warped escarp
I'm doing engineering and i need printer project like hexapod, drone, robotic arm and many more. As a engineer what should i buy
Your Requirements Recap
Budget: 300$
Print Size: 220x220mm to 300x300mm
Materials: ABS, PLA, PETG (optional: Nylon, Carbon Fiber)
Features:
Reliable, low maintenance
Good firmware
Cheap/easy parts
Good print quality
Full auto bed leveling
Long-term use (3-4 years)
<@&1122587817768398938> ..
fading verge
You're gonna need to double or triple your budget
warped escarp
400$
warped escarp
You're gonna need to double or triple your budget
..
fading verge
400$
I would look into the bambu p1s. But those printers do go over $400.
There's not a printer thats at the price point of $400 with what you want.
The Elegoo Centauri Carbon for $299, but i have not heard good things about the machine.
peak turtle
You can try an A1 mini without the AMS lite and use the rest of your budget to order plexiglass for an enclosure. I haven't tried to print ASA yet but I built my own enclose and it gets pretty toasty in there.
warped escarp
guys how i explain u , there is in my country price are so diffrence like in my budget there is
bambu lab a1
anycubic kobra s1
ender v3 ke
Creality Ender 3 V3
Creality Ender 3 V3 Core XZ
Sovol SV06 ACE
real fern
guys how i explain u , there is in my country price are so diffrence like in my ...
Go with the bambu lab a1 if you want a workhorse and I would definitely get an enclosure for it for engineering materials
real fern
Go with the bambu lab a1 if you want a workhorse and I would definitely get an e...
Although you’ll have to buy a few things to make it work out
Like a metal gear extruder
real fern
Like a metal gear extruder
You can find one at bambu themselves or on Amazon by biqu and sometimes it’s called panda something
Or you could go with a small voron if you wanna get crafty with it and build it yourself however that’s gonna take you a bit to make it better or on par with the A1
fading verge
guys how i explain u , there is in my country price are so diffrence like in my ...
Fully understandable that your circumstances limit budget, But if 400 is your budget, you need to make compromises. You can't have both specs and low price.
Your Requirements Recap
Budget: 300$
Print Size: 220x220mm to 300x300mm
Materials: ABS, PLA, PETG (optional: Nylon, Carbon Fiber)
Features:
Reliable, low maintenance
Good firmware
Cheap/easy parts
Good print quality
Full auto bed leveling
Long-term use (3-4 years)
If you go with
bambu lab a1
ender v3 ke
Creality Ender 3 V3
Creality Ender 3 V3 Core XZ
Sovol SV06 ACE
You will have to make compromises, like ABS is very hard to print for beginners on a open print bed. A enclosed printer like the P1S or anycubic kobra s1 is much more helpful and its even possible to print certain nylon's brands.
Building an enclosure for the printer can have you end up spending the same amount instead of just building a enclosed printer.
If your budget is right now $400.
You need to be willing to at least way the pro's and con's of price vs specs.
anycubic kobra s1 software wise isnt as great as the bambu machines
But you need to do research and figure out which is worth it.
Or maybe save up more money?
warped escarp
first i need to learn with pla then go to abs
fading verge
first i need to learn with pla then go to abs
But that's only thinking of one thing, you need to think of future proofing your decision. Are you planning to buy another machine later?
warped escarp
i think soo not definetly
for learning i go for cheap for a year and then go to qidi q1 pro or p1s
soo what u think is ender v3 / ke
looking in
fading verge
oh so your looking for a starter machine.
not a machine that will do everything you posted?
iron wind
If you want an open bed slinger, the A1 is the way to go. Printing ABS will be a bad time. I know 3 people with a Cebtauri Carbon and so far they have nothing but good things to say about them.
scarlet wraith
I'm doing engineering and i need printer project like hexapod, drone, robotic ar...
If you want a printer for 300 $ I would suggest looking at the flashforge 5m pro. It has everything you are looking for. This is my third year with mine and all I have had to do is change out the nozzle. (Nearly 2.5K hours on it)
fading verge
Note: max temp of the nozzle of the flashforge 5m pro is 280c
slow summit
If you can up your price slightly I would go for a Elegoo CC
warped escarp
Thanks for suggestion
But confusion between
Bambu lab a1 or Elegoo carbon centauri
fading verge
But confusion between
Bambu lab a1 or Elegoo carbon centauri
I would trust what Polymaker-matt said. He has 3 friend with that machine that have nothing good to say about it
I would go with bambu not to be a sell out, but bambu really has a good machine for beginners to start out with
Go A1 or P1S and you will be set for a while until you need a better machine for nylon
A1 for pla to petg and tpu
P1S for pla petg, tpu, and abs/asa
to do nylon its an entire other conversion
But of course the P1S can handle other enginner filaments that are not nylon
Just have to get the right nozzle and extruder gear upgrades which are pretty affordable on bambu
warped escarp
A1 for pla to petg and tpu
In A1 with diy glass encloser then I print abs
warped escarp
Just have to get the right nozzle and extruder gear upgrades which are pretty af...
Can u send there buying link
fading verge
In A1 with diy glass encloser then I print abs
You can, but you do need to create a enclosure that will fit a bed slinger
warped escarp
What is bed slinger
fading verge
and remember that the cost of building an enclosure can add up close to a fully pre-built
fading verge
What is bed slinger
its where the print bed of the machine moves back and forth
rough jacinth
Go A1 or P1S and you will be set for a while until you need a better machine for...
That’s a lie. I print nylons (at least polymakers cf and gf nylons) all the time on an a1.
fading verge
That’s a lie. I print nylons (at least polymakers cf and gf nylons) all the time...
gotcha, talking about nylons that require extuder temp that goes over 300c like pps-cf10
rough jacinth
@warped escarp if you want to print abs or Asa don’t get an open printer. If not for the warping, you’ve got a ton of toxic fumes off gassed.
rough jacinth
What OP wants at his price range simply doesn’t exist.
fading verge
What OP wants at his price range simply doesn’t exist.
mainly cause OP kind of doesnt know fully know what he wants/needs. OP has changed what he kind of wanted kind half way down the conversation*.
Now just a beginner friendly machine for basic stuff and maybe upgrade in the future?
rough jacinth
Oh. Well then a simple starter printer like a1 works. I know people that exclusively use makerworld on their phone for prints because they don’t know how to operate a slicer or do any 3d modeling.
fading verge
yup
A1 or P1S to make life easier
I would avoid Elegoo's CC.... even if the price point is pretty good
they have things to improve on that would make it not great for a beginner
fading verge
<@302106792656371722> is anycubic kobra s1 is good
$50 more doesn't mean its better.
It does come in enclosure, but pla suffers from heat creep and the kobra s1 does not have ventilation or open on top to help prevent pla from clogging the extruder.
But I do need a better idea of your direction to fully understand what type of advice to give
hot compass
how about centuri carbon
seems to check off the boxes here
oh nvm
well actually
i would give the centuri a shot
if not then the k1se
yeah the CC checks off all the boxes and has been well recieved
its sealed, has heated chamber
its still a new product but it’ll get better over time
but ABS/ASA/NYLON is a huge ask for 300 bucks
