Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Multicolor Canvas Combo 3D Printer

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls. I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates wasteI often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

I disagree, I will give few examples of thinks I printed more than year ago and still using.
I printed end parts with PETG that hold two dowels which can hold 10-11kg of filaments, still going strong
I printed sort of EV adapter holder, it's in my car from more than a year, no issue whatsoever
And many many functional prints that I am using she completely forgot where that they are even printed.
Just an FYI it's walls that gives strength to the part not just infill.

I personally highly recommend 3d printers, specially if you have kids, see their mindset change to how they can design things to solve problems. No idea on this 3d printer, I don't have any Elegoo printer.

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls.

I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates waste

I often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.

In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

Well you need to know a lot in order to get the results you want to get. You need to know about the printer, you need to know about your filament (print temps, moisture content, etc) you need to know all about slicer settings and there are hundreds of them (types of infill, how many walls do you use, print orientation, etc) , you need to know about CAD, you need to know something about mechanical engineering. But you can absolutely make things that are quite strong and durable. Especially if you make functional parts 100% solid. I just made two pocket door handles yesterday. They cost like 10 cents each to make and I assure you they won't be breaking any time soon. I think a lot of people are getting the impression you can grab one of these machines and start cranking stuff out on default settings. That is generally true for toys and junk, but if you want functional items you really need a much deeper and broader knowledge and skills base.
I just picked up one of these Centauri Carbon 2 specifically to do higher temp high performance filaments for things like outdoor RV parts and custom electronics cases and we use them to make parts for competitive robotics. So far it is working well but there is still some cheapness here and there. Namely the clam shell on the toolhead is made in several parts and rattles and resonates making an incredible racket. It is within my ability to fix that but people should be aware that this printer is still within the realm of you may have to work on it and make mods for it. If something happens and you have to really take it apart to work on the belts or the motion system or something it could be quite an adventure. Other than that it seems quite well made, it is sturdy, it is crazy fast compared to what I had before. I just got it so I haven't dug into it much, so far I have just run the setup and loaded old filament in and turned it loose and it has worked. There is a good community for it, it is a good format except for the giant top hood but that is a strong and simple solution that is fine with me. Changing the nozzle assembly is unecessarily difficult involving removing two tiny delicate wire plugs delicately with pliers, so if you are the kind of person that wants to change nozzle sizes all the time you might want to look at the mod that converts the elegoo nozzles to the quick change bambu nozzles.
If you are considering this you would have to check for yourself but when I was looking at ordering from Elegoo they were not charging me sales tax which saves $30. I think it is a pretty good deal and you are getting it straight from Elegoo.

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Good deal with ability to print carbon.

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Quote from Anthonyc9840

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls. I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates wasteI often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

I started with an ender 3 v3 se refurbished for about $100 and immediately realized I loved 3d printing and wanted more/better and upgraded right away. The ender was a frustrating mess much of the time and some of the things it printed were crap, partly because of nozzle issues and such, so the parts didn't get great bonds in the layers.

That said, yes, there are still issues with longevity of functional commonly used parts but a lot of that is also based on various things. You have to make sure you use the correct materials for the usecase...pla and petg can be solid and long lasting in many cases but they have different strengths and weaknesses, some which can be mitigated by thoughtful design... Which leads to the other consideration... Creating things knowing the weakness and strengths, and working around it. Knowing layer lines are a weak point and planning orientation, building in better and stronger internal structure to support areas under more stress and various other strategies. Much like any other product development honestly.

Your failures at 3-8 months might be based on a limitation of printed material or might be a signal that they were not best designed for the purpose/martial used and another iteration could solve the issue for longer/permanently. Does it start to warp in the heat of the car... Using the wrong martial. Does a fastening clip end up breaking off after a few uses... Maybe wrong material or needs redesign to reinforce or change the orientation. Handle snaps too easy... Maybe needed more walls or more and different infill pattern.

Keep in mind that a lot of the free models you find online are often made by hobbiest who might not know the best methods of designing things either, might not have the profile settings in the ideal setup or might not even care so sometimes just going through and changing the settings or adjusting the models can make them much better long term.

Of course there is plenty of waste associated with this stuff... Plenty of crap gets printed but we also see a whole lot of very useful and functional stuff being made and used by professional working shops who keep 3d printers as part of their regularly used machines because of how useful they are.

edit: as far as this specific printer, I don't have the CC2 for sale here but do have a CC1 I got from a great AliExpress or eBay deal posted here last year and it's a great solid little "budget" machine that holds up well even compared to my bambu X1C that cost 3-4 times as much, as far as print quality and print speed. it comes with a hardened nozzle and enclosed chamber so you'll be able to print some of the more "engineering" type level filaments like the carbon infused and ASA/ABS for parts that are even stronger/better suited for outdoor use and such.

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tempting upgrade/replacement of my Ankermake M5C...

