I have been 3d printing for two years now and have enjoyed the experience. I started with a Creality ender 3 pro. It was around $350 on Amazon. I have been using elegoo pla+ filament for 99% of my projects. Over the past two years the ender 3 has preformed well. I did receive a few bruises on the way; clogged nozzles, knotted filament rolls, bad models, poor bed adhesion, bed leveling and a few other issues that I can’t recall right now. All in all it was worth it as I made a lot of good and functional stuff. Most things I printed were organizational in nature. Gun safe, work bench and kitchen drawers all received well deserved attention.
I built a case sorter with my brother. I printed all the parts and he did the electronics. It works for 9mm and 223 cases. That is a real time saver. Took some time to get it working right.
3d printing is a excellent hobby to get into if you like to tinker. Unfortunately it can be difficult when you start to have issues. The printers are easy to get started. Both my unboxings took about an hour and I was spitting out my first prints. There is very little included for troubleshooting. If you have an issue the best I was able to do was search for videos on YouTube. There are all sorts of discord, facebook and forums that you get answers on but I always opt for YouTube videos.
Enter the Creality K2 pro with AMS. I paid $1000 for it on Amazon and it was at my door in two days. It was about 1 hour to set up and get the first print. Of course I printed a benchy. (Benches are a printer test that shows how well a printer is working and can help identify potential issues). My old printer could make a good benchy in a bit over 2 hours, the new printer made a flawless benchy in just over 20 minutes. Freaking crazy. The new printer is hooked up via WiFi and can start printing from my tablet/ phone, as well as monitor the printer from a camera in the printer. The models can be sliced in the app and sent to the printer. I haven’t tried a multi color print yet but I’m sure I will soon enough. So far I am impressed with the speed of the printer and the ease of use with the app.
If you are looking for a new rabbit hole to go down and have 1k to burn consider the K2 Pro combo. There are plenty of reviews from credible YouTubers to watch.
I built a case sorter with my brother. I printed all the parts and he did the electronics. It works for 9mm and 223 cases. That is a real time saver. Took some time to get it working right.
3d printing is a excellent hobby to get into if you like to tinker. Unfortunately it can be difficult when you start to have issues. The printers are easy to get started. Both my unboxings took about an hour and I was spitting out my first prints. There is very little included for troubleshooting. If you have an issue the best I was able to do was search for videos on YouTube. There are all sorts of discord, facebook and forums that you get answers on but I always opt for YouTube videos.
Enter the Creality K2 pro with AMS. I paid $1000 for it on Amazon and it was at my door in two days. It was about 1 hour to set up and get the first print. Of course I printed a benchy. (Benches are a printer test that shows how well a printer is working and can help identify potential issues). My old printer could make a good benchy in a bit over 2 hours, the new printer made a flawless benchy in just over 20 minutes. Freaking crazy. The new printer is hooked up via WiFi and can start printing from my tablet/ phone, as well as monitor the printer from a camera in the printer. The models can be sliced in the app and sent to the printer. I haven’t tried a multi color print yet but I’m sure I will soon enough. So far I am impressed with the speed of the printer and the ease of use with the app.
If you are looking for a new rabbit hole to go down and have 1k to burn consider the K2 Pro combo. There are plenty of reviews from credible YouTubers to watch.
