, the printer prints couple a lines on the left side and they usually come perfect. Then the head moves to the center to start printing. That is when shit happens - I cannot seem to be able to make it stick, it prints gooey mess, like a small ball of filament stuck to the nozzle. I'l remove it, extrude filament, try printing again, same thing. I've tried various temps, anywhere from 50-65 for the bed and 200 to 220 for the head, no luck.
If anyone can help me out or if you can share your settings for PLA+ Creality filament I'll greatly appreciated.
Also is anyone knows anyplace i can bring my printer to be "fixed" I'll be very thankful (LA area or Northern Nevada)
Thank you to anyone wiling to help.
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