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I am debating this Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 ($400) and Creality K2 Pro combo ($700), and wondering if I should spend $300 more for the Creality K2 Pro. I am beginner and will print household items, toys and a little ABS/ASA parts. Creality K2 Pro is a better printer for sure. I am also thinking getting Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 and waiting for the tool changers printers (Snapmaker U1) when these products are more mature and cost less.

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Quote from Anthonyc9840

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls.

I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates waste

I often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.

In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

That's crazy sorry you had that experience - I couldn't disagree more though, something was definitely wrong. Would recommend giving a mainstream CoreXY printer a shot.

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Quote from carloslll

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I am debating this Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 ($400) and Creality K2 Pro combo ($700), and wondering if I should spend $300 more for the Creality K2 Pro. I am beginner and will print household items, toys and a little ABS/ASA parts. Creality K2 Pro is a better printer for sure. I am also thinking getting Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 and waiting for the tool changers printers (Snapmaker U1) when these products are more mature and cost less.

Creality is junk and has poor reputation on Reddit forums and Facebook. If you do not care about abs or Asa, the anycubic Kobra x is a great choice for multicolor printing. It's easy that kids can print on it as well. CC2 is leaps and bounds better than Creality K2 Pro. If you are fine spending $849, get the snapmaker U1. I am giving you this advice based on my experience. I run a 3d print business and we replaced our Bambu a1 with Kobra x and P1S with Qidi printers. I have a snapmaker u1 and few Bambu H series printers

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Quote from Anthonyc9840

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls. I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates wasteI often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

I also disagree. I print useful things and prototype all the time. Most recently, I have a variety of accessories for electric skateboards that hold up under stress and bumps, including holding lights and other things. This printer is a solid deal for sure and not a low budget brand. Excellent for printing "useful things"

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Creality is junk and has poor reputation on Reddit forums and Facebook. If you do not care about abs or Asa, the anycubic Kobra x is a great choice for multicolor printing. It's easy that kids can print on it as well. CC2 is leaps and bounds better than Creality K2 Pro. If you are fine spending $849, get the snapmaker U1. I am giving you this advice based on my experience. I run a 3d print business and we replaced our Bambu a1 with Kobra x and P1S with Qidi printers. I have a snapmaker u1 and few Bambu H series printers

I'd give Creality a little credit, they put printers in hands at the lowest price ever when the original Ender 3 came out. 3D printing is just not as easy as operating a home appliance yet the user needs to know how to calibrate and maintain it. User errors is cause for 95% of all 3D printing complaints. That said, some machines are less finicky and easier startup out of the box.

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Quote from Anthonyc9840

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls. I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates wasteI often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

That's a you problem not a reality

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May 21, 2026 12:58 AM

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Quote from Anthonyc9840

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Very tempting, but I had Ender 3 v3 ke (I got refurbished via a Slickdeals link), which I bought to make useful prints using pet-g. It's been a year, and pretty much everything I printed has broken in some way or another. I used name-brand filament and used a few different rolls.

I'm leaning toward the understanding that consumer 3d printer are really only good for prototyping and art. Anything that is printed that is going to be used is only good for 3-8 months, basically only creates waste

I often used the recommended infill, sometimes higher. In a lot of cases, things just snapped under light pressure after a few months.

In summary, If you are considering a 3d printer to build useful things, you're probably not going to be too satisfied after several months

Most likely error. What your anecdotal experience with a refurb ender 3 doesn't really translate to printers released now.

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Quote from BeepBopBeep

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Creality is junk and has poor reputation on Reddit forums and Facebook. If you do not care about abs or Asa, the anycubic Kobra x is a great choice for multicolor printing. It's easy that kids can print on it as well. CC2 is leaps and bounds better than Creality K2 Pro. If you are fine spending $849, get the snapmaker U1. I am giving you this advice based on my experience. I run a 3d print business and we replaced our Bambu a1 with Kobra x and P1S with Qidi printers. I have a snapmaker u1 and few Bambu H series printers

How is the Kobra X? I'm using the K3V2 currently.

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NylonStringNinja

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Quote from carloslll

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I am debating this Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 ($400) and Creality K2 Pro combo ($700), and wondering if I should spend $300 more for the Creality K2 Pro. I am beginner and will print household items, toys and a little ABS/ASA parts. Creality K2 Pro is a better printer for sure. I am also thinking getting Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 and waiting for the tool changers printers (Snapmaker U1) when these products are more mature and cost less.

I looked for any crazy low deals on a k2 pro but at those prices I am definitely looking at a tool changer like a creator 5 pro. That is the main reason I got a budget centauri 2 to do projects in the meantime. I just look at it being able to do multicolor/changeover as an extra. It is not a big deal to add a chamber heater. In a year anything still running an AMS for multicolor is going to be like a dinosaur compared to a tool changer. Not to mention the benefits of multi material prints and being able to use support specific filaments in addition to the low waste and huge speed advantages. I think a lot of people crap on Creality but a lot of people run the K2 pro and plus and a lot of people running the k1 max. They are fast and seems like it is easy enough to get replacement parts. It all seems like kind of a crap shoot no matter what low to mid range model you go with.

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