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[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a maddening, yet somehow fun hobby. If you do it just remember it's better to get a high quality small one vs a shit huge one.

I started with a CR10 knockoff that was a fucking nightmare. Good for learning how they work, but an overall shit user experience. I upgraded to an Artillery Sidewinder X1 and all my headaches went away (for the most part)

If you like tinkering it will be fun.

[–] BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's one of the reasons I've held off. I like tinkering, but I don't like having to spend a ton of time to fix something that should in theory work. I don't have an engineering background and I don't want my hobbies to feel like jobs.

I'd love buying something that works pretty well, fairly consistently off the shelf and tinker a tiny bit. Maybe one day.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Sidewinder has been reliable so far. If you really don't want to mess with anything, a comment above recommended Prusa which I agree with they're just pricier.

I haven't shopped around in a few years so there may be more notable brands now. Get one with an auto bed leveler, that's one thing I wish I had. I don't have the heart to flash in new firmware and deal with the hardware install (bl touch)

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The actual CR10 is a fucking nightmare lol, PRUSA is a better way to go but I've heard The Sidewinder X1 is pretty decent.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a good mid-range, definitely not up to Prusa standards.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Calling anything from Creality good is a little generous: Their main benefit is cost.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry for lack of clarity, I was referring to the Artillery as mid range.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Aah, yeah that sounds about right.