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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can be true but like all things it depends. In the 6 years I've been into 3d printing I've observed that lots of people compulsively mod their machines. I just print stuff. Filament is cheap and I use free online software to do designs. The repair parts I've made have actually paid for the machine by being able to keep broken stuff instead of replacing them. But I'm cheap. I think people who are determined to spend money will find a hobby to spend it on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Never understood the obsessive tinkerers, all that work to have something worse than a Bambu P1S. To each their own ig, I just see my printer as a means to an end I don't want to mess with it. I want to mess with the stuff I build with it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

TBH the 5 years I spent tinkering with my Ender 3 were a lot of fun. Overcoming the little problems and getting the settings right was always satisfying. But at some point enough was enough. My A1 is like a little robot wizard - I hand it a file, it conjures me an object and plays a little song when it's ready. I'm loving it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

I also started with an Ender 3 and it taught me a lot but I am glad to have a little wizard machine now

[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 hours ago

a printer is a means to a means to a means to a better printer

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As someone who learned subtractive machining (milling, turning etc) I find additive machining very interesting. My friend bought a cheap printer recently and I'm excited to try it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Warning: it's addictive. But on the plus side: It's addictive!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

I downloaded FreeCAD yesterday and started designing a GPU holder