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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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what budget 3d printer would you suggest for a beginner? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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 tight but im hoping there is something, also im debating on buying a used 3d printer because they seem cheaper.

also any tips for a noob would be great like what makes said model good or bad compared to other models and such.

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[–] kale 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look at Sovol or Anycubic in that price range. I don't have direct experience with either. A good friend of mine had two Anycubics at one point last year and he said they were easier than his Creality.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll tell you right now that the Anycubics are garbage. They have electrical/wiring issues, and their touch probe solution is flaky. They are violating open source licenses as well, by not releasing the source code for their firmware on their machines. Stay far away from Anycubic.

I can vouche for Sovol's SV06 and 06+ - they're good machines - but their communities online are misguided. (A lot of them mistakenly believe their machines are suffering from "X-Twist")