3D printer ?’s

[dreamin_disney]

Hello. I was wondering if anyone has a 3D printer,if so, how do you like it? Are there any affordable ones? My dd did her student virtual teaching this semester. One of the kids would show the 3D shapes and other things her mom would make to help teacher her dd things. Plus she made other cute things. My dd thought it was cool especially how she made stuff for learning. Made me wonder if this might be something good for a new teacher to have. Plus a good Christmas gift? Just wondering pros and cons and how affordable it is? Does it use special paper/plastic etc?

 

[davper]

Hi
The ender 3 pro is a good affordable printer.

Assembly and tuning is required before you will be able to print.

 

[alohamom]

I bought a Creality Ender 3 Pro V2 on Black Friday. I looked all over and did tons of research and this was the one I decided on because it is entry level and my cousin has one and suggested it to me. He is using it to 3D print specialty fish tank items and selling them in an Etsy store. I takes assembly, tinkering to level it and filament to purchase separately. It is not a use it out of the box type of thing. I looked at resin printers but found out people have been reacting to the chemicals and that the items printed need to be cured with UV light.

https://www.creality3dofficial.com/...ender-3-pro-3d-printer?variant=31314964578377
There is a new customer coupon you can use as well, I think it comes up when you check out-you kind of have to look for it on the website

 

[_19disnA]

Don't have one, but the original concept of 3D printers was to produce items in 3 dimensions by depositing successive layers of some sort of heat fused plastic material. They have various industrial applications for making things like prototype parts. How many practical applications they have for home use would be my main question. After the novelty wears off, will it just gather dust in a corner? Be sure to look into the cost of the resin material used to do the printing. Also good idea to read the reviews since some apparently print VERY slowly and/or with low fidelity, emit fumes from the melted plastic or are difficult/tedious to setup and get working properly.

Lately, I have seen some TV ads for what they refer to as a '3D' printer, but it looks more like a programmable laser cutter. Also good to know what applications the specific ones you are considering are most suitable for so you are actually buying a device that matches your needs.

 

[crisi]

We have an Anycubic photon. We use it to print D&D minis for gaming - and pre-Covid it ran all week. Its a resin vat printer - which is a little different than a filament printer. For supplies, you need FEP film and the resin - the normal resin stinks and is toxic, we use a more expensive, but far less smelly and non-toxic ecoresin. They aren't cheap to run. The person who recommended mine has both this one and a filament printer - he said this one is easier to use and more dependable - his filament printer spends a lot of time clogged.

 

[dreamin_disney]

I bought a Creality Ender 3 Pro V2 on Black Friday. I looked all over and did tons of research and this was the one I decided on because it is entry level and my cousin has one and suggested it to me. He is using it to 3D print specialty fish tank items and selling them in an Etsy store. I takes assembly, tinkering to level it and filament to purchase separately. It is not a use it out of the box type of thing. I looked at resin printers but found out people have been reacting to the chemicals and that the items printed need to be cured with UV light.

https://www.creality3dofficial.com/...ender-3-pro-3d-printer?variant=31314964578377
There is a new customer coupon you can use as well, I think it comes up when you check out-you kind of have to look for it on the website

Thank you for this helpful info. I was thinking it was a pull outta the box ready

Don't have one, but the original concept of 3D printers was to produce items in 3 dimensions by depositing successive layers of some sort of heat fused plastic material. They have various industrial applications for making things like prototype parts. How many practical applications they have for home use would be my main question. After the novelty wears off, will it just gather dust in a corner? Be sure to look into the cost of the resin material used to do the printing. Also good idea to read the reviews since some apparently print VERY slowly and/or with low fidelity, emit fumes from the melted plastic or are difficult/tedious to setup and get working properly.

Lately, I have seen some TV ads for what they refer to as a '3D' printer, but it looks more like a programmable laser cutter. Also good to know what applications the specific ones you are considering are most suitable for so you are actually buying a device that matches your needs.

the laser cut one on tv looks cool but I bet it’s $$$

We have an Anycubic photon. We use it to print D&D minis for gaming - and pre-Covid it ran all week. Its a resin vat printer - which is a little different than a filament printer. For supplies, you need FEP film and the resin - the normal resin stinks and is toxic, we use a more expensive, but far less smelly and non-toxic ecoresin. They aren't cheap to run. The person who recommended mine has both this one and a filament printer - he said this one is easier to use and more dependable - his filament printer spends a lot of time clogged.

We have aller and I have asthma that toxic smell might be bad for me

 

[_19disnA]

I don't really consider laser cutting to be a form of '3D printing' and found the ad misleading, seems they are trying to capitalize on the 3D printer popularity. With any of these devices, you have to know how you plan to use them since the applications for home use are rather limited. If you are running some kind of business from home is different from having a novelty gadget you happen to use once in awhile. It somewhat reminds me of inkjet printers where if you don't use them often, the jets tend to clog. I see the same thing happening as the melted plastic materials solidify in your 3D printer if not used frequently.