I have never 3d printed anything before. These days I’m working on a small home automation project, and I will require some enclosures. So I thought why not buy a 3d printer ? That way I can also learn about 3d printing when I get some time....
Literally all this. I own a ender 3 v2 and know a couple other people with them. I got mostly lucky with mine, the extruder broke a little earlier than most, however. I went down the upgrade hole a d realized I could have bought a better printer. But don’t let that dissuade you from trying one, like others have said, their QA is all over the place. You may get a gem or a lemon, it’s a crapshoot. From scouring the internet, the ones I see that get the most love in the more budget friendly space are the Prusa Mini and the Sovol SV06. I jumped in a little deeper and got a Bambulabs P1P and couldn’t be happier for $600 out the door @microcenter.
My advice is, watch a bunch of reviews, but instead of buying into what they’re saying about the printer itself, note the features each printer has and see what ones interest you the most, then look for the printer that has those features.
More advice? You got it, buddy. Don’t do what I see a lot of people suggest and go out and buy an Ender 3x vx and also buy a metric ass ton of upgrades because someone had them in a review or suggested it on the internet. Set it up and print some calibration cubes, 1st layer tests, temp towers and the like to see how that printer actually works. Once you get more experience under your belt, then maybe look at upgrading. You’ll know what feature it is you want/need, or you’ll have a problem in need of solving that only time and currency can fix.
Learn the basics. Learning how to tram (level) your print bed is critical for success. Being new and relying on a self leveling unit (without learning how to tram) isn’t a great idea, because they’re not foolproof. Think of a feature upgrade like a CR or BL touch for an Ender as a “tool” and not a “fix” and you’re light years ahead already. 3d printing is a great hobby but like any other hobby you’re going to fail few times before uou get it right. Learn how to verify your chassis and all axis are square. Learn how to calibrate your particular unit.
I ran into this with my e3v2 a LOT. Are you heating up the bed and nozzle before you level? You may have answered that and I missed it. Also, I’m not sure how well those silicon things work, I did the “yellow springs” and then make them all equally tight, then level by loosening. Another thing to check- is your build surface flat? Check when cold and hot. My glass bed wound up warping up near the middle ever so slightly and that would be enough to make a batch of moms spaghetti. I was able to get it working well for a while, then it somehow shit its pants into the silicone sock and mucked up the whole hotend with nice black pla+.
That seems to be the consensus is sub par fretwork and dubious electronics aside from the pickups. Nothing that can’t be rectified. Kind of want to pick one up myself and see what it can do!
so im a teen with not alot of money but i want to get into 3d printing, another community suggested the ender 3 original. it looks like a solid printer but who know im a noob after all. my budget is around 100$ or less. im looking into making mini figures and painting them or whatever nerdy thing i find. i know the budget is...
As someone who owns an Ender 3 v2, a Bambu p1p and an Anycubic Mono 4k, here are my thoughts… If your goal is to print and paint tabletop minis, you do not want an Ender, SV06, or even a Bambu labs printer. Even if you swap out the nozzle for a smaller one, paint and washes WILL absolutely show layer lines, unless you’re willing to do hours of post processing, filling, filing and sanding. FDM is not your friend in this regard. You can, by all means, get acceptable quality prints if you’re willing to spend months calibrating, tuning, failing and burning through filament with printers in your price range, especially once you start upgrading / fixing your printer (ask me how I know). If, on the other hand, tabletop minis aren’t your main goal and more functional parts, or larger decorative pieces are what you’re after, I cannot recommend an FDM printer enough. Cost savings on filament vs resin, speed (kind of), selection and community support are light years beyond the SLA / resin printers. I would try to avoid the cheaper Ender printers however, as other have stated and I can attest, you will be spending a lot of time calibrating and troubleshooting, and eventually throwing money at it.
Just to point out, while I think the reverse headstock (tuners on the bottom) is generally seen as an aesthetic thing, it does serve a purpose… it allows for a bit higher tension on those thicker strings so they’re not super floppy, especially if you want to use lighter gage strings or tune down substantially from standard (EADGBE). No issue if you do stay in standard, but it is a benefit if you tune lower.
It’s also the “functional” purpose of multiscale (fanned fret) guitars, although I’m willing to believe most people who buy then do it for the looks or think it’s for ergonomics.
Pickups have a 4 wire connection but the Hyper switch expects 4 wires too but the terminology is different between documentation so I don’t know which wires go where. Could someone help me out?...
Man, that’s a fancy switch! I did a little digging because now I’m interested in this Hyperswitch - here’s a link to a PDF that “decodes” the wiring from different manufacturers - <br> www.mamapickups.com/…/PickupColorCodeChart.pdf<br> The tl;dr-
I use Manjaro and it works fine, only things not working for me is the live view and remote access of the SD card. Neither bugs me since the printer sits right next to my desktop, but I could see those as negatives for some people
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Any advise for someone wanting to start 3d printing ?
I have never 3d printed anything before. These days I’m working on a small home automation project, and I will require some enclosures. So I thought why not buy a 3d printer ? That way I can also learn about 3d printing when I get some time....
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Why am I having to level my Ender 3 s1 after every print?
I purchased an Ender 3S1 about two weeks ago now, and it seems like I’m having to level the bed after almost every single print....
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what budget 3d printer would you suggest for a beginner?
so im a teen with not alot of money but i want to get into 3d printing, another community suggested the ender 3 original. it looks like a solid printer but who know im a noob after all. my budget is around 100$ or less. im looking into making mini figures and painting them or whatever nerdy thing i find. i know the budget is...
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Pickups have a 4 wire connection but the Hyper switch expects 4 wires too but the terminology is different between documentation so I don’t know which wires go where. Could someone help me out?...
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