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Oct 8, 2024
3:12:00pm

TheHop Truly Addicted User

I am in aseveral groups where peo[ple are geting 10,000s of hours

from their bambus.

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TheHop

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I see some 3d printers for sale on Prime Day and my son will want one for Christmas. Anyone have any recommendations?

RootieBoy All-American

2:04pm

I want to add that he and I will be beginners in this, so we don’t need anything flashy, but I do want it to work well.

RootieBoy

2:06pm

Bambulab A1 Mini, but it isn't on Amazon

CSoul

2:06pm

Yep, that is my go to recommendation. I wish I had one. I still have an original Ender 3 with probably $300 of upgrades.

supertux

2:07pm

If I wasn't into 3d printing as much as I am I would get Bambulab as well. I have 2 Prusas which are more expensive

CSoul

2:09pm

Prusa was my recommendation before the bambulab for anyone who wanted something that worked well and didn't have to

supertux

2:10pm

I have the MMU3 on my MK4 (just ordered the MK4s upgrade which I'm interested to see). The nice thing

CSoul

2:12pm

What types of objects are you mostly 3d printing? Just curious.

SierraCoug

2:11pm

Making and selling a lot of little toys, but also lots of random things around the house. Fancy doorstops, mounts for my

CSoul

2:14pm

I have almost 22,000 hours of printing on my MK3S with just normal maintenance

AggieWeekendCougar

2:34pm

I am in aseveral groups where peo[ple are geting 10,000s of hours

TheHop

3:12pm

Probably not 10,000s of hours (but maybe >10k). <17.5k hours since released

AggieWeekendCougar

3:45pm

Makes sense....can argue numbers....

TheHop

4:07pm

We had 2 Ender 3's and then got a Bamboo. We gave one away and the kids use

Schultz is back

2:10pm

I hardly print things anymore. If I was printing like I did the first year I got it, I totally would upgrade. We print

supertux

2:12pm

Yeh, I only print toys now that we sell, or maybe 1-2 for us a year.

CSoul

2:16pm

btw the tip buttons in your sig aren't working

supertux

2:15pm

Yep. Not worth buying anything else for your 1st printer right now. A1 is good 2

delux_247

2:17pm

I just got the P1S, it's awesome- Bambu is perfect if you just want to print

NarfUte

2:38pm

We just barely got a ender3 v3 se for $100. Wish we would have got bambu a1 mini

mang

2:27pm

I have an Ender and a Bambu X1C

TheHop

3:09pm

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