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I read online all sorts of random thoughts but unclear
Was it that bad or was it cheap enough that it was one of the earlier, more accessible printers?
Everyone poopoos on Creality but I picked up a K2 earlier this year & it's been awesome... I'm thinking that Enders really soured everyone's opinion on Creality
Short answer is bambu is a lot better at plug and play but costs more upfront. Bambu also uses proprietary stuff so you're locked into their system.
Anycubic is a very YMMV. Some people get units that work flawlessly and others get duds. So their QA process is questionable. You can tinker more with these too to get the print you want. Having an AMS is really nice if you move beyond PLA printing but also good for PLA.
Was it that bad or was it cheap enough that it was one of the earlier, more accessible printers?
Everyone poopoos on Creality but I picked up a K2 earlier this year & it's been awesome... I'm thinking that Enders really soured everyone's opinion on Creality
In addition to manual leveling, the early build plate materials just were not as good. Today basically everyone is using some type of PEI build plate. Back then people were using other materials that just didn't work as well. So more limited build plate + manual leveling was an issue.
With the Ender V3 generation the Enders became generally easy to use with auto bed leveling (and offset), networking etc. The earlier Enders were a bit like the Model T of printing. They were great because they were cheap and often the only printer anyone had. However, with newer options the Model T went from "so much better than the horse" to obsolete very quickly.
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Was it that bad or was it cheap enough that it was one of the earlier, more accessible printers?
Everyone poopoos on Creality but I picked up a K2 earlier this year & it's been awesome... I'm thinking that Enders really soured everyone's opinion on Creality
- Automatically switching material so you can use up spools. It might be that you want to consume your random rolls or you are finishing one spool before proceeding with more of the same material. Either way, the change does that for you.
None of this has been enough to convince me to replace my printer and get the material changer but I can see wanting one for those reasons.Using a dissimilar material as a support layer. If you do this is preferred to make your design so the material change is just on a few layers (don't have the whole support tower made from the alternative material.
Adding labels/icons in your part. Think of something like a tray for sockets or wrenches. You can do 1-2 layers in a different color to create contrasting text.
Just not having to load/unload when you want to change material for a print. With my old Ender 3 V3SE I didn't really mind material changes. Just heat the nozzle and pull. With the FF 5M it was a slower process since I had to wait for the system to extrude out the material in the nozzle then manually feed in the new stuff. With other printers the prices can be even slower. Just selecting from one of several colors at the start would be nice.
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