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Commitment (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Well, I made a commitment today. After a couple of years on an Ender 3 Pro which is totally a ship of Theseus now, I’m building a #Voron 2.4 r2. Wish me luck! It was either that or a Switch and some games.

This is the next (big) step into getting a little more serious about project work with my kids. I hope it pays off for us 😅

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

You made the right choice. I have a Switch, and it's great for a handheld - or was in 2017. There are a lot more gaming handheld options now. I'm very satisfied with my Steam Deck.

The level of satisfaction you'll get from your Voron can't be touched by the Switch though.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'm 100% retro and linux gaming, but I don't need to force my kids down the road I'm on. I just share what I love and hope they choose it for themselves so we have common interests. So far, surprisingly, they both love NES / SNES and that's thanks to Nintendo developing the same franchises for decades, for better or worse.

I don't really game on the go other than mindless android games. If I did, steam deck makes way more sense. For the kids I keep thinking Switch mainly because they already love the Wii, and all their friends have Switches, so it's a social vocabulary thing.

Surely you're right about the satisfaction part. I need to make sure the kids are part of it, maybe choosing models and building, painting, etc with me. They are pretty young but once they get a little better spatial awareness and reading skills, python and freecad are not out of the question! They play minecraft already, so we're off to a good start I think.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Good luck and have fun!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

So long as you like to tinker, the Voron 2.4 is an amazing machine. Don't worry, there is an end to the tinkering with the Voron - I'm not saying it's unreliable, I'm just saying it's definitely a project.

Once you actually have it all built and tuned in though, it's a rock solid machine, and you'll have a greater understanding of the general principles behind 3d printing.

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